托?？荚囍谐Ｒ?jiàn)的習(xí)語(yǔ)內(nèi)容（5）

　　Model: [1996.8.]

　　——Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. (為什么你開(kāi)會(huì)遲到?我讓你的同屋告訴你改時(shí)間的事了。)

　　——She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes. (她記性不好，有時(shí)真讓我心煩。)

　　52)give someone a break 不要去管，饒了某人吧

　　Model: [1994.5.]

　　——Give me a break. I’m nervous enough as it is. (不要管我，我已經(jīng)夠緊張了。)

　　53)head and shoulders above (在…方面)強(qiáng)于某人

　　Model: [1991.10.]

　　——In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.(在計(jì)算機(jī)編程上，Susan比我們強(qiáng)。)

　　54)in the red 赤字，負(fù)債

　　Model: [1996.5.]

　　——So far the clubs are about three hundred dollars in the red, and we still have four months to go before membership renewal. ( 到目前為止，俱樂(lè)部有300元赤字，然而還有4個(gè)月才到交會(huì)員費(fèi)的時(shí)間。)

　　——Well, we may have to raise our dues.(那么，我們必須提高會(huì)員費(fèi)了。)

　　55)in the dark 一無(wú)所知;不了解情況

　　Model: [1994.1.]

　　——Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道這通知講的是什么嗎?)

　　——I’m as in the dark as you are. (我也跟你一樣不了解情況。)