1.fly off the handle 突然失去控制而勃然大怒 例句：My wife spent all afternoon yesterday cooking a special dinner for our wedding anniversary. So she really flew off the handle when I came home three hours late. 为了庆祝我们结婚周年，我太太化了整个下午精心烹调。可是，我昨晚晚了三个小时才回家。她可真火了。 2.bark up the wrong tree 直译是狗叫错了树，翻译过来意思是找错门了 例句：If my brother-in-law hopes to borrow any more money from me, he will be barking up the wrong tree. 要是我的小舅子再想问我借钱，那他算是找错了门了。 3.right on the beam 一个人做某件事做的很对 例句：I thought Mr.Claghorn s speech was right on the beam last night! Just like he says, we need to spend more money on educating our children. He makes a lot of sense to me. 我认为克拉格霍恩先生昨晚上讲的话完全正确。就像他说的，我们应该花更多的钱在教育孩子方面。我觉得他讲的话很有道理。 4.fly by the seat of my pants 在做某件事的时候没有明确的指导，也缺乏足够的知识 例句：When Jones started up business in a new town, he didn t know anybody, so he had to fly by the seat of his pants. 当琼斯在一个新的地方开始经营他的生意的时候，他在那里一个人都不认识。所以他只好全靠自己摸索着办。 5.keep one s shirt on 劝告别人要有耐心，不要太紧张了 例句：Keep your shirt on, Harry. we have plenty of time to catch the train. 哈里，你别太紧张了，我们还有好多时间，足够我们赶到火车站去的。 编辑推荐：2009年BEC考试范围介绍 2009年BEC考前冲刺专题