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1. A

“chalk and cheese”等同于美國人說的“apples and oranges”,，形容兩個(gè)事物或人是完全不同的或完全無法兼容的，通常的句式為“l(fā)ike / as different as chalk and cheese”,，例如：we'll never get on—we're like chalk and cheese,。

2. D

“Bob’s your uncle”據(jù)說源于 Arthur Balfour，他曾被自己的首相叔叔 Robert Cecil（昵稱為Bob）任命在多個(gè)頗有聲望的職位上，現(xiàn)用于表示很輕松就能完成某項(xiàng)任務(wù),。例如,，Put together a couple of kitchen fitments, buy a coffee machine and Bob's your uncle.

3. A

“Donkey’s”通常是”donkey’s years”的簡寫方式，最初可能寫作 donkey’s ears,，指代某物長度上很長,，現(xiàn)指很長一段時(shí)間。例如,，we've been close friends for donkey's years.

4. A

令人難以置信,，“Something for the weekend”指避孕套，人們通常認(rèn)為這是售賣避孕套的理發(fā)師向顧客推銷時(shí)的委婉詞語,，例如”something for the weekend, sir?”

5. D

“His sharp practice cost him a term at Her Majesty's pleasure”,，如果有人 at Her Majesty’s pleasure，那他就是關(guān)押在英國監(jiān)獄里,。形成這一詞組是因?yàn)榫�主最初擁有自由裁決是否關(guān)押某人的權(quán)利,。

6. C

Swings and roundabouts 在英式英語中意為“不同的行動(dòng)或選擇最終都造成毫無收益或毫無損失的情況，或所得和所失相抵消”,，是不是有點(diǎn)殊途同歸或是失之東隅,，收之桑榆的意思呢？更為完整的短語是”to gain on the swings and lose on the roundabouts”,。例如,，I don't want to have to, but it's swings and roundabouts.

7. D

Horses for courses 是英國諺語，意為“不同的人適合不同的事物”,，其出處是短語” Different race horses would perform better on different racecourses / 不同的賽馬在不同的賽道上各有更好表現(xiàn)”,，真是各有所長或是各有所愛的含義吧。例如：So I'm not interested in politics, it's horses for courses.

8. C

短語 get / have / give someone the hump 的出處并不清楚,，可能是與駱駝相關(guān),，其含義為“變得或令人惱怒、無緣故發(fā)脾氣”,，例如”fans get the hump when they lose”或”Debate has been raging about road safety, with people across London getting the hump.”

9. C

在英國,，曾經(jīng)需要花費(fèi)一個(gè) penny 使用一次投幣式公共廁所，這就是短語 spend a penny 替代“小便”的委婉說法,，例如”you can't get to sleep when you want to spend a penny”,。

10. C

例句中的 pull 和 attractions 之間看起來有很明顯的關(guān)聯(lián)。短語 on the pull 在英式非正式語境中指企圖吸引某人上床,，例如”an eligible bachelor on the pull”或”I remember now why I'm not interested in going on the pull.”（牛津辭典）