1. Have you ascertained?

你確定了嗎?

2. Spare a thought for my situation.

你也想想我的處境行不行?

?spare a thought for 想到…;替…著想

3. I used to be a martyr to mouth ulcer.

我以前老得口腔潰瘍。

?be a martyr to 長期患…病;受著…的折磨

e.g. She is a martyr to rheumatism. 她長斯受著風(fēng)濕病的折磨。

4. Don’t work to rule.

不要消極怠工。

?work to rule 怠工(拒絕完成規(guī)章規(guī)定以外的工作以迫使資方讓步)

5. The silence was deafening.

氣氛非常尷尬。

6. Where’s your backbone?

你怎么這么窩囊啊?

7. Give me a leg up since I’m new.

我剛來，請大家多多關(guān)照。

?leg up n.(對上馬或跨躍障礙時的)幫助

give sb. a leg up 幫助某人攀登，幫助某人度過難關(guān)

e.g. Can anyone give me a leg up? 誰能幫我一下?

8. You’re gonna have to knuckle down.

你得用功啊。

?knuckle down 開始認真工作，屈服

e.g. He would not knuckle down under their pressure. 他不會在他們的壓力下屈服的。

e.g. We all knuckle down to study just before final exam. 就在期末考前，我們開始埋頭苦讀。

9. He’s a genius, by common consent.

他是公認的天才。

?by common consent 經(jīng)一致同意，公認

10. Always be the pick of the bunch.

永遠做最好的。

?the pick of the bunch 一批中最好的;精華;出類拔萃的人(或物)

e.g. This Australian wine is the pick of the bunch. 這種澳大利亞葡萄酒是最好的葡萄酒。