2 Z" w" R) }$ d 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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5 P% W% D- U* }! ^' [; ? 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。+ b" u& a" a; o, l! T
9 n5 w2 K9 q: H" Z, w u) V Pull over!把车子开到旁边。2 P" ?/ ^3 ^( f6 }
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Drop me a line!写封信给我。
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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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* F* k% v- |2 z& Q: W, W2 k/ a 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。' S. t3 [: F5 ]3 g# T5 D
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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!”3 x! U. |( [( U1 S& Z
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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。6 R% ?- z0 e) r; Q' L4 _2 c4 H
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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。4 e+ I M; S& G
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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)
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Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。2 r- f' B3 b& I8 ~+ ~: X, q
0 h9 U; \# ~! v, A. U( N. P What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。. W* y1 m7 \0 ]2 K- \: s. v' d8 F
0 t0 f4 A- x1 C What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。7 T% h/ Z! G6 M' M+ _
) [: i6 y1 @& u# C% e' \8 }* D! n8 T 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。
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$ O2 f; s, T9 w; S2 |& I" ? Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
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$ v! X/ W4 y+ q! W4 y0 j. [0 E It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。9 \* O$ B. v6 p/ X
& c6 z* S% X$ ]# h How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?3 f' r7 l- B& c _( Z- P- d r
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Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。
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" }5 a3 U6 m& i! r" w Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人
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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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Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。
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B# P' }% l" K$ `5 p6 } Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
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I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑
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She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚9 ]5 Q$ I4 T/ Y% w0 i9 e
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1 A0 E2 \- l; Z. ^ It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
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What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?
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I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客
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1 I, t8 ~% q) R5 z, E, { 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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I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!4 d) F3 w& L8 k' g* i. y! L- }
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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。)
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3 L! n5 P: g0 b0 A% ? 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!% V( Z8 l" a' D/ B; v; |
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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)!# b+ C, M0 R& k) H3 ?- n% c! Z6 v
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easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
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* S6 _3 E% ?) J" | flunk out 被当掉
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0 R8 a2 x6 {. K% \. i, M' } take French leave 不告而别
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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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Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。( N$ p. W0 H- u5 S' Q. ^! ^
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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。5 k5 b# R4 X6 Q, k/ r$ d
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