1. Eat one’s heart out 非常伤心

A: How is your daughter these days?

B: Well, she’s been eating her heart out ever since her pet dog died.

A: Poor kid! You should do something to cheer her up.

B: I am trying my best to do so. But I guess it will take some time for her to heal. After all, the dog was like a family member to us.

A：你女儿最近怎样？

B：自从她的宠物狗死了之后，她就一直非常伤心。

A：可怜的孩子！你应该做点儿什么让她高兴起来。

B：我正努力这么做。但是我想这还需要一段时间。毕竟这只狗之前就像是我们家庭的一份子。

2. I am not a coffee person 我不爱喝咖啡

A: Would you like some coffee?

B: No, thank you, I am not a coffee person.

A: Well, then, do you want to have some tea?

B: Yes, I would love to have some tea please, thank you.

A：你想喝点儿咖啡吗？

B：不了，谢谢，我不爱喝咖啡。

A：好吧，那么来点儿茶？

B：好的，请给我来点茶，谢谢。

3. Have a monkey on one’s back 染上毒瘾

A: Honey, can we lend some money to Jack?

B: What for?

A: You know, he has a monkey on his back, and he is in debt.

B: I really think we should help him to stay away from drugs.

A：亲爱的，我们能借点儿钱给杰克吗？

B：干什么？

A：你知道，他有毒瘾，欠了好多债。

B：我真的认为我们应该帮助他远离毒品。

4. A hen-pecked husband 妻管严

A: Poor Steven! I almost cannot recognize him just now!

B: Me neither! He has changed so much and looks like an old man now.

A: But he is only in his early 40s!

B: I heard that he is a hen-pecked husband.

A：可怜的史蒂夫！刚才我差点都没认出他来！

B：我也差点儿没认出来！他改变真大呀，现在看起来像一个老头子了。

A：但是他只不过40刚出头呀！

B：我听说他是妻管严。

5. Night owl 夜猫子

A: You look really sleepy, Susan.

B: Well, my roommate is a night owl, she usually goes to sleep at around 2 a.m. each day.

A: No wonder you cannot sleep well.

B: I have to adjust to it, I guess.

A：苏珊，你看起来好困哦。

B：我室友是个夜猫子，她通常夜里亮点才睡觉。

A：难怪你睡不好呢。

B：我想我得适应才行。

6. Crocodile tears 猫哭耗子假慈悲

A: I heard you’ve broken up with David, and I am really sorry.

B: Don’t cry crocodile tears!

A: How come you say this to me?

B: You know what you’ve done. He broke up with me in order to be with you!

A：我听说你和大卫分手了，我很难过。

B：别猫哭耗子假慈悲了！

A：你为什么这么说呀？

B：你自己清楚自己做了些什么。他和我分手是为了和你在一起！