081 (A) cry for the moon (B) as green as grass

Ross cry for the moon 想做做不到的事or想要要不到的東西 He often cries for the moon. 他經常想要要不到的東西。 as green as grass 幼稚的 When she just graduated and started her first job, she was as green as grass. 她畢業剛開始工作時非常幼稚。

Ben ask for the moon / cry for the moon 想做做不到的事or想要要不到的東西 Don't ask for the moon. Be reasonable! 別不切實際，踏實點。 as green as grass 幼稚的 You cannot expect Mary to do business with such people. She is only eighteen and as green as grass. 你不能期望Mary和這些人作生意。她只有十八歲，而且沒什麼經驗。 Suggestion: Technically, it should read "She is only eighteen and is as green as grass." The extra "is" is put in there because otherwise it reads "she is only as green as grass." That is like saying "she can not get any greener than grass." It changes the meaning. It is a technical difference, and one that probably only matters if you are writing an English Grammar Paper.

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Kate ask for the moon/cry for the moon Many people always cry fro the moon, and neglect their own. 很多人都想要不要東西,而忘了本身擁有的 as green as grass Don't require a lot , she is as green as grass 不要要求太多,她是菜鳥

080 (A) out of blue (B) see red

Ross out of the blue 意外地 She won the championship out of the blue. 她出人意外的贏得了冠軍 see red 突然發怒 Whenever anyone teased Bill about his weight, he saw red. 每當有人對他的體重開玩笑時，Bill就會勃然發怒

Ben out of the blue 意外地 He quitted his job out of the blue. 他出人意外地辭職了。 Suggestion: He quit his job out of the blue. Quit is the past tense of Quit; -ed is not added. Some words that already end in -t or -d (and some other words) will not add -ed for the past tense. see red 突然發怒 Joe saw red when a rude guy spat on him. 當有個無禮的傢伙向他吐口水，Joe勃然大怒。

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Kate out of the blue Because she lost the championship out of the blue, she cried whole day 因為她意外失去冠軍,她哭了一整天 see red Jack saw red when someone bullied his children 當有人欺負Jack小孩,Jack發怒

079 (A) wink (B) number off

Ross wink 使眼色 A: Why are you winking at me? 你幹嘛對我眨眼? B: I am trying to tell you the secret 我試著告訴你秘密 number off 報數(列隊時) The soldiers numbered off from the right. 士兵們從右邊開始報數

Ben wink 使眼色 Mary winked at me knowingly. Mary刻意對我使了眼色。 number off 報數(列隊時) The sergeant numbered his men off from the right. 這班長叫他的士兵從右邊開始報數。

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Kate Jack:I think Grace likes me, because she winks at me Lisa:You're being paranoid Jack我認為grace喜歡我,因為他對我使眼色 Lisa:你想太多了 number off The students numbered off from the left 學生從左邊報數

078 (A) as good as gold (B) in the red

Ross as good as gold (小孩)很乖 Q: How were the kids doing today? 孩子們今天好嗎? A: The children were as good as gold. 孩子們很乖。 in the red 虧損/負債 John is $200 in the red this month. John這個月負債兩百元。

Ben as good as gold (小孩)很乖 You were as good as gold today. 你們今天很很乖。 in the red 虧損/負債 Chris often runs his father's company in the red. Chris常讓他爸的公司虧損。

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Kate as good as gold Parents always hope their children are as good as gold 父母總希望他們的小孩很乖 in the red He is so sad,because his family in the red 因為他的家庭負債,所以他很難過

077 (A) beside oneself (B) by twos and threes

Ross beside oneself 極度興奮 She was beside herself with joy when she heard the good news. 當她聽到這個好消息時欣喜若狂 by twos and threes 三三兩兩 The audiences are coming into the stadium by twos and threes 觀眾們正三三兩兩地走進體育館

Ben beside oneself 極度興奮 Leah was beside herself with grief when she heard her dad died. 當Leah聽到她爸過世的時候，她極度難過。 by twos and threes 三三兩兩 They came home from church by twos and threes. 他們三三兩兩從教堂回家。

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Kate beside oneself He was beside hisself with joy when he knew his wife was prragant. 他充滿歡喜當他知道他老婆懷孕 by twos and threes The students leave the classroom by two and threes 學生三三兩兩離開教室

076 (A) once in a blue moon (B) let the grass grow under one's feet

Ross once in a blue moon 千載難逢地 We are so busy that we can only go home to visit my folks once in a blue moon. 我們很忙,我們難得回家去看我父母。 Such a chance comes once in a blue moon. 這樣的機會極其難得。 let the grass grow under one's feet 浪費時間 We are in a hurry right now, so don't let the grass grow under your feet! 我們在趕時間，別浪費時間了!

Ben once in a blue moon 千載難逢地 My brother helped me clean the house this evening. It only happens like this once in a blue moon. 我弟弟今天下午幫我打掃房子。那是非常千載難逢地。 Suggestion: The words "like this" are un-necessary. Perhaps you could say: "This" only happens once in a blue moon. let the grass grow under one's feet 浪費時間 Let's get down to business now. Don't let the grass grow under one's feet. 現在趕緊作正事吧，別再浪費時間了。 Suggestion 1: Don't let the grass grow under your feet! Before you know it, life will pass you by.   Note: Above expression is almost always a command said directly to another person. I don't think it's ever used in third person. Suggestion 2:   You would say, don't let the grass grow under "your" feet. This is because in the first sentence you are saying: let us ("you" and me) get down to business. OR, you could say: We don't want to let the grass grow under "our" feet. There are other possibilities, but the word "one" is partially incorrect because we are not already talking about "one." We are talking about "us." This grass idiom is another one that I don't think I have heard; but it makes sense and is perfectly understandable.

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Kate once in a blue moon My husband has a male chauvinism that he can help me in the kitchen once in a blue moon 我老公有大男人主義,所以要他在廚房幫我是非常千載難逢 Let the grass grow under one's feet Don't let the grass grow under one's feet, we don't have enough time 不要浪費時間,我們並沒有足夠的時間

075 (A) let the cat out of the bag (B) bell the cat

Ross let the cat out of the bag 洩漏祕密 Don't tell him everything. He is the one who will let the cat out of the bag. 不要告訴他所有的事，他是那種會洩漏祕密的人 bell the cat 為別人冒險 All the workers agreed that they should have their pay increased, but nobody offered to bell the cat and talked to their employer. 所有的工人都認為要加薪,但卻沒人自告奮勇去跟老板談。

Ben let the cat out of the bag 洩漏祕密 It was supposed to be a secret that we were firing our accountant. But the secretary let the cat out of the bag by telling her friends. 我們要解雇這個會計應該是秘密的，但是這個秘書卻跟他的朋友洩漏這個秘密。 bell the cat 為別人冒險 Someone has to tell our boss the truth, but who will bell the cat? 有人需要告訴老闆真相，但是誰願意挺身而出呢？

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Kate Let the cat out of the bag Rie doesn't have many friends because she always lets the cat out of the bag. Rie沒有很多朋友,他總是洩漏秘密 bell the cat We just complaintedabout heavy homework, but no one wants to bell the cat and tells the teacher 我們只是抱怨很多功課,但是沒有人願意挺身而出告訴老師