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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!”6 m" y$ z, M- H, E- H4 u
; e$ S8 B9 a0 A0 X2 S+ ^9 S 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。8 z5 Z/ A1 T2 s) }& K
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Drop me a line!写封信给我。
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& B: M, c Z, m8 ~+ B/ s' I& Q; u Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!* O8 l: ?2 E' m) j1 O
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For here or to go?堂食或外卖。
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. d, }) M2 ?3 ~ 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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. a! C2 X! S/ s( d) e/ \. l6 N 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!”! p, H3 U4 w# g& ]7 l, [8 k, m
9 x& \% w; \) } 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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0 x# q; x: S2 _; D! N Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!7 d. `, e/ {: E7 r
" G3 a- `+ i2 R) T8 h 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。5 X; D; N/ \, y8 c- [
# \. _' r2 `4 M& b$ q. c Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
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; `: J( \, _; u$ Z- k Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)
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3 o% P }/ x0 e" F2 ~; R5 i Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
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1 a( s8 f' M3 R What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。( b# m: m& E. \% L1 w9 S) i! s
0 d# O. c: P" C0 S& Y4 D' H What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。- v# N" [8 W3 M0 p+ M- P. M
- H$ R: K% d* Y* d' d 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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Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。5 q# \' |# g! I
" C; e* c: R1 s It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。. @, [9 }6 s. s3 x- s3 ]6 {" ^
) D0 Y2 y' f- ]# K+ D, J How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?
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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。
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. b$ L' I3 ^% v5 J+ ^6 ?: e Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!
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Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人! Y0 O( y* d/ |$ d5 H# P
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What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?
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& i" P0 x' i( O1 ]. o/ x3 { 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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Skeleton in the closet. 家丑5 T$ n! Q7 G! \8 a" N" P
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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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I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑
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( e. L: p6 p/ p$ M+ j+ I She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚
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6 X/ p0 R0 w% v' P Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
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; Y+ F4 N7 u. S# m: W9 b' C I am so fed up. 我受够了!3 G6 d* w: W5 }
9 i9 c4 t' `, E' W/ P5 T0 Q! I+ S It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。! K* v, c8 E2 a
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What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?* k2 v; Z& E, g6 S2 h$ M
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Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!
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' E% e) E! n$ C I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客" p6 ~+ j2 v) ^ L6 Z
2 R1 O4 _% F" B( l; L1 [" I+ } Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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8 c/ E' t8 B( Y0 @& V' Q1 ] My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服9 k$ Y$ s) S1 g, c+ J( H) |
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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，! C" d. ~- N) q n. V# S9 h
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' Y" R+ ~( G* c. r 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。); ~$ E/ T2 W# E4 a. |5 R7 x
2 T3 c, i0 |! A I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!
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, Y1 X! { U* T- q% W; E, Q6 d3 f Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!; ^2 _* x2 |( L1 o% ^" N
* K9 z# _5 r4 p; {" }0 f" L, z; ^ What’s the rush! 急什么!% T' M6 s2 \+ H- e- N
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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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: k! A+ W2 S6 v/ {" ^: s4 S, T' J$ ] 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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" y d( T, t5 ^+ R easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。* b& V# L5 I! H. K+ h- ^& D. Z0 r: G
; O6 j4 v9 I# ]+ S3 v7 G flunk out 被当掉
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7 x, _: G" M2 C, d2 v9 y1 J take French leave 不告而别. G9 z" L' g: {
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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。6 @1 x/ ~9 z) z8 _+ F5 I7 i
$ _" }5 W7 g0 x, e* Z, B0 V 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。+ z" E, }( I0 I* [
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Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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# v( K6 H6 ^1 e know one’s way around 识途老马。
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) Y; c; @* L7 [' _, |$ j tailgate 尾随(尤其跟车跟得太近)。
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