1. You’re squaring the circle.
不要白费力气了。
2. The first goal was just a fluke.
第一个球是蒙进去的。
3. We vet all applicants.
我们要详细调查所有的申请人。
4. Tailored teaching is the name of the game.
因材施教最重要。
►the name of the game 问题的关键，事情的实质，事物的本质
e.g. In fishing, patience is the name of the game. 钓鱼的关键就是要有耐心。
5. I tell the class in my opening salvo.
每次开新课我都会跟学生讲清楚。
6. Bodies were strewn everywhere.
尸横遍野。
7. It went off half-cocked.
走火了。
►go off at half cock 枪走火；仓促行事，操之过急（指计划、典礼等尚未安排就绪即行开始）；发怒，发脾气
e.g. Attention, please, don't go off at half cock. 请注意，不要仓促行事。
8. She made a splash with the song.
这首歌让她一夜成名。
9. Don’t be so argumentative.
你怎么老抬扛啊？
►make a splash 一炮打响，一举成名，引人注目，大肆炫耀，大张旗鼓
10. She gave me the once-over.
她迅速打量了我一下。
►once-over 浏览一遍；草率的工作；草草过目
e.g. She gave the apartment a once-over. 她匆匆扫视了一下那间公寓。
