1 it’s never too late to learn

1 學(xué)習(xí)永遠(yuǎn)不嫌晚;活到老，學(xué)到老

2 Leave well enough alone.

2 維持現(xiàn)狀;適可而止

3 on a first-name basis

3 直呼其名(很熟的)

4 Nothing to write home about

4 沒什么值得說的;不值一提

5 packed in like sardines

5 擠得要命;水泄不通

6 There are other fish in the sea

6 天涯何處無芳草;還有別的機(jī)會(huì)

7 What you see is what you get

7 你看到什么就是什么;所見即所得

8 come out smelling like a rose

8 一枝獨(dú)秀

9 hear through the grapevine

9 聽到謠言

10 read you loud and clear

10 聽得很清楚;很了解你

11 have a sweet tooth

11 喜歡甜食(喜歡某物)

12 Know sb. like the back of one's hand

12 很了解某人

13 it’s not the end of the world

13 不是世界末日

14 come away empty-handed

14 一無所獲

15 breathe down someone's neck

15 緊跟在某人后面;監(jiān)督某人

16 cost sb. a pretty penny

16 很貴

17 fill someone's shoes

17 接替某人的職位

18 like a dream come true

18 如夢(mèng)成真

19 Zero in on sth.

19 專注于;對(duì)準(zhǔn)

20 Put/ lay sth. on the line

20 坦白的說，冒……風(fēng)險(xiǎn)

21 like a fish out of water

21 感到尷尬不適應(yīng)

22 All systems are go

22 準(zhǔn)備好了，一切就緒

23 end of the road

23 終點(diǎn);最后

24 just what the doctor ordered

24 正合需要

25 pull the wool over someone's eyes

25 欺騙;蒙蔽某人