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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!”8 @1 [. b! U. ]1 k
) _% m7 [9 {+ A4 D# Q 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。' ]8 e7 P( ]- C$ I
' g4 g8 Z3 o( E1 M) o2 [ Pull over!把车子开到旁边。
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% P$ P" V* Y; M3 h Drop me a line!写封信给我。3 B% v/ m: ]% K, M
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Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!
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& |& v- I5 N' C9 H9 z9 v$ ^ For here or to go?堂食或外卖。9 C# ~/ O, n- @( b
) C# C( d, d0 e5 M: D 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。) y! b/ K( C' ^! p+ U
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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!”- d( q; F% `3 K1 o& v; P3 x
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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。! M' N1 \! J3 b5 ], o9 L7 a( Z; E
/ a7 \$ R1 h/ Q0 G v/ ?- l Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!, X, R* z1 \! f9 m! n& Y. G. M; j
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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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0 g# d; a8 L! h2 b Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。# h" _/ B$ B) Q' M' V8 X& z& b
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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 q u2 ?# k' N6 b6 |$ t
3 Q& A+ Z5 R) I/ M* v What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。% t6 ]* t' Q( S7 ]4 a3 e
# r5 D9 G5 _9 i% n) ]4 _0 S What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。8 I3 v% b2 J2 e( r( T4 x! T: W. U4 e
2 \# C' w) J5 W1 M) y' @- v Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!
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' ]9 n- K6 w& \9 R6 e; ` Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。" `" T/ i% P% S# Y' ~& x1 \; B
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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。
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How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?' N' I u# W. M/ c/ {3 d+ ?
! D1 J' H: g2 ~6 c6 _ Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。# g0 t3 c& e* M3 h( z. _2 C8 @! z
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Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。. r" ^( {; P8 l/ f
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Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!$ k8 M: Y) Y- R% W
, ?5 ~0 P- O) t 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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- ~0 K$ h' V6 ~: M+ N0 @ 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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A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小; M! l% ^$ H. g; Z
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3 Q6 h! S- h( e1 y/ H6 Y Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦% `1 Y- }1 e; X
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I am so fed up. 我受够了!
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( L5 P- h% x* m& X/ w It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
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0 w& j/ R, E0 v H) m What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?
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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!3 q5 f& ^+ a: u7 T0 u
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# h7 I8 R+ T n& H Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服+ p* o( h+ u% o9 W
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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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可以选择rare， medium或 well-done。
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7 _# U2 {2 e g: h9 ] I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!7 p, X' v/ ?, Z" S
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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。) J8 s$ v; N5 x+ r
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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!9 [! O6 v! n7 F
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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 d5 \% v# v5 ]1 d% E9 I. t) ^# g
8 _- o/ P6 T( ? easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
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$ @. {2 A) F" J) J2 c5 x7 `7 w' z I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。( O, M3 B' \) t1 o7 r9 v+ G- M
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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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( m) u; r8 f) K- B Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。6 K% W, z4 c- |% ~4 a1 u
1 o2 T7 S6 m# N4 t3 {$ B 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。
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lion’s share 大部分。
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