☆天天学英语☆三十：犹豫不决  

-Has Tom decided how to deal with the matter?
-No, he's still dragging his heels.
汤姆决定如何处理此事了吗？
没呢，他还在犹豫不决。

解析：drag one's heels 可以解释为犹豫不决，裹足不前。

再顺便提一下另外1个词组：take to one's heels，它的意思是逃走,溜之大吉。

☆天天学英语☆三十一：争 端  
The length of the project was a major bone of contention during the talks.
项目的长度是会谈中最主要的争端。

解析：bone of contention 解释为争论的焦点，争端，英语含义为a dispute,a confilct or argument about something.

☆天天学英语☆三十二：竭尽所能  
All the competitors are ready to go for broke to win the first prize.
竞争者都准备竭尽所能去拿第一。

解析：to go for broke解释为竭尽所能，也有孤注一掷之意，英语含义为risk everything on one big effort, try as hard as possible

☆天天学英语☆三十三：并驾齐驱  
  
A new poll shows that Labour and the Tories are running virtually neck and neck.
一个新的名意调查显示工党和保守党的（支持率）实质上是并驾齐驱的。

解析：neck and neck其实来源与赛马比赛，原意为赛马时两马颈部同时抵达终点，后来就引申到并驾齐驱，不相上下等意思。neck-and-neck可以作形容词。

☆天天学英语☆三十四：团 结  
  
During the meeting the opposite side closed ranks and refused to compromise on any issue.
在会议中对方团结起来拒绝在任何问题上和解。

解析：close ranks 是紧密团结，共同奋斗的意思。英语含义：unite and fight together

☆天天学英语☆三十五：悬而未决  
  
The future of this project is hanging in the balance.
这项目的下一步发展仍然悬而未决。

解析：hang in the balance，(指决定、结果、某人的未来等)不能确定的，尚未决定,悬而未决。英语含义：have two equally possible results, be uncertain

☆天天学英语☆三十六：锦囊妙计  

I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.
我认为这次的谈判不会成功，但我的老板却有着另一个我们都不为所知的锦囊妙计。

解析：card up one's sleeve（card作名词用哦）解释为锦囊妙计，绝招，王牌等。英语含义为another plan or argument saved for later。

☆天天学英语☆三十七：聊 天  

I was up until four this morning chewing the fat with my roommate and a couple of friends who dropped in.
我昨天晚上跟我同房间的同学和其他两个来玩的朋友一起聊天，一直聊到今天早上四点才睡觉。  

解析：to chew the fat 是一个俗语，意思是几个朋友、同事或一些熟人坐在一起随便聊天，不管是天南地北，或是张家长李家短，想讲什么就讲什么。

☆天天学英语☆三十八：摊 牌  

He laid his cards on the table during the meeting to dispose of the excess inventory.
他在会议中摊牌（表明）要解决掉多余的存货。

解析：lay one's cards on the table(also put one's cards on the table)从字面上就可以看出是摊牌的意思，通俗点说就是坦率诚实地表明自己的立场，看法的。英语含义是let someone know one's positions and intentions openly and honestly.

☆天天学英语☆三十九：发 生  

He believes an invasion was never in the cards.  
他相信入侵永不会发生。

解析：in the cards有2种意思1）可能发生 2）必然会发生。英语含义是Likely or certain to happen.

“发生”其他的表达方法应该都很熟悉了