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Potluck Party：一種聚餐方式，主人準備場地和餐具，參加的人必須帶一道菜或準備飲料，最好事先問問主人的意思。
Pull over！把車子開到旁邊。
Drop me a line！寫封信給我。
Give me a ring. = Call me！來個電話吧！
For here or to go？堂食或外賣。
Cool：That s cool! 年輕人常用的囗語“酷！”，表示不賴嘛！用于人或事均可。
What s up? = What s happening? = What s new? 見面時隨囗問候的話“最近在忙什么？有什么新鮮事嗎？”一般的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”
Cut it out! = Knock it out！= Stop it! 少來這一套！同學之間開玩笑的話。
Don t give me a hard time! 別跟我過不去好不好！
Get yourself together! 振作點行不行！
Do you have the time? 現在幾點鐘？可別誤以為人家要約你出去。
Hang in there. = Don t give up. = Keep trying. 再撐一下。
Give me a break! 你饒了我吧！（開玩笑的話）
Hang on. 請稍候。
Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
What a big hassle. 真是個麻煩事。
What a crummy day. 多倒霉的一天。
Go for it. 加油
You bet. = Of course. 當然；看我的！
Wishful thinking. 一廂情愿的想法。
Don t be so fussy! 別那么挑剔好不好。
It s a long story. 唉！說來話長。
How have you been? = How are you doing? 你過得如何？近來可好?
Take things for granted. 自以為理所當然。
Don t put on airs. 別擺架子。
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧！
Have a crush on someone. 迷戀某人
What s the catch? 有什么內幕？
Party animal. 開Party狂的人(喜歡參加舞會的人)
Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中釘，肉中刺。
Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
Don t get on my nerve! 別把我惹毛了！
A fat chance. =A poor chance. 機會很小
I am racking my brains. 我正在絞盡腦
She s a real drag. 她真有點礙手礙腳
Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白曰夢
I am so fed up. 我受夠了！
It doesn t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
What s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重點是什么？
By all means = Definitely. 一定是。
Let s get a bite. = Let s go eat. 去吃點東西吧！
I ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It s on me. = My
treat. 我請客
Let s go Dutch. 各付各的
My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
diarrhea 拉肚子
吃牛排時，waiter會問“How would you like it?”就是問“要幾分熟”的意思，可以選擇rare，medium或 well-done。
I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well.= I m not myself. 我不太舒服!
May I take a rain check? 可不可改到下次？(例如有人請你吃飯，你不能赴約，只好請他改到下一次。)
I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不對勁!
Let s get it straight. 咱們把事情弄清楚!
What s the rush! 急什么!
Such a fruitcake! 神經?。?/span>
I ll swing by later. =I ll stop by later. 待會兒，我會來轉一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse s mouth. 這個消息是千真萬確的（tip指消息）!
easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
flunk out 被當掉
take French leave 不告而別
I don t get the picture. =I don t understand. 我不明白。
You should give him a piece of your mind. 你應該向他表達你的不滿。
hit the road = take off = get on one s way 離開。
Now he is in the driver s seat =He is in control now.
Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿態。
Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。
klutz (=clutz) =idiot 白癡、笨蛋。
know one s way around 識途老馬。
lion s share 大部份。
tailgate 尾隨（尤其跟車跟得太近）。
take a back seat. 讓步。
take a hike =leave me alone =get lost 滾開。
hit the hay =go to bed 睡覺。
Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 載我一程好嗎？
green hand 生手、沒有經驗的人。
moonshine = mountain dew 指私釀的烈酒（威士忌）或走私的酒。胡說八道也可用moonshine。His story is plain moonshine.
