[English]美国习惯用语例句总结(八)

外语 Lee 发表于 2006/8/19 18:52:02 1.         I thought it would be fun to judge the high school beauty contest. Instead I ended up on the hot seat. When we picked the winner, I made one girl happy and nineteen others mad at me. 2.         If you're mayor of a big city these days, you're sitting in the hot seat -- it's hard to make voters happy when you don't have the money in the budget to give them all the things they expect. 3.         Nancy was all hot and bothered when her boyfriend showed up two hours late to take her to the party. 4.         Please don't get hot and bothered about all these dirty pans and dishes, honey. After dinner you just sit down and relax and watch TV, and let me clean up the kitchen. 5.         I wish Sam would study harder, because I am breaking my neck to scrape up the money to keep him in college. 6.         You don't have to break your neck fixing this TV set: I really don't need it next week. 7.         I think my boss is dead wrong about hiring his son-in-law, but I'm not going to stick my neck out and tell him! 8.         I admire our congressman -- he's one politician who's not afraid to stick his neck out and say what he really thinks, even if it costs him some votes. 9.         I want to run and hide every time I see that woman come into my place. A real pain in the neck; she's always complaining about the food and the service. 10.     I don't want to be a pain in the neck, son, but I've reminded you a dozen times already to clean up your room. Better do it tonight, or you can't use the car this weekend. 11.     Right now, only a week from the election, the republicans and the democrats are running neck to neck and none of the experts can predict which party will win. 12.     I'm running neck and neck with the clock to see if I can finish on time. 13.     Hey, Dad, have a heart and let me use the new car; I have this big date with Jennie tonight. 14.     Hey, Dad, have a heart and let me use the new car; I have this big date with Jennie tonight. 15.     Charlie, I know I've owed you the hundred bucks for a long time. But, have a heart: give me a little more time because I really don't have it right now. 16.     Billy, cross my heart, it wasn't me who broke your bicycle. 17.     Honey, cross my heart, I've never looked at another woman since the first day I set eyes on you! Believe me, that's the truth! 18.     My heart stood still when the other car ran through the red light and I knew we were about to crash. 19.     I have to tell you my heart stood still when I saw that baby fall into the water. But that boy jumped right in after the kid and pulled him out before he went under -- that boy deserves a medal!Son, you and I have to sit down and have a heart to heart talk about your school grades. You have to do something to bring them up if you want to get into a good college.

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