Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人

Phelps makes history and marine species 菲尔普斯创造历史，海洋新物种

White / blue-collar worker 白领，蓝领

Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”

Bust a gut 拼了命地工作

The university of life 生活经历

Barefaced 厚颜无耻的

Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映

Hangry 饥饿成怒

Lights! Camera! English! 灯光，摄像机，英语！

There's method to my madness 我有一个不合常理的办法

A recipe for disaster 后患无穷

Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受

In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间

Axe to grind 别有用心

Pull something out of the hat 突施妙计

The last/final straw 忍无可忍，使人最终崩溃的一击

Old-school 老一套，老派

Earth-like planet, Pink cockatoo dies at 83 类地行星，83岁风头鹦鹉逝世

Would you let your baby sleep in a box? 你愿意让自己的宝宝在盒子里睡觉吗？

Glass-bottomed bridge, cancer risk for HRT and 120-year-old man 世界最长玻璃桥开放，荷尔蒙替代疗法增患癌风险，印度教120岁僧人

Online Shopping 网上购物-英语点津

Test the water 试探，摸底

Get someone's goat 火冒三丈

Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮

Too much stuff 物质主义和简约主义

Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉

To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做

Drama queen 小题大做的人

To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话