% B8 e- P% B+ P/ y 当考路的考官说“pull over”时，你是否会不知所措?有人邀请你参加“Potluck Party”时，你会不会空手赴宴?在速食店里，店员问“for here or to go?”你是否会丈二金刚摸不着头脑，莫名其 妙?“Give me a ring!”可不是用来求婚的。“Drop me a line!”更非要你排队站好。老美说“Hi! What’s up!”你可别“I am fine!”5 n( s( T; m+ z' V9 ~; V
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你曾经闹过这些笑话吗?让我们来看看，这些字，你怎么说? Potluck Party：一种聚餐方式，主人准备场地和餐具，参加的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料，最好事 先问问主人的意思。# J. v+ y, d* g$ i9 o1 a! E
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Pull over!把车子开到旁边。: F5 ]% }) F9 K) r) {3 `
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; `0 g. V! t* m. E4 Z Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!
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For here or to go?堂食或外卖。
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Cool：That’s cool! 等于台湾年轻人常用的囗语“酷!”，表示不赖嘛!用于人或事均可。# c' p( p' s3 B. x+ [; R" {
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What’s up? = What’s happening?=What’s new? 见面时随囗问候的话“最近在忙什么?有什么新鲜 事吗?”一般的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”
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Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。
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Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!
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& l( H4 j" q9 R Z. Y6 e, T Get yourself together! 振作点行不行! Do you have "the" time? 现在几点钟?可别误以为人家要约你出去。4 P/ `4 G6 L! Q& \0 F# m5 ^+ k
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Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
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Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)5 u( r5 p9 j3 \5 [
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Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。) u, @; d5 p: u3 s2 U
4 X, C. C) i3 Q4 ^ What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。& h7 v: c0 \1 l& w
( m0 e- _% g2 C2 ~* }* f9 w1 j What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。
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) d! }! u' Z. {1 T Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!
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9 C, R8 w5 G; J. k Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。
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Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。 G+ K: T+ Z* g5 G: K& f
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It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。
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How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?
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Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。% @! I D! u1 f. F
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; _3 P# v1 j' V9 C# m G7 @$ ~4 N Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!
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Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人
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. |1 R9 h6 Z | What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?( L' \1 l* M, A# J! w# ~% Z
1 [# e: {) i6 g# m* T7 [2 i* b Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜欢参加舞会的人)% l% x) I# `9 j- A2 G1 i) U
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Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。
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" j+ E" Q+ j0 e( n: d Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
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Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
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A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小0 d- @; S4 N, q0 D( k' F
7 p1 |4 _/ u3 j @. u I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑5 b: L1 {: o: o( R) @
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She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚
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Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
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' d, h% m& W x, a, G6 Z I am so fed up. 我受够了!* p( \4 Z2 F' M, ?
+ g+ d( K) R% {0 w+ Q, k; U* M4 A3 B# s It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。2 G+ M/ \/ V- ~) h* I& f
0 u" `8 e- O/ s0 Q8 B What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?- _. h: {# d$ m" r
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# f( i( Z, i* }7 Z6 v. s: d, U- n4 B Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!
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2 R7 R; n: M: S: }$ w6 r I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客
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4 Q/ Q: c2 u$ d; b2 L; v Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的4 e9 b6 X7 J6 {# h3 { F( Q
6 z3 q* j: H2 Q8 A8 B% H My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服" A" E4 U+ F: J
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diarrhea 拉肚子
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$ w h7 Y( h w8 P2 T$ h$ X5 ?4 D 吃牛排时，waiter会问“How would you like it?”就是问“要几分熟”的意思，
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可以选择rare， medium或 well-done。
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I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!
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& i' i- ~8 ^( C* c! e May I take a rain check? 可不可改到下次?(例如有人请你吃饭，你不能赴约，只好请他改到下一 次。)8 A8 @! H! d0 L3 T5 i- A( i
' c) T1 O, h' j i I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!0 e' ^, L9 e, N! {0 M* y
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Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!3 R2 i* C. @" E, I9 m
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What’s the rush! 急什么!: F" Q7 l$ _5 W! `4 M% s' }. O; K
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Such a fruitcake! 神经病! I’ll swing by later. =I’ll stop by later. 待会儿，我会来转一下。2 {% F M& P5 S8 S
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I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. 这个消息是千真万确的(tip指消息)!
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0 J2 I2 q, I) h$ B0 j9 k/ G easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。$ Y1 H! L: d. |& ~. ^+ g
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) z1 k1 J% P& u+ g I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。
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4 y/ h5 N3 ?1 O9 d( v You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。9 d4 ~/ Y, r( F6 T5 x, \2 W
: H- y1 R( B3 H3 ` hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 离开。
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Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。
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9 S: X/ Y6 `# f Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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% P+ z2 I0 V3 ?1 N T lion’s share 大部分。
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% h) q7 f. A+ T4 `, p tailgate 尾随(尤其跟车跟得太近)。
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