chill out =calm down =relax（來自黑人英語）
rip off =steal：I was ripped off. 我被偷了；rip off 也常被用為“剝奪”My right was ripped off. 權利被剝奪(來自黑人英語)。
我們稱美國大兵為G.I. (Government Issue) or GI Joe, 德國兵或德國佬為 Fritzor Kraut，稱英國佬為John Bull，曰本人為Jap.或Nip，猶太人為Jew都是 很不禮貌的稱呼。
mess around (with)瞎混；Get to work. Don t mess around. 趕快工作，別瞎攪和。
snob 勢利眼
sneak in, sneak out 偷偷溜進去，溜出來 sneakers 運動鞋
She is such a brown-nose. 她是個馬屁精。
This is in way over my head. 對我而言這實在太難了。
I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach. 我是個考試緊張大師，一考試胃就抽筋。
Keep your study (work) on track. 請按進度讀書（工作）。
Did you come up with any ideas? 有沒有想到什么新的意見？
Don t get uptight! Take it easy. 別緊張，慢慢來！
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1.I’m an office worker. 我是上班族。
2.I work for the government. 我在政府機關做事。
3.I’m happy to meet you. 很高興見到你。
4.I like your sense of humor. 我喜歡你的幽默感。
5.I’m glad to see you again. 很高興再次見到你。
6.I’ll call you. 我會打電話給你。
7.I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk. 我想睡/散步。
8.I want something to eat. 我想吃點東西。
9.I need your help. 我需要你的幫助。
10.I would like to talk to you for a minute. 我想和你談一下。
11.I have a lot of problems. 我有很多問題。
12.I hope our dreams come true. 我希望我們的夢想成真。
13.I’m looking forward to seeing you. 我期望見到你。
14.I’m supposed to go on a diet / get a raise. 我應該節食/漲工資。
15.I heard that you’re getting married. Congratulations.聽說你要結婚了，恭喜！
16.I see what your mean. 我了解你的意思。
17.I can’t do this. 我不能這么做。
18.Let me explain why I was late. 讓我解釋遲到的理由。
19.Let’s have a beer or something. 咱們喝點啤酒什么的。
20.Where is your office? 你們的辦公室在哪？
21.What is your plan? 你的計劃是什么？
22.When is the store closing? 這家店什么時候結束營業？
23.Are you sure you can come by at nine? 你肯定你九點能來嗎？
24.Am I allowed to stay out past 10? 我可以十點過后再回家嗎？
25.The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is now over yet. 會議原定了兩個小時，不過現在還沒有結束。
26.Tom’s birthday is this week. 湯姆的生曰就在這個星期。
27.Would you care to see it/ sit down for a while? 你要不要看/坐一會呢？
28.Can you cover for me on Friday/help me/ tell me how to get there? 星期五能不能請你替我個班/你能幫我嗎/你能告訴我到那里怎么走嗎？
29.Could you do me a big favor? 能否請你幫我個忙？
30.He is crazy about Crazy English. 他對瘋狂英語很著迷。
31.Can you imagine how much he paid for that car?你能想象他買那車花了多少錢嗎？
32.Can you believe that I bought a TV for $25?
33.Did you know he was having an affair/cheating on his wife? 你知道他有外遇了嗎？/欺騙他的妻子嗎？
34.Did you hear about the new project? 你知道那個新項目嗎？
35.Do you realize that all of these shirts are half off? 你知道這些襯衫都賣半價了嗎？
36.Are you mind if I take tomorrow off? 你介意我明天請假嗎？
37.I enjoy working with you very much. 我很喜歡和你一起工作。
38.Did you know that Stone ended up marrying his secretary? 你知道嗎？斯通最終和他的秘書結婚了。
39.Let’s get together for lunch. 讓我們一起吃頓午餐吧。
40.How did you do on your test? 你這次考試的結果如何？
41.Do you think you can come? 你認為你能來嗎？
42.How was your weekend ? 你周末過得怎么樣？
43.Here is my card. 這是我的名片。
44.He is used to eating out all the time. 他已經習慣在外面吃飯了。
45.I’m getting a new computer for birthday present. 我得到一臺電腦作生曰禮物。
46.Have you ever driven a BMW? 你有沒有開過“寶馬”？
47.How about if we go tomorrow instead? 我們改成明天去怎么樣？
48.How do you like Hong Kong? 你喜歡香港嗎？
49.How do you want your steak? 你的牛排要幾分熟？
50.How did the game turn out? 球賽結果如何？
51.How did Mary make all of her money? 瑪麗所有的錢是怎么賺到的？
52.How was your date? 你的約會怎么樣？
53.How are you doing with your new boss? 你跟你的新上司處得如何？
54.How should I tell him the bad news? 我該如何告訴他這個壞消息？
55.How much money did you make? 你賺了多少錢？
56.How much does it cost to go abroad? 出國要多少錢？
57.How long will it take to get to your house? 到你家要多久？
58.How long have you been here? 你在這里多久了？
59.How nice/pretty/cold/funny/stupid/boring/interesting.
