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4. 5.How Come 6.
7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12.Up & Down
13.Taco Bell 14. 15.
16. 17. 18.Madi Gras
19. 20. 21.
22. 23. 24.
25. 26. 27.
28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33.Get
34. 35. 36.
37. 38. 39.
40. 41. 42.
43. 44. 45.
46. 47.Come 48.Butt
49. 50. 51.
52. 53. 54.
55.NOT 56. 57.
58. 59. 60. Get
61. 62. 63.
64. 65. 66.
67. 68. 69.
70. 71. 72.
73. 74.Off 75.
76. 77. 78.
79. 80. 81.
82. 83. 84.
85. 86. 87.
88.-. 89.. 90..
91. 92. 93. Party
94. 95. 96.
97. 98. 99.
100 . 101. 102 .
103. 104. 105.
106. : 107. 108.
109. 110. 111.
112. 113. 114. Do
'Awesome'
"" ()"
" ( )
:
, ,
! .
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1. It's cool!
, !
Cool , .
cool! , , , "I am
going to college this year." "Cool!" , "I just bought a brand car."
"Cool!" , cool!
, , "Wow, look at that car, that is so cool!"
cool , , cool.
"Did you make one copy for me?" , "Yes." "Cool."
, "Did you go to watch the football game yesterday?" , "Yes." "Cool!" ,
cool , , cool .
2. It is neat!
!
, neat cool , cool cool neat,
, cool ,
neat! . , "I've been to Europe several
times." , neat!
4. It's good.
.
. Good cool ,
, "It's good!" , , "I just got an A from that
course." "It's good." , "How are
you doing?" , "I am good" "I am doing good."
.
good for you good to hear ,
, , ,
"Good for you." "Good to hear."
5. That's great.
.
Great . good ,
A , "That's great!"
. , ,
, "I am great!"
6. That's wonderful.
.
Wonderful great . "A"
, , ! "That's wonderful!"
? , "I am wonderful."
!
, , "How are you today?" , "I am
just good." , "Just good?" , "I am great."
, "Just great?" , "I am wonderful."
, .
good, great wonderful .
7. That's incredible.
.
Incredible good . incredible
, . "A"
A, A, (straight A's)
"That's incredible." ,
, "The food was incredible!" ,
"I am incredible." !
8. She is pretty.
.
Pretty , beautiful , ,
beautiful pretty beautiful .
, , Oh! That's pretty. , That's
beautiful, ?
9. The house is gorgeous!
.
Gorgeous , beautiful pretty
, .
"She is gorgeous!"
10. It is a terrific game.
.
Terrific , ,
, , . wonderful
. , "Have you been seen the movie?" ,
"Yes, that's a terrific one."
11. That's awesome.
.
Awesome terrific , ,
, . awesome ,
, , . "Awesome!" ,
"How do you think of that game?" awesome!
.
, ,
AWESOME . ,
"Awesome." , terrific, awesome excellent
.
:
, , ,
? ,
! ,
, .
1. Our team sucks.
.
Suck , , . Suck ,
, , The traffic here really sucks!
. suck sucky.
, , . ,
, Today is very sucky, everything sucks. !
Suck ,
. , , . ,
, Hey, you suck! , ,
.
2. I am sick and tired of doing homework.
.
Sick and tired of something , sick () !
, I am sick and tired of this vending machine. ,
I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired. ,
.
3. I am terrible.
I am horrible
.
. terrible .
? , I am so terrible. I
keep skipping my classes. , .
terrible , He is so terrible, ,
. terrible , ,
, The food is terrible, !
Horrible terrible , , , The
coffee is horrible. Our professor is horrible.
4. That movie sucked. That movie was Bad, That movie is terrible.
:
. ,
, ,
, , , ,
.
1. How are you doing?
?
"What's up?" ? ,
"What's up?" ?Do you need someting?
"What's up?" , .
3. Could you do me a favor? Could you do a favor for me?
?
, .
?
, "What's your favorite movie? Who's your favorite movie
star?" favorite .
, .
, , What does these
words mean on my clothes? , , , , ,
, .. , , , Oh,
thank you, it's so neat! .
"" ""
?
:
,
() ? ....
,
, . ,
,
. .
1. He is a fraternity brother.
.
, . .
, ,
party, . , sweetheart.
. , .
2. She is a sorority sister.
, . , sorority
.. , (Fall rush),
, !
Renew '' . , ,
"I want to renew this book." renew,
, , renew.
, "I want to renew my car insurance for this coming year. "
: How Come
Hello folks:, ?
(!), ..
How Come
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants. A woman will pay $1 for a
$2 item that she doesn't want.
How Come
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man
never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
How Come
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can
spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
How Come
To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot. And not try to
understand her at all.
How Come
Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot
more willing to die.
How Come
Any married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two
people remembering the same thing.
How Come
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women somehow
deteriorate during the night.
How Come
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A
man marries a woman expecting that she won't change and she
does.
How Come
A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says
after that is the beginning of a new argument.
How Come
There are two times when a man doesn't understand a woman,
before marriage and after marriage.
electricity
"There is no electricity in my house."
power electricity
"Please turn off the power.""Please turn off the
electricity." electricity power
power plant electricity plant power line electricity
line
juice
"Save the juice"
2. The power is back on.
"The power is
back.""The power is back on." back on
(on) (back on
on ) back on
"Ok, I will turn it back on." (
)
running low
"The power is running low.""The battery is
running low. ""It's running out of
power." "The battery is dead." ()
fountain machine
"Is there
any fountain machines around here?" ()
fountain machine
10. How much do you pay for the utilities every month?
utilities
"What kinds of utilities are included?" (
)
utilities
utility bill ()
,,.,
, come in.,,
,, come in..
,,,,,
,, why don't you just come in? You said,"
you are coming.. ", come in
coming ,.
:
Karen ,
, ,
, ?
.
, Charge or debit? ,
, !
.
1.Charge or debit? (Credit or debit?)
?
Charge (Credit) , ,
, . (ATM ) debit,
. , ,
, , charge debit,
, ATM . charge, ATM
debit.
2. Cash back?
?
$1.5, ? ,
?
?
cash back , , cash back
10 , 30 , 20
20 , , .
, cash back $50, cash
back $20. ATM cash back ,
, , Discover, cash back .
, ATM
cash back, , .
3. How are you going to pay?
?
, .
Charge or debit ,
(credit card) (debit card) (cash) .
"", ,
, : cash. .
4. Double coupon.
.
, coupon !
coupon, , Save 50c coupon (
) 50c, coupon
.
double coupon ? Kroger grocery
store. , . 50c coupon
, 1 , . 50c
Kroger . , , coupon
75c, , double coupon .
5. Bring your receipt to the customer service, and they will refund you.
, .
, ,
customer service . , .
, , ,
customer service (refund).
, ,
, , customer
service , . .
:
, , ,
. , ,
, . (? )
, ,
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1. Hey, look at the chick over there.
.
Chick , chic () .
Chick chicken , .
chick girl , , , She is a
thirteen-year-old chick.
2. She is gorgeous!
.
. You are
pretty! You are so beautiful . Gorgeous
pretty, beautiful , pretty
beautiful . , , You are
gorgeous! .
3. She is a babe.
.
. ,
, She is really a babe. babe baby
. Oh! I like the baby,
.
4. She turns me on.
.
, ,
, . ?
She turns me on. , .
, turn-on , , , .
She is such a turn-on. .
5. I think she is a hottie.
.
hottie , .
, hot babe hot chick. ,
, ! ,
You are a hottie. .
, , .
(obeying the traffic rules )
hottie, , cutie. , She is so cute!
.
7. She is well-developed.
.
, . ,
She is well-developed well-endowed,
, , , ,
She has big boobs, She has big breast She has big jugs.
? , !
! ^__^ , She is flat-chested.
, blondes, ,
brunettes, . blond girl
, , , .
blond jokes, .
blond joke, . ,
, . , If you dream of
a blond, your life sucks. But you dream of a brunette, your life is
wonderful!
, ,
, bleach blond, sandy blond
dirty blond. ( bleach blond, bleach blond
, .) dyed blond hair,
platimum blond.
9. I don't like my wife bitching around.
.
, bitch. bitch
, , , , .
, My girlfriend bitches me all the time. .
bitch around . .
10. She is a slut.
.
, . Slut , bitch
, "". . Bitch
"", slut "". ,
slut , ,
, bitch .
, slut bitch .
:
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,
, , , , ,
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1.What's going to be covered on the test?
?
! to be covered !! ,
, , "Are you ready for the biological test
tomorrow?" , "Not yet, but do you know what's going to be
on?" , ,,
.
2. The final will be a comprehensive test.
.
, comprehensive
, .
comprehensive test. cumulative test ,
. ,
, cumulative test. , Will you give
a cumulative midterm.
, , midterm,
final. .
3. Do you know where to get the old exam?
?
old exam, previous exam, past exam .
, .
, . , old exam
.
Exam , , midterm () final
(), test, quiz () pop quiz ( )
Turn in , hand in .
turn in. , ,
, , ,
, "Please give me your test sheet." Chinese
English. , tests, , test
sheet exam sheet.
turn in the tests, ? return the tests. ,
"The professor will return the tests today."
6. The TA is going to explain the test today.
(Teaching Assistant) .
Explain , explain the test . Explain
the homework . , go over , , "The
professor will go over the test today." , ,
test .
7. I bombed the test.
.
Bomb , Kosovo,
Bomb , .
, , "I bombed the test." , ,
, "I bombed the date."
Bomb , "She is a bomb."
. , ,
, "You are a bomb." bomb!
, "She is a bomb."
9. I don't want to study any more, I just want some easy grades!
, .
, , ,
. homework .
easy grade. , Just give me some easy grade!
.
,
, close book, open book open note, ,
, "Close book, close note, but open-minded."
, , "Close book, close note, but you can open your eyes!"
:
, ,
. prop, scoot, hit, roll , ?
.
1. Don't prop your feet up.
.
, ,
, , ,
prop up .
2. Scoot up.
.
Scoot , : "",
scoot , .
, , ,
, , Scoot up.
scoot up a little bit, .
3. Scoot over.
.
:
,
, , , .
. , ,
, , .
. , ,
.
1. What are you fixing right now?
?
Fix , ,
, Fix
, I am about to leave.
3. I'll fix the plate for you.
.
fix . Fix
. , She is fixing to fix her hair and fix
the plate before fixing her dinner. fix
?
. (, .)
5. Can you fix mine?
?
, fix , ,
, , ,
, , . ,
, Can you fix mine? .
fix .
6. He is a redneck.
.
redneck, , () ,
, , redneck ,
, hick, redneck .
redneck ? , ,
pickup truck , , .
, .
redneck , redneck's driver's
license .
7. He has a bad accent.
.
, , southern drwal,
, southern drawl. , Kentucky Tennessee
. , .
, ! .
, .
8. You are not spposta to stay home during the weekend.
.
, ! suppose to
spposta I am a poster (
), , .
You rurnt my life. (You ruin my life) ruin rurut.
9. Heidi, Hire Yew?
, ?
, Howdy, How are you?
Heidi, Hire Yew. ,
, ""
, ?
, ,
!
: up & down
up down . ,
, , ,
. .
up down .
1. Did you get down to Florida last summer?
?
, ,
, , .
! Florida , get down Florida go down Florida.
, ? ?
, over there out there. , .
. live out there
live over there.
4. How have you been up there?
?
up down . .
, up there . ,
"" , .
. , Look the girl down there .
7. Never look down on people less superior than you.
.
: Taco Bell
, ?
Taco Bell, , ,
, :
This is not authentic, This is an American lie.
2. Burrito
3. Nachos
, , cheese ,
, .
4. Mexican Pizza
, pizza , , ,
, , pizza , cheese ,
Taco Bell Mexican Pizza 99 cent , .
5. Taco Salad
Taco Bell , , , ,
, !
Taco , , .
:
, , .
, , , , .
8. Is that all?
?
, , ,
There you go! , ,
Here you go !
:
,
, , . ,
. , ,
, , !
, , OK, ,
, , . ,
.
1. I see.
.
, ,
, , I see. I see . I understand.
, Understand. .
:
, ?
, . "pick up", ,
, . ,
, .
, , pick up
, . ,
Chinese English .
.
1. Are you alone?
?
, ,
, , ? .
, : Are you only one person? Do you
come here by yourself? alone
.!
, , Are you
alone? . ,
, Are you alone?
2. No, I lost my buddies!
!
Chinese English , I can't find my friend,
, ! buddy . I lost my
friends.
lost , , , , I am
lost, , lost, I lost my spoon in the
bowl.
3. Are you guys OK?
?
, , Are you guys
OK? , Are you guys OK?
, .
you guys . ,
, guys , . ,
Do you guys want to go with us? guys ,
, , , you'll = you
all. , How are you'll doing. ( you'll , you
all) you guys .
4. I heard the nature's call.
.
nature's call, , ,
, , I heard the nature's call.
. .
I heard the narture's call, , nature's
calling! .
5. Can you be more specific?
?
I heard the nature's call, , ,
Can you be more specific? . ,
, , Can you be a little bit more specific?
, , .
, What do
you mean? , Can you tell me more
details?
6. Everybody picks up whatever you want.
.
, buffet , , . ,
, Everybody picks up whatever you want. , whatever ,
whatever "" . pick up
.
7. I bought a cake about this big!
.
, ,
! ,
, , ,
! mission impossible . !
, I bought a cake about this big! I bought a
cake like this big.
:
, knock on wood,
cross my finger .
1. I am going to have a test. Knock on wood.
, .
, , , ,
. , knock on wood.
, , , , I almost got hit by a car. Knock on wood.
knock on wood "" .
2. I didn't get a ticket this year. Cross my fingers.
, .
Cross my fingers . , .
, . ,
.
3. I will call on you next Sunday.
: Mardi Gras
, , ,
, Pardon , . ,
, Mardi Gras
, !.,
Mardi Gras, ,
, .
1. What is Mardi Gras?
Mardi Gras ?
Mardi Gras , ?
, Mardi Gras . Mardi Gras Day ( Feb.
16) .
2. Mardi Gras is the biggest carnival in America.
Mardi Gras .
, , ,
Mardi Gras , .
3. It is celebrated in New Orleans every year.
.
New Orleans , . ,
, , ,
.
4. There will be four parades in a row on Sunday.
, .
Parade Mardi Gras , ,
parade, Mardi Gras , , . parade ,
.
5. The parade will pass by Garden District then go to Canal Street.
Garden District Canal Street.
Garden District Canal Street. parade , ,
. parade , .
6. They give out a lot of beads from the float.
.
bead , beads. Mardi Gras ,
(float) , , , ?? beads
Mardi Gras .
7. You can go to French Quarter if you got some neat beads.
, French Quater .
French Quarter , ,
(balcony), .
8. The most famous street in French Quarter is Bourbon St.
, Bourbon St. .
Bourbon St. (strip bar) .
