【常用短语】1. a slip of the tongue 说溜了嘴；2. eat crow 丢尽了脸面；3. a bolt out of the blue 晴天霹雳；4. hot potato 棘手的问题；5. carnival 嘉年华；6. up the creek 进退两难；7. behind the eight ball 凶多吉少；8. like clockwork 精确地；有规律地；
