Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Times

英语表示倍数增减或倍数对比的句型多种多样,其中有 一些(如下文中的句型②、⑤、⑥、⑧、(12) 等, 见圈码)很容易译错——其主要原因在于:英汉两语在
表述或对比倍数方面存在着语言与思维差异。现将常 用的英语倍数句型及其正确译法归纳如下:
倍数增加

(一) A is n times as great(long,much,…)as B.(①)

A is n times greater (longer, more,…)than B.(②)

A is n times the size (length, amount,…)of B.(③)

以上三句都应译为;A的大小(长度,数量,……)是B的n倍[或A比B大(长,多,……)n-1倍].

Eg. This book is three times as long as (three times longer than,three
times the length of )that one.
这本书的篇幅是那本书的3倍(即长两倍)。

注:当相比的对象B很明显时,than(as,of)B常被省去。

(二)increase to n times(④)

increase n times/n-fold(⑤)

increase by n times(⑥)

increase by a factor of n(⑦)

以上四式均应译为:增加到n倍(或:增加n-1倍)。

Eg. The production of integrated circuits has been increased to three times
as compared with last year.
集成电路的产量比去年增加了两倍。

Eg. The output of chemical fertilizer has been raised five times as against
l986.
化肥产量比1986年增加了4倍。

Eg. That can increase metabolic rates by two or three times.
那可使代谢率提高到原来的2倍或3倍(即提高1倍或2倍)。

Eg. The drain voltage has been increased by a factor of four.
漏电压增加了3借(即增加到原来的4倍)。

注:在这类句型中increase常被raise,grow,go/step up,multiply等词所替代。

(三)There is a n-fold increase/growth…(⑧)

应译为:增加n-倍(或增至n倍)。这个句型还有其它一些形式:

Eg. A record high increase in value of four times was reported.
据报道,价值破记录地增长了3倍。

(四)double (增加1倍),treble(增加2倍),quadruple(增加3倍)。(⑨)

Eg. The efficiency of the machines has been more than trebled or quadrupled.
这些机器的效率已提高了2倍或3倍多。

(五)此外,英语中还有一种用again而不用倍数词来比较倍数的方法,如:

A is as much (large,long,…)again as B.(= A is twice as much (large,long,…)as
B.(⑩)
应译为:A比B多(大,长,……)1倍。

A is half as much (large, 1ong,…)again as B.
【= A is one and a half times as much (large, 1ong,…)as B.】(11)
应译为:A比B多(大,长……)一半(即A是B的一倍半)。


倍数减少

(一)A is n times as small (light,slow,…)as B.(12)

A is n times smaller (lighter, slower,…) than B.(13)

以上两句均应译为:A的大小(重量,速度,……)是B的1/n[或A比B小(轻,慢,……)(n-1)/n]。

Eg. The hydrogen atom is near1y l6 times as light as the oxygen atom.
氢原子的重量约为氧原子的1/16(即比氧原子约轻15/16)。

Eg. This sort of membrane is twice thinner than ordinary paper.
这种薄膜比普通纸张要薄一半(即是普通纸厚度的1/2)。

注:当相比的对象B很明显时,than/as B常被省去。

(二)decrease n times/n--fold (14)

decrease by n times(15)

decrease by a factor of n(16)

以上三式均译为:减少到1/n[或:减少(n-1)/n]。
decrease常被reduce, shorten, go/slow down等词替代。

Eg. Switching time of the new-type transistor is shortened 3 times.
新型晶体管的开关时间缩短了1/3(即缩短到2/3)。

Eg. When the voltage is stepped up by ten times, the strength of the current
is stepped down by ten times.
电压升高9倍,电流强度便降低9/10(即90%)。

Eg. The equipment reduced the error probability by a factor of 5.
该设备误差概率降低了4/5。

(三)There is a n-fold decrease/reduction…
应译为:减至1/n [或:减少(n一1)/n]。(17)
这个句型还有其它一些形式,

Eg. A rapid decrease by a factor of 7 was observed.
发现迅速减少到1/7。

Eg. The principal advantage of the products is a two-fold reduction in
weight.
这些产品的主要优点是重量减轻了1/2。

从上列倍数增减句型及其译法中不难看出:与汉语不 同的是,英语在表述或比较倍数时,无论使用什么句 型(除了不含倍数词的again句型外)都包括基础倍
数在内,因此都不是净增或净减n倍,而是净增或 净减n-1倍。所以句型⑤、③表示的倍数增量=句型④; 句型(13)表示的倍数比差=句型12,且decrease(by)
3 times应译为“减少2/3”,而不是“减少3/4”。

Time

(1)In time for……及时到……/做……“If you go now, you will be in time
for the meeting.


