4 C0 |4 O( M0 X0 B0 M$ h 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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9 q, ?: E) T/ v3 {! Q) q( R Pull over!把车子开到旁边。5 n" L+ m5 _" [ N5 P" N! l
# l! W$ Z( J3 v+ F. f# C Drop me a line!写封信给我。
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?' P( ]1 u7 V7 W+ Q 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。1 v( C6 q( w2 D/ A% t$ A/ m
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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。! \; T$ W- m0 K6 T! h
# n4 f$ ^ g8 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!”" }4 D2 W3 n5 B, ^, { L- W3 m: D }* F
. n2 Q( o( P" R1 s4 g- ^& ] Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。7 v7 |7 m" A9 c: F( E6 p
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Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!/ z. g% ~1 A c+ ~- X* J. I" `
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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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r+ e) F5 h# Z1 Y$ C Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)" W( g' N i* Y1 @& v
5 |# X e. Y" c' L Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。 r- i, `3 Y7 ]: v% w( E& Q% {
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What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。
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( c1 Y+ S6 H/ f% P# a( |5 M 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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; m" I8 J% }+ L It’s a long story. 唉!说来话长。+ Q* K$ ^1 h, W" g l/ f$ j
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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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Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。5 ^4 v8 C; }. Y* J8 ]4 A. N% Y
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Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。
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1 C z" H) t# I6 N% d0 r 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
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% |1 T" ?8 W& T3 `# c6 v0 r Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜欢参加舞会的人)
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2 j5 }% S6 o" }& X0 w Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。6 f7 t4 n! ?$ L- d$ o
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( k: w/ s$ k- k 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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" e) `2 y5 e8 b( n. j* m I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑
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* {% j8 \+ ^; E' j0 n2 K2 F She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚
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0 a. E& t( y5 q( S2 h Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦% F; F, o* u4 j
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I am so fed up. 我受够了!
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2 P) P) A# \. b* g; d% H It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
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6 h$ u' l5 D& p+ Y' d. F" j7 j What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?9 p) e& K6 z$ q: N
( G1 o0 M& @, T1 A By all means = Definitely. 一定是。2 G0 E- m9 c3 X% B7 Q
" ?( ~7 M0 b* }/ e9 P- ?9 c3 M% f Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!$ D7 ?9 F8 Q: q8 b% y, l
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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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+ {5 _. R% H7 `" D. L8 h Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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) ]; R3 s, {1 I+ ]3 p My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
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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，. T Z6 Z8 v/ R% q& o1 E: |: z
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8 k- I! Y0 b2 i/ } I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!2 l$ ^( D* M7 R7 Z3 D
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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。)' z, ~& \, Y! E6 Y* W, J7 P( ^2 S
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I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!
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; a4 h8 a; q- Y- t' A# K+ H 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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2 o6 X- D( H7 ?; | I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。% j6 s) n4 m, r( D, f7 d5 y( k
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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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hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 离开。
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) F# ~" x$ C m E7 i1 R4 m Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。8 Q! B a, x: t% T# x) G
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' b+ ]( c1 B% @ w5 `' H4 q7 @( P know one’s way around 识途老马。5 u; O1 T# B# w8 }: n. i
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tailgate 尾随(尤其跟车跟得太近)。
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