34.On hold 尚未办理的事情

　　Something set aside and waiting to be dealt with

　　Example: Our vacation plans are on hold right now; because my Dad’s just been admitted to hospital with a stomach ulcer。

　　35.A dark horse 出乎意料的嬴家

　　An unexpected winner。

　　Example: A dark horse in this year’s basketball cup was Japan!

　　36.The bottom line 本质内容

　　The most essential part of something

　　Example: We’ve talked a lot about taxation and immigration, but the bottom line is that we have to create more jobs。

　　37.Live it up 狂欢一场

　　To enjoy a high standard of living and lead a carefree life

　　Example: The neighbors having been living it up ever since they won the sweepstakes。

　　38.Bear in mind 记住

　　To remember something which can be of help in the future。

　　Example: Before you start your perspective drawing, bear in mind you should first establish a vanishing point。

　　39.Look forward to 期待着

　　To relish some future prospect; to eagerly await meeting somebody。

　　Example: You can tell Jake is looking forward to his vacation hekeeps telling us how many days there are left until he finishescollege。

　　40.Have a mind to 想做某事， 计划做某事

　　To be decided on ; to intend to

　　Example: The service in our hotel was terrible. I have a mind to write a letter of complaint。

　　41.Be in the mood 想要做某事

　　To feel like doing something

　　Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes。

　　42.Over the moon 欣喜若狂

　　Extremely happy

　　Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion she really wasn’t expecting it。

　　43.Over and above 除…这外， 额外的

　　In addition to

　　Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year。

　　44.Get a move on 赶快

　　To hurry up

　　Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave。

　　45.Get the picture 了解某事

　　To understand something, to grasp some meaning

　　Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job。

　　46.Keep somebody posted 传达消息

　　To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made。

　　Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference。

　　47.Be out of pocket 花光了钱的

　　To be without money

　　Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket。

　　48.Lose track of 失去消息,失去线索

　　To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is

　　Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet。

　　49.On a shoestring 生活拮据

　　In a thrifty manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum

　　Example: She lives on a shoestring she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly。

　　50.In the long run 最终，最后

　　Over a long period of time, once a process has matured

　　Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run,however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit