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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!”
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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。
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2 Q7 B- r2 g' y e# `4 N Pull over!把车子开到旁边。
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3 _" N0 q6 L8 \" m% s' G Drop me a line!写封信给我。
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. [( V+ y0 w# v- R 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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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。. X, M0 }$ s7 o; g: B# n* ^) C' m
# q% o* M1 T2 J 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。+ x: y: T+ e; R6 O8 W7 G1 S
( E, Q. Z5 v7 E; n, z Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!6 m- i {8 G, P( s: j9 ~- Q1 w
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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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Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
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3 f) z' B! k( T" w0 y2 R K Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)$ k H7 A' F, V L( e: b
( ~! A8 W8 x; i1 b; o Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。) _5 R% C! |9 x3 X8 m. j4 a
' O. R, n g0 k+ |- [ What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。
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What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。7 S } U8 O& n5 W
; c5 U( Q) }2 t" `) c' P/ `# P Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!2 [& p/ Y# s- U( I
6 a1 X" z* o% z: F Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。
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2 [. ?2 ] [% K* R 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?
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/ K4 j4 I5 n8 |# F. b; |$ d Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。6 w4 i- n- d/ A. d
4 U1 i- K, Y: p U2 e: s& f2 t Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。
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, m. ~( ?6 C& H( R" L9 n0 R! @+ S Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!* A! i3 t+ }: m' {% {" w
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' P' d) J* i( C What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?2 h1 `) M8 m3 h% K+ b. Z5 ^ Q
4 D! V! M4 A& ~! L) b% g3 p8 S 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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4 Y6 }& z- e$ D6 C9 k# T; I B$ c Skeleton in the closet. 家丑$ s3 ^$ r. X( r# Z y
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Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
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3 M1 G7 X: b$ y5 J, p# l7 s 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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: ?5 j2 X4 f: S; `" a% S) {; e: R8 P Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
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I am so fed up. 我受够了!
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' S0 d. h, q3 e3 X7 u0 \8 b x) s$ G It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
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' g. n' C3 C$ [7 P! @5 O+ l/ { What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?
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4 e* X9 ]! @) O6 a1 ?4 K/ _/ D: Z By all means = Definitely. 一定是。1 ~8 G7 ^; M+ J6 n! i
! @* q2 ?3 d# \" U; s0 i: @4 C Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!
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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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% X# v/ f+ ]$ I1 S6 L9 e. a 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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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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, T3 X4 w- I* H% i; p _ I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!3 U, n+ C! b. i, e7 x+ `
- s- I2 Q( m8 [6 P7 G: D: s Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!' N7 I# ?0 h$ ^+ D: o
) Y0 C# I4 w7 f; b What’s the rush! 急什么!
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( M( |4 @6 n: C I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. 这个消息是千真万确的(tip指消息)!: T5 V6 Y, P! m V/ P/ u' i/ n
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flunk out 被当掉
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. ?) C8 [# m- ^1 w! v9 j I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。3 x; c) o5 e, Q. B0 Y
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hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 离开。
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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。" S0 b; } v/ q# z
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