Mardi Gras , , , , Mardi
Gras .
9. You can ask the woman in the street to "Show your tits"
, "Show your tits" (tits
!)
Mardi Gras , Bourbon St.
. "Show your xxx" (xxx ,
)
10. If they did flash, you have to pay them some beautiful beads.
, .
"Flash" , Mardi Gras -- ,
.
:
hard . ,
hard. , no hard feelings.
. hard .
,
! . .
1. He was so hard on me last night.
.
Hard , hard , , ,
. He was so hard on me last night
, , . Hard .
I didn't do it well in the test. It's so hard for me.
, No hard feelings. ,
hard feeling . , . No hard
feelings, I believe you are gonna ace it next time.
2. I have a hard time with my girlfriend.
.
Have a hard time with sb. . .
, call in I have a hard time with my girlfriend.
, .
, , , ,
, ,
, , tooth fairy !
, , ,
, How much did you get from the tooth fairy this time?
, One dollar and a token! (token ,
token) , token .
2. So that's what it boils down to.
!
Boil down to , ,
. .
, , , , So
that's what it boils down to.
, , , So
that's what it boils down to ...() , My point is ...
() .
3. Just a spur of the moment.
.
cliche, , ,
, .
, , , Oh, She is in
seventh heaven! , , , I
am so happy. I am in seventh heaven now.
5. He's so anal.
.
Anal , . picky
, picky , , anal ,
picky , . anal ,
, , anal .
, . ..
6. I will take a rain check.
, .
, , !
Sears , , rain check,
. ,
, rain check,. rain
check , .
, ?
reinvent the wheel , .
8. That's a rip-off. I want my money back.
, .
Rip-off , . , , I
am ripped-off. , .
9. Over my dead body.
.
, . ,
, Over my dead body. . , Over my
dead body never.
10. Just in case someone steals it!
.
Just in case . , ,
Why bother? , Just in case someone steals it! ,
just in case. .
:
, ,
. , , "?"
() ,
"?" ,
. ,
. ? .
1. Do you take money?
?
, .
, ,
, . .
, . ?
. , . Do you take
money? Yes, How much? .
, , "". ,
"owe" . "" .
, , , You owe me three dollars.
3. Let's call it a wash.
!
, , Is it free?
. pass the hat. , ,
pass the hat. , pass the hat ,
. ,
. .
:
ABK (American born Korean) ICQ
, , I'd take anything that
walks at this point. , ,
, : "."
, "" ? ,
.
.
, . ^___^
1. I have a crush on her.
.
Crush on her , ,
, I have a crush on her. "".
fall in love with , fall in love with somebody ,
. "", , I have a big crush on her.
2. I like to talk to her. I guess we are in the same wavelength.
, .
? .
, . ,
, I'd like to talk to you. Because I guess we are in the
same wavelength. .
, , We have
chemistry. !
3. Is she your buddy friend or sweetheart friend?
.
, ,
.
. David, , Is he
your buddy friend or sweetheart friend?
, : Are we
buddy friend or sweetheart friend? What kind of relationship you
want it to be?
4. She is cute as hell
.
As hell , -- "
" , ? ,
. , , She is so cute.
She is cute as hell.
6. Do you believe in love at the first sight?
?
fall in love at the first sight.
, ,
, , ,
, .
, , Do you want to be my girlfriend? Do
you want to go steady? (?) ,
.
7. I miss her terribly.
.
, , I miss her so much. ,
, I miss her terribly. terribly.
. () ,
! I miss you terribly!
?
8. I want her to be here so badly.
.
So badly , very much.
(You've got mail) ?
, I want it to be you so badly. , "
" . , Every time I miss you
terribly. I want you to be here so badly.
9. I can't live without her. She makes me feel so special.
, .
, . I can't live without
you , I can't live without you
. You makes me feel so special ,
, , .
, You make me a whole. ,
. , .
.
10. I hope she will become my girlfriend and my better half in the long run.
, .
girlfriend,
. boyfriend girlfriend bf
gf. ex-boyfriend ex-girlfriend. .
better half "", ,
.
, better half.
her you ?
! ,
.
My honey:
I'd like to talk to you. I guess we have the same wavelength.
Missing you terribly all the time, I hope you to be here at this
moment. I can't live without you. You makes me feel so special. I
never believe I will fall in love at the first sight until I met you. I
have a big crush on you and I think I will fall in love with you pretty
soon. Just be my girlfriend.
:
,
, , .
1. Is she big-boned?
?
Big-bone . ()
. Something about Mary , Is she big-
boned?
? petite.
, petite. ,
. , teenager .
2. We have a female shortage here.
.
, ,
, We have a female shortage here. ?
female shortage female drought.
, We have a female extinction here.
3. You are a freaking Yankee.
.
. ,
, . Yankee
Yankee, . freaking ,
.
Yankee , .
Yankee "" ! "
" . ("",
!)
4. I am laying low.
.
. "",
Something about Mary .
, , , Do you go
out with your gun loaded? She probably will get hurt.
7. She is a big gossip.
.
