11. give somebody a dressing-down
A:Why is Lily shedding tears,Jimmy?
B:The teacher gave her a dressing-down.
A:How come?
B:Her work was bad.And the teacher was very angry about that.
A:莉莉怎么哭了，吉米？
B:老师批评她了。
A:为什么？
B:她的作业写得很糟，老师非常生气。
12. glove n. 手套
fit like a glove
A:Oh,you look nice.The dress fits you like a glove!
B:Thank you.What about the color?
A:Well,maybe it's a little bright.
A:哦！好靓啊！这套衣服你穿正合适！
B:谢谢。颜色怎么样呢？
A:嗯，颜色也许有点鲜艳了。
13. handle with kid gloves
A:Our boss looks cross today.
B:You'd better handle him with kid gloves today.He got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
A:老板今天气呼呼的。
B:你对他可要谨慎些，从早晨起来他气儿就不顺。
14. hat n. 帽子
pass/send the hat round for someone
A:Collecting money?
B:Yeah.
A:What for?
B:Mrs. Smith's son is seriously ill and she can't afford her son's operation,so we're passing the hat round for her.
A:收钱吗？
B:没错儿。
A:为什么？
B:史密斯太太的儿子得了重病，她付不起手术费，所以我们帮她筹些钱。
15. talk through one's hat
A:Peter says he's found a sure way to win the football match.
B:He said that last time,too.We failed,didn't we?He's talking through his hat again.
A:So we can't believe a word of his.
A:彼得说他找到了最稳妥的办法来赢得这场比赛。
B:他上次也这么说，结果我们输了。他又在胡说了。
A:看来他的话我们一句也不能信。
16. hats off to somebody
A:The bridge is great!
B:It sure is.Hats off to the architect who designed it.
A:You can say that again.
A:这座桥建得真棒。
B:可不是嘛。真该向桥的设计者致敬。
A:你说得太对了。
17. heels n.(鞋袜的)后跟
take to one's heels
A:Who broke the window?
B:Two boys.
A:Where are they?
B:When they saw you coming,they took to their heels.
A:谁把窗子打碎了？
B:两个男孩子。
A:他们在哪儿？
B:他们看到你来，一溜烟儿跑了。
18. linen n. 亚麻布
wash one's dirty linen in public
A:It's embarrasing to listen to Mary's talk.
B:It sure is.But she seems to enjoy washing her dirty linen in public.
A:听玛丽说话实在令人尴尬。
B:的确如此。可她似乎把家丑外扬当成一种乐事。
19. patch n. 补钉
not a patch on
A:All the singers did a good job in the evening.
B:They're the best in the city.
A:Someone says they're not a patch on the ones in Beijing.I think it's sheer nonsense!
A:晚会上所有歌手都唱得不错。
B:在这个城市她们算是最好的了。
A:有人说他们远不及北京的歌手。真是无稽之谈。
20. pocket n. 衣袋；小袋
dip into one's pocket
A:You like to take your child out?
B:Yeah,but there is one thing I don't like very much.
A:What is that?
B:Every time I take him out,I have to dip into my pocket for ice-creams and toys.
A:你喜欢带孩子出去吗？
B:是的，但有一样不大喜欢。
A:什么呀？
B:每次我带他出去，我都得花钱买冰激淋，买玩具。