6 K# v) o- c* K' L% O 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。# f. M) C! z1 x
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Pull over!把车子开到旁边。7 o! S$ S5 }4 B
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Drop me a line!写封信给我。' e5 K& N g3 Z
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Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!
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) `! \. w( K. n+ |9 P 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。7 y$ P7 r( b' B) a c. p( }
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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!”0 i5 h- n! g, z& q
2 n) |' `1 k) t4 l+ W1 h c Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。, P, `% W1 T1 P7 }+ p
" ?% j W0 c$ ^8 C 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。
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" Z; j0 J, i8 y z Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
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4 Q$ J+ S& ]8 A) W8 A+ P Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话). n+ ~1 c; W& ]2 O, t- @, u0 G
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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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" Y" v1 l" J* D What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。8 `& ]& n- T; O5 B7 {9 O
6 w; |" s) q* b+ M9 t/ i* T( j Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!3 l# Z; P+ a* S6 h+ S, p/ `) e
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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。
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It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。/ k: c" ]/ k9 O- ]
; G+ D7 L9 D& g8 R# c7 ` How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?
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/ L1 L! D( q/ f Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。/ }" s+ @$ m" C
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Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。
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( _$ R, G- g3 Z x9 q5 s7 x Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!/ b% r/ b0 V4 s
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Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人8 G# r" x! W# _0 V8 _6 e' ~
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What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?
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! k% Q& f0 _7 n# ~- A Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜欢参加舞会的人)% m) F6 ~0 Z% G1 t& z5 t
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Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。
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Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
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; A5 F# n Z4 z2 T Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!3 e `6 E# }8 ^7 j# t& A" l1 g
$ Z2 ?6 t) a! i8 r) P- x& l) K 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
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0 U" ?, i6 ^$ m# ~+ f) o1 R She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚' R+ O8 n# z" d5 \( C0 F
& N" _0 P& l1 z Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
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I am so fed up. 我受够了!1 d2 G& a: l2 o& n, U0 ]8 K
$ D- k# j- X* W* J. x0 h: s6 B9 ?9 g It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。% A3 Y- V! |$ `- e. F. b2 k
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By all means = Definitely. 一定是。
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Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!- X. t5 m7 b1 O1 I( Y, j
, U0 g0 \/ p8 \1 G- Z& R! T7 @ I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客
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6 G/ X0 L' B- k5 T7 H Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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" R; g5 W8 X# {# q( A My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
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# N9 w3 H9 C6 u4 ~, U x4 a diarrhea 拉肚子; n- E% G) e% C' S* H
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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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9 G7 B3 p5 Y* g! E6 O# y 可以选择rare， medium或 well-done。
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" Y0 T# s& k1 I( H9 F I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!$ X% E# ~) m; j ^& q
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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!6 [0 B0 l# y( q) n, v% {$ P
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What’s the rush! 急什么!
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+ O& X0 g, C0 K- { 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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: O$ Q- ~5 L$ ?. u |% h I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。* n% P) \. C3 ?/ q- |) a
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& ~0 r- @' j% v) q Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。+ a K. I6 P7 I) E% }$ ?
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Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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0 ?) @( K0 j7 r3 M& f know one’s way around 识途老马。: M, }. ^3 I$ J1 k8 R0 N
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