Everyday English(1)

Do not say that opportunities never come. It did come but you just weren’t willing to give up what you had.
不要说机会从未出现；它曾经来过，只是你舍不得放下已拥有的。

fish for sth 旁敲侧击地打听；转弯抹角的谋取
Be careful of what you fish for. 对你调查的东西要小心哦。
He often fishes for something that he should not know.他总是旁敲侧击地打听一些他不应该知道的事

 

a bad egg 道德败坏的人；坏蛋
At first I trusted him, but soon I found he's a bad egg. 起初我信任他，但不久就发现他是个道德败坏的人。
When smiling, you seem like a bad egg, but you are not.你笑起来很像个坏蛋，但其实你不是。

 

live off sb/sth 靠...过活；依赖...生活
He does not do any honest work and live off others. 他不务正业，专吃白食。
Shes still living off her parents.她还在靠父母养活
He seems to live off junk food.他好像靠吃垃圾食物为生

 

eat like a horse 吃的很多；狼吞虎咽
If you are very hungry, you can eat like a horse. 如果你非常饿，就狼吞虎咽的吃吧！

 

in the pink 满面红光；容光焕发
Although he is 80 , he is still in the pink.虽然他已经80岁了，但身体仍然很健康

 

in the bag 十拿九稳；稳操胜券
I've got a job in the bag. 我已经十拿九稳地找到一份工作了。
We're sure to win. Its in the bag.我们赢定了，十拿九稳的赢定了

 

keep ones nose clean 循规蹈矩；不做违法的事
Since leaving prison,he's managed to keep his nose clean. 自从出狱以来，他已做到规规矩矩。
Its important for a freshman to keep his nose clean.对一个新生而言“洁身自好”是很重要的

 

I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year. 谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。
Wish you longevity and health!愿你健康长寿！
May the joy and happiness around you today and always.愿快乐幸福永伴你左右

 

firework n.烟火；烟花 spectacle n.精彩的表演；壮丽的场面
The display of fireworks on New Year's Eve is a fine spectacle. 除夕夜的烟火是道美妙的奇观。

 

tight adj.牢固的，紧的； adv.紧紧地
Sit tight. I'm gonna floor it! 坐好，我要开始飙车了！
He kept a tight grip on her arm.他紧紧握住她的胳膊。His fists were clenched tight.他紧握双拳

 

housewife house+wife 呆在家里的妻子就是主妇
do Spring Festival shopping 置办年货
Housewives are busy doing Spring Festival shopping. 主妇们忙着置办年货。

 

tailgate n.(卡车的)后挡板；v.紧跟（另一辆车）行驶
tail：尾巴 gate：门。在车尾巴后的门就是挡板
Why is he tailgating us? 他干嘛一直贴在我们屁股后面？

 

sacrifice n.牺牲；祭祀 v.牺牲；献出
Kitchen God 灶王爷
People offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God on this day. 今天大家会“祭灶”（也就是“拜灶王爷”）。

 

see red 大发脾气；大怒
I see red whenever I hear that man's name. 我一听到那个人的名字心里便火冒三丈。
He saw red when a truck dented his new car.看到卡车撞到他的新车，他火冒三丈

 

eat like a bird 吃的极少；胃口小
slender adj.细长的；苗条的
Girls always eat like a bird in order to keep a slender figure. 女孩子们吃的很少，为的是保持苗条的身材。
You eat like a bird. Are you on a diet? 吃的真少，在节食？