我们都知道，share做名词时有“份”的意思，不过短语The lion"s share中并没有用到这个意思；它实际意思是“最大份额”，可不是指“狮子那份”，。
I get paid tomorrow, but the lion"s share of my wages goes on paying bills!
我明天会收到工资，但是我工资的大部分用于支付账单！
to do your share of上文提到，share有“份”的意思，这不在短语to do your share of就体现出来了。to do your share of指的是“做自己那份”
If you want a share of the pay, you"ll have to do your share of the work.
如果你想得到一份报酬，就得做好你该分担的那一份工作。
green around the gillsgreen around the gills指的是“脸色苍白”，当你听到别人这么说的时候，就说明你需要反思下自己的身体状态了。
The car almost hit Mary crossing the street and she was green around the gills because it came so close.
玛丽过街时，车子几乎撞上她，她吓得面无血色，因为只差那么一点。
Green with envy英语中但凡涉及到颜色的短语往往都很有意思，就比如这个Green with envy，我们知道envy除了“羡慕”还有“妒，忌”的意思。
而此处Green with envy就是形容的“妒忌，眼红”的意思。有趣的是它的意思中不仅就没有Green的绿色，还有着相反的“红色”。
Sophie was green with envy when she heard that alice had won the lottery.
当她听说爱丽丝赢了彩票时，索菲心中充满妒忌。
To steal someone"s thunderTo steal someone"s thunder指的是“窃为己有”，千万不要翻译成“偷了别人的雷”。
I was telling a joke and he just interrupted me to tell a different one. he always steals my thunder.
我正在讲一个笑话，然后他打断我并告诉了另一个人。他总是这样把我讲的笑话“窃为己有”。
To give someone a lift你可能知道lift有“电梯”的意思，不过在短语To give someone a lift中，千万不要这么理解。To give someone a lift指的是“让他人心情愉快”。
Let"s take some flowers when we go to visit grandma, to give her a lift.
我们去看奶奶的时候带些鲜花，让她的心情更加愉快。
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