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。
