（18）Phrases related Numbers与数字有关的短语

1. put two and two together: 根据事实推理
2. Two heads are better than one:三个臭皮匠，赛过个诸葛亮
3. There are no two ways about it:别有选择
4. Be of two mind:三心二意
5. in two shakes of a lamb's tail:马上，很快=as quickly as possible
6. kill two birds with one stone:一石二鸟
7. Two wrongs don't make a right:错错不得对
8. Two's company, three's a crowd:两人成伴，三人不欢
9. give tree cheers for:三呼万岁
10. six of one, half a dozen the other:半斤八两
11. in seventh heaven:心情极为快乐
12. on cloud nine: 高兴得飘飘然
13. dress to the nines: 穿着非常时髦华丽
14. a hundred to one shot: 百分之一的可能
15. forty winks:打盹，白天小睡
16. at the eleventh hour:最后一刻
17. for one thing: 首先，一则
18. number one: 头号的，重要的
19. pull a fast one: 欺骗 to pull a fast one on someone.对某人耍诡计
20. one of the boys: 男孩中的一个
21. （be） The one: 救世主，那个人
22. one of these days: 总有一天
23. one of those days: 那些日子
24. one for the road: 临走前的最后一杯，送行酒
25. at one with sb.: 与某人一致
26. rolled up into one: 融为一体，集于一身
27. number would have been up: 某人将遭殃、受罚；某人将厄运临头
28. back to square one: 问题回到原态，前功尽弃，重新开始
    We are back to square one now. 我们正在重新设计。
    I am back to square one. 我得从头开始写。
    Our design for a solar-powered washing machine didn't work, so it's back to square one. 我们的太阳能洗衣机设计方案失败，所有的一切都要重新开始。
29. at one blow: 一下子，一举， at one blow here在此一举
30. at one time: 一度，从前
31. one after another: 相继地，依次地
32. one and all: 每个人，全体
33. one and only: 唯一的
34. one and the same: 同一个的，完全一样
35. one chance in a million: 机会很小
36. one on the eye for: 惨败，挫折
37. one way and another: 考虑到各个方面
38. one-way street: 单行道
39. one-way ticket: 单程票
40. all-in-one: 一体化.

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Some problems are difficult to solve. But there are a lot of number expressions that can help. For example, if we put two and two together（推断(根据事实材料推论)）, we might come up with the right answer. We know that two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to solve a problem. Sometimes there are no two ways about it（别无办法）. Some problems have only one solution. You cannot be of two minds（三心两意） over this. But with any luck, we could solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb’s tail（立即）. We could have our answers quickly and easily.Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone（一箭双雕）. That is, we can complete two goals with only one effort or action. But we must remember that two wrongs don’t make a right（别人错了，不等于你对了）. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him. If you are going out with your girlfriend, or boyfriend, you do not want another friend to go along on your date. You can just say to your friend: two’s company, three’s a crowd（两人成伴，三人不欢）. When I was a young child in school, I had to learn the three R’s. These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic. These three words do not all start with the letter “R.” But they have the sound of “R.” My teachers used to give three cheers（三呼喝采-- Hip，hip，hurrah!） when I did well in math. They gave praise and approval for a job well done. Some of my friends were confused and did not understand their schoolwork. They were at sixes and sevens（乱七八糟）. In fact, they did not care if they finished high school. They saw little difference between the two choices. Six of one, half a dozen the other（半斤八两（各有千秋）） – that was their position. But they were really happy when they completed their studies and graduated from high school. They were in seventh heaven（七重天(天之最高处), 极乐世界）. They were on cloud nine（狂喜）. Nine times out of ten（十有八九）, students who do well in school find good jobs. Some work in an office doing the same things every day at nine-to-five（朝九晚五） jobs. You do not have to dress to the nines（打扮得时髦到极点）, or wear your best clothes, for this kind of work.Last year, one of my friends applied for a better job at her office. I did not think she would get it. I thought she had a hundred to one shot（百分之一的可能性） at the job. Other people at her office thought her chances were a million to one（可能性极小的）. One reason was that she had been caught catching forty winks（小睡） at the office. She slept at her desk for short periods during the day. But her supervisor appointed her to the new job at the eleventh hour（最后一刻） -- at the very last minute. I guess her lucky number came up（幸运极了）.