O8 A5 F& W: t2 }3 W 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 u9 k7 `; ~# Q, I" d" H 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。/ L3 T# S0 e O% V# h! G
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Drop me a line!写封信给我。$ e$ a: A! x: w9 P; b# D
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Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!4 o) S3 o, L' K& I; J8 Y6 Z* n* r
' r) y2 A0 L$ [' H5 x; X 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。: m [5 ?8 z- w ~9 w3 ^
4 g* f3 y! A% _0 y H: \ 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!”0 s8 |% f. |2 e6 ~
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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。9 B7 u6 R' c: s" E7 T/ u
3 P9 w% n+ l8 D5 S# s6 \5 L7 A Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!
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' @' u: k8 C* j' A- c7 n2 l 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。; `7 B8 t, P K2 N, @
2 l3 c- j0 `( I- X N 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。( Y3 _ V# l" w. H
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What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。
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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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0 h: Q$ s* O; I9 x: k/ d Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。0 P8 K5 b0 \7 f3 d+ j( M9 e
( A5 t% ~* I, @! u 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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: k) _. y0 V) I2 j( U, ~ How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?
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9 h, B9 k+ U0 [7 q2 ~! W1 }6 {( M Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。
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Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!
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: L* e6 s4 o+ t4 n- d What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?4 ~) k! R7 _& E# o8 _% \
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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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3 d$ [2 Q6 D. g Skeleton in the closet. 家丑0 O+ m: P! j& V
2 [( t, z( f1 q) z Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
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( p6 e4 N; u. n" j, a- _ A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小3 L8 _ H0 Q3 T' J4 J. ~) }
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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 l' K; N6 Z' [4 b" o" u
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Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
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I am so fed up. 我受够了!" u0 f h+ p5 B% x: ~6 U& C- B5 O9 e+ H
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It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。+ o- b; k2 P7 B8 ]
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What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?- F+ h# V1 ~0 n0 J
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Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!
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I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客/ S+ H: C5 L0 Y% e8 ? B9 J' ?
; C2 `9 [2 W8 y Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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( m2 N% O" J& H- [ f My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服1 T: Q. d5 k6 Z6 p5 j/ r
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diarrhea 拉肚子
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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!8 K2 F0 a. {# M! m4 ]! Z" k: q
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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。)& { F2 m* ]2 x
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I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!
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F9 o- a+ ^4 N: S6 z* @ Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!% q: a5 j- s8 |( b% i/ k2 @ r( v! o
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What’s the rush! 急什么!. Q7 O% G& F7 \; j @' v5 |" Y
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easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
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flunk out 被当掉
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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.
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Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。) @( c c- }3 U1 x$ L' q' G' Y6 I
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Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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8 A) M: N8 T7 a' M3 h1 P7 x know one’s way around 识途老马。
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