  (2)On time:准时的“Don't go to the examination late. Make sure you are
on time.”


  (3)Pressed for time:时间不足“I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at
the moment.”


  (4)Buy time:争取时间“There are ten seconds left, but Jordan carried
the ball steadily to buy time instead of passing it out.”


  (5)For the time being:暂时地“The company has just been formed. For the
time being, it is run by the company partners.”


  (6)From time to time:偶尔“They visited us from time to time, but we
have never been to their house.”


  (7)In the nick of time:及时“All the passengers got on board in the
nick of time.”


  (8)In no time:很快地“The police caught a thief and sent him to prison
in no time.


  (9)Kill time:消磨时间“While waiting for my turn to do something, I
often read something to kill time.”


  (10)Time and again:屡次“Motorists were warned time and again not to
throw rubbish from their cars.”


  (11)Time alone will tell:时间可以证明一切“No one is certain if it is
wise to emigrate to the West; time alone will tell.”


  (12)Time's up:时间到了“Time's up. Stop writing and hand in your answer
books now.”


  (13)At the best of times:当情况最佳时“Samuel's Mandarin is not good at
the best of times, not to mention when he has to speak if impromptu.”


  (14)At times:有时“life as a spinster or bachelor is care-free, but the
problem is that he or she may feel lonely at times.”


  (15)Behind the times:过时的“Maggie's dressing style is a bit behind
the times. She should try to keep up with the times by wearing fashionable
dresses.”


  (16)Move / keep up with the times:赶上时代“Some people's mode of
thinking is outdated.They should try to move with the times so as to better
fit in the present society.”


  (17)The time is ripe for……的时机成熟了“The political leaders of the
two countries have communicated with each other. Time is therefore ripe for
closer cooperation.”


  (18)With time to spare:比预期时间早“As there was no traffic
congestion, we reached the destination with time to spare.”


  (19)With time/Given time:假以时间“Don't feel depressed ! Things will
improve with time.


  (20)For any length of time:短暂而已“Tom likes to work in different
companies. Evidence shows that he has not held on to the same job for any
length of time.”

