A：OK. See you.
好的，再见。
duck鸭，鸭肉
Useful Phrases实用短语
①sitting duck一个很容易受骗，或被打击的对象。
My friend Joe is a sitting duck for any phony offer that promises to make him rich in a hurry.
我的朋友乔伊对任何说是能让他很快发财的骗局都相信。
②water off a duck's back毫无作用
I keep telling my friend it's foolish to gamble all of his money， but it's like water off a duck's back. "
我一直告诉我的朋友，不要那么傻，把所有的钱都用在赌博上。可是，我的话对他全然不起作用。
③a dead duck被放弃或将失败的事物。
The plan is a dead duck， for there is no money.
计划告吹了，因为没有钱。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Jane's really a sitting duck， last month she made a boyfriend on the internet， she believed him so much. But now…….
简真是个容易受骗的人，上个月她在网上交了个男朋友，她是那么相信他。但是现在……
B：What happened to her
她怎么了？
A：She was cheated a lot of money， and the man disappeared last week.
她被骗走了很多钱，那个男的上周消失了。
B：Oh， my God. So bad the man is.
哦，天哪。那个男的太坏了。
dog狗，犬
Useful Phrases实用短语
①every dog has his day人人皆有得意日
Don't complain so much. Every dog has his day.
不要太抱怨了，每个人都有得意的日子。
②dog days三伏天，酷热的天气
When I was a child， my friends and I always went swimming in the river near my house in dog days.
小时候我总爱和朋友在三伏天到我家附近的河里游泳。
③love me，love my dogs爱屋及乌
Both my husband and I love watching TV. Although he doesn't like it at first. That's love me， love my dogs.
我和丈夫都喜欢看电视。尽管开始他并不喜欢。这就叫作爱屋及乌。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：So hot the weather is！ When the dog days will be over
天气真热啊！什么时候这样的三伏天才会结束啊？
B：It is said that the weather will be much cooler next week.
据说下周天气会凉快多了。
A：Wonderful！
太好了！
down向下，朝下，在下面
Useful Phrases实用短语
①be down to sb.是某人的责任，有某人负责
It's down to you to clean the house.
由你来负责打扫房间。
②down tools罢工，撂下工具
All the workers in this city decided to down their tools.
这个城市的所有工人都决定罢工。
③have a down on sb.瞧不起某人
The rich man has a down on the poor.
这个有钱人瞧不起穷人。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Look at that man over there. He's always have a down on the poor people.
看那边的那个男人，他总是瞧不起穷人。
B：So disgusting！ He was poor two years ago.
真恶心！他两年前也是个穷人啊。
A：Yes， and many people around him had hepled him before， but he refused to help anyone who was poorer than him when he was rich.
是啊，许多人之前都帮助过他，但是当他富裕时却拒绝帮助任何比他穷的人。
Notes：
1. disgusting [dis'g?sti?] adj. 极糟的，令人不快的，令人厌恶的
2. refuse [ri'fju：z] v. 拒绝，回绝
drag拉，托，拽
Useful Phrases实用短语
①drag your feet故意拖拉，故意延迟
Sorry， I didn't want to drag your feet.
对不起，我不是故意拖延的。
②drag sth. out of sb.强迫某人说出
We dragged a confession out of him.
我们强迫他招了供。
confession [k?n'fe∫?n] n. 供词，供状，认罪，供认，坦白
③drag sth. out sth.把毫不相干的事插入谈论
There's no need to drag politices into everything.
没有必要什么事情都扯到政治。
Daily Conversation日常会话
Jane：
I'm so sorry， you know I don't intent to drag your feet. I'm just a layman for basketball.
简：
非常抱歉，你知道我不想拖你们的后腿的。但我对篮球确实不在行。
John：It doesen't matter. I'm also not a good player.
约翰：没关系，我打得也不好。
Jane：
At least you play it much better than I. Actually， I don't often play basketball.
简：至少你打的比我好多了。事实上，我不经常打篮球的。
John：
I love basketball very much， and I often play it with my friends.
约翰：我非常喜爱篮球，经常和朋友一块打。
Notes：
1. intent to do sth.打算做某事
2. layman [leim?n] n. 外行，门外汉，非专业人员
drop滴，滴状物，下落，滴剂
Useful Phrases实用短语
①drop sb. in it使……尴尬，使狼狈不堪
I don't want to talk about that thing， but you always drop me in it.
我不想提起那件事，但你总是让我很难堪。
②drop dead暴死，突然死去，猝死
The world top singer Michael Jackson dropped dead which made his fans mourn.
世界顶级歌手迈克尔·杰克逊突然死去让他的歌迷们很悲痛。
mourn [m?：n] v.（因失去……而）哀悼，忧伤
③drop off打盹，小睡
I dropped off and missed the end of the football match.
我打了个盹，错过了足球赛的结尾。
④at the drop of a hat立即，毫不迟疑
The company can't expect me to move my home at the drop of a hat.
公司不能指望我立即搬家。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Do you know you really dropped me in it at the birthday party
你知道吗？在生日会上你真的让我很尴尬。
B：I'm terrible sorry. If you haven't told me about it， I'll be still not aware of it. No wonder you're so angery.
非常抱歉。如果你不和我说我仍然没意识到。难怪你会那么生气了。
A：I know you're not on purpose， so I'll forgive you this time.
我知道你不是故意的，所以这次我原谅你。
B：Thank you so much.
非常感谢。
Notes：
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