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Idioms

1. On cloud nine 非常高兴 Feeling very happy

Lily was on cloud nine when she heard the good news.

2. Give someone a hand 帮助 To help somebody
他人

We should give our friend a hand when he or she needs

help.

3. Lazy bones 懒惰的人 A lazy person

All Lilian does is eat and sleep,she is such a lazy bones.

4. An early bird 早起的人 A person who gets up or

arrives early

He always starts work early in the morning as the

saying goes an early bird.

5. At the eleventh hour At the last minutes

最后关头

As we were told of the news at the eleventh hour, there

was nothing we could do to help even though we wanted to.