1 it’s never too late to learn
1 学习永远不嫌晚;活到老,学到老
2 Leave well enough alone.
2 维持现状;适可而止
3 on a first-name basis
3 直呼其名(很熟的)
4 Nothing to write home about
4 没什么值得说的;不值一提
5 packed in like sardines
5 挤得要命;水泄不通
6 There are other fish in the sea
6 天涯何处无芳草;还有别的机会
7 What you see is what you get
7 你看到什么就是什么;所见即所得
8 come out smelling like a rose
8 一枝独秀
9 hear through the grapevine
9 听到谣言
10 read you loud and clear
10 听得很清楚;很了解你
11 have a sweet tooth
11 喜欢甜食(喜欢某物)
12 Know sb. like the back of one's hand
12 很了解某人
13 it’s not the end of the world
13 不是世界末日
14 come away empty-handed
14 一无所获
15 breathe down someone's neck
15 紧跟在某人后面;监督某人
16 cost sb. a pretty penny
16 很贵
17 fill someone's shoes
17 接替某人的职位
18 like a dream come true
18 如梦成真
19 Zero in on sth.
19 专注于;对准
20 Put/ lay sth. on the line
20 坦白的说,冒……风险
21 like a fish out of water
21 感到尴尬不适应
22 All systems are go
22 准备好了,一切就绪
23 end of the road
23 终点;最后
24 just what the doctor ordered
24 正合需要
25 pull the wool over someone's eyes
25 欺骗;蒙蔽某人