give sb a piece of one's mind:scold or reprimand sb. 谴责;严厉训斥
Tom has been drunk for a few nights in a row, so his wife gave him a piece of her mind yesterday.
汤姆连续几天晚上都喝得酩酊大醉,所以昨天他老婆臭骂了他一顿。
furrow one's brow:哭丧着脸;不高兴
My sister furrowed her brow and kept to herself(不与人交往, 离群独居)without saying even a single word the whole morning.
我妹妹哭丧着脸,连一句话也不说,独自呆了一整上午。
add fuel to the fire:pour oil on the flames 火上浇油
Leave it to me and don't meddle with my business. You are just adding fuel to the fire.
别管我!请不要管我的闲事。你纯粹是在火上浇油。
in anguish:in great distress 极度痛苦
Judas lost all his money in gambling, so now he is in anguish and regret.
犹大赌博把钱都输光了,所以他现在十分痛苦,懊恼不已。
accuse sb. of:指控;指责某人
The American government accuses North Korea of nuclear development.
美国政府指责北朝鲜从事核武器开发。
take sth. into serious consideration:严肃认真地考虑某事。
We can put the plan into practice,but first of all we must take every possible factor into serious consideration.
我们能够实施该项计划,但是首先我们必须认真考虑每个可能的因素。
put someone on a pedestal:喜爱;宠信
Mary thinks she’s special because all the boys put her on a pedestal. 玛丽认为自己很特别,因为所有的男孩子都对她宠爱有加。
dote on:溺爱;宠爱
The parents dote on their only daughter and try to satisfy her desires at all costs.
这对父母溺爱他们的独生女儿,不惜一切代价满足她的要求。
fly off the handle:激动;发脾气
Seeing the window broken into pieces, Father flew off the handle and demanded fiercely, "Who on earth broke the window? "
看见窗户破成碎片,父亲大动肝火,厉声问道:“究竟是谁把窗户打破了?”
【经典实例】
Jane: Hi, Tom! Would you like to play poker with us tonight?
Tom: Oh, I'd love to, but I'm really sorry I have to finish my term paper that is due tomorrow.
Jane: A far-fetched (牵强的)excuse indeed. You are trying to excuse yourself from getting together with us for fun.
Tom: Absolutely not! The thing is, last time I didn't finish my paper on time, and the professor gave me a failing grade on the final test. Plus, he gave me a piece of his mind.
Jane: In that case, you just stay in the dorm. But we'd like to amuse ourselves playing cards.
詹尼:喂,汤姆!今晚和我们一起玩扑克牌好吗?
汤姆:哦,我挺乐意的,不过我真的非常抱歉。学期论文明天就要上交了,我还没写完呢。
詹尼:这理由有些牵强吧!你在找借口,不想和我们一起开心地聚一聚。
汤姆:绝对不是!问题是:上次我没有按时完成论文,期末考试教授就每给我及格。而且,他还把我骂得狗血喷头的。
詹尼:那你就呆在寝室里吧。不过我们可要打牌消磨时光。