1.She is really a pill, spending whole day harping and complaining.她真烦人，整天唠唠叨叨的。pill本意是指“药丸”，在此喻指“讨厌的家伙”，因此也就有了“烦人”之义。2.I give him an inch, and he takes a yard.他太得寸进尺了。这句话表示不知分寸，爱占便宜。也可说：“I gave him an inch, and he wanted to take a mile.”如：Jerry keeps asking me for help. At first I helped because he was new here, but now... I give him an inch,and he takes a yard.杰瑞总是让我帮忙。一开始我觉得他是刚到这儿的就帮了，可是现在……他太得寸进尺了。3.She must be having a few buttons missing.她肯定是脑子有点不正常。此语中的buttons原指“纽扣”或“按钮”。此语主要用来表达“神经失常”、“行为古怪”以及“头脑失常”之类的概念。如：She must be having a few buttons missing. That's why it's useless to argue with her.她肯定是脑子有点不正常。这就是为什么我说你跟她理论没用。4.You are plain doormat.你真是个受气包。doormat 是个合成词，由door(门)和mat(垫子)组成，意指放在门口处供人“蹭鞋”的门垫，是个专门供人“踩”的东西，跟“受气包”的概念是不是很贴切呢?5.I hate phonies most.我最恨两面三刀的人。英语中的“骗子”有好多种不同说法，例如swindler尤指政治上的骗子。对于“两面三刀、阳奉阴违”的骗子，英语习惯用phony来表达。6.Look who's talking!怎么不说你自己?本句为俚语，带有“你也不够资格这样说”的讽刺意味。所以说的时候要注意分寸。7.Stop beating about the bush.别兜圈子了。beat about the bush直译为“在灌木丛中胡乱拍打”，意思就是“旁敲侧击”或“兜圈子”。8.I've never met such an ignoramus.我从没见过这么无知的人。an ignoramus一语源于G.Ruggle(拉格尔)写的剧本《无知之辈》。此后，这一表达法被人们广泛使用，意指“无知的人”。
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