【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

firehole705

2009/02/17

bag and baggage
His tenant left, bag and baggage, without paying the rent.
他的房客未付房租就带著全部财物离去了。

bag of bones
This boy, who eats little, is onely a bag of bones.
这个男孩不爱吃饭，都皮包骨头了。

minori1979jp

bag of tricks = complete set of accessories/equipment所有需要的东西
Please may I borrow your bag of tricks so that I can service my car at home.
请把你所有的工具借给我，这样我就可在家里检修我的汽车了。

in the bag = successfully concluded, or as sure as if concluded<口>稳操胜券，肯定成功
We’ve completed the task -it’s in the bag.
我们已经完成了任务－大功告成。

My application for promotion is in the bag.
我晋升的申请犹如探囊取物。

firehole705

2009/02/18

bag of tricks
Hotel managers are using a whole new bag of tricks to attract their guests.
酒店经理们正使用浑身解数吸引顾客。

in the bag
I thought the job was in the bag.
我想这份工作是我囊中之物了。

minori1979jp

mixed bag = varied collection混合体
The new intake of students appears to be a very mixed bag.
新招收的一批学生似乎是由各式各样的人所组成。
pack one’s bags = leave (in anger)打点行装；整装待发（愤怒地）
She tried to put up my rent yet again so I packed my bags and went somewhere else.
她想再抬高我的房子租金，因此我打点行装，到其它地方去了。

firehole705

2009/02/19

mixed bag
The competition entries were a very mixed bag.
参赛者形形色色。

pack one’s bags
She told him to pack his bags.
她让他打包走人。

minori1979jp

bait
jail bait = slang for person below the age of consent for sexual activity, considered as a potential sexual partner祸水妞儿（指与之发生性关系及构成强奸幼女罪的未成年女子）；未成年女子
Be careful about getting involved with her, she’s only fifteen and typical jail bait.
和她缠在一起要当心，她只有１５岁，是一个典型的祸水妞儿。

rise to the bait = to react in hoped-for way to a hint or stimulus上钩，中圈套
She always rises to the bait when I deliberately provoke her with unkind remarks about favorite pop group.
每当我故意讲她喜爱的流行歌星的坏话来激怒她时，她总是上当。

minori1979jp

balance
in the balance = unresolved 悬而未决，不能决定
I don’t know whether I’ll be able to come, it’s still in the balance.
我不知道是否能来，现在仍然不能肯定。

(catch) somebody off balance = at a disadvantage处于不利地位；无准备
I caught him off balance at the meeting and got my argument in first.
我在会议上乘他不备，首先发表我的观点。

minori1979jp

on balance = considering every aspect总的说来
On balance, I think I would rather not commit myself to going with you.
总的说来，我想我不愿答应跟你一起去。

strike a balance = compare things to find their worth衡量得失，做出结论
We have to strike a balance between the extra cost of a new notebook and the extra convenience of it.
在购买一部新笔记本电脑所需的额外花费和它提供的格外方便之间，我们得衡量一下两者间的得失。

[ 本帖最后由 minori1979jp 于 2009-2-22 11:31 编辑 ]

firehole705

2009/02/20

jail bait
Stay away from her. She's a jail bait.
离她远点儿。她是个祸水妞儿。

rise to the bait
She smiled, refusing to rise to the bait.
她笑了笑，没肯上当。

firehole705

2009/02/21

in the balance
My career is hanging in the balance.
我还没决定以什么为职业。

(catch) somebody off balance
The question caught him off balance, and he didn't know what to say.
这个问题让他毫无准备，他不知从何说起。

firehole705

2009/02/22

on balance
On balance I agreed with you.
总的来说，我和你意见一致。

strike a balance
We need to strike a balance between the needs of the community and the rights of the individual.
我们需要在社会需求和个人权利之间做出权衡。

minori1979jp

bald
bald as a billiard ball/coot = completely bald秃顶的
He’s only forty years old and already he’s as bald as a billiard ball.
他年仅40岁，但早已头发脱光。

ball
ball of fire = somebody who is very energetic<口>生龙活虎的人；精明强干的人
Get John to help you, he’s a regular ball of fire.
让约翰来帮助你，他真是个精明强干的人。

firehole705

2009/02/23

bald as a billiard ball/coot
Ge You who is as bald as a billiard ball, is a famous actor.
秃顶的葛优是个著名演员。

ball of fire
Although she's a woman, she's a ball of fire.
别看她是女人，她精明强干。

minori1979jp

ballpark figure = rough estimate<口>大致不错，大致正确
I don’t need an accurate quotation yet; just give me a ballpark figure.
我还不需要精确的引用语，只要给我大致正确的就可以了。

have a ball = have a very enjoyable time狂欢，痛快地玩
The holiday was wonderful-we had a ball.
假日好极了，我们玩得很痛快。

firehole705

2009/02/24

ballpark figure
What I could give you is just a ballpark figure.
我只能给你一个大约估计。

have a ball
It's Sunday today. Go and have a ball, boys.
今天是周日。孩子们，去玩个痛快吧。