3 ^" g4 F4 m0 s5 v k1 g3 ? 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!”& z6 }0 K- }0 p- N7 s5 J0 v" H
. {& t! K/ q0 f- P4 O 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。
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Drop me a line!写封信给我。6 b( F* ?# k* n8 }: t1 ^) t+ I
5 r* [9 P0 B3 j3 {9 F# h( \ Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!
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For here or to go?堂食或外卖。
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4 g/ S8 O! t1 v 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。) {. s' ^) j; K c9 J
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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!”6 g. v: N0 y6 y) m, U
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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。' P' M- ?8 t% E7 }) m
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Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!% p9 q3 M( P$ e' a9 N8 @) W" c
0 v$ D' \" v; W% S* l8 |) _$ } 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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Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
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Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)6 b- e, q: w& o' b/ s) G. T6 R) l
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Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。4 c" }1 h6 K! K, m( S
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What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。0 v0 J! ]# t0 W1 O: V
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Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!
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0 M5 r8 @$ F6 P Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。
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1 p5 W2 U4 E# W( K" J4 y4 O D( R Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。2 n' V( j$ W' W* q, p: L& u
6 Q D" g/ s5 v& ^+ v5 Q7 y 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?6 i9 w# s- W* ^1 h& g
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Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。
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( L9 r# z) b7 w Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人6 a# F# H( C' e! a
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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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S. ?$ \. n5 ?- `9 {1 B8 N Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。
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Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!" `( o6 p+ o* z$ h0 m
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5 e4 t0 f3 r6 y% |& L5 U: t( f I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑& Y- @2 K7 p- ?5 {
, _4 L' E7 @5 t She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚8 X) z+ [+ S( S' |' [/ e
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I am so fed up. 我受够了!
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2 i" x3 h" B8 Y0 L 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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# M" D9 |; r3 }7 Y9 \. V4 l$ u Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!# ]' J) v+ J1 m( l# q1 X( ~
6 U Z4 C: P" w0 h; j9 K+ a5 ^: h; v I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客2 c' E" J& j3 m0 B( Q
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Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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2 Y- m) ?+ h' c2 H2 c My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
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9 H! O+ R; [8 Y- R3 c7 N1 I 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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4 Z+ O& ^% ~0 @8 { I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!1 ?2 C' I5 t% F$ y. n
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0 O# W8 S9 l2 n4 M 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。( _0 l) a( x, h) l1 g) b
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: i9 j5 }- c) h# K! q Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。 klutz (=clutz) =idiot 0、0。
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