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       People Do the Strangest Things(人会做很奇怪的事)

　　1. Shoot the Breeze = chat informally

　　美国人把无目的的闲谈比作是向和风射击，打风。

　　典范对话:

　　A: What are you going to be doing this afternoon?

　　B: Oh, I don't have anything in particular in mind.

　　A: Why don't you come over to my place? We can listen to some records and shoot the breeze.

　　B: That sounds OK to me. I'd like to relax listening to music and visit and chat informally until my folks get back from shopping.

　　2. Bite the Dust = go down in defeat

　　美国人把输了比作是头朝下啃泥土。

　　典范短文:

　　Andy did exceptionally well in all of the track events, but bit the dust in the high jump competition. Much to the disappointment of his fans, he went down in defeat, losing to a competitor from the visiting team.

　　3. Bend Over Backward = try very hard

　　美国人以为向后倾是要花很大力气才能做到的事。Bend over backward 表明十分尽力去做某事。

　　典范短文:

　　When Joan first started teaching she was afraid that she would have a lot of trouble getting used to the kids and to the faculty. Her fears turned out to be unfounded. Since everybody bent over backwards to help her. Everyone tried very hard to help her feel comfortable and adjust to the school.

      4. Scratch Someone's Back = return a favor

　　美国人以为帮他人挠背就是行礼，对他人恩惠地交流。

　　典范对话:

　　A: Hey, Bea. I need some help stacking these boxes. Would you please give me a hand?

　　B: OK. And I need some help tidying up the house. How about your helping me out after that?

　　A: OK. If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

　　B: I know you don't like doing housework, but I'll help you with the boxes if you promise to return the favor.

　　A: No problem. I'll even do the windows.

　　5. Turn Someone ff = disgust someone

　　turn off 表明把电源断掉。Turn someone off 表明让他人一会儿没了爱好。

　　典范对话:

　　A: How was your date with Marty last night?

　　B: Well, it started off OK, but he really turned me off when we went for a snack after the movies.

　　A: Did he say or do something to annoy you?

　　B: Frankly, he disgusted me when he tried to talk with his mouth full.

　　A: I don't blame you. That would have really bothered me too.

　　6. Kick the Bucket = die

　　死跷跷了。

　　典范短文:

　　It's been said that the old man knew of a buried treasure, but he kicked the bucketbefore telling anyone where it was. If the treasure exists, the old man unfortunately took the secret of its location with him when he died.