1. We're facing an intractable problem.

這個(gè)問題似乎無法解決。

2. Restaurants jacked up their prices.

飯館全部漲價(jià)。

?jack up 增加，提高;組織，安排;責(zé)備，規(guī)勸;停止，放棄

e.g. People are afraid that taxes will soon be jacked up. 人們擔(dān)心稅金會(huì)很快提高。

e.g. She jacked up the job because the salary was too low. 她辭掉了這項(xiàng)工作。因?yàn)樾剿土恕?/p>

3. He cast a few furtive glances.

他偷看了幾眼。

4. She’s a talebearer.

這個(gè)女人好搬弄是非。

5. I dropped in on Gorge on my way.

路上我順便拜訪了一下喬治。

?drop in on 順道拜訪

e.g. I'll drop in on you when I have time. 有空我來看你。

6. The taste is no better than chewed tallow.

味同嚼蠟。

7. I’m not gonna do it without some financial inducements.

沒點(diǎn)實(shí)惠我可不干。

8. Come straight home and don’t loiter.

趕快回家。不要瞎逛。

9. You can't wink at what he did.

你不能對他的行為視而不見哪。

?wink at 向(某人)使眼色;假裝沒看見，對……睜一只眼閉一只眼

e.g. Marry often winks at the spelling mistakes in her homework. 瑪麗常常對她作業(yè)里的拼寫錯(cuò)誤睜一眼閉一眼。

10. You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

朽木不可雕也。