1. down in the dumps垂頭喪氣
The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the
championship game.
球員輸?shù)魶Q賽哪一場后個個垂頭喪氣。
2. horse around嬉鬧
We"ve horsed around long enough. It"s time to get to work.
我們鬧夠了，該去工作了。
3. pass something up放棄某事物
You can"t pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once
in a lifetime.
你不可錯過這個工作。這種機會一輩子才有一次。
4. go whole hog全力以赴
She went whole hog in planning he New Year"s Eve party.
她全心全力籌辦新年晚會。
5. shoo-in長勝將軍
There"s no way he can lose. He"s a shoo-in.
他不會輸?shù)模俏婚L勝將軍。
美國口語俚語（12）
1. get the ball rolling開始
Let"s get the ball rolling.讓我們開始吧。
2. get on the ball用心做
If you hope to keep your job, you"d better get on the ball and meet
the deadline.
如果你還想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，趕上最后期限！
3. lady-killer帥哥
He"s a real lady-killer.
他是個不折不扣的帥哥。
4. lay off停止，解雇
Lay off! I don"t need you to tell me what to do!
別再講了!我不需要你告訴我怎么去做！
5. knock it off=cut it off停止
Knock it off! I"m trying to get some sleep.
別吵了！我正想睡覺呢！
美國口語俚語（13）
1. have a passion for鐘愛
I have a passion for blue dresses.
我鐘愛藍(lán)色的衣服。
2. pep talk打氣，鼓勵的話
The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.
教練在半場時候給球員們打起，希望將他們引上勝利之途。
3. pick someone’s brains請教某人
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