Idiom

* Lesson 328 - fight tooth and nail...
* Lesson 327 - on the/ ropes / give sb. enough rope to hang..
* Lesson 326 - rope sb. in / at the end of one's rope
* Lesson 325 - learn the ropes
* Lesson 324 - dog tired / go to the dogs...
* Lesson 323 - go bananas / compare oranges and apples...
* Lesson 322 - not playing with a full deck...
* Lesson 321 - go to pot / sweeten the pot
* Lesson 320 - thin air / come up for air
* Lesson 319 - fish or cut bait / fishing expedition
* Lesson 318 - inside story / sob story
* Lesson 317 - cock and bull story / cover story
* Lesson 316 - eyes bigger than your stomach
* Lesson 315 - stand out / stand the heat
* Lesson 314 - bone of contention / make no bones about it
* Lesson 313 - feel in your bone / throw sb. a bone
* Lesson 312 - pull the strings / string sb. along
* Lesson 311 - hard sell / sell a bill of goods
* Lesson 310 - Buy a pig in a poke...
* Lesson 309 - Scrape the bottom of the barrel
* Lesson 308 - feather your own nest / empty nest
* Lesson 307 - foul your own nest / stir up a hornet's nest
* Lesson 306 - button your lip / on the button
* Lesson 305 - fib / white lie...
* Lesson 304 - ace in the hole / an ace up your sleeve...
* Lesson 303 - no brainer / cut to the chase
* Lesson 302 - nickel and dime / on a dime
* Lesson 301 - penny-ante / penny-pincher / penny-wise
* Lesson 300 - cut a deal / raw deal
* Lesson 299 - have a bear by the tail / loaded for bear...
* Lesson 298 - plug
* Lesson 297 - have a lot on the ball / start the ball rolling
* Lesson 296 - have a ball / ball of fire / ball up
* Lesson 295 - step up to the plate / not get to first plate...
* Lesson 294 - go over with a bang / get a bang out of...
* Lesson 293 - class act / hard act to follow / get one's act together
* Lesson 292 - rat race / treadmill / salt mine
* Lesson 291 - pull for / pull through / pull sb.'s leg
* Lesson 290 - push around / pushover / when push comes to shove
* Lesson 289 - wet blanket / security blanket
* Lesson 288 - stag/hen/tailgate party / baby shower
* Lesson 287 - blow-out / bash / wing-ding / blast
* Lesson 286 - lie low / let sleeping dogs lie
* Lesson 285 - run like clockwork / cut and run / dry run
* Lesson 284 - get in on the ground floor / mop the floor with
* Lesson 283 - go whole hog / the whole nine yards...
* Lesson 282 - fair shake / fair-weather friend / fair-haired boy
* Lesson 281 - there is going to be a devil to pay...
* Lesson 280 - raise the devil / devil's advocate
* Lesson 279 - start from scratch / scratch the surface
* Lesson 278 - wing it / take sb. under your wing
* Lesson 277 - life in the fast lane / go nowhere fast
* Lesson 276 - sit on one's hands / sit on the fence
* Lesson 275 - sitting pretty / sit tight
* Lesson 274 - play fast and loose / hard and fast
* Lesson 273 - one-liner / punch-line
* Lesson 272 - no problem / have a nice day
* Lesson 271 - eat one's words / from the word go
* Lesson 270 - walk down the aisle / walk the plank
* Lesson 269 - wild and woolly / dyed in the wool
* Lesson 268 - a slap on the wrist / wait for the other shoe to drop
* Lesson 267 - lower the boom / throw away the key
* Lesson 266 - goody two shoes / fill the shoe
* Lesson 265 - go full steam ahead / blow off steam
* Lesson 264 - steamroller / under one's own steam
