黑人里面i am down_I am down_i have a dream(12)

2)There is also a broader use of this term to describe ‘The centre of rapid or intense development or change’, such as “San Francisco was Ground Zero of the Hippie Culture”.

3)Or it is used with ‘The starting point or most basic stage of matter’ such as “My customer did not like my initial offer, so I returned to ground zero!”

44. Flunk a test。flunk是fail的口语。测验不及格。

45. Take somebody to the woodshed。 体罚，打屁股之意。引申为惩罚的意思。

46. Knock on wood 按字面的意思就是”敲敲木头”, 这个短语是指接触木制的东西可以确保好运、甩掉坏运气。这是一个典型的英语惯用语。例如：I have never been without a job, touch wood!

47. As promised，正如我们承诺的。As planed, 正如我们计划的

48. TI AMO !“TI AMO“ is “THE INTERNATIONAL POP MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN“ under the care of UNICEF. “Ti amo“ in Portuguese means “love you“, it’s also the title of a song by Umberto Tozzi。!徐怀钰也有一首同名歌曲TI AMO。

49. Give somebody a leg up 是成语 ， 不十分常见，意思是抬起人家一条腿助他上马、爬过短墙等，往往引伸解作「帮助某人」。Time(《时代周刊》)读到以下句子﹕Ironically, the design revolution has been given a leg up by not-so-special chain stores like IKEA 。「奇怪得很，IKEA那样不怎么特别的连锁店，竟然有助推动这场设计革命」。not-so-special不怎么特别。

50. Pull somebody’s leg 即作弄某人，托后腿。

51. Crossing the Rubicon 就是一个行为令到走上了一条不归路, 必须一直走到底. Rubicon (point of no return) 就是要不要走上不归路的分野点! Rubicon 是古时意大利北部的一条小溪涧, 是分开意大利和CISALPINE GAUL的部分边界. 公元前49年, 凯萨大帝无视不可带兵离开自己封邑的规定, 挥军越过RUBICON向罗马前进, 对抗元老院和庞比大帝引起内战.

52. For here or to go ﹗ 美国英语电视教学主持人徐薇女士说过一个真人真事的笑话﹕她有一位男性朋友(可不是男朋友哟﹗)非常好学，到美国著名大学念研究院之前熟读了三十多本文法专著，牢记了两万个以上的英文生字，满以为到了美国总可以应付裕余。怎料抵达后的第二天清早，独个儿往麦当劳吃早点，给侍应问了一句:For here or to go﹖这位一时之间不知所措，听不懂这句话，侍应改用另一种问法他才恍然大悟﹕Do you want to eat here or will you take your food with you ﹖ (你要在这里吃还是把食物带走﹖)

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