爱华网362. first off, 相当于first of all, First off, you need to clean the room. 你先把房间打扫一下。
363. If things seem like a go, you can make the second move. 如果一切顺利，你再做下一步的行动。Look like a go, or seem like a go, 行得通，还行。
364. I’m just zoned out for some reason. 不知道为什么我有点走神。Zone out 走神，漫不经心，When I'm singing I zone out and feel like I'm the only one in the room. 我放声高唱时，就觉得旁若无人，觉得房间就我一个人。 I just arrived by train this morning, so don't get upset if I just zone out in the middle of the meeting. 我是今早坐火车刚到，所以如果会议中我走神的话，请不要不高兴。Zone 区域，现在很多城市有“英语角”，一般翻译为“English Corner”，但更好的翻译应为：English Zone，或者译为：English Bay。 In the zone:进入状态，a goalie who was in the zone throughout the playoffs 比赛至始至终都精力旺盛的守门员。Comfort zone 原意为不冷不热，最适合人的体温的区域；每个人都有自己感到舒适的范围：You need to get out of your comfort zone and work for one year as volunteer in a village. 你应该走出自己狭小的舒适环境，到一个村庄去一年做义工。
365. I have learned this lesson the hard way. 这个教训是付了高昂学费才学来的。the hard way 付出一定代价得来的。
365. 如果the white picket fence （白色围栏）象征一种普通市民或曰小康生活的话（见345条），那么the yellow brick road 则是小资的生活了。He is able to provide me the yellow-brick road, so I will marry him. 他能够给我提供富裕的生活，所以我愿意嫁给他。
366. Many things can sink an interview， such as making a bad first impression; a tendency to ramble, and so on. Sink 这里作“搞砸”解释。“很多事都可能把面试搞砸，例如，第一印象不佳，说话吞吞吐吐等等。”
367. Candidates should always error on the side of a suit and tie, even if they've been told that the hiring company has a casual dress policy. 这里的error on the side of 是什么意思呢? (在几方面可能犯错时)宁可在这方面犯错。“见工候选人哪怕得知要雇用的公司在衣着上有穿便装的规矩，但还是要穿西装打领带为妙，哪怕这可能不合规矩。”dress up, 穿正装，穿礼服。dress down 衣着十分随便。
368. There should be no limp or cold fish handshakes. Look the interviewer in the eye and give a firm handshake, that's part of first impressions. 握手时不能有气无力，目无表情，一定要看着面试官的眼睛，有力地握下手，这是第一印象。Cold fish 就是死鱼，表示冷漠，生疏。Limp为“跛行”，也是说“一个人要死不死的样子。”
369. Before the interview, you need to learn what the company’s hot bottons are. Hot bottons 重要的事项，禁忌。Gender issues have become something of a hot button of late. 性别问题最近成为热门话题。
370. I am sorry I cannot remember his name, my mind has gone blank. 对不起，我一时想不起他的名字，我头脑是一片空白。
371. drum out 逼某人失业 G ao Zh isheng was drummed out of the law business a couple of years ago because he was suspected of being a human rights activist. 因为当局怀疑高是人权活动家，逼着他把律师事务所给关门了。
372. red meat 带血的肉，意思是“投机所好的、能煽动情绪的发言”，原意是面对一条饿狗，仍一条带血的肉，狗就不会叫了。Her father asked her if she was ever to get married, and she threw him some red meat. 他父亲问她到底要不要结婚，她回答说，他已经有了个不错的男朋友。（她父亲就不再问了。）The Party is good at red-meat rhetoric on nationalism. 它最拿手的好戏就是使用煽动民族主义的宣传。Chen won presidential victories by exploiting divisions, by the red-meat politics of playing to his base.
373. a no-no( a nono) 绝对不行，绝对不可以 In a corporate environment, wearing flip-flops is a no-no. 在公司上班，穿拖鞋是绝对不可以的。也可以说 a don’t：Plastic is definitely a don't in the office. 在办公室不能穿凉鞋。In North Korea, human rights are a nono. 在北朝鲜根本就没有人权。（你也可以把北朝鲜换上另一个国家。）These are six top no-no’s. 这是六件绝对不能做的事。相应的一个词是win-win.
