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美国口语惯用法例句集粹PP (Page 114-122)569. pace1) A change of pace will probably do you good. 改变一下进度也许会对你有好处。2) I dont know how much longer we can keep up this pace. 我不知道我们能将这种进度保持多长时间。3) George really likes to put us through the paces. 乔治特别喜欢考验我们的能力。4) Stay behind the runner who sets the pace of the race. 一直跟在（赛跑比赛中）领路者的后面。 570. pad/paddle1) This is a nice pad youve got! 你得到了一个好房间！2) Its time you learned to paddle your own canoe. 是你学着自食其力的时候了。3) It looks like were up the creek without a paddle. 看起来我们落人了极为因窘的境地。4) The stubborn child needs a paddling! 这个顽固的孩子需要给他一记耳光。571. panic1) Dont anybody hit the panic button! Everythings going to be all right. 大家不要惊慌失措，一切都会没事儿的。572. paper1) I saw your picture in the paper today. 我今天在报纸上看见了你的照片。2) Weve been out papering the city with flyers. 我们出去在市里到处贴上我们的传单。3) Gus has been a professional paperhanger for years. 格斯多年来一直是个熟练的裱糊工。4) Your husband acts tough, but hes really a paper tiger. 你丈夫看似强硬，实际上只是一个纸老虎。5) I never realized how much paper work was involved in this job. 我从未想到过这工作里会包含有多少案头（文书）工作。573. part1) Weve had a few problems, but everythings been fine for the most part. 我们有个别几个问题，但大部分还是挺顺利的。2) Please make the new students feel like theyre a part of your group. 请让新学生们感觉他们已成为你们集体中的一员。3) That was a major mistake on their part. 那是他们犯的一个大错误。4) I hate to part with this guitar, but I need the money. 我不愿失去这把吉他，但我需要钱。5) Direct mail plays a big part in our business. 直接寄送广告（这一手段）在我们的生意里起了很大的作用。6) Are you going to take part in the program? 你要加入那个计划吗？7) Ill try to do my part. 我会努力尽到自己的职责。574. pass1) I think Dave just made a pass at me. 我想戴夫是想勾引我。2) Mrs. Henderson always waves to me when she passes by. 亨德森夫人在路过的时候总是向我招招手。3) Hitoshis use of English idioms is so good that he could pass for an American. 仁志使用英语短语非常熟练，以至于都可以被当作一个美国人了。4) Boy Scouts must pass all the requirements to earn a merit badge. 童子军们必须通过所有测试要求才能得到一枚荣誉徽章。5) It was so hot in the auditorium that several people passed out.礼堂里太热了，以致于有几个人昏了过去。6) Look at this interesting airplane as it passes over. 这架有趣的飞机飞过去的时候，你（仔细）瞧一瞧它。7) We just couldnt pass up this opportunity. 我们只是不能放过这个机会。575. pal1) You look like you have that job down pat. 看起来称把那个工作是干得一点不差。576. pay1) Its payback time for all the mean things hes done to us. 现在是他因对我们所做的全部卑劣的事而得到报应的时候了。2)3) How many more days before payday? 离发薪日还有几天？4) How are you going to pay for college? 你打算怎样支付你的大学费用？5) When are you planning to pay off your loan? 你打算什么时候还清你的债款？6) Where are we going to make the payoff? 我们去哪儿了结此事？7) Ive paid my own way since I was eighteen. 我从18岁起就自食其力了。8) Sam had to pay out $700 in back taxes. 萨姆不得不补交700美元的税。（注：指过期未交付的税。）9) I paid for it out of my own pocket. 我用我自己带的钱付了帐。10) Its time for you to pay up. 是你全部还清借款的时候了。11) John has hit pay dirt with his carpet cleaning business. 约翰在他（经营）的地毯清洁业务中赚了大钱。577. peace1) How do you find peach of mind in this world? 你是怎样在这个世界上寻求到心灵的平静与安宁的？2) Our country is at peace right now. 我们的国家现在处于和平状态。3) Please hold your peace! 请你闭上你的嘴吧！4) Have you been able to make peace with your neighbors? 你与你的邻居已重归于好了吗？5) Your grandfather was a good man. May his soul rest in peace. 你的祖父是个好人，愿他的灵魂安息吧！578. peanut1) Im tired of working for peanuts. 我厌倦了为了微不足道的一点点钱而工作。2) Our seats are in the peanut gallery tonight. 今晚，我们的座位是在剧场高层的最便宜的楼座里。579. penny1) Theres a lot of penny-ante politics going on at our office. 