give somebody the boot（译文~1）

    A：Foolish Kate！

    B：Anything wrong？

    A：Yes，she quarreled with her boss and she was given the boot.She should have known better than to quarrel with her superior. A：凯特真蠢！

    B：她出问题了吗？

    A：是的，她和上司吵架了，因此被炒了鱿鱼。拓本该明智一点儿，不能和上司吵架。

    capn. 帽子put on one's thinking cap （译文~2）

    A：Is the reprot important？

    B：Yes，important enough to shape your future. A：So I'll have to put on my thinking cap before writing anything down. A：这个报告重要吗？

    B：是的，重要到可以改变你的未来。

    A：看来在动笔之前我必须得认真思考了。

    clothn. 布cut one's coat according to one's cloth （译文~3）

    A：Can we buy a house of our own，dear？

    B：Not now.My salary isn't large at the moment and we can't afford to get a loan from the bank.We must cut our coat according to our cloth. A：亲爱的，我们能买套房子吗？

    B：现在不行。我现在的工资不高，而且我们也贷不起银行的款。所以我们必须量力而为。

    参考答案：

    1.解雇某人2.动脑筋想，认真思考3.量力而为，随机应变