6.Sweeten the pot 增加有利条件

　　例如：

　　Miss Smith didn't want the job until the company sweentened the pot by offering her a higher salary and the use of a company car。

　　施密斯小姐本来不想要那份工作的。后来，那家公司提高了给她的工资，还给她一辆公司的汽车用。这样，她才接受了那个工作。

　　7.To fly off the handle 激怒

　　例如：

　　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。

　　8.To bark up the wrong tree 找错门了

　　例如：

　　Hey man, if you think I was the guy who robbed that bank today, you're barking up the wrong tree! I was nowhere near the place."

　　喂，要是你认为我是今天抢银行的那个人，那你就错怪我了。我根本就没上那儿去。

　　9.Right on the beam 做的对

　　例如：

　　Your school report is right on the beam: you followed directions exactly and got all the facts down in the right order。

　　你的报告写的很对，你准确地按照要求写了，而且每个事实也都按照正确的次序写了进去。

　　10.To keep one's shirt on 要有耐心，别发火

　　例如：

　　Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I'm sorry, but the boss made me work late at the office。

　　亲爱的，请你千万别发火。我很抱歉。可是，我的老板给了我好多活，我不得不在办公室加班嘛。

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