1) television(??)??

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• 1) television (??) ??
• 2) electricity (??) ?
• 3) wheat (??) ??
• 4) ? (??) sit
• 5) ? (???) small
• 6) ? (???) and

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• ??
• 7) cut in a joke ????
• 8) speak ones mind ????
• 9) be after ones own heart ????
• 10) at ones finger-tips ????
• 11) fish in troubled waters ????
• 12) thousands upon thousands of ????
• 13) in deep water ????
• 14) turn up ones nose at ????
• 15) skin and bones ????
• 16) touch and go ????
• 17) from the cradle to the grave ????
• 18) hit the nail on the head ????

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• 19) ???? turn a deaf ear to
• 20) ???? be head and shoulders above others
• 21) ???? pick a hole in sbs coat
• 22) ???? burn ones boat
• 23) ???? make a fuss about
• 24) ???? look for a needle in a bundle of hay
• 25) ???? talk black into white
• 26) ???? have ones nose in the air
• 27) ???? worship the rising sun
• 28) ???? hit the ceiling fly into a rage
• 29) ???? hold a wolf by the ears
• 30) ???? turn a blind eye to

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• ????????????????,???????,???????,?????????????????
  ????,????????,????????????????????????????????????
  ???????,?????????????????,?????????,??????,??????,
  ?????

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• ??
• 31) Look before you leap. ??????
• 32) Make hay while the sun shines. ?????
• 33) There is no smoke without fire. ??????
• 34) Ill news travels fast. ??????
• 35) Practice makes perfect. ?????
• 36) ?????? More haste, less speed.
• 37) ????,?????East and west, home is best.
• 38) ???????? All is fish that comes to the net.
• 39) ???????? Everything comes to him who waits.
• 40) ??????The moon is not seen when the sun
  shines.

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• ?????????
• 41) I took the news with a grain of salt.
  ???????????
• 42) Unless youve got an ace up your sleeve, we
  are dished. ????????,??,???????
• 43) He went through fire and flood to save his
  mother. ????????????
• 44) You have a lucky star above you. ????????
• 45) She is now between the devil and the deep sea
  on this matter. ??????????????

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• 46) He is reaping what he has sown. ????????
• 47) She is an easy-going woman. She always throws
  her cares to the winds. ??????????,????????????
• 48) That fellow is always fair without but foul
  within. ???????????
• 49) That little girl has a ready tongue.
  ?????????????
• 50) The light-fingered gentry frequented these
  shops. ?????????????

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• ?????????
• 51) ?????????????? The economic situation in
  these countries is on the downgrade.
• 52) ??????,???????????? In order to throw dust
  into the eye of the public, they decked
  themselves out as revolutionaries.
• 53) ????,???????????? By searching his heart he
  could not but admit that he was in the wrong.
• 54) ????????,????,?????????? Every one of them
  rolled up his sleeves for battle, high in morale
  and ready to win another brilliant victory.
• 55) ????????,?????? We must do our level best to
  win this game.

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• 56) ?????,?????????????? As things stood, what
  else could he do but swallow the insult?
• 57) ?????????? The invaders had come to the end
  of their tether.
• 58) ?????????? I dislike the people eating the
  bread of idleness.
• 59) ?????????? Why did you set the wolf to keep
  the sheep?
• 60) ??????,????????? He is shooting off his
  mouth. He does not know the first thing of
  economy.

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• Do you see any green in my eye? ????????? (
  a green hand)
• We Zanzibar would like to build a coloured
  society where all men can have equal opportunity.
• ????????????????????????????
• The battlefield became something holy. It was not
  touched.
• ??????????????,????????????
• The Great Wall is a must for most foreign
  visitors to Beijing.
• ?????????????,???????????????

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• (?)???????????????????
• 1) transportation ???????
• 2) advertisement ???????
• 3) propaganda ???????
• 4) translation ???????
• 5) government ???????
• 6) family ???????
• 7) class ???????
• 8) committee ?????????
• 9) press ?????????????
• 10) retirement ??????????????

