汪芹

1. on the spur of the moment 一時(shí)沖動(dòng)

He knew that such a decision couldnt be made on the spur of a moment. 他知道，不能一時(shí)沖動(dòng)就做出決定。

2. by the seat of ones pants 憑本事，憑直覺(jué)

He did wonder if things might be a bit more interesting if he gave living by the seat of his pants ago. 他想知道，如果當(dāng)初他憑本事謀生的話，會(huì)不會(huì)比現(xiàn)在有意思點(diǎn)。

3. money to burn 花不完的錢

Sure， he never had money to burn， but he managed to get by. 當(dāng)然，他從來(lái)沒(méi)有花不完的錢，但他還是成功了。

4. tag along 尾隨他人

Bill repeatedly told Bob that tagging along with everyone else would eventually get boring. 比爾一次次地告訴過(guò)鮑勃，尾隨他人是件很無(wú)聊的事。

5. jack-of-all-trades 身兼多職的人

Bill made his living as a jack-of-all-trades. 比爾為了謀生身兼多職。

6. the prime of life 生命全盛期

However， Bob was in the prime of life and he was ready for adventure. 但是，鮑勃此時(shí)年富力強(qiáng)，他準(zhǔn)備好了迎接冒險(xiǎn)。

7. throw something down the drain 浪費(fèi)

How can you throw all youve worked for down the drain？ 你怎么可以浪費(fèi)自己的勞動(dòng)成果呢？

8. lose ones marbles 陷入瘋狂

Hes lost his marbles. 他真是瘋了。