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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!”; t$ |" N. r4 L! n! g, r8 X: ?
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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。4 E w5 ?" X: \6 ?& `
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Pull over!把车子开到旁边。3 N* B9 Y4 l( X$ |
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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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8 F5 L: Z+ e/ X+ H For here or to go?堂食或外卖。
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6 C0 o! |& S2 e0 I- n8 c& |. V9 S 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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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!”, E; d: X4 s/ m; _4 G
/ X( g4 v- r6 p5 O3 C8 ^ Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。- M1 I2 V, c: e' V$ t4 C
) k0 H3 G- n; N/ h/ }: p Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!( f% N$ b; e J. q0 X, ?
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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。& x0 X/ g8 H! |; I- a+ k: v( e
" H! }: o, P. j- ^ Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。" `2 O7 w K; n3 s
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Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话): `/ c, @$ c! F6 D" A/ S
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Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
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?+ k4 a& _/ u: R% T; S; }6 [ 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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1 a" `2 ?) E" G- r Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!
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# g A1 y5 z |# \ Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。
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! Q$ o3 v; |7 {* _! @1 y: B' F' c Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。. z# G- Q0 {& l5 Q5 C; j; Y9 o
1 K0 R3 e1 O U7 M, d: r9 x6 x It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。0 G6 h8 j5 L$ \, V, l; B; ]
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How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?0 y0 \6 o% H2 j5 t, w( v
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Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。
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Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。4 |, X. e L: K" [- s
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Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人
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What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?0 A: ]) H! @: B
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Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜欢参加舞会的人): }( D& ?* ^6 u) s) C
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Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。0 o2 K4 M" n+ x
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Skeleton in the closet. 家丑( e0 c& ?/ |4 X% l
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Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
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A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小
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She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚; x. |7 T! Q' I( E% j6 ^9 F
7 c0 ^6 D/ X7 O( ` Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
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4 r! g O( L0 b0 y, ` I am so fed up. 我受够了!
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* s* H. T! _8 {( B) N' ^ 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?6 N( n. @! G0 c
4 z/ Z% s! m1 q' w 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!) L! b; a3 R% ~0 n. x- @
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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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Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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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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可以选择rare， medium或 well-done。
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( K1 M( e2 \& y) Q I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!+ e# Y% a% ^# D& t8 \
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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。)& U" Q1 `, ]4 z, M+ N8 t
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I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!/ S6 T* N+ U, I3 E$ l* D' @+ m5 l
9 {. B! o& ]7 h4 [, Y 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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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。) _/ ?3 L" q( s" ?1 p4 U
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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)!1 @( ~1 r0 E) U; t9 S; H, Y2 L
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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。3 n9 V3 |8 _8 s4 b9 k6 k: ?) v
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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.: n. I9 _1 C% [" g: O8 H( L
. Q. N0 r4 ^) K) w Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。
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Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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) h) k. t. I2 \1 r4 u1 Y0 G know one’s way around 识途老马。
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lion’s share 大部分。( V. f7 `' t- A+ M
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tailgate 尾随(尤其跟车跟得太近)。
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