學習筆記
灑出的.牛奶 spilled milk
樂於助人的人 a good egg
對某人小心翼翼 walk on eggshells around sb
有得必有失 you have to break some eggs to make an omelet
重要的部分 meat and potatoes
各有所愛 one man's meat is another man's poison
傷口上撒鹽 pour salt on a wound
口語講解
1. impose on強加於利用；欺騙；
In a society with more and more obese people, this seems a costly burden to impose onthe airlines.現今肥胖人士越來越多，對航空公司來說是一筆昂貴的負擔。
2. ex post facto事後的
No one can alter the fact, ex post facto .沒有人能在事後改變事實本身。
3. nervous tic神經性痙攣,抽搐
4. make up捏造,編
I couldn't remember the fairy story I wanted to tell her, so I made one upas I went along.我想不起我要給她講的那個神話故事，於是我邊講邊編了個故事。
5. lead with(報紙)把…作爲重要報導(或頭條新聞)
Today's China Daily led with President Bush's visit to China.今天的《中國日報》以布什總統訪華作爲頭條新聞。
6. start-up capital倒入資本,企業初期資本
With banks reluctant to lend, many entrepreneur have looked to family and friends for help providing start-up capital.因爲銀行並不願意貸款，所以很多創業者紛紛轉向了家庭和好友尋求幫助，以獲得啓動資金。