be out of this world
Have you tried Susan's apple pie?
你尝过苏珊做的苹果派吗？
I got the last piece. And it was out of this world.
我吃到了最后一片。真是绝世美食。
＝absolutely wonderful.

be second to none
Mary Goddard's newspaper was second to none among the colonies.
玛丽·康拉德的报纸在殖民地首屈一指。
＝the best，首屈一指，无出其右，无与伦比

be quite a person
I hear your older sister is on the Olympics team and on the honor's list. She must be quite a person.
听说你姐是奥运队的，同时还是优秀学生。她真了不起。
＝了不起的人物

更正：the 1930's

be through
I just have to type this last page. Then I am through.
我只要打完这最后一页，然后就大功告成。
By then I'll be done, too.
那时我也搞完了。
＝be finished完成

be up to sb
Do you think we should urge Bob to study Spanish?
你觉得我们应该催促Bob学西班牙语吗？
We'll have to leave that decision up to him.
我们得把这个决定留给他做
＝由sb决定

beat doing sth
Did you get traveler's checks to take on you vacation?
你弄到带着去度假的旅行支票了吗？
Yeah, they sure beat carrying around a wallet for big bills.
是啊，这比带着大额钞票到处转强多了。
＝好过；胜过

be beyond sb
Why he's so irresponsible is beyond me.
他为什么如此不负责任令我不解。
＝令人不解

she's=she has,省略形式

break away from
As glaciers reach the sea, huge chunks of ice break away from them.
当冰川移到海里时，巨大的冰块便从它们身上断裂开来。
＝与…决裂/分开

break in
The walk-a-thon sounds like a perfect opportunity for me to break in my new pair of sports shoes.
马拉松竞走比赛听上去像是个撑撑我新运动鞋的绝好机会
＝To loosen or soften with use撑（鞋、帽等）

break one's word
She won't break her word.
她不会食言。
＝食言

bump into
I often bump into him at the supermarket.
我常在超市撞见他。
You know my car hasn't been the same since I bumped   into that telephone pole.
知道吗，自从我的车撞了电话亭后再也不一样了。
＝strike, collide, meet unexpectedly意外遇见，撞上


call it a day
Now that we've gone through all the numbers on our list now, I guess we can call it a      day.
既然我们完成了清单上所有的数据，我想我们可以收工了。
=stop收工

come into one's own
When first settlers from the eastern United States arrived Texas, the cowhand phenomenon really came into its own.
当早期的移民从东部来到德克萨斯时，牛仔现象开始形成。
=开始盛行，开始形成