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Everyone arrived nice and early.

译：咱们都早早地到了。

nice and起着重效果，意为：很；十分。nice and +形容词不行用于名词前

He has given up smoking for good.

译：他完全戒烟了。

for good = for good and all 永久；永久

We all encourage him like anything.

译：咱们都拼命鼓舞他。

like anything 十分；拼命地

He is free with his money.

译：他花钱大手大脚。

His English leaves nothing to be desired.

译：他的英语无可挑剔。

leave a lot / much / something / nothing to be desired 还有许多/一些/没有需求改善的当地

He changed his condition only a week ago.

译：他刚在一星期前成婚了。

change one's condition 成婚

My shoes are the worse for wear.

译：我的鞋子寒酸了。

the worse for wear用旧的；用坏的

It’s time you told him a few home truths.

译：现在你该给他讲点真话了。

home truth [通常用复数]使人不愉快的现实；关于或人的大真话

Their plan was called off at the eleventh hour.

译：他们的计划在最终时间被取消了。

at the eleventh hour = at the last moment 最终时间

We got there in good time for the opening ceremony.

译：咱们提前到了那儿参与开幕式。

in good time 及早地；及时地

My brother wants to go to sea and travel around the world.

译：我哥哥想当水手，环游世界。

go to sea 当水手； go to the sea去海滨

We had better shake a leg. Otherwise we’ll miss the train.

译：咱们最好快点。不然就赶不上火车了。

shake a leg [用于敦促] 举动快点

This firm has gone to the dogs since the new management took over.

译：这家新公司自新的管理人员接手以来日渐衰落。

go to the dogs [非正式]衰落；大不如前

No wonder the man in the street can not afford such expensive furniture.

译：难怪普通人买不起这么贵重的家具。

the man in the street 老百姓

The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during a test.

译：教师赏罚了考试做弊的学生以儆效尤。

make an example of sb赏罚或人以儆戒别人

Our cooperation came to an end because you refused to play the game.

译：由于你们回绝照章就事，咱们的协作到此为止。

play the game 就事公正；为人诚笃

He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back.

译：他留下一张字条，粗心是他不回来了。

to the effect that粗心是；有这样的意思

once you’ve mastered Italian, learning Spanish should be child’s play.

译：你一旦把握了意大利语，学西班牙语就垂手可得了。

child’s play极端简单的事

This will go a long way towards overcoming the difficulty. We’ll soon win our success.

译：这对处理问题有很大协助。咱们很快就会取得成功。

go a long way 有很大协助

Tom said Nancy would never succeed in her business, but after seeing her business grow, he had to eat his words.

译：汤姆从前说南希不行能把生意做好，可是看着她的工作风生水起，他不得不供认自己说错了。

eat one's words 回收前语；供认说错

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