* Lesson 263 - be handed sth. in a silver platter...
* Lesson 262 - gold mine / born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
* Lesson 261 - fly-by-night / off the cuff
* Lesson 260 - to cook up / smart cookies and tough cookies
* Lesson 259 - pin / On pins and needles
* Lesson 258 - top banana / top brass
* Lesson 257 - on top of the world / off the top of one's head
* Lesson 256 - to go up in smoke / smoke screen
* Lesson 255 - smoke and mirrors / bum steer
* Lesson 254 - to butter up someone / nitpicker
* Lesson 253 - a fine kettle of fish / to have other fish to fry
* Lesson 252 - sweet talk / snow job
* Lesson 251 - smart money / mad money
* Lesson 250 - easy money / to bet one's bottom dollar
* Lesson 249 - there's no such thing as a free lunch / power lunch
* Lesson 248 - to get to the bottom of something / to scrape the bottom of the barrel
* Lesson 247 - half-baked / half-hearted
* Lesson 246 - to play with fire / to fight fire with fire
* Lesson 245 - to blow one's own horn / to blow the lid off
* Lesson 244 - free and easy / free-for-all
* Lesson 243 - Freelance / freeloader
* Lesson 242 - front money / hush money
* Lesson 241 - the time of one's life / in the nick of time
* Lesson 240 - fair game / Fair-haired boy
* Lesson 239 - fair and square / fair shake
* Lesson 238 - bummer / bum rap
* Lesson 237 - in the doghouse / between a rock and a hard place
* Lesson 236 - high and dry / dry up
* Lesson 235 - Dry run / Cut and dried
* Lesson 234 - Redneck / McCarthyite
* Lesson 233 - tax-and-spend-liberal / knee-jerk liberal
* Lesson 232 - Pick Up the Tab / Go Dutch
* Lesson 231 - Give Somebody the Hook / By Hook Or By Crook
* Lesson 230 - Right on the Mark / Right Up One's Alley
* Lesson 229 - Sacred Cow / Dark Horse
* Lesson 228 - Break the News / Break the Ice
* Lesson 227 - Give One a Break / Break Even
* Lesson 226 - Slow Burn / Slow As Molasses
* Lesson 225 - Like Greased Lightning / Like a Bat Out of Hell
* Lesson 224 - Butterfingers / Butterball
* Lesson 223 - Bread And Butter / Butter Up Somebody
* Lesson 222 - Know Which Side One's Bread Is Buttered On...
* Lesson 221 - As Light As a Feather / A Feather in One's Cap
* Lesson 220 - Birds of a Feather / Feather One's Nest
* Lesson 219 - Touch Base / Do Lunch
* Lesson 218 - Get Caught With One's Hand in the Cookie Jar...
* Lesson 217 - Ups and Downs / Down and Out
* Lesson 216 - Open and Aboveboard / On the Up and Up
* Lesson 215 - On the Level / Kosher
* Lesson 214 - IN SHORT ORDER / GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK
* Lesson 213 - SHORT AND SWEET / THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
* Lesson 212 - OVER THE LONG HAUL / LONG SHOT
* Lesson 211 - STONEWALL / OFF THE WALL
* Lesson 210 - CLIMB THE WALL / DRIVE SB. UP THE WALL
* Lesson 209 - WALL-TO-WALL / WALLFLOWER
* Lesson 208 - PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS...
* Lesson 207 - MOTOR MOUTH / FOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE
* Lesson 206 - TAKE A WALK / WALK ON EGGSHELLS
* Lesson 205 - WALK ON AIR / WALK THE FLOOR
* Lesson 204 - BAD-MOUTH / SHOOT SB. MOUTH OFF
* Lesson 203 - CLOSE THE BOOKS / COOK THE BOOKS
* LESSON 202 - One for the Book / Know Sombody Like a Book
* Lesson 201 - SUNDAY BEST / SUNDAY DRIVER
* Lesson 200 - HONEYMOON / MOONLIGHT