在我们办公室里，有许多为了一些琐碎小事而勾心斗角的事情。2) They must have paid a pretty penny for that office building. 他们为那幢办公大楼一定花了一大笔的钱。3) Bill is such a penny pincher. He never gives a cent to charity. 比尔是个吝啬鬼，从未为慈善事业捐过一分钱。4) Lets not be penny-wise and pound-foolish in the new expansion of our production plant. 在我们制造车间新近的扩建工程中，我们可不能过份吝啬，因小失大。580. pep1) Im afraid that Judy has become booked on pep pills. 我担心朱迪已开始对兴奋剂上瘾了。2) The coach gave us a much-needed pep talk during the half. 教练在中场休息时给了我们一些十分必要的鼓励。581. pick1) We are always going to have to pick and choose the things we want to do. 我们要总对自己想要做的事进行慎重的选择。2) Susan is constantly trying to pick apart your efforts. 苏珊不断地企图贬低你的努力。3) Shes always looking for something to pick at. 她总是四处挑剔。4) Jay was looking to pick a fight after the game. 比赛结束之后，杰伊想（故意寻衅）挑起一场争斗。5) The hunters picked off the birds one by one. 那些狞猎者射杀了一只又一只的小鸟。6) Go pick on someone your own size. （有本事的话，）去招惹与你块头相当的人吧！7) Pick out anything you like, and Ill buy it. 随便挑选你喜欢的东西吧！我买给你。8) Would you pick up some milk on your way home from work? 在下班回家的路上，你能顺便买些牛奶吗？9) I saw Darrell with some pick-up at the restaurant. 在饭店我看见达雷尔和他偶尔结识的女人呆在一起。10) Janet was surprised when Mike tried to pick up on her. 珍妮特在迈克意图向她表达爱意时大吃了一惊。11) “I could use a pick-me-up right now,” exclaimed Ray. 雷大声嚷道：“我简直想服兴奋剂（来为自己增加活力）了。”12) The police apprehended a pickpocket on the beach. 警察在海滨逮捕了一个扒手。13) My mother is one of pickiest shoppers I know. 我母亲是我所知道的最爱挑肥拣瘦的顾客之一。582. pie1) My house is as easy as pie to find. 我的家很容易被找到。2) I want you to forget about all those pie-in-the-sky dreams of yours. 我希望你忘掉所有那些画中之饼（或：空中楼阁）一样的样的没用的梦想。583. pig1) Try not to make a pig of yourself at the party. 不要在聚会上大吃大喝。 2) Doug gave all the children a piggyback ride. 道格让所有的孩子在他背上骑了一回马。3) You dont have to be so pigheaded about everything. 你用不着对所有的事都那么顽固不化。4) Lets go pig out on some pizza. 让我们去好好地吃一顿比萨饼。5) This room looks like a pig pen! 这间屋子看起来脏得像猪圈一样。6) Whos got the pigskin? 谁拿走了橄榄球？584. pin1) Its hard to pin down exactly whats wrong with the car. 确切地指出来这辆车的什么地方出了毛病是很难的。2) Dont try to pin the blame on me. 别把责任推给我。3) Im tired of these pinheaded policies. 我讨厌这些愚蠢的政策。4) Dont forget to take some pin money with you. 别忘了随身带些零用钱。5) The old auto shop was filled with pinup girls. 那家老汽车店里到处都是（性感的）美女招贴画。6) We need to pinpoint our target market. 我们需要明确指出我们的市场目标。585. pink1) I feel like Im in the pink ever since I started going to the health club again. 再次参加健康俱乐部以来，我感觉我的身体状况良好。2) Many women are tired of being labeled “pink-collar workers.” 许多女性讨厌被称作为“粉领阶层”。（注：指从事秘书、打字员等传统的女性工作的人。）3) I smashed my pinkie with a hammer. 我被榔头砸了自己的小拇指。4) They gave me a pink slip last Friday. 他们上周五给了我解雇通知。586. pipe1) Everyone pipe down! I cant hear this phone call. 大家安静点儿i我听不清电话。2) This music is piped in from some special company. 这音乐是用电讯系统从一些特别的公司传进来的。3) Peters idea of becoming a movie star is only a pipe dream. 彼特想成为电影明星的愿望只是一个白日梦。4) You have to pay the piper every once in a while. 你也得时不时地承担一些费用。587. pitch1) We want you to make a pitch for us at the parade. 我希望你能在游行时为我们做宣传。2) If everyone pitches in, well have everything cleaned up in ten minutes. 如果每个人都努力工作，10分钟后我们就能将一切打扫干净了。3) I cant see a thing. Its pitch-dark in here. 我什么也看不见，这里一片漆黑。588. place1) That boy is going to go places someday. 那个少年总有一天会获得成功的。2) Shelly knows her place in the company hierarchy. 