How do we kill two birds with one stone?

问题是我们怎么一石二鸟？

3

Add insult to injury

雪上加霜

Further work by Seiffert's team appears to add insult to injury.

塞弗特团队的进一步研究更是雪上加霜。

4

Best of both worlds

两全其美

This gives you the best of both worlds.

这样它就提供了两方面的好处。

5

Cat nap

打瞌睡

I had a cat nap after lunch.

午饭后我小憩了一会儿。

6

Bark up the wrong tree

攻击错了目标

I think the police are barking up the wrong tree.

我认为警察弄错了目标。

7

Bed of roses

称心如意的生活

My job is no bed of roses.

我的工作并不称心如意。

8

A bitter pill

不能不做的苦事

That's going to be a bitter pill for her to swallow.

这对她来说一定很难接受。

9

Bite off more than one can chew

心有余而力不足

We bite off more than we can chew when we started this project.

这个项目刚开始时我们没有量力而行。

10

Curiosity killed the cat

好奇害死猫

Be careful,curiosity killed the cat.

小心点，多管闲事容易卷入是非。

11

Hit the road

开始，出发

We finally hit the road the following day.

次日，我们终于又上路了。

12

Off the hook

摆脱困境

You're off the hook.

你脱离困境了。

13

A piece of cake

小菜一碟

A friend might tell you that his new job was "a piece of cake".

一个朋友可能会告诉你他的新工作简直就是小菜一碟。

14

Actions speak louder than words

事实胜于雄辩

Here, as in many aspects of life, actions speak louder than words.

众所周知，在生活中的很多方面，行动比语言更有力量。

15

Spill the beans

泄露秘密

They spilled the beans to at least one other person.

她们向至少一个人泄露了秘密。

16

A dime a dozen

不稀罕，便宜

Apples are a dime a dozen there.

在那里，苹果多到不值钱。

17

He/She's a big fish

大人物

She is a big fish, and everyone thinks she is very important.

她是一个大人物，大家都觉得她非常重要。

18

Call it a day

收工

I think I'll call it a day and go home.

我想收工回家了。

19

Can't judge a book by its cover

人不可貌相

You can't judge a book by its cover.

你不能根据封面来评价一本书的好坏。

20

Couch potato

极为懒惰的人

He watches TV all day. he's such a couch potato!

他一天到晚都在看电视，简直就是沙发马铃薯。

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