Gossip , . She is a
big gossip . , She is gossipy.
, She is an information
bureau () .
8. If the boys stare at you, they have guts to suck your teeth!
, .
Full House , ,
, stare at you, , have guts
, (, !)
suck your teeth , , ,
.
, (political correctness)
. challenged , mentally challenged
, .
political correctness ,
. political correctness ,
, . chairman ,
, chairperson . ,
political correctness.
10. Where can I dump these white elephants?
?
286 , , ,
white elephant. ,
white elephant . , ,
The fountain is a white elephant. , .
garage sale,
. White elephant sale.
whte elephant , ,
? ^___^
:
, , , ,
, .
,
.
1. Cream or sugar?
?
, , Cream or
sugar? , both .
please. , Please ,
Do you like a glass of water? please yes.
. , , I want it
black. Black coffee .
p.m7-12 midnight, ,
midnight snack. , 24
( Waffle House, IHOP) , !
, : You will become
their midnight snack. . ?
midnight snack !
, , , ,
! .
, .
:
, . ,
? , , ,
, Fxxx Sxxx .
, ,
, , .
.
1. I'm so fed up with your BS. Cut the crap.
, .
() shit , shoot,
BS (=Bull shit) . "Cut your crap."
, , , "Cut the crap."
.
2. Hey! wise up!
?
, , , ,
. , "You kiss your Momma with that mouth?"
? ,
Fxxx , , , "You eat with that mouth?"
5. You are dead meat.
.
. ,
, (),
. ,
. ,
. , ,
? .
, !
, !
1. Do you like to do some work out? No, I want to play badminton
? , .
, exercise,
work out . work out, .
(lift weight) (treadmill), (aerobics)
work out. kickboxing ( "TaeBo",
Tae-kwon-do Boxing) work out.
, work out, I am going to play
tennis.
kickboxing .
one more, two more.
aerobics . kickboxing kick,
kick, punch, punch. ,
kickboxing .
2. Is a court available now? We want to book it now.
? .
set. ,
, , , Everything is all right, you are
set. , , . set ,
, all set. , , ! !
()! , all set? ,
, leader ,
all set, sir! .
4. Wow! It's packed.
! .
, It's crowded. .
, , It's
swarmed. , ,
, Damn! It's packed.
5. That's fine. Let's warm up first.
, .
. , .
, , You are better though. I am just lucky.
. , , , You are
better though, he is just lucky. ?
8. Do you want a rematch?
?
Rematch ,
. . Do you want
a rematch? ! . ,
Do you want to play again? .
9. No, I smell. I need to go home and take a shower.
, , .
, ,
. smell stink, stink smell
, smell , stink .
full house, ?
, Camel stink. () .
10. Let's call it a day.
.
, , Let's call it a
day! , !
, , , "That's enough
for me. Let's call it a day!"
, ?
? , ,
... .
1. Do you have a quarter? Because I promised I would call my mom as soon as I fell in love.
? .
2. Milk does a body good, but DAMN how much milk you've been drinking?
, , ?
3. Do you believe in love at first sight?
?
4. I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I have yours?
.. ? ( , )
5. It's awful hot in here, or it is you?
. ?
6. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put U and I together.
, U (You) I .
7. Do you have a map? Because I just keep losting in your eyes!
? .
8. If you are a tear in my eye, I wouldn't cry for fear of losing you.
, .
9. You remind me of my ex-girlfriend.
.
10. My love for you is like diarrhea, I just can't hold it.
, .
11. A. How are you? B: Fine. A: I didn't ask you how you looked, I asked you how are you.
A: ? B: A: , .
12. I am a thief, I am here to steal your heart.
, .
:
,
. ,
.
1. Do you like to go out eating?
?
, , go to eat ,
go out eating eat out go to dinner, go for lunch,
. , I just went
out eating, I just went to dinner. , .
, lunch dinner.
, "Where did you go?" "lunch."
2. There is a Deli over there, do you like it?
Deli (), ?
, Restaurant , Deli :
, , , SUBWAY
Deli. Grill , , ,
.
, , What do
you like to drink. , Can I get you something to drink?.
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Iced Tea, Lemonade
. , Just water.
, ,
, , Are you ready to order or just a minute?
, , ,
Just a minute. Wait a few more minutes. ,
OK. I'll be back. (, .)
5. Do you want to separate check?
?
, , We
want to separate check. , Do you want to
separate check? Do you want separate checks?
. separate check , .
, , together one check .
6. How do you like your steak cooked?
?
, , , How do
you like it cooked? , well done, : medium well,
: medium, : medium rare, : rare.
bloody rare , ?
, bloody as hell . bloody
fxxx , .
, well-done ,
. ,
, well-done , ,
medium well , . medium , . rare
. , .
7. How do you like you egg cooked?
?
, Well
done. . 1. Scramble 2. Sunny side
up , (, ,
sunny side ) 3, Sunny side down ease over.
, !
, bread, (toast)
toast, "
" toast.
toast, .
, , ,
, toast,
. bread. .
10. Can you give me a doggie bag?
?
? . doggie bag
, , . doggie box
doggie bag , .
