spend money like water 花钱大手大脚 rosy prospect 美好前景 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠 out at elbows 捉襟见肘 make eyes 　抛媚眼 not bat an eyelid　 对事情泰然自若 a matter of face　 面子攸关的事情 green eyed　 嫉妒 pour out your heart　 倾吐你的心事 put your heart at rest 　放下心来

the looming crisis 迫在眉睫的危机 an economic/financial crisis 经济／金融危机 a sudden loss of confidence 信任危机 faces a crisis of confidence 面临信任危机 pass the crisis 渡过危机

1. it's a piece of cake = It's very easy 2. it's raining cats and dogs = It's raining heavily 3. to go cold turkey = to quit something suddenly 4. to cost an arm and a leg = to be very expensive

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当会议等场合中使用短语 “take something offline” 时，是告诉某人 “不要再谈论一件事情，会后私下再说。常用“Let’s take it offline. ”表示“让我们私下里谈这件事情。” I understand that this is a really important issue for you, Sandra, but it’s not the focus of this meeting. Let’s take it offline and talk about it afterwards. 我知道这对你来说是一个非常重要的问题，Sandra，但这并不是会议的重点。我们私底下再接着谈。 After our manager told me to take it offline, I thought she would talk to me later about it – but she clearly just wanted me to stop talking. 我们的经理让我私下再谈，我本以为她稍后会和我讨论这件事情，但显然她当时只是想让我住口。

Off the cuff 未加思索，即兴 I didn’t have any time to prepare my presentation for the meeting, so I just spoke about the project off the cuff. 当时我没时间准备会议的报告，所以只是随便地讲了讲项目的事情。 She gave an off-the-cuff answer to a difficult question, but after checking the facts, she was correct. 她未加思索地回答了一道难题，但核实后发现真的说对了。 I like to plan my speeches carefully before I give them. I can’t understand why people would feel comfortable giving them off the cuff. 我喜欢在演讲前认真规划准备。我不明白为什么别人能轻松自如地即兴演讲。

asymptomatic patient 无症状感染者 Asymptomatic patients could infect others, but are not the major source of the spread of novel coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. 世界卫生组织表示，“无症状感染者”会感染他人，但不是新冠病毒的主要传染源。 【相关词汇】 病毒携带者 virus carrier 无症状携带者 asymptomatic carrier 超级传播者 super spreader 治愈率 recovery rate 传染性 transmissibility; infectivity 致病性 pathogenicity 输入病例 imported cases 出入境防疫 epidemic prevention at borders 防范疫情跨境传播 curb the cross-border spread of the epidemic

愚人节的相关常见短语 play a trick on（搞）恶作剧；捉弄 If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them. 如果邻居们不给糖，孩子们就可以捉弄他们。 cheat n. 欺骗；作弊；骗子； People making friends online are afraid of getting cheated. 网上交友的人害怕被骗。 play jokes / a joke on sb 开某人玩笑；戏弄某人 They decided to play a joke on their father by hiding his glasses. 他们决定把父亲的眼镜藏起来和他开个玩笑。 monkey business 骗人的把戏；恶作剧 The teacher suspected that there had been some monkey business going on in the class. 老师怀疑班里有人搞恶作剧。

a change of scene 换个环境 a change for the better/worse 变好/坏 change sb/sth for the better/worse使某人某物变好/坏 sb/sth change for the better/worse某人某物变好/坏 keep the change 不用找了（零钱你留着） A change of scene will do you good. 换个环境会对你有好处的。 We're seeing a change for the better in the economy. 我们看到经济正在改善。 He’s working hard on his English. He desires to change himself for the better. 他正在努力学习英语。他渴望使自己变得更好。 I'll probably just give the cashier $15, 000 and say, " Keep the change ." 我可能会给收银员15000美元，然后说：“不用找了。”

Take sth seriously 认真对待某事物 Take sth/sb for granted 认为某事物/某人是理所当然的 a double take 愣了一下才恍然大悟的反应 Take it easy. We don't have to be there till noon. 不着急，我们中午到那里都行。 Unfortunately, no one took my opinion seriously. 不幸的是，没有人严肃地看待我的意见。 Your problem is that you take your wife for granted. 你的问题是，你把你的妻子认为是理所当然的。 Tony glanced at her, then did a double take. 托尼瞥了她一眼，然后愣了一下才反应过来。 She looked up, then did a double take when she saw my dress and makeup. 她抬起头，看见我的衣服和打扮，愣了一下之后面露惊讶。

常见组织机构缩写 IMF=International Monetary Fund(国际货币基金组织) ASEAN=Association Of Southeast Asian Nations(东盟) GATT=General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade(关贸总协定) WTO=World Trade Organization(世界贸易组织) OPE=Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries(石油输出国组织) PLO=Palestine Liberation Organization(巴勒斯坦解放组织) WHO=World Health Organization(世界卫生组织) OAU=Organization Of African Unity(非洲统一组织)