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1. knee-high to a grasshopper 非常年轻、小孩子Next to his older brother, he looks knee-high to a grasshopper.他看起来很年轻，仅次于他哥。2. spring chicken年轻人How old is she? I don't know but she's not spring chicken! 她多大了？我不知道，但是她不小了。Although I may look young, I am not spring chicken.即使我看起来很年轻，其实我不再年轻了。3. mutton dressed as lamb中年女人装嫩That older lady she looks like a mutton dressed as lamb.那个老女人穿的像在装嫩。4. over the hill不再年轻At forty years old, I do not consider myself over the hill.四十岁时，我认为自己已经不再年轻。5. put years on显老I believe this job has put years on him.我觉得这种工作使他显老。Her bad living condition has put years on her.她贫困的生活状况使她显老。6. get on in years上年纪The older man next door has gotten on in years.他隔壁的邻居是个上了年纪的老男人。My grandmother is getting on in years. She's no longer able to look after her home without help.我奶奶已经上年纪了，她不能再照顾自己了。7. long in the tooth太老了，不适合做某事She's a bit long in the tooth for acting on stage. 她太老了，不适合舞台表演了。He’s a bit long in the tooth for cooking for himself. 他太老了，不能给自己做饭了。8. live to a ripe old age长寿If you lead a healthy life, you'll live to a ripe old age.如果你生活健康，你会很长寿。My grandmother lived a ripe old age even though she smoked.我奶奶即使抽烟，但是很长寿。9. rob the cradle老牛吃嫩草I can't believe that lady is robbing the cradle by marrying someone that’s 15 years younger than her.我不敢相信那个女人嫁给了一个比她小十五岁的男人。10. silver surfer老年网友After just a few questions my grandmother was ready to join the silver surfers.我外婆在问了几个问题后就可以自己上网了。Did you know about the club for silver surfers?你知道老年网友俱乐部吗？11. senior moment健忘症Please forgive me for forgetting your name,  I must have had a senior moment. 请原谅我把你的名字忘了，我有些健忘。I left my phone in the taxi. I must have had a senior moment!我把电话落在出租车上了，我怕是有健忘症。

hit 相关短语1. hit the shower 洗个澡It’s too hot today. I need to hit the shower.今天太热了，我需要洗个澡。2. hit the gym 去健身房健身After overeating at the festival, I decided to hit the gym.过节期间吃的太多了，我决定去健身房健身了。3. hit the road 动身、启程I had better hit the road if I want to get back home before dark.如果我想天黑前到家，最好现在就动身。4. hit the ceiling 勃然大怒You may hit the ceiling, if your husband forgot your wedding anniversary.如果你老公忘记结婚纪念日，你可能会勃然大怒。5. hit the roof 火冒三丈 After he discovered that his car was stolen, he hit the roof.当他发现他的车被偷了，真是火冒三丈。6. hit the books 看书、学习- Why not go to the party with us?- I’d love to, but I've got to hit the books. I have an exam tomorrow.为什么不跟我们去参加聚会呢？我很想去，但是得学习呀，明天有一个考试。7. hit the hay/ hit the sack 睡觉It’s time for me to hit the sack. I’m so tired.我太累了，睡觉的时间到了。8. hit it off 性情相投、合得来We really hit it off with each other.我们特别合得来。9. hit between the eyes 十分惊奇When my younger sister told me she was going to have a baby, it hit me right between the eyes. I couldn’t believe that she was having a baby at such a young age.当我妹妹告诉我她怀孕了，我真是大吃一惊。我不敢相信她那么年轻就要当妈妈了。10. hit the nail on the head 说的中肯、一针见血Your analysis really hit the nail on the head. 你的分析真是一针见血。