, doggie bag , , Can
you give me a box? .
"Wrap it up." ,
. ,
? ! .
11. Check, please.
.
:
James , .
James Caitlin, , ,
. ,
,
? , .
, !!
.
1. Mom, hold me.
, .
, mom.
, , Hold me .
2. I want to pee-pee.
Pee-pee , go to the
restroom, use the bathroom wash my hands. I want to
pee . , ,
, pee-pee pee, ?
-, -, ? , pee-pee
"poo-poo" .
3. Do you want to go to the potty?
?
. party,
potty. Potty ,
potty. I want to go to
the potty.
. , , , Let go!
let go . , ,
Let go. let go let's go . ,
Caitlin , leave me alone. get out of here, ,
.
5. Tell my dad and mom to give me a kiss when they are home.
.
8. Behave.
.
. ,
behave! , ,
Hey! behave. ,
, , Behave. Honey.
Austin Power II, Dr. Evil
"Oh, ...behave,... babe", mini-me
, , "Oh, ... behave, babe."
9. If you can't do better than that, go back to your room.
, .
. Caitlin , ,
"If you can't do bettr than that, you go back to your room."
, ,
, .
, "".
James , James
, , ., .
, ?
:
, ,
, ,
, , .... ....
. .
1. I was about to leave.
.
! , . , ,
""? . "I was about to leave." ,
(). , "I am leaving."
, . Gonna ,
, going to. , "I am going to be there
at 3:00." "I will be there at 3:00." . , ,
"I will catch you there." , , "I'll
catch you in the gym."
:
, ,
, .
, , "Go break a leg." ?
!
1. Go break a leg.
! ()
, .
, presentation, , "Go
break a leg." . ,
, "!" . ,
, , , , "Go
break your leg and neck." . , ?
2. I put my foot in my mouth.
.
, , .
, Jerk , , .
, "I put my foot in my mouth." , "I put
my foot in my mouth." , , ? ,
"I put my foot in your mouth." , , "What
did you say? You want to put your foot in my mouth?"
.
3. I know what you meant when you were talking about school.
.
, , ,
, . , ,
, , , I know what you
meant when you were talking about your feelings.
4. The thunder storm took its tolls on human lives.
.
go through , ,
"Don't go through my stuffs."
7. English is my Achilles heel.
.
Gung-ho "",
, .
, , I am gung-ho about my presentation.
gung-ho ,
gung-ho , "" ? !
, , ,
. ,
. , , "Are you the cockroach
killer?" () , "No, I am a pest controller." (,
) . cockroach killer
!
:
,
. .
, ,
, .
! , ,
.
1. He is my senior.
.
!
, "He is my senior."
, , ?
, "Martin told me that is a good movie."
my friend .
Chinese English ,
senior, junior. , ,
.
2. It's black tie.
, , beat the
bush. , , , "Stop
beating around the bush!" , ,
, , .
.
5. You are so stuck.
.
, , , ?
"I am a middle child." .
"I have a older brother and a younger brother."
"I am the second oldest." .
,
. . older
brother younger brother, , ,
.
7. I discharged from the Army last month.
.
, discharge
. left the Army discharge .
, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force,
the Marine Corps.
honorable discharge,
, dishonorable discharge.
8. Your card is maxed out.
.
, grocery store , ,
, "I am sorry, your card won't go through."
"Your car is not approved." .
, , "I maxed out my card."
9. I don't want to go there in the first place.
.
"" "" .
, in the first place " " .
, in the first beginning ,
, in the first place .
10 He glues his face to the books.
.
, , ,
. , "He is a nerd." ()
"He is a book worm."
: Get
get ,
, get up, get off , get
, ,
.
, , ?
, : I already have one.
, You got it? , I got
it. , : "I already have one."
1. Get out!
.!
Get out , , ,
, , "Get out of here."
"Get out." get out I don't believe you! .
, ,
"Get out." .
2. Ten bucks to get in.
.
pub , , How
much is the admission fee? ? ,
get in , How much to get in?
? Ten bucks to get in .
3. We both agree we'll get around to it!
.
Get around to it , ,
, . ,
, , "I will get around to it."
. to ,
V-ing , "I'll get around to putting the photos in the album."
.
4. Does he ever get tired?
?
, baby ,
, , Does he ever get tired? get tired
, feel tired get
tired . . , "I am getting tired!"
.
5. I never get caught.
.
, , get
cold. , .
"I never get a ticket." , get caught ,
, , "Did you get caught in the
rain?" .
Get used to , ,
, "You will get used to it!" , get used to
used to , used to , , "I used to
get up at 5:30." 5:30 (),
.
7. I need some time to get my stuffs together.
.
"",
. get my stuffs
together. .
, organize .
, Got you!
, ! ,
"Got you." , "Got you.",
"Gotcha!"
:
"No." , .
. ,
, , , ?(
, ). , ,
, , ,
, , , .
, .
.
1. I am sorry to turn you down.
.
, turn down ..
turn you down let you down , ,
turn down , let down .
2. I am not interested.
.
, ,
, , "I am not interested."
.
