出卖某人

Throw sb under the bus

• He has been accused of throwing fellow Republicans under the bus for his personal agenda.

  他被指责为了自己的个人利益而出卖共和党人。

  
  

• I'm not going to throw my friend under the bus for something he did 25 years ago.

  我不会因为我朋友25年前做的事而出卖他。

  
  
  

02.

闲聊

Shoot the breeze

• We sat out on the porch, just shooting the breeze.

  我们坐在外面的门廊上闲聊着。

  
  

手画脚的人

Backseat driver

• It is expected that the former CEO will be a backseat driver on the company's board.

  预计这位前首席执行官将成为公司董事会的主要成员。
  

  
  
  

04.

大略估计

Ballpark figure

• Let me have a ballpark figure of the total cost of the project.

  让我们来估计一下这个项目的总花费。

  
  

05.

推迟、搁置；开始考虑

Table an item

• Ok, let’s table this meeting until tomorrow.

  好的，我们把会议推迟到明天吧。

  
  

• We can table the work until next week.

  我们可以把工作推迟到下周完成。

  
  

06.

保持沉默，拒绝回答问题

Plead the fifth

• “So, who do you like best, Jenny or Kim?”

  “Sorry, I take the Fifth on that.”

  “所以，Jenny和Kim两个人，你最喜欢谁？”

  “对不起，我拒绝回答问题。”

  
  

• “Did you really say that to your boss?”

  “I plead the fifth!”

  “你真的是这样和老板说的吗？”

  “无可奉告！”

  
  

07.

临行前最后一个...

One for the road

• Before I went home, she persuaded me to have one for the road.

  在我回家之前，她说服我再喝一杯。

  
  

• Alright, just one more game for the road.

  好的，走之前再玩最后一个游戏。