1、at a (single) stroke =at one stroke 一下子、一举
put sb off their stroke 扰乱某人,使某人乱了方寸
2、the fashionable world 上流社会
3、scheme against each other 勾心斗角
4、all the more 愈加,格外
5、average person= ordinary person 普通人,平凡人,一般人(不能用common person 偏贬义;一般也不用general,general强调的是总体,大概。common 侧重普遍,反义词rare;general 侧重普通,反义词specific)
6、in terms of 谈及,就...而言
in the long/short term 长/短期内
7、to err is human, to forgive is divine 人非圣贤,孰能无过
8、take it for granted 习以为常,视为理所当然
9、all at once 事实上
in fact 实际上
10、the process of urbanization 城市化进程
11、sheer away/off from sth 避开。。。
12、steep sth in sth 将。。。浸泡在。。。
steep oneself in sth 沉浸于,潜心于
13、have a cow 暴跳如雷,焦躁不安
14、be sb's pigeon 是某人的职责
put/set the cat among the pigeons 惹是生非,招惹是非
15、run around like a headless chicken 无头绪的瞎忙一通
chicken out (of sth/of doing sth) 因害怕而放弃;临阵退缩;胆怯
16、with regard/respect to 关于,对于
17、keep a/the lid on sth 保守秘密、守口如瓶
lift the lid on sth = take/blow the lid off sth 揭露…的真相
18、thin on top 头发稀疏、谢顶
19、get a insight into sth 对。。。豁然开朗
20、dust particles 尘埃
particles of dust 灰尘
21、second to none 无人能比
as far as English is concorned,he is second to none. 就英语而言,他无人能比。
22、revolve around 围绕
23、pay close attention 密切关注
24、in sequence 按顺序
25、pros and cons 利弊
26、grapple with someone 与某人扭打/搏斗
grapple with something 努力解决、设法克服
27、straw in the wind 某事要发生的迹象、预兆、微弱暗示
to be continue ...