, ,
, , , "OK, I'll think about
it." ! .
4. I can't afford it
.
refund , .
() refund.
, "I don't like it." "It's too expensive. I can't afford it."
5. I can't handle it.
.
There is nothing to V. , ,
There is nothing to worry about, . ,
, , "There is nothing for you to worry about."
8. I really want to, but I got hundreds of things to do.
, .
, , "No, I don't
want to." . .
"I really want to" , "I really love to", "but I got
hundreds of things to do". ,
.
9. I don't want to go and that's that.
, .
That's that , , , .
, .
"That's that." , "I am not interested."
, "What do you want me to do to change your
mind?" , "I don't want it, and that's that."
.
"That's that." "That's it." , "That's it."
, , . That's that ,
, , "The conversation is over."
.
10. That's enough, anymore is just overkill.
, .
Overkill , kill .
" " , ,
, . ,
, , "That's enough, anymore is just
overkill." , ,
"No, thanks. That's overkill."
, .
, . ,
. , ,
. , ,
. "She said, Graf is the son of bitch!" ( Graf
^.^ !) ,
.
:
, ", " .
, , ,
, . party, ,
, !
.
1. I need to take my bathing suit.
.
, , bathing suit. ,
? , bathing suit ,
swimming suit , . bath suit
swim suit.
, ,
. ,
. ! ,
, .
, .
, sunblock , , ,
sunblock . ,
! , .
! . .
3. You have a nice suntan.
.
,
. . ,
, "You have a nice suntan." , sunburn
. Tan , , "I am tanned."
. "You have a nice tan skin." .
grab a tan , , "I love to hit the beach and
grab a tan." , "I have light/medium/dark
tan skin."
bodies tanning.
(flyer) ,
, , ?
4. I got plummy.
.
! , ,
? , "I got plummy." "I am plummy." Plummy plum
() , , plummy
!
5. Who is the man in the middle?
?
party , , .
, ""? ghost !
"" , man in the middle
, "Who is it?" it . "You
are it!" .. . .
, , .
, "I just can hang on to it!." , hold
on to it , hang "" . ,
hang , , hold on to it hang on to it.
.
7. Do you know how to do the free style?
?
? ? free style (
), breast stroke (), back stroke (), butterfly ().
8. If you have a boat in summer, you are the man.
, !
(),
, , If you have a car, you
are the man . , ,
.
moss, , mossy .
, , mossy mossy,
!, ( Hello mossy mossy !)
, mossy
10. Do you know how to skip stone?
?
? , ,
skip stone. , skip water.
. , ricochet.
.
:
,
. , !
.
,
, !
, , .
.
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1. Two scoops in a cup, chocolate.
, .
, ,
. , , , "I
want two balls." , .
balls .
, , ,
, , , "Two scoops in a cup, chocolate." .
ball . ,
, "Do you want a birdie?"
, , , "No, I just want a ball."
.
, (ball), birdie.
ball !
3. A: How do you like your steak cooked? B: Small.
A :? B: .
, , .
, "How do you like your steak cooked? " , "Medium."
, "Medium" , :
"Small." .
? , ,
. medium , "".
small .
4. Ketchup?
?
! , : "Ketchup?"
"cash up?" , , "?"
, tomoto sauce, (
!) tomato sauce , ,
, spaghetti tomato sauce, pizza
tomato sauce.
5. Your fly is undone.
.
, . , ,
"Your fly is undone." "Pardon?" .
, fly .
, , , "
?" , "!" , ? . "
. Cub Food ?" .?
, Cub Food ?
6. You are trans-sexual?
.
, , ,
, , , "I don't know
you are lesbian! ()" , "No, she is my date,
but I have a boyfriend too!"
, , "Oh! so you are trans-sexual!" ,
, , "Hey! I am bi-sexual, not trans-sexual."
bi-sexual () trans-sexual () ,
.
7. I don't like ageing people.
.
, , "? "
, "I don't like aging people." ,
, (ageing people).
, (aging) .
, age .
8. The squirrels are so shy in our country.
.
, ,
. , , "The
squirrels are so shy in our country." squirrels
girls. ? .
girls squirrels . ,
"If you want to go shopping, say me." ! tell me
! !
, "", hello !
, , "" , .
9. Do you know where I can find the rice stick?
?
, , ,
. , , "" ,
. , ", !"
, "!" "rice stick, rice , stick ,
rice stick , ?" , stick
, rice stick !
. ,
thousand years egg . ,
thousand years egg ?
, ,
.
10. Do you have a car?
?
:
Yves, ,
Geogia Tech . .
, party, .
, . ,
, , , ,
, () .
1. Yoba!
.
, , , Yoba
Yes , , "Do you like to go swimming with us?"
, "Yoba!" , .
2. Bam chi ga bon-bon.
.
. , "Damn-it boy."
. , "You fool." (), "You cheesehead"
( "You stupid." (),
.
4. He is not my type.
.
, , .
, "He is not my type."
, . .
5. He is a muscle man.
.
, muscular type.
a muscle man, "He is beefy." ,
, , "I have no muscle." ..
