7. to take center stage：to be in the spotlight (引人注目的中心人物;以某人为公众瞩目的对象)

　　Mrs. Lin always takes center stage at a party.

　　林太太总能成为宴会上的焦点。

　　President Bush takes center stage wherever he goes.

　　布什总统不论走到哪里，都是公众瞩目的焦点。

　　His constant taking center stage could deprive him of his privacy.

　　他好出风头的毛病让他毫无隐私可言。

　　8. to let off steam：to give vent to one's anger(发泄、出气，像放掉蒸汽以减少压力似的。这与“to fly off the handle”意思相近，但比“to lose temper”委婉客气些)

　　What will you do if your wife lets off steam?

　　假如你太太大发脾气的话，你该怎么办呢?

　　(因为谈论的对象使对方的太太，所以语气要委婉客气些)。

　　但是谈到第三者，就可不必太委婉，可用lose temper：

　　What will you do if one of your staff lose temper?

　　如果你的同事冲你发脾气你该怎么办呢?

　　Occasionally we should be given a chance to let off steam.

　　我们应该不时的发泄一下情绪。

　　9. to pay through the nose：to pay too much for something or excessively expensive(花费太多，代价过高，与“ to cost an arm and a leg”意义相近)

　　Don't pay through the nose when you buy the furniture.

　　不要花太多的钱买家具。

　　Some women paid through the noses for their jewelry.

　　有些女人花大把的钱购买珠宝首饰。