60.How about going out for dinner? 出去吃晚餐如何？
61.I’m sorry that you didn’t get the job. 很遺憾，你沒有得到那份工作。
62.I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out. 我恐怕這事不會成的。
63.I guess I could come over. 我想我能來。
64.Is it okay to smoke in the office? 在辦公室里抽煙可以嗎？
65.It was kind of exciting. 有點剌激。
66.I know what you want. 我知道你想要什么。
67.Is that why you don’t want to go home? 這就是你不想回家的原因嗎？
68.I’m sure we can get you a great / good deal. 我很肯定我們可以幫你做成一筆好交易。
69.Would you help me with the report? 你愿意幫我寫報告嗎？
70.I didn’t know he was the richest person in the world.我不知道他是世界上最有錢的人。
71.I’ll have to ask my boss/wife first.我必須先問一下我的老板/老婆。
72.I take it you don’t agree. 這么說來，我認為你是不同意。
73.I tried losing weight, but nothing worked. 我曾試著減肥，但是毫無效果。
74.It doesn’t make any sense to get up so early.那么早起來沒有任何意義。
75.It took years of hard work to speak good English. 講一口流利的英語需要多年的刻苦*練。
76．It feels like spring/ I’ve been here before. 感覺好象春天到了/我以前來過這里。
77．I wonder if they can make it. 我在想他們是不是能辦得到。
78．It’s not as cold / hot as it was yesterday. 今天不想昨天那么冷/熱。
79.It’s not his work that bothers me; it’s his attitude. 困擾我的不是他的工作，而是他的態度。
80.It sounds like you enjoyed it. 聽起來你好象蠻喜歡的。
81.It seems to me that be would like to go back home. 我覺得他好象想要回家。
82.It looks very nice. 看起來很漂亮。
83.Is everything under control? 一切都在掌握之中嗎？
84.I thought you could do a better job. 我以為你的表現會更好。
85.It’s time for us to say “No” to America. 是我們對美國說不的時候了。
86.The show is supposed to be good. 這場表演應當是相當好的。
87.It really depends on who is in charge. 那純粹要看誰負責了。
88.It involves a lot of hard work. 那需要很多的辛勤工作。
89.That might be in your favor. 那可能對你有利。
90.I didn’t realize how much this meant to you. 我不知道這個對你的意義有這么大。
91.I didn’t mean to offend you. 我不是故意冒犯你。
92.I was wondering if you were doing anything this weekend. 我想知道這個周末你有什么要做。
93.May I have your attention., please? 請大家注意一下。
94.This is great golfing / swimming/ picnic weather. 這是個打高爾夫球/游泳/野餐的好天氣。
95.Thanks for taking me the movie. 謝謝你帶我去看電影。
96.I am too tired to speak. 我累得說不出活來。
97.Would you tell me your phone number? 你能告訴我你的電話號碼嗎？
98.Where did you learn to speak English? 你從哪里學會說英語的呢？
99.There is a TV show about AIDS on right now. 電視正在播放一個關于愛滋病的節目。
100.What do you think of his new job/ this magazine? 你對他的新工作/這本雜志看法如何？
How's everything? 一切都好？
What's up? 近況如何？
What's new? 有什么新鮮事？
What's happening? 在忙什么？
任何時后都可以用，但比較見外:
How are you? 你好嗎？
適用于第一次見面:
Nice to meet you. 很高興見到你。
適用于曾經見過，但不太熟的人:
Nice to see you again. 很高興再見到你。
適用于有一陣子沒見面的朋友:
How have you been? 你過得怎么樣？
適用于很久沒見的朋友:
Long time no see. 好久不見。
Vocabulary:
sitting: occupying an official position; incumbent（在任期內的；現任的）
stand by: be available or ready for a certain function or service（準備行動）
fall out : have a breach in relations（爭吵，鬧翻）
leery : suspicious or distrustful; wary（猜疑的，不相信的；警惕的）
discount: a reduction from the full or standard amount of a price or debt（折扣）
slash : to reduce or curtail drastically（削減）
privy: made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret（私下知情的）
plateau: a relatively stable level, period, or state（比較穩定的水平、時期或狀態）
facelift “洗臉”
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