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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!” A' s( C( Z9 q8 K6 [
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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。3 y8 t0 v- i- e7 D$ K4 I) k* s
2 e. V) h8 U9 u Pull over!把车子开到旁边。5 R0 ~; Y4 }& ?7 a+ ~
$ m; w* r8 B. Q7 v& G Drop me a line!写封信给我。
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! @9 ~0 o& T# ^# q 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。6 b6 b' P% L/ I2 B1 j1 q
$ K& ], K+ w: A% y 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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4 Y( |0 l8 G! X Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。2 L w9 j8 d) @- L) n8 }
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Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!4 I/ ~2 U0 n* U
$ O4 E# k" b+ y4 U7 b1 |, v 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。$ y: c& E" g0 c. \
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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)* ]0 v' r$ r( U, V8 T
8 G- [( \& q5 d% C$ x Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
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What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。
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. e- l" S% A: g What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。
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X9 c5 N8 w% ~+ ~( w2 ` Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!) P2 q/ y" y% c* y* K
4 e# [. I5 z1 k' I; f0 f Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。" g0 C& M0 l* k- P; ]. d( S
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Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
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It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。
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% {* r& z8 t8 B# c7 o+ a J How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?; @, g* ]. V, t f& Z) {5 B
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5 N: D. c" W# R2 y, f0 P$ G 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!5 j7 C! i6 G' R. N/ B
' @7 k8 [4 H6 Y% h: ^. o Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人) J/ f( P8 m8 Y5 S
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What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?
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$ b, X" f( I! D9 C b: A6 I1 D8 d Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜欢参加舞会的人)
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* L5 r, i7 y3 o* M5 G Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。
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6 e! D7 o% C4 S& q; U: r e Skeleton in the closet. 家丑# o% g2 H4 ?5 Y- H1 o ^
- \9 z( @( u. Q# s. T6 N Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
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' `4 f- ]+ Z7 }: ^2 d3 g A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小
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( f8 J3 K+ F$ ` I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑( o% M0 x$ v! G* E; O) y( ~( \
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) q4 S/ c' t6 _ Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦. s1 h5 w& W! y$ I$ O2 I: ]' K
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I am so fed up. 我受够了!
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It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
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/ B& |* a) c4 Y" D, W" f' Y8 z What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?7 U- B5 A' [# k% j
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; F2 V* q' i* R: G' f) O Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!
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8 x" ]- `+ o. J9 L- F I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客
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' u' b; ]- r) t, r( d5 q. L Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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8 ^. M- J& V9 |9 k diarrhea 拉肚子 {# F* \7 }3 N- e( k2 r( G- U+ f
8 Q+ e3 U5 O. I, N$ w 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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/ M* L" A4 I Q9 e I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!
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# d; ^% _3 |: \4 z 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。)( J: M6 E& S, _+ O# e
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I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!
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Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!
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What’s the rush! 急什么!
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5 f! g w/ l3 G9 h5 i0 v5 _% U 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 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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easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
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I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。
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You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。
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. p' ]. M* R; k1 T hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 离开。
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Now he is in the driver’s seat =He is in control now.9 B8 q8 y3 R+ y* V) }* O6 J5 G
* u- @: O8 O h$ V8 w! t% s Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。) O. W; D1 n2 d% W
/ s, @: ~4 a `/ X Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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& e* N0 y2 d+ A, V- [ know one’s way around 识途老马。
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& t/ @, ^" Z9 Y/ h3 Z' v2 ` lion’s share 大部分。
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