11.甜头儿 sugar plum
如果不尝到点甜头儿，她是不会干那种事的
She wouldn’t do that if she hadn’t got sort of sugar plum.
12.什么都敢赌 can bet one’s bottom dollar
她绝对不会和他结婚的，这个我什么都敢赌。
I can bet my bottom dollar that she won’t marry him for anything.
13.美中不足a fly in the ointment
我喜欢那套房子，但美中不足的是离上班的地方太远。
I like the house, but there’s a fly in the ointment: I have to commute so far to work.
14．蹩脚货/次品 a lemon
几天以后他才发现他买的车是个蹩脚货。
Not until several days later did he find the car he bought was a lemon.
15.小道消息 through the grapevine
不要听任何小道消息，现在传闲话的人越来越多了。
Don’t believe anything through the grapevine. There are more and more gossipers.