1. You’re squaring the circle.

不要白費(fèi)力氣了。

2. The first goal was just a fluke.

第一個(gè)球是蒙進(jìn)去的。

3. We vet all applicants.

我們要詳細(xì)調(diào)查所有的申請人。

4. Tailored teaching is the name of the game.

因材施教最重要。

?the name of the game 問題的關(guān)鍵，事情的實(shí)質(zhì)，事物的本質(zhì)

e.g. In fishing, patience is the name of the game. 釣魚的關(guān)鍵就是要有耐心。

5. I tell the class in my opening salvo.

每次開新課我都會(huì)跟學(xué)生講清楚。

6. Bodies were strewn everywhere.

尸橫遍野。

7. It went off half-cocked.

走火了。

?go off at half cock 槍走火;倉促行事，操之過急(指計(jì)劃、典禮等尚未安排就緒即行開始);發(fā)怒，發(fā)脾氣

e.g. Attention, please, don't go off at half cock. 請注意，不要倉促行事。

8. She made a splash with the song.

這首歌讓她一夜成名。

9. Don’t be so argumentative.

你怎么老抬扛啊?

?make a splash 一炮打響，一舉成名，引人注目，大肆炫耀，大張旗鼓

10. She gave me the once-over.

她迅速打量了我一下。

?once-over 瀏覽一遍;草率的工作;草草過目

e.g. She gave the apartment a once-over. 她匆匆掃視了一下那間公寓。