谢利很清楚自己在公司等级制度中的地位。3) Something looks out of place in this room. 有些东西在这房间里显得不协调。4) Lets serve fruit in place of the burnt pudding. 我们用水果来代替烤布丁吧！5) I wish someone would put that man in his place. 我真希望有人能去挫挫那人的锐气。6) When is the dance going to take place? 舞会将在什么时候举行？7) Whos going to take your place at the meeting? 谁将替你出席那个会议？8) Someone took my place in line. 有人占了我排队的位置。589. play1) Wheres your band playing tonight? 你们乐队今晚在哪儿演出？2) I dont know what he wants, but lets play along with him. 我不清楚他想干什么，但是我们（还是）按他的意思办吧。3) Would you guys stop playing around? Weve got work to do! 你们几个别四处玩了，好吗？我们有工作要做呢！4) Rod caught his wife playing around. 罗德撞见了妻子和其他男人乱来的场面。5) Listen as I play back that tape again. 在我再放一遍那盘磁带的时候，你仔细听着。6) We got behind in our work, so now we have to play catch-up. 我们在工作上有些落后了，所以现在我们不得不把它（的进度）赶回来。7) The ABC company is trying to play down their faulty product. ABC公司正在试图化减（人们）对他们的劣等产品的注意力。8) I think your charade is all played out. 我想你的哑谜游戏已经被大家看穿了。9) Play fair or were not gonna play. （我们要求）公平竞争，否则我们就不参加比赛。10) Brendas playing it cool, but shes really interested in you. 而伦达貌似冷淡，但她实际上对你很感兴趣。11) This book will help you learn how to make a play on words. 这本书将会帮助你学习如何巧妙地运用词语。12) How long do you intend to play out this little scheme? 你准备什么时候结束这个小把戏？13) The media always try to play up facts and statistics about crime because they sells better. 新闻媒介总是大肆报道有关犯罪的实例和数据，因为它们比较好卖。14) The guitarist is good at playing to the crowd. 那吉他手擅长于当众演出（注：可理解为现场演出）。15) Getting involved with Sophia is like playing with fire. 与索菲姬搭上关系就像是在玩火（一样危险）。16) We were listening to a play-by-play account on CNN. 我们在收听CNN的现场实况报道。17) Ben got caught playing hooky. 本逃课被发现了。18) John is the main play-maker on our team. 约翰在我们队是核心主力队员。590. plug1) Is the toaster plugged in? 烤箱接上电源了吗？2) Pull the plug before you try to fix the vacuum. 修理吸尘器前，先拔掉电源。3) Youve got to keep plugging away if you want to be a great writer. 如果你想成为一名伟大的作家，那你就得孜孜不倦地学习。4) Did you enjoy listening to “Eric Clapton unplugged”? 你欣赏过埃瑞克克拉普顿的木吉他演奏吗？591. pocket1) Sherrys got me in her pocket and knows it. 谢莉对我随意支使，她也清楚（这一点）。2) They just want to line their pockets in the name of charity. 他们只是想借慈善的名义来中饱私囊。3) What was your total out-of-pocket expense for the trip? 你为这次旅行一共花了多少钱？4) Ive got a pocketful of coins. 我有一口袋硬币。592. point1) Claudia ran to the point of exhaustion. 克劳迪姬精疲力尽地跑到终点。2) I know what youre saying, but thats beside the point. 我明白你说的话，但它脱离了本题。3) Lets look at last years sales as a case-in-point. 让我们以昨年的销售额作为一个恰当的例子（来）看一下。4) I dont completely agree with you, but I get the point. 我不完全同意你，但是我明白了你的意思。5) Allen makes it a point to walk five miles every day. 艾伦坚持每天步行5英里。6) I dont want to work to the point where Im sick of working. 我不想干工作干到厌倦了的程度。7) The gunman shot the victim point-blank. 凶犯近距离开枪射杀了被害者。8) Were at the point of no return in this business. 我们在这笔交易上处于只能进不能退的局面。9) Steve always has a twisted point of view. 史蒂夫的观点总是含混不清。593. polish1) I cant believe you polished off the whole pie. 我简直不能相信你三下两下就吃掉了整块儿派。2) Youve got to polish up on your idiomatic expressions. 你需要改善和提高你的惯用语表达能力。3) Mr. Yamada is a very polished speaker. 山田是一个说话优雅凝炼的人。594. poop1) I cant go another step. Im pooped. 我一步也走不动了，我已经精疲力尽了。2) You cant play on Thursday? Dont tell me youre going to poop out on me. 你不能在星期四出场？可别告诉我你要取消这演出！3) Dont step in the dog poop. （小心）别踩着狗屎。