* Lesson 199 - CUT OUT FOR/CUT OUT TO BE / CUT-UP
* Lesson 198 - CUT A DEAL / CUT CORNERS
* Lesson 197 - THE WORKS / IN THE WORKS
* Lesson 196 - WORKAHOLIC / GRUNT WORK
* Lesson 195 - ON THIN ICE / THIN-SKINNED
* Lesson 194 - FAT CAT / FAT CHANCE
* Lesson 193 - FAT FARM / CHEW FAT
* Lesson 192 - HAT IN HAND / WEAR TWO HATS...
* Lesson 191 - PASS THE HAT / TAKE ONE'S HAT OFF
* Lesson 190 - AT THE DROP OF A HAT...
* Lesson 189 - STAND TALL / STAND-OUT
* Lesson 188 - STAND SB. UP / A STAND-IN
* Lesson 187 - MAKE TRACKS / WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS
* Lesson 186 - BEAN COUNTERS / SPILL THE BEANS
* Lesson 185 - FULL OF BEANS / NOT WORTH A HILL OF BEANS
* Lesson 184 - HIPPIE / TO SHOOT FROM THE HIP
* Lesson 183 - UNDER THE GUN / GUNSHY
* Lesson 182 - GIVE SB. A PIECE OF MIND / MIND-BOGGLING
* Lesson 181 - ONE TRACK MIND / TRACK RECORD
* Lesson 180 - BRAIN DRAIN / BRAIN TRUST
* Lesson 179 - BEAT ONE'S BRAINS OUT / BRAINWASH
* Lesson 178 - JUMP THE GUN / STICK TO THE GUNS
* Lesson 177 - HIT THE CEILING / BLOW ONE'S TOP
* Lesson 176 - MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL / MAKE ONE'S BLOOD RUN COLD
* Lesson 175 - IN ONE'S BLOOD / FRESH BLOOD
* Lesson 174 - ALL IN THE SAME BOUT / MISS THE BOAT
* Lesson 173 - KEEP ONE'S COOL / BE COOL AS A CUCUMBER
* Lesson 172 - FOR CRYING OUT LOUD / COOL IT
* Lesson 171 - TO WHISTLE A DIFFERENT TUNE / PIPE DREAM
* Lesson 170 - FAR CRY / CRYING TOWEL
* Lesson 169 - NOTHING SPECIAL / SO-SO
* Lesson 168 - WHISTLE IN THE DARK / BLOW THE WHISTLE
* Lesson 167 - OUT THE WINDOW / OUT OF THIS WORLD
* Lesson 166 - OUT OF THE WOODS / OUT OF THE PICTURE
* Lesson 165 - OVER A BARREL / OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY
* Lesson 164 - OVER ONE'S HEAD / OVER THE HUMP
* Lesson 163 - COLD SHOULDER / HOT AIR
* Lesson 162 - GET IT IN THE NECK / STICK OUT ONE'S NECK
* Lesson 161 - UP TO ONE'S NECK / BREAK ONE'S NECK
* Lesson 160 - SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT / ROCK THE BOAT
* Lesson 159 - LICK / LICKETY-SPLIT
* Lesson 158 - HAVE A FEELING IN ONE'S BONES / HAVE A BONE TO PICK
* Lesson 157 - OUT OF ONE'S SKULL / SKULL SESSION
* Lesson 156 - LOOSE LIPS / AT LOOSE ENDS
* Lesson 155 - TIGHT-LIPPED / TIGHT WITH SOMEONE
* Lesson 154 - RUN A TIGHT SHIP / SIT TIGHT
* Lesson 153 - KNOCK OFF
* Lesson 152 - STREET SMART / TWO-WAY STREET
* Lesson 151 - EASY STREET / OUT ON THE STREET
* Lesson 150 - KISS SB. OR STH. GOODBYE / KISS OF DEATH
* Lesson 149 - EVERYTHING FROM SOUP TO NUTS / EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK
* Lesson 148 - UNDER THE THUMB / STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB
* Lesson 147 - GREEN THUMB / ALL THUMBS
* Lesson 146 - WHEELER-DEALER / FIFTH WHEEL
* Lesson 145 - SET OF WHEELS / FREE-WHEELER
* Lesson 144 - CRASH THE GATE / CRASH THE PARTY / CRASH COURSE
* Lesson 143 - ONE OF A KIND / TOP-NOTCH
* Lesson 142 - SKIN SB. ALIVE / SKIN GAME
* Lesson 141 - JUMP RIGHT OUT OF ONE'S SKIN / ALL SKIN AND BONES
* Lesson 140 - SPIN ONE'S WHEEL / RE-INVENT THE WHEEL
* Lesson 139 - AT THE WHEEL / HELL ON WHEELS
* Lesson 138 - NO SKIN OFF MY NOSE / SAVE ONE'S SKIN
* Lesson 137 - SKIN DEEP / THAT REALLY GETS UNDER MY SKIN
* Lesson 136 - NOW THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT / START THE BALL ROLLING
* Lesson 135 - PLAY BALL / ON THE BALL
