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1. spruce up 打扮；装饰
They wash the body with germicidal soap and dry it. They spruce up the body as well to give the face a lifelike appearance.
他们用杀菌肥皂擦身体然后擦干。还给死者化了妆，让他们看起来跟活着一样。
2. down to business 谈正事；言归正传
The two men had a couple of drinks together, talked about their families and their holidays for a while and finally got down to business.
这两个人在一起喝了几杯酒，谈了一些有关家庭和度假的事情以后才开始谈正事。
3. at the core of 核心
The question of Palestine is at the core of the Middle East issue. Solution will be brought about only by political negotiation.
中东问题的核心是巴勒斯坦问题，政治谈判是解决问题的唯一出路。
4. decided that... 认为；认定
It may not be pretty, but apparently Wall Street has decided that the price won't be too steep. Or else, it would have put up the money.
这听起来可能有点吓人，但华尔街显然已经认定届时的拍卖价格不会低得离谱。要不然，他们早就投钱收购了。
n. 肥皂
vt. 用肥皂洗，阿谀奉承
