Ⅰ．花钱与省钱 SPENDING AND SAVING MONEY

1．过得愉快Having a Ball

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2．付帐Footing the Bill

3．收支平衡Making Ends Meet

4．发财Raking It In

5．手头拮据Caught Short

6．价钱太贵An Arm and a Leg

7．积蓄A Nest Egg

8．欠账Falling Behind

9．紧要关头When the Chips Are Down

10．不欠债Keeping One s Head Above Water

11．怪事One for the Books

12．做事特别卖力的人An Eager Beaver

Ⅱ．志向、工作与成功AMBITION,WORK AND SUCCESS

13．养家Bringing Home the Bacon

14．小本经营On a Shoestring

15．鼓舞士气的讲话A Pep Talk

16．高兴极了 In Seventh Heaven

17．好主意A Brainstorm

18出类拔萃的人The Cream ofthe Crop

19走内线Pulling Strings

20．适应新环境In the Swing ofThings

21．利欲熏心的人A Hustler

22．生活富裕High Offthe Hog

23．言归正传Getting Down to Brass Tacks

24．第一手资料Straight from the Horse s Mouth

25．获得成功Coming Through with Flying Colors

26．败家子The Black Sheep

Ⅲ．碰到麻烦的时候WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

27．陷入困境In a Jam

28．疲于奔命On theGo

29．大吵大闹 Raising Cain

30．遇到麻烦Behind the 8-Ball

31．多面手Jack-of-All-Trades

32．处于危险境地Out on a Limb

33．闲得无聊Twiddling One s Thumbs

34．随机应变Play It by Ear

35．即席讲话Off the Top of One s Hcad

36．激烈竞争The Rat Race

37．紧张 Keyed Up

38．找工作Pounding the Pavement

39．棘手的问题A Hard Nut to Crack

40．重新考虑计划 Back to the Drawing Board

41．推卸责任Passing the Buck

42．花言巧语A Song and Dance

Ⅳ．家庭、朋友与情人 FAMILIES,FRIENDS AND LOVERS

43．掌上明珠The Apple ofOne s Eye

44．保持联系KeepinginTouch

45．相处得好Hitting It Off

46．酷似父母的孩子A Chip ofthe Old Block

47．看法完全一致Seeing Eye to Eye

48．破裂On the Rocks

49．旧情人An Old Flame

50．枯燥无味的人A Wet Blanket

51．美人A Knockout

52．坏脾气的人A Sourpuss

Ⅴ．居家琐事AROUND THE HOUSE

53．蹩脚货A Lemon

54．到处High and Low

55．电视机The Boob Tube

56．修房子Sprucing Up

57．公寓A Pad

Ⅵ．冲突与烦恼CONFLICTS AND ANNOYANCES

58．酗酒Hitting the Bottle

59．同病相怜In the Same Boat

60．讨厌的家伙A Pill

61．批评 Dishing It Out

62．报复Settling the Score

63．忍无可忍The Last Straw

64．责备A Kick in the P2nts

65．心脏不好A Bum Ticker

66．扭转局势Turning出e Tables

67．流言蜚语Mudslinming

Ⅶ．建议、闲谈与隐私 ADVICE,GOSSIP AND SECRETS

68．妨碍别人的司机A Road Hog

69．长舌妇A Blabbermouth

70．书呆子A Bookworm

71．开动你的脑筋Use Your Noodle

72．有劳大驾Putting YourselfOut

73．真相The Lowdown

74．推心置腹的谈话A Heart-to-Heart Talk

75．唯唯诺诺Wishy-Washy

76．身心崩溃Going to Pieces

77．沉住气Hold Your Horses

78．风言风语Through the Grapevine

79．悄悄商量OntheQ.T.

80．庸医AQuack

81．自命不凡的人A Stuffed Shirt

82．被赶走The Bum s Rush

83．错怪他人Barking Up the Wrcng Tree

Ⅷ．享受生活之乐趣 ON THE TOWN

84．醉酒 Getting Bombed

85．敲竹杠的餐馆A Clip Joint

86．成功A Hit

87．睡前饮酒A Nightcap

88．毛骨悚然Spine-Chilling

89．免费喝酒On the iHouse

90．红过一阵的人A Has-Been

91．大吃一惊Knocking One for a Loop

Ⅸ．识破诡计COPING WITH CROOKS AND CHEATS

92．上当受骗Ripped Off

93．汽车修理工A Grease Monkey

94．混乱Free-for-All

95．合理推论Putting Two and Two Together

96．真货The Real McCoy

97．骗局A Scam

98．不公平的待遇A Raw Deal

99．被解雇Getting the Ax

100．不择手段By Hook orbyCrook

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练习答案ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

总词汇表 GLOSSARY

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