The problem for me was that there were no symptoms; it seemed to have sneaked up on me.
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sneak up为美国俚语，意为“悄悄爬上来;鬼鬼祟祟地行事”。如：
Don't sneak up behind; you scared me. 不要突然在我后面出现，你吓坏我了。
在口语中，俚语是很常见的，但是俚语又是很多考生的弱项，这就要求考生在平时的学习中注意收集一些常用俚语。
考点归纳
比较常见的俚语有：
go up in smoke意为“成为泡影”。如：
Peter's vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室里出了问题，彼得的假期泡汤了。
come again意为“再说一遍”。如：
Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗?你刚才说的话我不太明白。
spill the beans意为“泄露秘密”。如：
Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦!
in hot water意为“有麻烦”。如：
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 最近他跟女友的关系有点僵。
go with the flow意为“随从大家的意见”。如：
Sharon is an easy-going person. She always goes with the flow. 莎伦是个随和的人。她总是听大家的意见。
get the ball rolling意为“开始”。如：
Let's get the ball rolling. 我们开始吧。
get one's feet wet意为“参与;开始做”。如：
It's not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and try painting or dancing. 光把时间用在写作上对你不好。你应该尝试一下绘画或舞蹈。
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