44)reach the bottom of the barrel用完，弹尽粮绝

　　Model:

　　——Don’t you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)

　　——I guess I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel. (我想我已经用完了。)

　　45)rub sb. the wrong way使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰，打搅

　　Model:

　　——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">——I don’t know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的，他有点让我反感。)

　　46)scratch the surface只懂皮毛，很不了解(通常和限制性副词如only, hardly等词连用)

　　Model:

　　——You’ve certainly done a lot of research for your project.(你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。)

　　——It seems like a lot, but actually I’ve only scratched the surface. (看上g=EN-US>)

　　47)up in the air尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的

　　Model:

　　——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)

　　48)wear and tear磨损;消耗

　　Model:

　　——Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment? (为什么你老是一进公寓就穿上拖鞋?)

　　—NT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">拖鞋不磨损地毯。)

　　49)with flying colors大获全胜;胜利地

　　Model:

　　——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?)

　　——She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。)

　　50)get off on the wrong foot开始就不顺利;一开始就犯了个错误

　　Model: [1995.5.]

　　——I hate to get off on the wrong foot. (我讨厌一开始就犯错误。)

　　51)get on someone’s nerves使人不安，使人心烦

　　Model: [1996.8.]

　　——Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. (为什么你开会迟到?我让你的同屋告诉你改时间的事了。)

　　——She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes. (她记性不好，有时真让我心烦。)

　　52)give someone a break不要去管，饶了某人吧

　　Model: [1994.5.]

　　——Give me a break. I’m nervous enough as it is. (不要管我/SPAN>

　　53)head and shoulders above(在…方面)强于某人

　　Model: [1991.10.]

　　——In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.(在计算机编程上，Susan比我们强。)

　　54)in the red赤字，负债

　　Model: [1996.5.]

　　——So far the clubs are about three hundred dollars in the red, and we still have four months to go before membership renewal. (到目前为止，俱乐部有300元="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">个月才到交会员费的ss=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">——Well, we may have to raise our dues.(那S>

　　55)in the dark一无所知;不了解情况

　　Model: [1994.1.]

　　——Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道这通知讲的是什么吗?)

　　——I’m as in the dark as you are.(我也跟你SPAN>

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