1. Have you ascertained?

你确定了吗?

2. Spare a thought for my situation.

你也想想我的处境行不行?

►spare a thought for 想到…;替…着想

3. I used to be a martyr to mouth ulcer.

我以前老得口腔溃疡。

►be a martyr to 长期患…病;受着…的折磨

e.g. She is a martyr to rheumatism. 她长斯受着风湿病的折磨。

4. Don’t work to rule.

不要消极怠工。

►work to rule 怠工(拒绝完成规章规定以外的工作以迫使资方让步)

5. The silence was deafening.

气氛非常尴尬。

6. Where’s your backbone?

你怎么这么窝囊啊?

7. Give me a leg up since I’m new.

我刚来，请大家多多关照。

►leg up n.(对上马或跨跃障碍时的)帮助

give sb. a leg up 帮助某人攀登，帮助某人度过难关

e.g. Can anyone give me a leg up? 谁能帮我一下?

8. You’re gonna have to knuckle down.

你得用功啊。

►knuckle down 开始认真工作，屈服

e.g. He would not knuckle down under their pressure. 他不会在他们的压力下屈服的。

e.g. We all knuckle down to study just before final exam. 就在期末考前，我们开始埋头苦读。

9. He’s a genius, by common consent.

他是公认的天才。

►by common consent 经一致同意，公认

10. Always be the pick of the bunch.

永远做最好的。

►the pick of the bunch 一批中最好的;精华;出类拔萃的人(或物)

e.g. This Australian wine is the pick of the bunch. 这种澳大利亚葡萄酒是最好的葡萄酒。