1625.This is a historic day, a watershed event. 这是具有历史意义的一天，这是划时代事件。
1626.This has been locked in stone. 这事已经完全敲定。这是铁钉钉板的事，改变不了啦。
1627.口语里，“boss” 也有"awesome" or "cool"的意思，作形容词用： Have you seen Mark’s new car?It’s so boss! 你见到了马克的新车吗？太牛了！
1628.This is a really good book. You won’t put it down until you finish it. 这本书真的好，你会爱不释手，一口气读完。a page turning book这部书引人入胜。This is an utter page-turner. 这本书叫你一口气翻完。This is a dynamite read. 这本书很有震撼力。
1629.Give me all you’ve got or I’ll blow you away. 把钱都掏出来，否则要你的小命。这是土匪抢钱时用的话，你不妨跟自己的男朋友开玩笑时说说。
1630.I have zero direction. 我完全迷路了。We should have zero tolerance of corruption by the Party members. 我们绝对不能容忍党员搞腐败。
1631.The march toward democracy is coming to this country, and you can either be a part of it or stand in the way. 民主正浩浩荡荡进入我们这个国家，你可以贡献力量，也可以阻拦。stand in the way 挡道。Please don’t stand in the way. 请让一让。
1632.rock 石头的几个口语用法：
a)Aha! My rock beats your scissors! 我的石头（锤子）赢了你的剪刀。I lost to the rock!我输给了石头。石头（锤子）、剪刀、布游戏中的石头（锤子）；注意，中文里的布，英文是paper。He is one of the best RPS athletes. 他是玩锤子剪刀布的少有的高手。
b)rock-bottom price, 触底价Some felt that house prices had reached rock bottom in their area but closely, but some felt the worse was to come.有些人觉得房子价格已经到底了，但也有人觉得更糟的情况还没有到。
c)rock-solid 坚实的，We want to have our kids to have rock solid ethics, strong self-esteem, and bubble over with confidence and enthusiasm. 我们要把我们的下一代培养成有坚实的道德、顽强的自尊、因自信与激情而生活得快乐。
d)The on-line college is rocking. 网上大学很流行。
e)She is rocking the red carpet. 她太得意了。（直译是，她在红地毯上只摇晃。）
f)Don’t rock the boat. 别惹麻烦！（不要把船给整翻了）
1633.I am here to get you there. 我到这里就是为了帮你能到达那里。我的目的是为了帮你能达到目的。
1634.Whenever I’m in a funk, I feel grumpy and disengaged from life in general.我只要遇上低沉的时刻，就容易沮丧，生活一团糟。
1635.Stop feeling sorry for yourself 不要再那里自怨自哎好不好！
1636.A compassionate society should care for the least, last, lost and left-out. 一个富有同情心的社会应该关照那些弱势、社会地位低微、失意的以及被抛弃的人群。
1637.I’m fully aware that depression could get its ugly grip on me if I don’t turn the corner. 我完全清楚，如果我不赶快振作的话，我会被忧郁给整疯的。ugly grip on 狠狠地钳制、窒息，turn the corner, 改变局面。Our company has successfully turned the corner. 我们公司已成功地度过了难关。
1638.He has made a sizable living for years on the contracts with the government. His uncle holds considerable sway.他这些年靠与政府的合同赚得盆满钵满。他叔叔很有影响力。make a sizable living 赚了不少，hold sway 有影响力。The company had a sizable loss. 公司产生了巨额亏损。
1639.Your child has a good ear for sound. 你的孩子有很好的乐感。I have no good ear for music.我不太懂欣赏音乐。
1640.You have got a baby with taste in music.你的这个娃娃很有点音乐天赋呢。 How is your taste in music? 你喜欢什么样的音乐？
1641.有个理发店有个俏皮广告：从头做起。英语文化里也有类似的俏皮话：A Cut Above. Cut就是理发，A cut above 表面上看就是从上面开始理。但是a cut above 也是个成语，意思是，非常棒，be a cut above something or somebody, 比其他的事或人更胜一筹。His work is a cut above. 他的作品非同一般。I love this restaurant. It is a cut above. 我蛮喜欢这家餐厅，菜做得很好。
1642.Jump the shark, 不妙的转折，Things haven’t been looking rosy for the company lately, but the boss totally jump the shark when he said ’no big deal’ after half the best employees quit on the same day. I gotta get a new job - quick.
1643.Has the market bottomed out? 市场触底了吗？
1644.have a thing for or about, 对什么有种特殊的感受，这个感受可能是不喜欢，也可能是喜欢。Kelly has a thing about Tim. She simply hates him. Kelly对Tim不感兴趣，她实际上恨死了他。I have a thing for men in uniform. 我对穿军装的男士都有种特殊的好感。Elaine has a thing about strawberry ice cream. She can’t get enough of it. Eleine特别钟爱草莓冰淇淋，她怎么吃也吃不够。
1645.In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. 做决定的时刻，你能够做出的最好的事就是去做正确的事。
1646.I could give an opinion off the cuff, but I’d rather think about it. 我也可以即兴发表一些意见，但我还是宁愿再多想想。off-the-cuff remarks 即兴的言辞，
1647.Here is an answer off the top of my head. 这是我没有经过好好考虑的一个答复。这是我的一个即兴的答复。
1648.It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct. 这只是我的胡乱猜想，我也搞不清楚我是否真的就对了。
1649.She was whistling in the dark. She has no idea of what’s going on. 她完全是在猜想，她根本就不知道目前的局势。
1650.A: Do you know how old I am? 你知道我们多大了吗？
B: I’m going to take a stab in the dark and say….35? 我只是随便猜猜，大概35岁？
A: I’m 17!我才17岁呢。What is your stab-in-the-dark prediction for economics?你随便预测一下，经济将会是怎样的走向？
上面发错了。
1651.We loved each other. We had no bones about saying it. 那时我们热恋，也从不忌讳告诉每一个人。make/have no bones about 公开地说。
1652.This is the view that we accept with our mother’s milk. 这个看法打从我们从娘肚子里出来就形成了。We take in the fact that the world is not all it seems with our mother’s milk. 我们从打出生那一刻起就学习要透过现象看本质。