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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!”! x) u! z& m9 n9 i) J
& d3 C% i8 g2 v: \! r 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。- G" j. b1 b2 S
7 L+ B- F' j9 l: p: }- q' @" S Pull over!把车子开到旁边。
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Drop me a line!写封信给我。
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Give me a ring = Call me!来个电话吧!1 i/ d6 x( T3 r) ]- n
9 D5 Y. N6 p1 d* v/ W+ _! o; r1 x2 E 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。; B- U! i& b$ B( E1 p6 w& B
* h: Y; l! S1 e 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!”3 C" K/ F% J6 h0 R' A
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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。
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: P* a j# M9 E( H3 B; L: P a Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!
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/ ?0 X V0 ~. D* V0 u ]# I* M 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。; c( |+ p+ A4 R2 x7 r
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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)
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# q: ?+ c+ |0 {* U% b W Hang on. 请稍候。 Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。* E1 k2 m2 p/ W
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What a crummy day. 多倒楣的一天。
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Go for it. 加油 You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!
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Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
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$ H4 x- p: B# ~6 ~, }. f 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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Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。" E/ [) H+ E) @0 y3 E: z
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2 o) ]8 I" ^, |% O 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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: B- i, \* B3 \# G M2 W5 a: ]8 f% [ What’s the catch? 有什么内幕?
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. }" u5 F5 n: p 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。 ~8 K0 m+ T! {; r3 N* q
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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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She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚3 F% @7 Y" D! y' A( D; D- h: H
6 v9 U+ C* x, C0 B9 u1 b" @' z Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
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+ K' \5 A. i% A( x8 n" ` I am so fed up. 我受够了!3 ?# [+ @# e8 u6 a4 @; T2 D" h! c
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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?+ L( G3 n" R6 v/ F( u
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+ J2 s2 n, d' n" n4 u Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧!
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Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
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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，
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" P3 h, ]2 e A1 ^ I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!+ w4 l, x, o h+ w6 T: K5 u
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( l3 h7 P+ W# w2 { Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!
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' i" B- x( P0 ?( D P6 R9 X: 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。
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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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6 @2 M: p/ d. W6 u$ I9 h4 j flunk out 被当掉
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" P$ g; z- P) t! m; v, }) ^ Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。* F3 Z+ ]+ N1 P1 z2 `& s1 G3 J
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( m7 n" \+ ^" G" X0 V know one’s way around 识途老马。
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