1 24/7

一天二十四小时；一周七天；一直；持续地

My little sister irritates me 24/7!

我的小妹妹整天都在惹我生气！

2 A short fuse

急性子

Jamie is known for his short fuse; just a few days ago he screamed at his coach for not letting him play.

杰米真是个急性子；几天前他就跟教练嚷嚷着说不要让他上场了。

3 A taste of your own medicine

如果对别人坏，那么自己理所当然地也要尝尝相同的滋味

After constantly being prank-called, Julian decided to give Juan a taste of his own medicine and ordered twenty-seven pizzas to be delivered to Juan’s house.

在多次被捉弄后，朱利安决定也要让胡安尝尝同样的滋味，就订了27块披萨送到胡安的家里。

4 Butterflies in my stomach

紧张的

Liam had butterflies in his stomach before he went on stage to play the violin.

利亚姆在上台演奏小提琴时非常紧张。

5 By the skin of your teeth

勉强做成某事

Lester made the dance team by the skin of his teeth; you can tell he hasn't been dancing jazz for very long.

莱斯特勉强组成了舞蹈队；你可以看出来他已经好久没跳爵士了。