9.fill one’s shoes 很好地頂替;令人滿意地替代
——Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring?(你聽說Jones教授要退休了嗎?)
——Yes。 The faculty won’t find anyone to fill her shoes。(是的。學校將很難找到合適的人來代替她。)
10.is ice cold 表示理所當然
——Does Prof。 Ford always come to class? (Ford教授總是來上課嗎?)
——Is ice cold? (當然了。)
11.like apples and oranges 用來表示無法相比的事物
——Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess orbridge? (你認為橋牌和象棋哪個更難學?)
——They are like apples and oranges。 (它倆沒法比較。)