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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!”0 Z/ U+ J! ] ^- _
' ]5 J6 R3 f+ j7 d' E7 y3 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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: e* q A3 p, q0 _1 H Pull over!把车子开到旁边。2 O/ A2 j; g P6 W0 F t
+ I' t6 o# D: V: Y7 `1 T Drop me a line!写封信给我。
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For here or to go?堂食或外卖。
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3 {. }. m m1 R* A8 \ 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。
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6 L+ _5 t- D0 h1 m 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!”9 f, _6 V S7 }+ e6 c/ j' R
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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。
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# Q/ {7 P y5 Z' @% { Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!9 D4 M! E) A. N/ Z5 U' i
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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。, }- I9 s6 h. \2 M' n( V; O
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Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。9 K4 ?8 M4 \! S4 l
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Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话); g" S) _& a. |! b/ M( U
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Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
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8 J. N- z8 R6 X& v7 _6 x- ` What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。: t4 d# u- R0 n( Z
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What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。% G$ h" a, J2 E/ @
1 R( V m/ ]8 z$ }# v 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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+ B3 Z$ T& b4 y7 Z/ @; } Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
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8 p y0 V. [' a# k* ] It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。7 [' u1 q0 `: ?) J4 F5 z
, w0 I9 q! V# O% E$ s How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?
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a, e# ?$ U6 ^; u3 F Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人
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. y: Q+ }* A) P, _. Q What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?
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& x: \7 X3 l" |/ a Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
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Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
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5 ~2 ]5 [5 p0 u$ Q ?* Y0 u# n A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小
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! a1 J1 }5 j7 S/ a% \! h! r2 P0 {; | 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
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9 f$ v5 R* L2 h Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦! Y1 {. @( p! C7 x/ e! I6 |3 D+ Y
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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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What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?
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~# y. z% z9 g5 ~& E9 q By all means = Definitely. 一定是。7 k6 {2 Q# ^ I# E. v5 e8 s: L
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Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!- j2 p/ S( K" A
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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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( a: D2 y h2 T" R6 U9 x Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的6 h( Y9 o7 ^7 g% ?2 N
/ e7 q5 ^) E) {' b; P9 C- D My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
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5 ]; V. j4 h$ U 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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7 f% w8 t4 B {, h( A9 \' \8 e 可以选择rare， medium或 well-done。
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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。)
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* P# G& q# L- |. i) V3 m$ h, j4 T$ U 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!/ ^+ O3 {( D8 H0 f; @% f j r
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What’s the rush! 急什么!" C2 r( f) r: M( ?. R
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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 got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. 这个消息是千真万确的(tip指消息)!" K& b# W( G7 E( W
u( W9 ~9 A% m2 w2 d7 W# D2 O easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
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9 b5 o( G6 Z4 k flunk out 被当掉
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4 \; ?* c" y6 P$ \3 x6 s I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。' I1 D% l7 H" J" P7 ~
. R$ z' |" U. I3 b, n, L You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。
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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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4 W. z' W H+ {. z; [0 @ Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。
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3 E- Y6 x; [) D( b7 Z4 B1 [% R5 X Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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: d; E$ U e9 U* D8 ?- g, O lion’s share 大部分。: L f1 [4 d( z8 ]6 J6 V& M
# s9 Z% `5 d' A+ r4 G tailgate 尾随(尤其跟车跟得太近)。
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