* Lesson 134 - IN THE PINK / FIT AS A FIDDLE
* Lesson 133 - BACKSEAT DRIVER / BACK-UP SYSTEM
* Lesson 132 - BACKSLIDER / BACKSLAPPER
* Lesson 131 - COUCH POTATO / MALL RATS
* Lesson 130 - DINKS / SANDWICH GENERATION
* Lesson 129 - BABY BOOMERS / YUPPIES
* Lesson 128 - UNDER THE WEATHER / DOWN WITH A BUG
* Lesson 127 - NOT ALL THERE / HAVE A SCREW LOOSE
* Lesson 126 - PENNY-PINCHER / CHEAPSKATE
* Lesson 125 - TRAILBLAZER / CUTTING EDGE
* Lesson 124 - A STRAW IN THE WIND / GRASP AT STRAWS
* Lesson 123 - BELLY LAUGH / KNEE-SLAPPER
* Lesson 122 - THE LAST STRAW / SOW ONE'S WILD OATS
* Lesson 121 - MAKE HAY / GO HAYWIRE
* Lesson 120 - SPRING CHICKEN / GOOSE BUMPS
* Lesson 119 - CHICKEN OUT / CHICKEN FEED
* Lesson 118 - SITTING DUCK / DEAD DUCK
* Lesson 117 - WHERE-IS-THE-BEEF / TURKEY FARM
* Lesson 116 - BREAK THE ICE / ICEBERG
* Lesson 115 - SNOWBALL / SNOW JOB
* Lesson 114 - BEEFY / BEEF UP
* Lesson 113 - TURKEY / COLD TURKEY
* Lesson 112 - SMELL FISHY / FISH FOR COMPLIMENTS
* Lesson 111 - SHRIMP / CRAB
* Lesson 110 - RUB ELBOWS / ELBOW ROOM
* Lesson 109 - CALL UP / CALL IT A DAY
* Lesson 108 - CALL THE SHOTS / CALL ONE'S BLUFF
* Lesson 107 - MUNCH / HORS D'OEUVRES
* Lesson 106 - GRAB A BITE / GRUBSTAKE
* Lesson 105 - BRAINSTORM / EGGHEAD
* Lesson 104 - GHOST WRITER / SPOOKY
* Lesson 103 - GIVE UP THE GHOST / GHOST TOWN
* Lesson 102 - BRAINCHILD / PICK ONE'S BRAIN
* Lesson 101 - GET ONE'S BACK UP / SCRATCH ONE'S BACK
* Lesson 100 - NAG / GET OFF ONE'S BACK
* Lesson 99 - TURN ONE'S BACK ON SB. GET ON ONE'S BACK
* Lesson 98 - PUT ON THE BACK BURNER / DRAG ONE'S FEET
* Lesson 97 - SMART (AS INTELLIGENCE / FASHIONABLE)
* Lesson 96 - BASKET CASE / ALL WASHED UP
* Lesson 95 - ON A CLOUD / UNDER A CLOUD
* Lesson 94 - CLOUDY / IN THE CLOUDS
* Lesson 93 - CRY IN ONE'S BEER / CRY BABY
* Lesson 92 - CROCODILE TEARS / SOB STORY
* Lesson 91 - PASS THROW A CURVE / THROW FOR A LOOP
* Lesson 90 - LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE / EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY
* Lesson 89 - PUT ON THE DOG / GO TO THE DOGS
* Lesson 88 - BUDDY / SIDEKICK
* Lesson 87 - BRAIN OR SHINE / RAINY DAY
* Lesson 86 - LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG...
* Lesson 85 - THROW A WET BLANKET ON STH...
* Lesson 84 - THROW TO THE WOLVES...
* Lesson 83 - HICK / CITY SLICKER
* Lesson 82 - GIVE SB. A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND...
* Lesson 81 - ON THE FENCE / MAVERICK
* Lesson 80 - LAME DUCK / GOLDEN PARACHUTE
* Lesson 79 - SLEAZE / GRIDLOCK
* Lesson 78 - JUMP HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM...
* Lesson 77 - SWING VOTER / COME OUT SWINGING
* Lesson 76 - BLAME GAME / NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING
* Lesson 75 - FAVORITE SON / SOUND BITE
* Lesson 74 - THROW ONE'S HAT IN THE RING / GO ON THE STUMP
* Lesson 73 - WIMP / TURKEY
* Lesson 72 - NERD / JOCK / GIRL JOCK
* Lesson 71 - EAT ONE'S HAT / EAT ONE'S HEART OUT
* Lesson 70 - HANG ON TO YOUR HAT / KEEP STH.UNDER YOUR HAT
* Lesson 69 - AT THE DROP OF A HAT / TALK THROUGH ONE'S HAT
* Lesson 68 - KICK UP ONE'S HEELS / KICK OFF
* Lesson 67 - GET A KICK OUT OF / KICK THE BUCKET
* Lesson 66 - BALONEY / KICKBACK
* Lesson 65 - FLEA MARKET / CLAM UP
* Lesson 64 - KEEP ONE'S EYE ON THE BALL / EYE-OPENER
