6. 了解一下情况 get the lay of the land
经理说他想让我们先去海南了解一下那里的情况，然后再决定投资的事。
The manager said that he would like us to go to Hai Nan and get the lay of the land there before deciding on the investment.
7.掌上明珠 the apple of someone’s eye
玲玲是她爷爷的掌上明珠
Ling Ling is the apple of her grandpa’s eye.
8.让人恶心turn one’s stomach / make one sick
听她讲话，看她和男人讲话的那股劲头儿真让我恶心。
Listening to her and seeing the way of her talking with men really turns my stomach.
9. 惹麻烦了 be in a jam
小张这次可惹麻烦了，昨天他又让警察给逮着了。
Xiao Zhang’s in a jam now. He was copped out again by the police yesterday.
10．关系很好 be on good terms with
据说老张和那个部长的关系特别好
It’s said that Lao Zhang is on very good terms with the minister.