1.scramble to 匆忙；慌忙

As Ms. Li passed by our group, an assistant scrambled to gather the train of her gown.

李冰冰经过我们的时候，一位助理连忙帮她整理了一下她的裙摆-)gOeqh*z4,PCKxxie。

2.can of worms 马蜂窝；一团糟

If you ask her what happened you'll be opening up a can of worms.

如果你去问她发生了什么事，等于是捅马蜂窝u^%sA)z8wH。

3.riddled with 布满；充满

Environmentalists have been slow to realise that the fashionable eco-lifestyle is riddled with contradictions.

环保主义者一直迟钝，没有意识到时髦的环保生活方式其实充满着矛盾cCAt8PUoC0sBY%2b。

4.slim lead 略微领先

We see Recent public opinions survey opinion surveys show Obama retaking the a slim lead over McCain.

最近民调查显示，奥巴马重新获得了对麦凯恩的略微领先优势kqpPb0;L,xTv。

5.hang sb. out to dry 冷眼旁观

He says he's my friend, but then he totally hung me out to dry in that meeting! Not one word of support as the boss tore into me!

他说他是我的朋友，但在那次会议上他却一直在冷眼旁观！老板骂我的时候，他没有说一句挺我的话！