* Lesson 63 - KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED...
* Lesson 62 - EYES POP OUT / NOT EVEN BAT AN EYE
* Lesson 61 - FEAST YOUR EYES ON / HIT BETWEEN THE EYES
* Lesson 60 - FISH OR CUT BAIT / COLD FISH
* Lesson 59 - A FISH OUT OF WATER / TEACH A FISH HOW TO SWIM
* Lesson 58 - SHOOT THE BREEZE / THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
* Lesson 57 - GOING BANANAS / LEMON AND...
* Lesson 56 - PEACHES AND CREAM / SOUR GRAPES
* Lesson 55 - ODDBALL / ODDS AND ENDS
* Lesson 54 - BOMB / DROP A BOMBSHELL
* Lesson 53 - LOOSE CANNON / BLOCKBUSTER
* Lesson 52 - NO HOLDS BARRED / LET ONE'S HAIR DOWN
* Lesson 51 - PULL NO PUNCHES / STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH
* Lesson 50 - BE SWEPT OFF ONE'S FEET...
* Lesson 49 - STAND ON ONE'S OWN TWO FEET...
* Lesson 48 - GET A FOOT IN THE DOOR / DEAD ON ONE'S FEET
* Lesson 47 - BUG SOMEONE / LOOSE UP
* Lesson 46 - ANTS IN YOUR PANTS...
* Lesson 45 - COLD FEET / JUMP IN AND GET ONE'S FEET WET
* Lesson 44 - GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT...
* Lesson 43 - PUT ONE'S BEST FOOT FORWARD...
* Lesson 42 - GO FOR BROKE / GO OVERBOARD
* Lesson 41 - GO ALL OUT / GO THROUGH HELL OR...
* Lesson 40 - MY HEART STOOD STILL / HEAR-TO-HEART TALK
* Lesson 39 - HAVE A HEART / CROSS MY HEART
* Lesson 38 - PAIN IN THE NECK / NECK AND NECK
* Lesson 37 - BREAK ONE'S NECK / STICK ONE'S NECK OUT
* Lesson 36 - HOT SEAT / HOT AND BOTHERED
* Lesson 35 - MONKEY BUSINESS / MAKE MONKEY OUT OF SB.
* Lesson 34 - PUT ALL HIS EGGS IN THE BASKET / EAT CROW
* Lesson 33 - AS AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE / HOT POTATO
* Lesson 32 - SING THE BLUES / LIKE A BOLT OUT OF THE BLUE
* Lesson 31 - GREEN THUMB / GREEN LIGHT
* Lesson 30 - STICK TO ONE'S GUN / SHOOT THE BREEZE
* Lesson 29 - RAIN CHECK / IT NEVER RAINS...
* Lesson 28 - BLACK SHEEP / WHITE LIE
* Lesson 27 - RED LETTER DAY / RED TAPE
* Lesson 26 - HORSE LAUGH / THE LAST LAUGH
* Lesson 25 - JUST FOR LAUGHS / LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE
* Lesson 24 - TOP GUN / BOTTOM LINE
* Lesson 23 - TAKE CANDY FROM A BABY / A PIECE OF CAKE
* Lesson 22 - TWIST ONE'S ARM / CHARGE SOMEONE AN ARM AND A LEG
* Lesson 21 - SHAKE A LEG / PULL ONE'S LEG
* Lesson 20 - UP IN ARMS / AT ARM'S LENGTH
* Lesson 19 - BAIL OUT / NOSE DIVE
* Lesson 18 - STUFFED SHIRT / GIVE YOU THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK
* Lesson 17 - KEEP ONE'S SHIRT ON / LOSE ONE'S SHIRT
* Lesson 16 - RIGHT ON THE BEAM / FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS
* Lesson 15 - FLY OFF THE HANDLE / BARK UP THE WRONG TREE
* Lesson 14 - SWEETEN THE POT...
* Lesson 13 - KEEP AN EAR TO THE GROUND / UP TO ONE'S EARS
* Lesson 12 - FOLLOW YOUR NOSE / PAY THROUGH THE NOSE
* Lesson 11 - SHOE IS ON THE OTHER FOOT / WORK HAND IN GLOVE
* Lesson 10 - POKER FACE / CLOSE TO YOUR VEST
* Lesson 9 - PULL YOUR SOCKS UP / KNOCK ONE'S SOCKS OFF
* Lesson 8 - BE LED BY THE NOSE / UNDER YOUR NOSE
* Lesson 7 - BLOW UP / BLOW OUT
* Lesson 6 - HOLD WATER / WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK...
* Lesson 5 - IN HOT WATER / THROW COLD WATER ON STH.
* Lesson 4 - DOGGY BAG / SUNNY SIDE UP
* LESSON 3 - It Goes in One Ear and Out the Other
* Lesson 2 - GREASY SPOON / POTLUCK
* Lesson 1 - GIVE ONE A HAND / FOOT THE BILL