1. You’re squaring the circle.

不要白費力氣了。

2. The first goal was just a fluke.

第一個球是蒙進(jìn)去的。

3. We vet all applicants.

我們要詳細(xì)調(diào)查所有的申請人。

4. Tailored teaching is the name of the game.

因材施教最重要。

►the name of the game 問題的關(guān)鍵，事情的實質(zhì)，事物的本質(zhì)

e.g. In fishing, patience is the name of the game. 釣魚的關(guān)鍵就是要有耐心。

5. I tell the class in my opening salvo.

每次開新課我都會跟學(xué)生講清楚。

6. Bodies were strewn everywhere.

尸橫遍野。

7. It went off half-cocked.

走火了。

►go off at half cock 槍走火；倉促行事，操之過急（指計劃、典禮等尚未安排就緒即行開始）；發(fā)怒，發(fā)脾氣

e.g. Attention, please, don't go off at half cock. 請注意，不要倉促行事。

8. She made a splash with the song.

這首歌讓她一夜成名。

9. Don’t be so argumentative.

你怎么老抬扛啊？

►make a splash 一炮打響，一舉成名，引人注目，大肆炫耀，大張旗鼓

10. She gave me the once-over.

她迅速打量了我一下。

►once-over 瀏覽一遍；草率的工作；草草過目

e.g. She gave the apartment a once-over. 她匆匆掃視了一下那間公寓。

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