1. She's a kept woman.

她是個(gè)二奶。

?kept woman 外室，靠男人養(yǎng)活的姘婦，二奶

e.g. Who would ever believe that a kept woman wrote that! 誰(shuí)能相信這是一個(gè)風(fēng)塵女子的手筆!

2. Courage will carry you through.

勇氣會(huì)助你渡過(guò)難關(guān)。

?carry through 完成，貫徹，進(jìn)行;幫助克服困難

e.g. We must carry the experiment through to the end, not give up halfway. 這項(xiàng)試驗(yàn)一定要搞到底，不能半途而廢。

e.g. The task is difficult but the enthusiasm will carry him through. 任務(wù)是困難的，可是他的熱情會(huì)使他堅(jiān)持到底。

3. I’ll never go cap in hand to him.

我才不會(huì)求他。

?go cap in hand to 必恭必敬，卑躬屈節(jié)

4. I hate his guts.

我恨死他了。

5. My dad is a real stick-in-the-mud.

我爸是個(gè)老古板。

?stick-in-the-mud 作名詞時(shí)用來(lái)比喻頑固和墨守成規(guī)的人;作形容詞時(shí)表示保守的，思想遲鈍的

e.g. Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud! 別這么死腦筋嘛!

6. Time is of the essence.

時(shí)間緊迫。

7. I know him by reputation.

我聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)他。

?by reputation 由(或通過(guò))名聲;由于知名度;靠名氣

e.g. I know Frank Cowperwood by reputation, anyhow. 無(wú)論如何，我是久仰法蘭克·柯帕烏的大名的。

同為久仰之意的還有：I get mind of you. / I have heard so much about you.

8. I shall be with you in spirit.

我精神上支持你。

?in spirit 在內(nèi)心，在精神上，心靈上

e.g. He is troubled in spirit. 他內(nèi)心苦惱。

9. He is a thorn in my side.

他是我的眼中釘。

?a thorn in the side/flesh 肉中刺;棘手的事，不斷使某人煩惱的根源

e.g. I wonder why I become a thorn in their side. I've never harmed them. 不知為什么我成了他們的眼中釘了。我可從未錯(cuò)待過(guò)他們。

10. Beauty and the beast.

一朵鮮花插在牛糞上了。