李阳疯狂英语脱口而出MP3实战篇之疯狂准备篇 第八节:成语的挑战

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【财富大检阅】
第一笔财富：
slip one’s mind: escape one’s memory; someone forgets something  使某人一时想不起来；忘记某事
【Kim’s Note】 This is a softer way of saying, “I forgot”. For some reason, people are more accepting of this excuse than they are of simply saying “I forgot.”
* I meant to call you when I got to Beijing but I was so busy it slipped my mind.
 （我本来是打算到北京就给你打电话的，但是我太忙了，所以就忘了。）
* Sometimes his own telephone number would slip his mind.
 （有时候他会把自己的电话号码给忘记。）
* My aunt asked me to take care of her dog today while she’s out. But it totally slipped my mind.
 （阿姨叫我在她外出时照看一下她的狗，可我把它给忘得一干二净了。）
* It had slipped my mind that you were arriving today.
 （我把你今天抵达的事忘记了。）

第二笔财富：
(something) come to someone: (something) occur to someone / strike someone  某人想起某事；（思想意识等）到某人脑子里
* Her name finally came to him.
 （他终于记起了她的姓名。）
* The idea just came to me.
 （我刚刚想出这主意。）
* I’m trying to remember the address of the hotel, but it just won’t come to me.
 （我努力回想宾馆地址，但就是想不起来。）

第三笔财富：
go on / run errands: go on a short trip in order to do something for someone or deliver a message  跑腿；为某人办事；出差
* I have a lot of errands to run this morning for my boss.
 （今天早上老板交给我好多跑腿的事。）
* It’s the children’s job to run errands for the parents.
 （为父母跑跑腿是孩子们应该做的事情。）
* He was tired of running errands for his sister.
 （他已厌烦给姐姐当跑脚了。）
 
第四笔财富：
in the nick of time: just in time; at the necessary moment  恰好；正是时候
* The fight was getting out of control. It was lucky the police arrived in the nick of time.
 （斗殴失去了控制，幸好这时候警察来了。）
* They arrived in the nick of time to save us.
 （在紧要关头他们正好赶到来救我们。）
* You got here in the nick of time – the train’s just leaving.
 （你来得真是时候 —— 火车正要开。）

第五笔财富：
 rule of thumb: a way learned by practical experience; a quick and not very exact way of doing  
 something  单靠经验或实践得来的方法；粗略而简便的方法
* I never measure rice and water when I’m cooking – I just do it by rule of thumb.
 （我做饭时，从不量米量水，只凭经验。）
* We don’t have a written policy on dating in the office but I’ve learned from rule of thumb that it’s a bad idea.
 （对于办公室恋情我们没有明文规定，但是我凭经验就知道那不是什么好事。）
* As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound that it weighs.
 （凭经验估计，每磅鸡肉应烹调20分钟。）

第六笔财富：
on the safe side: take a precaution in order to avoid a risk or loss; just to be sure  为了稳妥起见；以防万一；安全地
* Take some extra money with you just to be on the safe side.
 （以防万一，你还是多带点钱在身上。）
* I always carry some medicine with me whenever I’m traveling, just to be on the safe side.
 （旅行时，我总是随身带着药，以防万一。）
* You’d better make a copy of your Identity Card, just to be on the safe side.
 （你最好把身份证复印一份，以防万一。）
* Although the sun was shining the other day, my father took the umbrella with him to be on the safe side.
 （虽然那天阳光明媚，我父亲还是带上了雨伞以防不测。）

第七笔财富：
clue someone in: give someone necessary infomp3ation for understanding something or finding an answer  向某人提供必要的情况；使他对此情况有所了解
* I just don’t understand what’s going on and I don’t want to just wait around for someone to clue me in!
 （我不明白出现了什么情况，我不想就这样傻等着谁来告诉我。）
* I’m a newcomer here. I would really appreciate it if you could clue me in on the library of the school.
 （我新来乍到，如果你能给我介绍一下学校的图书馆，我将不胜感激。）
* Since I missed the last meeting, I would like to have you clue me in on what happened.
 （我错过了上次的会议，请你给我介绍一下上次谈判的情况。）
* He will clue you in about this.
 （关于这件事，他会给你提供情况的。）

第八笔财富：
kill two birds with one stone: do two things at the same time  一箭双雕；一举两得
* If you are going to America on a business trip next week, you could kill two birds with one stone and
  do your Christmas shopping at the same time.
 （如果你下星期去伦敦出差，你可以一举两得，同时在那儿购买圣诞礼物。）
* I always get my nails manicured while I get my hair cut, that way I can kill two birds with one stone.
 （每次我去剪头发的时候都会修指甲，这样我可以一举两得。）
【疯狂实战】
A: Since you’re going to pick up Nancy from the fitness class, why don’t you kill two birds with one stone and pick up Jane after her ballet class?
 （你既然去健身班接南茜，那你顺便把上完芭蕾舞课的珍尼接回来好吗？）
B: OK, no problem.
 （可以，没问题。）