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• 11) very timid ?????????
• 12) very strong ??????????
• 13) keep quiet ????????
• 14) do evil things openly ?????????????
• 15) be full of anxiety and worry
  ????,?????????
• 16) a great and thorough-going change
  ????????????????
• 17) very anxious to return home ?????????
• 18) have not cut off relations completely
  ?????????????
• 19) great in momentum and irresistible
  ????,???????????
• 20) accelerate the speed speed up ?????????

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• (?)???????????????????
• 21) ???? raise the roof
• 22) ???? stand in a white sheet
• 23) ?????? have enough money to burn
• 24) ???? with the tongue in the cheek
• 25) ???? sweep the board
• 26) ?? keep ones eyes on the ball
• 27) ???? put ones foot down set ones face
  against
• 28) ??? in a nutshell
• 29) ?? by the skin of ones teeth
• 30) ???? win the hand of

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• 31) ???? oil and vinegar
• 32) ?? a skeleton in the cupboard a family
  skeleton
• 33) ???? smell a rat
• 34) ???? a bull in a china shop
• 35) ?? pull sth out of ones hat
• 36) ?? put the finger on
• 37) ???? hold carry the baby
• 38) ??? quick on the trigger think on ones
  feet
• 39) ???? the milk of human kindness
• 40) ?? keep sth under ones hat

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• (?)?????????????
• 41) We should by no means neglect the evaporation
  of water. ??????????????
• 42) All the people were exasperated by his
  fault-finding. ??????????????????
• 43) No one is satisfied with his favoritism in
  his work. ?????????????????????
• 44) We were all greatly moved by his loftiness.
  ?????????????????
• 45) More and more people have realized the
  necessity of learning computer.
  ????????????????????

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• 46) The publishing house has to take the
  readability of the novel into consideration.
  ?????????????????
• 47) The pharmacologists are making a careful
  study of the allergy of the medicine.
  ????????????????????
• 48) His arrogance sent him into isolation and
  helplessness. ?????????????
• 49) The dancing hall was filled with gayety.
  ??????????
• 50) Her jealousy is the cause of her failure.
  ??????????????

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• (?)?????????????
• 61) ??????????????He has many hot potatoes to
  handle every day.
• 62) ????????????,?????,?????????????His newly
  employed servant woman was extremely lazy and ate
  a lot, no more than a white elephant.
• 63) ?????????????,?????????? Im not sure whether
  I can win the honour its a bird in the bush.
• 64) ???????,???????????This boy is too careless
  all his books are dog-eared.
• 65) ???????,???????????Dont count your chickens
  before they are hatched. The real difficulties
  still lay ahead.

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• 66) ??????????We should never warm snakes in our
  bosoms.
• 67) ???????????,??????????He used so many
  technical terms in his speech that the audience
  could make neither head nor tail of it.
• 68) ??????,????????As for the apples, lets go
  fifty-fifty with them.
• 69) ???????????I dont want to hang on my
  parents sleeves.
• 70) ??????????You should separate the sheep from
  the goats.

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• (?)???????????????????
• 1) make fish of one and flesh of another ????
• 2) lick sbs boots ??
• 3) stick to ones last ????
• 4) keep sth under ones hat ??
• 5) eat ones heart out ????
• 6) be in sbs pocket ?????
• 7) be in irons ???
• 8) wear ones heart on ones sleeve????
• 9) put ones cards on the table ????
• 10) eat like a bird ????

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• 11) catch forty winks ???
• 12) break the ice ????
• 13) jump out of ones skin ????
• 14) get cold feet ??
• 15) be driven from pillar to post ???????
• 16) walk on air ????
• 17) get the green light ????
• 18) mend ones fences ????
• 19) poke ones nose into sth ??
• 20) turn thumbs down on sth ??

