6 Cat got your tongue?

怎么不说话了？（通常说出来是为了让对方难堪）

 

I just saw you kissing my boyfriend. What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?

我刚才看见你亲了我男朋友。怎么回事？你怎么不吭声了？

 

7 Crying wolf

假意求救

 

You have cried wolf so many times that no one believes you when you're really hurt.

你已经玩了这么多次“狼来了”的把戏，没人会相信你是真的受伤了。

 

8 Cut someone some slack

放某人一马

 

Hey. Cut me some slack. I was really busy with my frog hunting business last week and forgot to call. I'm sorry!

嘿，放我一马吧。上个星期我真的是忙着捉青蛙了，忘了给你打电话。对不起嘛！

 

9 Down for the count

疲劳的；放弃；不愿再参与

 

No, you can’t take my dog for a walk – she’s down for the count after chasing cats all day.

不，你不能遛我的狗。——她追了那几只猫一天，已经累坏了。

 

10 In the fast lane

繁忙刺激的人生

 

When Curtis turned forty, he decided¹ he needed to live life in the fast lane, so he quit his job as a dentist and decided to tour Europe by motorcycle.

当柯蒂斯四十岁的时候，他决心过刺激的人生，所以他辞去了牙医的工作，决定骑摩托车环游欧洲。

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