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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!”
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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。
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Pull over!把车子开到旁边。
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Drop me a line!写封信给我。" r0 `6 ]" I$ z2 k6 r
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Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!
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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。6 j% `. V$ d) u' |1 P2 k
4 \+ C* C- }$ j 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!”: ~* t+ G, p: q$ ?; }$ g; J2 M
3 k: C; X) W( R Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。* z3 B, ]: H' u; U$ x0 d
% m. r' }; }5 V k# ~+ A/ q% L# y w3 O Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!
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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。9 s. f0 z* j7 R7 H
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Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。+ D0 L( l0 B- a8 {" p
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Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)
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Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。; l/ L" K& v' w3 u. G1 p1 x
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What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。4 a" J7 b, V0 z; C
! s/ q# d3 l: W/ v$ c4 L. p What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。
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Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!
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Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。* n0 m# q, d, ^6 j
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Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
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% ~& p# l6 e- ~( R It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。
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+ y) W7 M$ j1 h- \ How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?
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; d. M8 x5 S& O4 Q& s& K Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。
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Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。
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Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!# t' ]1 T8 G5 Y& K9 y
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Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人6 A- h0 d/ ]' V" K
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What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?
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Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜欢参加舞会的人)
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: X1 X3 ]+ ]8 @5 h" U% s# P Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。
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5 J6 v6 N: T( F* E Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!$ V6 Z4 s, E) k0 ^
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A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小
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I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑7 r4 _; ~7 i$ L
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It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。/ M& Q4 a! K* U5 ^
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What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?0 g P$ L; m! v) y/ \4 p; V
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By all means = Definitely. 一定是。8 b: h" W; P: O/ }- |
9 N% Y% b, e! e& i, o Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!8 N* h: b5 s' S$ U0 O4 ]& L
& ~" O9 V0 o$ w I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客7 l8 m5 x# h- ?- v
' B* G& w& p6 V; q Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
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5 c4 |, V1 \4 s- O( v diarrhea 拉肚子
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I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!
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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。)- p5 r# o4 J- i1 \0 Q
9 _& r) J4 }' c( ~ I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!$ I" t' o4 o3 E7 m F
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Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚! `% b0 R$ }6 @* g8 G7 p
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What’s the rush! 急什么!
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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。
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I' h1 G$ `+ o; i easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
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flunk out 被当掉
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take French leave 不告而别6 W2 ~$ m, A8 H3 F+ Z1 y& B" J+ ^
4 E+ y) E' T5 _ r( K I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。2 O0 \# z( o- P" e, f' D- \7 F
. ~; ^# P9 f6 F. _1 r You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。
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' ^. F, d6 c6 d, M) o4 O7 E+ T Now he is in the driver’s seat =He is in control now.
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/ D' S9 Q) c! f: V Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。
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Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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know one’s way around 识途老马。
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: U6 |9 i% F' l' J, i# C8 T* O lion’s share 大部分。
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tailgate 尾随(尤其跟车跟得太近)。
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