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• (?)???????????????????
• 21) ???? modesty
• 22) ???? development
• 23) ??? stability
• 24) ??? sensibility
• 25) ????? innocence
• 26) ???? brutality
• 27) ???? assimilation
• 28) ???? contraception
• 29) ???? anti-violence
• 30) ???? sympathy

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• 31) ???? trifling
• 32) ???? come straight to the point
• 33) ???? do sth desperate
• 34) ???? walk off with sth
• 35) ???? trust to chance and stroke of luck
• 36) ???? an impregnable fortress
• 37) ???? engage in a battle of words
• 38) ???? at ones wits end
• 39) ???? all by oneself
• 40) ???? bursting with energy

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• (?)?????????????
• 41) I was practically on my knees but he still
  refused. ????????,???????
• 42) The two sisters were usually in agreement on
  most issues, but they were at swords points on
  the matter of abortion. ??????????????????,???????
  ??,???????????
• 43) He is a rolling stone. I dont think he can
  go far. ?????????,???????????
• 44) Since I only got the news at second hand, I
  took it with a grain of salt. ????????????,???????
  ??
• 45) I must bare my heart to someone, or I shall
  go mad! ??????????,???????!

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• 46) Ill break my neck to get this done by
  Friday, but I cant promise for sure.
  ????????????????????,???????
• 47) By this means she cast in a bone between the
  wife and the husband. ?????????????
• 48) He thinks by all this fast talking and
  flattery he can pull the wool over her eyes, but
  she isnt deceived. ????????????????????,???????
• 49) The matter was finally settled under the
  table. ??????????
• 50) The society held its meeting behind closed
  doors. ?????????

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• There is a mixture of the tiger and the ape in
  his nature.
• ???????????
• Every life has its roses and thorns.
• ????????????
• She sailed into the room.
• ???????????
• We must keep our powder dry.
• ??????????
• John can be relied on. He eats no fish and plays
  the game.
• ??????,????????

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• (?)?????????????
• 61) ?????????????That young man has great
  courage, indeed!
• 62) ???????????,???????? Thats a business of
  their own, between husband and wife. Why should
  you get involved in it?
• 63) ???????????????????,???????! You know all the
  bits and pieces of trifles of other families. You
  are really well informed.
• 64) ???????????? I was extremely terrified by
  that news.
• 65) ????????????????????????! He had never
  expected that so many obstacles would stand in
  his way.

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• 66) ??????,???????? He was horror-stricken when
  he heard the cries of the wolves at midnight.
• 67) ?????????????? She volunteered for the
  teaching post in this primary school.
• 68) ???????,???????? I dare not show off in the
  presence of an expert. I hope you would be kind
  enough to enlighten us on this matter.
• 69) ???????? You should be bold and resolute.
• 70)??????????? The enemy troops threw the whole
  village into great disorder.

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• 1) After the football match, hes got an
  important meeting. ?????????,????????????(????)
• 2) He dismissed the meeting without a closing
  speech. ???????????????(????)
• 3) Basically, the theory proposed, among other
  things, that the maximum speed possible in the
  universe is that of light... ????????,???????????
  ???????????(?????,????)

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• 4) ???????????,????????? On July 28, 1976, a big
  earthquake took place in Tangshan. (????)
• 5) ?????,?????? The wit of three cobblers
  combined surpasses that of Zhuge Liang the master
  mind. (????,??????)
• 6) ???? show off ones proficiency with axe
  before Lu Ban, the master carpenter
  (????,????????????????)

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• No one can claim infallibility.
• ?????,?????????
• (???claim infallibility,???????????,??????????????
  )
• The Japanese seemed justifiably proud of their
  economic achievements.
• ????????????????????,????????

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• They, not surprisingly, did not respond at all.
• ????????,????????
• He shook his head and his eyes were wide, then
  narrowed in indignation.
• ?????,???????,????????,??????????
• Today China Daily frontpages his article.
• ???????????????????