4) Let me take a look at the poop sheet. 让我看一看详细的书面材料。595. poor1) Did you hurt yourself? Oh, you poor thing! 你伤着自己了吗？唉，真遗憾！2) If you dont stop making all these crazy investments, youre going to end up in the poor house. 如果你不停止所有这些疯狂的投资的话，（最终）你会以住进贫民窟为结束的。596. pop1) Go ask your pop. 去问问你爸爸。2) Would you like to drink of pop? 你想来一杯碳酸饮料（注：如汽水、啤酒等）吗？3) Id like to pop him one in the nose. 我真想在他的鼻子上轻轻地给他一下！4) Are you into pop art? 你对通俗（或：流行）艺术感兴趣吗？5) When are you going to pop the question to her? 你什么时候向她求婚？6) Whos your favorite pop singer? 谁是你所喜欢的流行歌手？7) Our professor gave us a pop quiz this morning. 我们的教授今天早上给了我们一个突然袭击式的测验。597. pot1) Have you ever smoked pot? 你曾经吸过大麻吗？2) This institution has really gone to pot. 这条制度已经彻底被破坏了。3) Brad had turned into a real pot-head. 布拉德已成了一个彻头彻尾的吸大麻成瘾的人。4) Were having a potluck dinner down at the park tonight. 今晚我们自带材料在公园里做顿便饭吃。5) I hate driving over potholes in my new car. 我不喜欢开着我的新车走坑坑洼洼的路。6) Daddy, I need to go potty. 爸爸，我想去厕所。（注：此为小孩用语。）598. pound1) Ive got to go pound out another report. 我得（用打字机）劈劈啪啪地打出另一份论文来。2) Brians been pounding the pavement all week. 布雷恩整整一个星期都在四处奔忙地找工作。3) Reverend Brown loves to pound the pulpit. 布朗牧师喜欢做感动人的说教。599. powder1) Have you ever skied the powder in Utah? 你在犹他州滑过雪吗？2) Wally is such a powder puff. 沃利是个如此懦弱的人。3) I need to take a powder. 我得赶快跑了！4) Do we have any powder monkeys in the oil fields today? 今天，我们在油田有负责搬运（或：安装）炸药的工人吗？5) Elaine went to the powder room to freshen up. 伊莱恩去女盟洗室重新梳妆了。600. price1) You cant buy a better stereo at any price. 无论如何，你也不能买到更好的音响了。2) Were pricing ourselves right out of the market. 我们漫天要价导致销路减少（或：完全没有）。3) The public benefits from, the price wars between the fast food chains. 公众们从快餐连锁店之间的价格战中得到渔翁之利。4) You can do anything you want to if youre willing to pay the price. 如果您能主动付款，那您想做什么就能做什么。5) Everyone has his price. 每个人都有自己的价（注：意指所应要求的或所想要的报酬）。6) This painting is absolutely priceless. 这幅画绝对是无价之宝。601. pull1) The clown pulled a sad face. 那小丑做出一个悲哀的表情。2) Would you please pull down the shade? 请您把百叶宙放下来，好吗？3) Just remember were pulling for you. 请记住我们在为你加油鼓劲。4) Someone just pulled into the driveway. 有人刚刚将车停入车道。5) Youve got to pull yourself together before you go onstage. 上台之前，你要使自己镇静下来。6) We nearly had an accident when this guy pulled out right in front of us. 那家伙把车开到我们前面时，我们差一点儿就出了事。（注：意指撞车。）7) I got pulled over this afternoon for doing 70mph in a 55 zone. 今天下午，我因以70英里的车速在规定时速为55英里的路段开车而被警察扣在了路边。8) The doctors say Mike is going to pull through the operation. 医生说迈克将会顺利通过手术。9) Pull up to the next car. I want to see the driver. 把车停在靠近旁边那车的地方，我想看看那位司机。10) Are you pulling my leg? 你在嘲弄我吗？602. punch1) It looks like they beat us to the punch. 看来，他们是占我们的上风了。2) Dont pull any punches with me. Tell it straight. 你不用对我有顾虑，直说吧！3) I dont want to have to punch a clock for the rest of my life. 我不希望此后的一生过打计程表（注：意指做出租车司机）的生活。4) What time do you have to punch in the morning? 你早上几点钟打卡上班？5) Jake wants to punch me out. 杰克想狠狠地揍我一顿。6) Can we punch up the colors in this brochure? 我们可以把这个小册子的颜色做得醒目些吗？7) Were pleased as punch to have you on the committee. 我们对您加入委员会感到非常荣幸。8) Bob looks a little punch-drunk to me. 我看鲍勃是有一点儿（被打得）头昏眼花了。9) This joke has a great punch line. 这个笑话有一句相当棒的妙语。603. push1) If push comes to shove, well fight it in court. 如果非常必要的话，我们会到法庭上为之抗争的。2) We need to push the boat off from the shore. 我们得驾船离岸了。3) S