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