孤注一掷的

Jack at a pinch

临时拉来帮忙/凑数的人

Jack on/of both sides 模棱两可,两面派 | Jack at a pinch 临时拉来帮忙/凑数的人 | ball the jack 孤注一掷

a long shot

很少成功的

a long shot gamble 孤注一掷 | a long shot 很少成功的 | a long time ago 很久以前

a long shot

不大会成功的尝试

334a long dozen十三个 | 335a long shot不大会成功的尝试 | 336a long shot gamble孤注一掷

Put on airs , airs

表示"装腔作势,傲慢的姿态",[摆架子]

80. put one's foot in one's mouth [说错话] | 81.Put on airs , airs 表示"装腔作势,傲慢的姿态",[摆架子] | 82. put all one's eggs in one basket [孤注一掷]

and stake your whole life on dice

让您的生活改变

不要怕来个孤注一掷 Don't ever be afraid to gamble | 让您的生活改变 and stake your whole life on dice. | 当年在起跑线上猛冲 How good we were when we just started!

pick up aprize at asale

大减价时买到极好的东西

263 sink or swim孤注一掷;无论如何 | 264 pick up aprize at asale大减价时买到极好的东西 | 265 come to astand陷入停顿

The Sword of Damocles

达摩克里斯之剑--喻临头的危险",源于希腊故事)

cross the Rubicon ("孤注一掷",源于罗马历史故事) | hang by a thread ("千钧一发",源自希腊故事) | the sword of Damocles ("达摩克里斯之剑--喻临头的危险",源于希腊故事)

like a hen on a hot girdle

像热锅上的蚂蚁

pull all one's eggs in one basket -- 孤注一掷 | Justice has long arms. -- 法网恢恢,疏而不漏 | like a hen on a hot girdle -- 像热锅上的蚂蚁

reveling

狂欢

回顾当时的感受,杰说:"我参加那些演出时都是胆战心惊的. 我感觉自己就像是一个关键时刻的守门员. 但是我发现,在那种压力之下工作是很棒的. 因为那时你可以孤注一掷,不成功,便成仁. "目前,杰担任朋克乐队"狂欢"(Reveling)的鼓手.

work for a dead horse

干不可能再得到报酬的工作

win the horse or lose the saddle [口]孤注一掷 | work for a dead horse 干不可能再得到报酬的工作 | work like a horse 拼命干活

The Shop Around the Corner：街角商店

上错天堂投错胎Heaven Can Wait (1943) | 街角商店The Shop Around the Corner (1940) | 妮诺奇嘉Ninotchka (1939)

neigher nor gate：既非又不闸

"邻区最佳控制","neighboring optimal control" | "既非又不闸","neigher nor gate" | "内利亚克编译程式","NELIAC; naval electronics laboratory international algebraic complier"