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1、華爾街英語俚語PartoneBeintheair將要發(fā)生的事情ThefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochangeExample:Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itseemsthatachangeinpolicyisintheair.Cleartheair消除誤會TosettleadisputeandrestoregoodrelationsExample:Wehadameeting
2、withtheworkers,andIthinkwe'veclearedtheairnow.Costanarmandaleg極其昂貴TobeveryexpensiveExample:Ilovethatfurcoat.However,Idon'tthinkI'mgoingtobuyitbecauseitcostsanarmandaleg.Abadegg缺乏道德的人SomebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoidedExample:Youmustn'tle
3、ndTimmoney,he'sabadegg.You'llneverseehimoryourmoneyagain!IntheBag穩(wěn)操勝券SaidofanachievementwhichissecureExample:Wehavethedealinthebag.Theclientcameinthismorningtosigntheagreement.Inthebalance未知的,不可預(yù)測的Saidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictable
4、Example:Hiscareerasapilotisinthebalance,ashiseyesightdoesnotseemgoodenough.Driveahardbargain極力討價(jià)還價(jià)TohavethenegotiatingstrengthandskillstogetthemostadvantageouspriceandconditionsExample:Amandaisnegotiatingthebestpricefromthesuppliers.Shedrivesahardbarg
5、ain.Ringabell看上去或聽起來非常熟悉Tolook,soundorseemfamiliarExample:Thatfaceringsabell,wherehaveIseenhimbefore?Tightenone'sbelt節(jié)衣縮食TocutdownonspendingbecausethereislessincomethanbeforeExample:Nowyouareoutofwork,you'llhavetotightenyourbeltandgiveupbuyingnewcloth
6、esandgoingoutsooften.Killtwobirdswithonestone一石二鳥Tocompletetwotaskstogether,withlesseffortthandoingthemseparatelyExample:SinceI'dgonetothestoretobuysomebread,IthoughtofkillingtwobirdswithonestoneandinvitedMr.Biggstotheparty.ParttwoBeinablackmood情緒極差To
7、besonegativeabouteverythingthatitisimpossibleforanyonetoreasonwithhim/herExample:Myfatherhasbeeninablackmoodfordays,wedarenotsayanythingtohim.Newblood新成員NewpeoplebroughtintoanorganizationtointroducedifferentandoriginalideasExample:Itwasdecidedtobringn
8、ewbloodintotheschoolbyemployingteacherswiththelatesttraining.Feelingblue感到無精打采FeelingsadordepressedExample:She'sfeelingblue,becausethemanshelovesisfaraway.Gettothebottomofsomething弄清真相TofindoutthetruthaboutsomethingExample:I'mtryingtogettotheb