market在这里是行情的意思。买方市场是有益于购买者的行情。与之相对的是a seller's market（卖方市场）。
A： Have you bought the house？你已买房了吗？
B： I don't know how to choose it. There are a lot of apartments on sale.我不了解该如何解决，那样多房屋，眼都挑花了。
A： It is a buyer's market, you know.目前是买方市场嘛！
2.a country mile一段非常长的距离
该习语多用在美国口语中，名词country有农场的意思。在美国，因为科技比较发达，农场总是都非常大。这类农场总能给人以辽阔、遥远之感。故该习语用country来指距离之远。
A： Is the house close to the central city？那房屋*着市中心吗？
B： It is a country mile from the Central Park. But it won't be a problem since you drive.离中央公园远着呢。可既然你开车这就不成问题了。
A： The distance is not really a problem. The real problem is whether I can afford it.远近到不是问题，问题是我是否买得起。
B： Don't worry about it. It's a real bargain.不需要担忧，非常实惠的。
3.a drug on the market滞销产品，滞销货，提供过剩的产品
drug的本义是麻醉药品，而麻醉药品是不可以在市场上公开供应的，因此该词常常用来指滞销货。
A： The things my son bought home were usually a drug on the market for adults.我儿子买回来的东西在咱们眼里都是卖不出去的。
B： That's not abnormal1 for a youngster2. Young people all seems to be crazy about such things.这对年轻来讲没什么不正常的。青年看着对这类东西都很有兴趣。
A： The real problem is that he's suing3 my money for them.问题是他那我的钱去买的呀。
B： He's your son, after all. Who else's money do you suppose him to use？他毕竟是你的儿子呀。你想让他拿哪个的钱去买呢
4.a fair shake公平的待遇
shake在口语中有处置、对待的意思。当fair的意思为公平的时，这个短语的意思是顺利的、有意的时，它的意思就是好机会。
A： Bob, can you ever make a thing right？鲍勃，你就不可以做对一件事吗？
B： Yes, I can and I am doing the right thing.我能，而且我目前干的就是对的。
A： You should go and see how Allan handles it.你真该去看看阿伦是如何干活的。
B： It's that Allen again！ Why can't you ever think of giving me a fair shake？又是阿伦！你如何就不可以对我公平点？
5.a fat chance微小的机会
fat本是不少的意思，但在这里用了反意，表示微小的机会；表示同样意义的短语还有a fat lot，指极少。
A： What do you think of his plan？你感觉他的策略怎么样？
B： I have a feeling that is it doomed4 to fail.我感觉它注定要失败。
A： Why don't you vote against him？干吗不投票否决他的建议？
B： It's a fat chance of voting out his suggestion.这不大可能