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• 1) He is not well today, but he still comes to
  class. ???????,?(?)???????
• 2) If I learn to drive a motorcycle, I will
  certainly buy a new one. ?????????,(?)??????????
  
• 3) He is a good friend that speaks well of us
  behind our backs. ?(???)?????????,?????????
• 4) It is better to do well than to say well.
  ?????????(???????????)
• 5) Its your pen. I found it on the playground.
  ??????,???????(?)??

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• 11) ??????????,?????????The Premier had a lot of
  work to do before (attending) the concert.
• 12) ???????????,????????? She has been talking in
  French for two hours without (making) any
  mistakes.
• 13) ????,?????????????? We must avoid making
  (unnecessary) mistakes in our work.
• 14) ????????? Silence (gradually) came over the
  crowds.
• 15) ???????????? This television set is really
  cheap (in price) and fine (in quality).

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• 1) Youll supply financial power, and well
  supply manpower. Isnt that fair and square?
  ????,????,?????????
• 2) In our workshop there is a hard and fast rule
  against smoking. ??????????,?????(??????????)
• 3) He is dead and gone. ??????
• 4) His father is a man who forgives and forgets.
  ????????
• 5) Her son was wise and clever, but her daughter
  was silly and foolish. ????????,?????????

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• 6) ????????????,??????(??????,?????)Otherwise,
  the sooner she changes her mind the better for
  her.
• 7) ???????,?????,????(??????,?????)Plenty of
  real gentlefolk go hungry.
• 8) ???????,?????He is determined to turn over a
  new leaf.
• 9) ???????????????How can you kick down the
  ladder?
• 10) ?????????????????????????(????????)By our
  own indomitable efforts we the Chinese people
  will unswervingly reach our goal.

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• 31) ???? old stuff // cliché
• 32) ???? wishful thinking // fond dream
• 33) ???? a ponderous thesis // a lengthy speech
  article
• 34) ???? careless // negligent
• 35) ???? great magnificent contributions
• 36) ???? miraculous cure // heal-all
• 37) ????,???? self-conceited // arrogant
• 38) ????,???? return kindness with ingratitude
• 39) ????,???? humble oneself
• 40) ????,???? forgive and forget

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• 1) Vietnamese War is a drain on American
  resources. ???????????????(??????)
• 2) What are you after? ??????(??????)
• 3) It was officially announced that Paris is
  invited to the meeting. ????,?????????(??????)
• 4) I am no drinker, nor smoker.
  ?????,?????(??????)
• 5) It was a very informative meeting.
  ??????????(???????)

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• The international food shortage had a direct
•  impact on Kuwait and other barren desert
• countries.
•  ??????????,?????????????????????

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• 6) ??????????Her hatred for them grew
  more.(??????)
• 7) ????????Many students are against him.(??????)
• 8) ???????????They were news-hungry.(???????)
• 9) ????????You must be off now.(??????)
• 10) ??????She is a real beauty.(???????)

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• ???
• The sight and sound of our jet planes filled me
  with special longing.
• ??????????,???????,???????
• Some of my classmates are good singers.
• ????????????????

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• ?????????????
• The appearance of the book on the market caused a
  sensation.
• ???????????????
• He is a lover of Chinese paintings.
• ???????
• An acquaintance of world history is helpful to
  the study of current affairs.
• ??????,???????????

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• ???
• His speech impressed the audience deeply.
• ?????????????
• Most students behaved respectfully towards their
  teacher.
• ??????????????
• His paintings are characterized by steady strokes
  and bright colours.
• ???????????,?????

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• ??????,??????????????,???????????????,?
• The fighters walked on against the piercing wind.
• ????/??????????
• I sent him for a doctor.
• ????????
• She sang to the piano.
• ????????

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• "Coming!" Away she skimmed over the lawn, up the
  path, up the steps, across the veranda, and into
  the porch.
• ??!????????,????,????,????,?????
• Up the street they went., past stores, across a
  broad square, and then entered a huge building.
• ????????,??????,???????,?????????

