掌握這些習語，英語交流不再難（一）
要想在實際生活中聽懂英語，你必須對某些習語非常熟悉。習語在日常生活中得到廣泛使用，因此掌握習語十分必要。你得知道這些習語的真正含義，知道如何運用，爭取成爲一名“行家”。
本文將介紹一些當下最常用的英語習語，請記住，知識就是力量。
1. CRUNCH TIME: the period of time just before a project has to be completed and everyone has to work hard
1.關鍵時期：項目竣工之前的一段時期，人人都在加緊工作
I’m not getting enough sleep these days. It’s crunch time at work.
這些天，我從沒好好休息過，畢竟現在正處在攻堅期。
YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY:to let others see your uniqueness
2.展示身手：讓他人看到自己的獨特性
My colleagues were surprised at the Christmas party- I let my freak flag fly and showed them a break dance routine.
聖誕會上，同事們驚呆了——我一顯身手跳了段霹靂舞。
3. GET OUT OF HAND:when you lose control of things, they get out of hand
3.失控：對某事失去控制，出現混亂。
The party got out of hand and the guests started to throw bottles at each other.
來賓們互相擲瓶，聚會一度失控。
4. GET YOUR HEAD AROUND IT:to understand something
4.集中精力：弄清某事
I just can’t get my head around the fact that Joe is leaving us.
我還是想不通喬爲何要離我們而去。
5. DIG IN YOUR HEELS / STICK TO YOUR GUNS: to refuse to compromise or change your mind
5.立場堅定/決不動搖：拒絕讓步或改變主意
My parents wanted me to give up writing, but I dug in my heels and went on to become a famous writer.
父母勸我放棄寫作，但我立場堅定，立志成爲一名出色的作家。
6. POUND THE PAVEMENT: to walk the streets looking for a job
6.在人行道徘徊：徘徊街頭找工作
I’d been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fast food restaurant.
在街上徘徊了數月，我才找到這份快餐店的工作。
A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT: to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible
7.另闢蹊徑：做一些讓人出乎意料，看上去不可能實現之事
I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat and we landed a major contract.
原以爲我們要破產了，但我的生意夥伴另闢蹊徑接到了一個大單子。
8. LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED: to do everything you can to achieve your goal
8.不遺餘力：千方百計實現某事
I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out who did this.
不管用什麼辦法，我都會查出這是誰幹的。
9. GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM: to do something you’ve wanted to do for a long time and don’t want to postpone any longer
9.迫不及待：去做某項盼望已久的事情，不願再等待
I wasn’t sure how she was going to react, but I had to get it out of my system, so I told her I had found another woman.
我不知道她會有什麼反應，但是我等不下去了。因此，我告訴她自己移情別戀了。
10. STEP UP YOUR GAME: to start performing better
10.迎頭趕上：做出更佳表現
If you want to win this competition, you’ll have to step up your game.
要想在這次競爭中獲勝，你必須加把勁兒了。
11. PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER: to calm down and behave normally
11.振作起來：冷靜下來，恢復正常
I understand you’ve had a bad day, but pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?
我知道你今天不容易，但是振作起來開始工作好嗎？
12. SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT: either start performing better or leave
12.好好幹不然就走人：好好表現不然就走人
This is the last time I’m telling you to arrive on time. Shape up or ship out.
我再說最後一遍，按時上班好好幹，不然就走人。
13. Cut SOMEBODY SOME SLACK:to give somebody a break/ not to judge somebody severely
13.放人一馬：給人留有喘息的餘地，而非咄咄逼人
I was extremely busy last week. Cut me some slack and I’ll finish the report by tomorrow morning.
上星期我簡直忙到飛起。給我點喘息的時間，明早我就交報告。
14. BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH:when you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed/ nearly fail
14.僥倖成功：僥倖成功做某事，差一點失敗
I hadn’t studied much, but passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
雖然我準備不多，但僥倖通過了測試。
15. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON:when something rarely ever happens
15.千載難逢：極少會發生某事
We used to see him all the time, but now he just visits us once in a blue moon.
過去我們經常見面，但現在他許久都不來一次。
