1. chicken out退缩

Bill was going to ask Lisa out on date, but he chickened out at the last minute.

比尔本来要约丽莎出去，但是最后却不敢开口。

2. clamp down on加强取缔

The police are clamping down on drunk drivers.

警方加强取缔酒后开车。

3. break the news to告诉坏消息

Paul had to break the news of her friend’s death to Paula.

鲍尔必须告诉葆拉她朋友的死讯。

4. the breaks运气不佳

Sorry, Susie, that’s the breaks.

抱歉，苏西，运气实在不好。

5. broken record反复讲同样的话（原意为“坏了的唱片”）

Please stop talking about your problems. You sound like a broken record.

拜托别谈你的问题了。你真象张坏了的唱片。