1. Dog 狗Puppy 小狗When my dog was a puppy, he was adorable.当我的狗狗还小的时候，他很可爱。puppy love 初恋2. Cat 猫Kitten 小猫Kitty 指大猫小猫都行，猫咪的意思3. Chicken 鸡Chick 小鸡Did you see the chicks hatch?你见过孵小鸡吗？4. Duck 鸭Duckling 小鸭The Ugly Duckling《丑小鸭》catch some dragonflies to feed ducklings 抓蜻蜓喂小鸭子吃5. Rabbit 兔Bunny 小兔At Easter, the Easter Bunny leaves chocolate eggs for kids. 复活节的时候，小兔子会给孩子们下彩蛋。6. Pig 猪Piggy/ Piglet 小猪Peppa Pig《小猪佩奇》7. Horse 马Foal 小马Pony 小型马、矮种马 pony tail 马尾辫（一个辫子）pig tail 两个小辫子8. Sheep 绵羊Lamb 羊羔Roast Whole Lamb 烤全羊Meat on a Stick 烤肉串Mary Had A Little Lamb 儿歌Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went.Everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go. 9. Goat 山羊Kid 小山羊（不常用于指羊宝宝）the sheep and the goats 好人与坏人play the goat 举止轻浮、瞎胡闹e.g. Stop playing the goat, it’s time to be serious. 别闹了，认真点儿。old goat 古板、严肃的人e.g. A woman might say this to her husband. “Stop being such an old goat.”女人会对自己的老公说：“别那么古板”。10. Elephant 象Baby Elephant 小象

1. on one hand … on the other hand一方面 ... 另一方面 ...Ex. On one hand, I’d like to go to Thailand for my holiday. On the other hand, it’s so much cheaper to travel within China.我一方面想去泰国旅游，但另一方面我觉得在中国国内旅游很便宜。2. on hand现成的、手头的Ex. Are there enough supplies on hand to do a painting? 手头有足够的工具画画吗？Ex. The computer and microphone are on hand when we record.我们录音的时候，电脑和麦克风就在手边。3. firsthand一手的、直接的Ex. Getting to see the concert firsthand is much better than watching it on TV.直接去现场看音乐会比看电视好得多。second hand二手的In some cities, you can get amazing designer clothes at second-hand stores. 在一些城市，你可以在二手商店买到很好的设计师品牌的衣服。4. off one's hands摆脱某事、脱手Ex. We finally got that project off our hands.我们终于把那个项目做完了。Ex. Let me take this off your hands.让我帮你摆脱它。5. hands full 忙的不可开交Ex. I will have two hands full looking after two kids. I can’t imagine that. 我不敢想象，我如果照顾两个孩子会忙成什么样。6. hand in glove勾结、联手 Ex. After the match, it was discovered that he was hand in glove with the referee.比赛结束后，人们发现他与裁判互相勾结。Ex. The community worked hand in glove with the police to find the missing person. 社区与警察密切合作寻找失踪的人。7. handed on a platter垂手可得Ex. He was appointed manager in his father's company. The job was handed to him on a platter.他在他父亲的公司里被任命为经理，这个工作对他来说真是垂手可得。Ex. His family is so wealthy, comfort has been handed to him on a silver platter. 他家很富有，所以他自然而然过着舒适的生活。spiritually wealthy 精神富有8. wash your hands of 洗手不干、不管Ex. I wish I could wash my hands of this whole mess. 真希望我能不用再管这堆烂事。Ex. It’s not easy to wash your hands of a fight, once you’ve started it. 一旦你开始打架，洗手不干可不是件容易的事。9. bite the hand that feeds you 恩将仇报Ex. If you do bad things about the person who gives you a favor, you bite the hand that feeds you.如果你对于给予你帮助的人做了坏事，你就是恩将仇报。Ex. She stole from her parents, biting the hand that feeds her.她偷了父母的东西，真是不懂感恩。10. live from hand to mouth糊口度日 Ex. His pay was so low, he lived from hand to mouth.他的工资太低了，只能糊口度日。Ex. During the war, many people lived from hand to mouth. 在战争期间，许多人都是糊口度日。

Chinese rose 月季lily 百合water lily 睡莲new year lily 中国水仙morning glory 牵牛花 baby&`&s breath 满天星forget-me-not 勿忘我touch-me-not 含羞草sunflower 向日葵winter sweet 腊梅Johnny - jump - up 紫罗兰carnation 康乃馨banana shrub 含笑花