赖世雄教授是闻名海峡两岸的英语教学专家，先后获得美国明尼苏达大学大众传播与英语教学双硕士学位。担任托福专任讲师十八年，也是托福成绩满分纪录保持人之一。曾任上海复旦大学及大连外国语学院客座教授。现任常春藤解析英语杂志社社长，著有英语升学、进修、生活英语丛书共计两百余种，并担任十多家电台英语教学节目广播主讲。
　　1994年赖世雄教授开始担任中央人民广播电台英语教学节目主播，时间长达十二年，教学方式风趣幽默、深入浅出、平易近人，深受广大听众的推崇。

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1. A Budget Crunch 预算吃紧
2. Make a Cold Call 陌生电访
3. A Hard Sell 很难卖的东西
4. Go Belly Up 完全失败∕企业倒闭
5. Get off the Ground 起步
6. Have a Finger in Every Pie 爱插手∕多管闲事
7. Float Someone a Loan 借给某人一笔钱
8. Knock down the Price 降价
9. Keep the Books 记账
10. Out-of-Pocket Expenses 实报实销的开支
11. Make Money Hand over Fist 轻松赚大钱
12. Sell like Hot Cakes 畅销热卖
13. Be/Feel out of the Loop 在状况外
14. Second a Motion 附议
15. Put One's Nose to the Grindstone 埋头苦干
16. Put Something on Hold 暂缓某事
17. Plug Something 替某事物宣传、打广告
18. Be Left Holding the Bag 被迫接下烂摊子
19. Take a Nosedive （价格）暴跌∕（情况）恶化
20. Table a Discussion 搁置讨论
21. A Bitter Pill to Swallow 难以接受的事
22. Cash in on Something 从某事物中获利
23. Dot the i's and Cross the t's 对细节一丝不茍
24. Hit the Jackpot 中大奖∕走好运
25. A Tough Cookie 强悍的人∕坚强的人
26. Put the Cart before the Horse 本末倒置
27. Leave No Stone Unturned 千方百计
28. The Pot Calling the Kettle Black 五十步笑百步
29. Beat around/about the Bush 拐弯抹角
30. Kick Oneself 自责
31. Go off the Deep End 大发雷霆
32. Put One's Foot Down 坚定立场
33. Know Which Side One's Bread Is Buttered On 知道什么对自己最有利
34. Keep Something under One's Hat 保密
35. Twist Someone around One's Little Finger 玩弄某人于股掌之间
36. Carry the Weight of the World on One's Shoulders 太过操心
37. Add Insult to Injury 在伤口上撒盐
38. Make a Splash 引起轰动
39. A Live Wire 精力充沛的人
40. Eat One's Words 收回前言
41. Have Two Left Feet 手脚不灵活
42. Get the Boot 被炒鱿鱼
43. A Diamond in the Rough 未经开发的桃花源∕璞玉
44. Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth 挑剔礼物
45. Pull Oneself up by One's Own Bootstraps 靠自己振作起来∕自立自强
46. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 不要没事惹事∕别自找麻烦
47. Be at Each Other's Throats 吵来吵去∕互杠
48. Have an Axe to Grind with Someone 找某人理论
49. Leave a Bad Taste in Someone's Mouth 给某人留下坏印象
50. Read Someone the Riot Act 严厉斥责
51. Rob Peter to Pay Paul 拆东墙补西墙
52. Leave Someone in the Dark 将某人蒙在鼓里
53. Let One's Hair Down 让某人放松下来
54. Like Clockwork 分秒不差地∕规律地
55. Set Someone's Sights on Something 看中某物
56. Be Set in Stone 不可更改的
57. Smoke like a Chimney 抽烟抽个不停
58. Squeeze Blood out of a Turnip 榨不出钱来
59. Eat Someone Alive 把某人生吞活剥∕彻底击败某人
60. Get One's Ducks in a Row 安排妥当
61. Test the Water(s) 试探
62. Talk Till Someone Is Blue in the Face 费尽唇舌
63. Toe the Line 遵守规定
64. A Wake-up Call 警讯
65. Be as Exciting as Watching Paint Dry 无聊透顶
66. Over My Dead Body 休想
67. Smell a Rat 起疑心
68. See Eye to Eye 看法一致
69. Shoot off One's Mouth 夸口∕胡言乱语
70. Make a Beeline for Something 直奔某物而去
71. One's Eyes Are Bigger than One's Stomach 眼大肚小∕心有余而力不足
72. One's Own Flesh and Blood 亲骨肉
73. Let off Steam 纾解压力∕发泄怒气
74. Eat/Drink One's Weight in Something 狂吃∕喝某物
75. Turn One's Nose Up 嗤之以鼻