" C$ y p$ e5 [( P3 U 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!”
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6 `/ p2 a3 Q$ k5 h6 X5 j 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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R1 H& N, o# S! w Drop me a line!写封信给我。
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' V! ]% ~; m6 F, Q& F$ s Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!. v) `/ w4 G8 t( v$ x
# G4 {9 m% i( m7 q( L6 t For here or to go?堂食或外卖。
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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) n* {8 s3 S! F! a! ^+ U& b% L 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!”
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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。# j, |6 i. S) U7 w+ q* `* i; j
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Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!: R* L$ `: ?) W p) w
5 w6 J' q, W3 K% \& c* D& u 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。/ c9 }3 w) g; v0 a
. e! a& y) F$ r; L" w6 e Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
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& w; g* g6 V: x ?; \ Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)8 p/ Z) f$ O0 j. k0 O
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Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
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What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。# N! a1 T }1 e' `5 Q- l/ x* L
8 D; w% p% c1 ]' ]2 u$ a/ D. S Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!7 E, z7 k$ s! ^; O, o5 r9 n
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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。4 a; M N! b+ \$ R* l" `7 y; \
2 H' x$ y( F* x+ s3 ?" ` It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。
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. T" Y' g; V6 @8 D8 m+ k$ o How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?8 b+ x$ w6 [: o. m/ E% ]. \$ z( g
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6 C% N' }9 v/ z: I Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。7 j5 K; E: g! g& j7 P! B
1 O0 J# S' ]/ `7 V5 o Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!
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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)0 h# V) I( S \5 S
0 a5 z7 W8 O% C$ l! i9 y Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。
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Skeleton in the closet. 家丑3 L# k; V2 J, o+ J/ p5 i0 O4 |* f9 g
7 R6 H7 H1 J" S: `8 u }; y Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!9 e1 ?/ O5 l5 ^2 P/ [- o( n. [
- S1 W1 J. s0 t A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小5 x. Z, A" F- f3 [' h8 M4 h7 r8 B
H1 J' u, v9 C, n6 T: T I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑# X$ d" e& C7 _" H! c4 h
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She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚6 Q% O, o/ n' ^8 a3 }6 R
9 `0 _" z$ {% F4 O' |5 U0 S Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦8 ] E1 l* T; g) N# G* Y! s0 @' j
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I am so fed up. 我受够了!
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2 U3 f- o6 g# O/ h- k: v/ m( j It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。# G$ v4 B' c9 @- h1 x) D; B
6 o2 U$ R% i) h" d2 |: K What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?
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3 E! Y, C6 y7 R6 g By all means = Definitely. 一定是。
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4 L9 a9 g8 N0 ~3 I 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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1 e) U7 ], E$ x `1 `4 X8 X: G' _ My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
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2 |: v5 L0 D. f3 L7 s 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， S0 m6 L- Q0 _
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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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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!) G% H, E6 K* H1 P+ e
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e( ]5 X9 e8 W# o6 C2 v4 c 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。, W" J; l& n" h: ~
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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。% m* p! P4 j! W2 v4 K1 \
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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& h' X$ G% r8 [9 Q# D
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know one’s way around 识途老马。
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7 q) a& c/ v* N# N$ G& J lion’s share 大部分。
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