1. My wages are barely enough to keep body and soul together.

我的工資僅夠維持生計(jì)。

?keep body and soul together 僅能維持生活，勉強(qiáng)度日，勉強(qiáng)地生活下去，糊口

e.g. I hate my job, but I have to keep body and soul together somehow. 我討厭我的工作，但不管怎么樣我得掙錢(qián)糊口。

2. Count your blessings.

你知足吧。

3. Would you like your steak rare, medium, or well-done?

您的牛排要三分熟，五分熟，還是全熟?

>>西餐英語(yǔ)——牛排幾分熟<<

4. Steer clear of trouble.

少管閑事。

?steer clear of 躲避，避開(kāi)，繞開(kāi)，避免

e.g. Kids should steer clear of that park, it doesn't seem safe. 那個(gè)公園好像不安全，孩子們應(yīng)該避開(kāi)。

5. You better hew to the line.

你最好守規(guī)矩。

?hew to the line 服從紀(jì)律，循規(guī)蹈矩

e.g. We should hew to the Party's line. 我們應(yīng)該堅(jiān)持黨的路線。

6. What’s cuter than that?

你嘴巴真甜。

7. The rarer it is, the more it is worth.

物以稀為貴。

8. You brought it up.

是你先提這件事的。

?bring up 提出;教育;養(yǎng)育;嘔出;(船等)停下

e.g. Please bring up this point at the next meeting. 請(qǐng)把這一點(diǎn)在下次會(huì)議上提出來(lái)。

9. It is bred in the bone.

本性難移。

?bred in the bone 生來(lái)就有的，與生俱來(lái)的，天賦的;根除不了的，改不掉的

10. I’ll give you the lowdown.

我會(huì)告訴你關(guān)鍵信息。