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　　欲罢不能

　　to pass or reach the point of no return

　　-We have passed the point of no return.

　　我们现在已经欲罢不能，只有继续干到底了。

　　一针见血

　　to say sth. that exactly describes a situation or explains the cause of a difficulty

　　-He hit the nail on the head when he mentioned rising prices as being the cause of our present problems.

　　他说目前遇到的问题是物价不断上涨造成的，这话真是一阵见血。

　　一争高下

　　to test sb. or sb's strength/ intelligence, etc. in a struggle or contest against sb. or sth

　　-This is a chance to pit your wits against the world chanpions.

　　这是你与世界冠军一争高低的机会。

　　搬起石头砸自己的脚

　　to pick up a stone only to drop it on one's own feet

　　-Such gutter tactics are bound to backfire.

　　采用这种卑劣的计量到头来必然是搬起石头砸自己的脚。

　　半途而废

　　to give up in the middle of a period of time

　　-There are no half-measures with this company.

　　这家公司做事绝不会半途而废。

　　半信半疑

　　to think that sth. is not likely to be true

　　-I discovered that the stories he told me about his childhood were all lies, so now I take everything he says with a pinch of salt.

　　我发现她告诉我的所谓童年经历全是假话，所以现在不管他说什么，我都半信半疑。

　　保持原汁原味

　　to keep the flavor in by sealing

　　-Our foil packets seal the flavor in.

　　我们用锡纸包装以保持原汁原味。

　　曝光

　　to make sth. known

　　-The media blow their cover on graft and corruption.

　　媒体将他们的贪污腐败曝了光。

　　爆冷门

　　to come down to a garrison finish

　　-The race could indeed come down to a garrison finish at the convention.

　　这次代表大会竞选的结果极可能会爆出冷门。

　　报销

　　to pay back to sb.

　　-All expenses will be reimbursed.

　　一切费用都能给你报销。

　　-I'll refund you the full cost of your fare.

　　我来给你报销全部旅费。

　　杯水车薪

　　trying to put out a blazing cartload of faggot with a cup of water

　　-The famine is bad; aid can only scratch the surface.

　　饥荒十分严重，援助也只是杯水车薪。

　　比不上某人

　　not be as clever

　　-He doesn't play as well as his sister.

　　他的演奏水平比不上他姐姐。

　　-Sherlock Holmes has nothing on you—you're a real detective.

　　福尔摩斯也比不上你——你是名副其实的侦探。

　　彼此彼此

　　doing the same as other people do

　　-Why are we going to France? I can't speak a word of French. ——Don't worry,

　　-you're in good company—neither can I.

　　我们为什么要到法国去？我连一句法语都不会讲。——别担心，彼此彼此，我也不会讲。