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• ???????????????????????
• This experiment was a success.
• ????????
• Physical training is an absolute necessity to
  university students.
• ???????????????????
• As he is a perfect stranger in the city, I hope
  you will give him the necessary help.
• ???????????,?????????????
• The pallor of her face indicated clearly how she
  was feeling at the moment.
• ???????????????????

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• ????????,?
• He was eloquent and elegant--but soft.
• ????,???,??????(???????)
• They gave him a hearty welcome.
• ?????????(???????)
• This is sheer nonsense.
• ?????????(???????)
• He is physically weak but mentally sound.
• ????????(??)/??/???(??????)

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• 1) You think she will come if it is fine
  tomorrow. But I dont think so.
  ???????,????,????????(????????)
• 2) You say he works hard so he does.
  ??????,?,???????(???????)
• 3) The whole project was completed in a quarter
  of a year. ?????3????????(????????????????)
• 4) It took them two decades to do the job.
  ?????????20????(??????????????)
• 5) He was in New York in the first ten days of
  March. ????,?????(??????)

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• 6) ????,??????You can stand on your hands, so can
  I.(?... I can stand on my hands, too.)
• 7) ??????,?????????I dont like smoking it is no
  good to health.(?I dont like smoking smoking is
  no good to health.)
• 8) ???,??????????Rumour has it that there will be
  a big earthquake in the last ten days of
  July.(? in the last eleven days of July.)
• 9) ??????????He has bought two dozen
  magazines.(?He has bought twenty-four magazines.)
• 10) ?????????He is going away for a fortnight.
  (?He is going away for two weeks.

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• 1) The boy is appreciated by all his teachers for
  his carefulness in his homework.
  ????????????????????????
• 2) In fact, it is his meticulousness that is
  preventing him from making any progress in his
  research work. ???,??????????,??????????????
• 3) Her husband was a brave pilot during the
  Second World War. ??????????????????
• 4) The reckless driver died in the traffic
  accident. ?????????????????

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• 5) These boys are big enough to be
  self-respecting. ??????,????????
• 6) She is quite unpopular among her colleagues
  for she is so egotistic. ???????????,??????????
• 7) We need tough-minded soldiers in our army.
  ??????????????
• 8) He did not yield in the face of the ruthless
  enemies. ??????????????

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• 5) She is fidgety and restless. ????????
• 6) All the inventors have a restless mind.
  ??????????????????
• 7) As luck would have it, no one was in the
  building when the explosion occurred.
  ???,??????????????
• 8) As luck would have it, there was rain on the
  day of the picnic. ????,????????

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• 25) ????????,???????????????????The director
  showed his ingenuity by arranging a scene in
  which the actors went into the audience of the
  play.
• 26) ?????????,?????That guy is always trying to
  be different so as to swindle and bluff.
• 27) ????????????????The film actress appeared in
  all her glory at the ball.
• 28) ?????????????????That politician acted like a
  buffoon during that debate.

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• 35) ??????????????Her father is a famous surgeon.
• 36) ??????????????Huang Jinrong was a notorious
  rogue in Shanghai in the old times.
• 37) ????????,?????????????????Thanks to the
  policies of the Communist Party of China on
  agriculture, millions of peasants in China are
  getting rich.
• 38) ???????????,?????????????People of all
  countries have suffered great calamities in
  consequence of the two World Wars.

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• funny
• ???a funny story ?????
• ?a funny writer?????
• ?He is being funny. ?????
• ?? ?There is something funny about the
  matter.???????
• ?a funny black hat??????
• ???Youll be sorry if you try anything funny in
  class.?????????????,???????
• ?She is a bit funny sometimes.????????????
• ?Dont get funny with your boss! ???????!

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• ??
• ???thanks to...
• ?by virtue of...
• ???owing to...
• ?due to...
• ?because of...
• ?as a result of...
• ?in view of...
• ?? in consequence of...