374. For women, it is OK to show some of toe, as long as it's in a high-heeled strappy sandal. But for men, it is best not to show your toes at all. 对女性而言，大脚趾露出一点不要紧，只要是穿带鞋带的高跟拖鞋，但是男士就最好不要露出大脚趾了。
375. bipolar 喜怒无常，两极症：一时情绪低落，一时情绪高昂。Bipolar disorder is a serious and disabling mental illness.
376. A lot of policies in our society cannot hold up so well to scrutiny, even though they are widely accepted. Hold up to scrutiny 经得起检验。
377. These corrupted officials are bad to the bone. 这些贪官烂透了。
378. You need to tell the customers upfront what the price is, and there should be no hidden price, otherwise it is foul play. 你应该开诚布公告诉顾客价格，不应该有任何隐藏的价格，否则的话那就是在玩鬼了。
379. playing Russian roulette 玩俄国左轮。这是一种赌命的游戏。在左轮手枪（a revolver）里装上一颗子弹，再将轮子旋转，然后对着自己的头扣动扳机。显然，死亡机率是六分之一。If you drink and drive, you’re playing Russian roulette with your life and the lives of others. 如果你酒后开车，你就是在拿自己的和别人的命在做赌具了。No one should have to play Russian roulette when debating on democracy and human rights in this country. 这个国家不应该让人感到他们一讨论民主人权时就是在玩命。
380. the straight dope 真相，事实The cop said, "Give me the straight dope, Shorty. I haven't got time for your stories today."
381. Chinese zodiac 中国生肖Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Pig To bear children in the year of the pig is considered to be very fortunate, for they will be happy and honest.
382. shrink 意为“收缩”，口语里的意思是“心理学家”。He got a shrink degree. 他得了一个心理学学位。
383. 当有人向你致谢“Thank you”时，很随意的口语回答是：Anytime. 或者You bet.
384. 第23句例句是：拿某人出气：I know he has the blues, but it doesn’t mean he can vent his anger on me. 这句的意思也是如此：She dumped all her problems with her husband onto me.
385. I am knee deep in debt. 我欠了一身的债。knee deep in 深深陷入，投入：I’m knee-deep in work at the moment, so I’m not stopping for lunch. 我现在忙得不可开交，没时间去吃饭。
386. 这两个水域在此意思很相近：I am in financial hot water. 我现在的财务相当吃紧。I feel like I am in uncharted waters. 我感到一头雾水，不知道前面的方向。
387. The professor trashes conservative proposals as well as liberal nostrums. 作名词是“垃圾”意，也可作动词，把什么当垃圾，把什么贬得一钱不值。“这位教授把保守派的提案以及自由派的所谓良方都贬得一钱不值。”nostrum是“任何病都能治的药”，相当于前面提过的snake oil。
388. I am not your guinea pig, give me the right medicine. 我又不是你的几内亚猪，给我点对路的药。制造商常常拿guinea用来试验新药。但是guinea pig并不是真正的猪，而是天竺鼠（a rodent），产于南美。南美人喂养天竺鼠就像我们喂养猪，用来做食品的。
389. Loop 的基本含义是“圈、环”，in the loop：圈内人，局中人，You can tell she’s in the loop. She always knows about policy decisions before the rest of us.
Out of the loop局外人：I’ve been out of the loop since I changed jobs. I didn’t realize Wendy and Bob had gotten engaged. A few people at the top knew what was going on, but everybody else was out of the loop.
390. Unbelievable I am half way through this term already and somehow or other everything seems to be going OK. 真是难以置信，这个学期已经过了一半了，不管怎样，一切看上去都不错。Half way through 过了一半，somehow or other 不管怎样 I walked out halfway through the movie. 电影看了一半，我就走了。