"I am not a muscle man." .
semi-muscular. Semi-musuclar
, I am semi-musular with 6-pack ab". 6-pack ab
"six piece of muscle on the abdomen" ,
washboard ab. .
6. I saw a girl throw herself on him.
.
, , ,
go commando. ,
, , "Don't worry, you can go commando
tomorrow." . Go commando
, , go commando.
8. There is a big hole in my head.
.
? .. ,
, .
? , , "Oh! There is a big
hole in my head." !
, . , . ,
, . ,
, , , "There is a big hole in my head."
.
, .
gossip, .
gossipy, .
Yves ,
, , , ,
, .
Yves, . ,
, No.1, No.2 No.3. , "Yves, No.1 is
calling." , "No.2 just left you a message." , No.2
, Yves , , ,
No.2? Yves No.1? ~
.
7.16, 1999
:
, ,
. ?
.
1. Are you kidding me?
?
"Are you kidding me?" kid
, , , "Are you kidding on me?"
.
, . , "You must be kidding."
, , "Really?" ,
really , ,
, , ,
.
2. I am serious.
.
Rascal , ,
, , rascal brat.
, , rascal
prankster.
, mischievous
, , "He is so mischievous. I can not endure him anymore."
(, )
7. You sneak.
.
Sneak , ,
. , You sneak! (:
You are a sneak, You are a sneak
. You are a rat , You are a rat You
rat.)
Sneak sneaky. ,
, I like you when you are sneaky.
8. It's hilarious.
.
, ! , "It's
so funny." (!) , "It's hilarious." hilarious
GRE . (
ubiquitous )
9. It cracks me up.
.
,
, , , "That's bitter." ,
. , "Oh! Man, that's bitter!"
.
:
, American Pie.
?
, , .
!
1. How does the third base feel like?
?
, "" ()
. , How
does the third base feel like?, , "It feels like warm apple pie."
.. ..
2. You don't have any chance to score on me.
.
, score on me ,
() score, ,
, "Did you score?"
3. Where is your date?
.
Date , .
, .
4. We were doing wild things all night.
.
Wild things . ,
. wild things deep
conversation. , , Deep conversation?
That's how you call it? ( deep conversation ,
)
5. Where is the senior prom going to be?
?
, ,
. prom.
senior year, senior prom .
American pie senior prom .
6. If he got a dick, he is a guy.
, .
Dick , ""
. p , p
, .
7. You have to press her button in her heart.
.
. ,
, You have to press her button in her heart.
, , .
.
8. Shame on you.
.
, , ? .. Shame
on you. . ,
, You've seen mine, now I want to see yours. Strip. ..
. (Strip )
, .
9. I am a virgin, I want to lose my virginity tonight.
, .
Virgin , ,
. , lose one's virginity. ..
, , , This
is the consolation prize. .
:
party.
party ! ,
, ,
, ,
. !!
1. It's a surprise party.
, party,
, , .
party surprise party ( surprising party!)
, Party.
, ,
Party?
2. That's a real eye-opening experience.
.
Eye-opening , ,
an eye-opening experince open my eye.
, , That building really opened my
eye.
3. Who is going to organize the birthday party next time?
?
, organize , party,
organize a party. ,
, social coordinator. "" .
. ,
, (),
. ,
, . ,
. , ,
. .
1. Check it out!
.
S S , . check
it out Take a look . ,
, Hey, Laura, you should check this out! .
Georcery store Check it out!, Check it
out! , . .
, Check this off.
2. I don't want to ride the bitch!
.
() , ,
ride the bitch , .
, ,
, , I ride
the bitch.
3. Pass me the clicker.
.
remote, clicker ,
"" .
4. She just got a sugar dad.
.
, ,
, .
Sugar dad. , ? Sugar mom.
5. If you have a boat in summer, you are the man.
, !
(),
, , If you have a car, you
are the man . , ,
.
6. Stop beating around the bush!
!
, , beat the
bush. , , , Stop
beating around the bush! , ,
, , .
.
7. I just turn away!
.
Gear . butt , ,
. , You should get
cracking. get your butt into gear .
9. It is just a matter of time.
.
, . ,
, It is a matter of something, It is a question of
something. Eyes wide shut ,
, It is just a matter of time.
10. I don't know how my weekend is going to shape up yet.
.
Shape up , . , I
still have no plan so far.
:
?
. , .
, ,
radio station (), , "I
am straight." (?) .
1 He is gay.
()
CNN , 5%,
, , :
. . gay,
. ,
gay, lesbian. ( "", "
"). , bisexual, : transsexual. ()
transvestite cross-dresser !
, , ,
, !
2. I am straight.
.
Forward girl , ,
, , "She is a forward girl." , forward
. , ,
"He is a forward person."
4.He is a vet.
.
veterinarian ,
veterinarian vet , animal doctor/pet
doctor. , ,
(leashed), , ,
.
. ,
night owl. , "He
is a night owl." , "He is an all nighter."
, ,
5:30 . , "
, ?" .
6. She is an encyclopedia.
.
, , "He is an encyclopedia."
, ,
, ,
, "You are an encyclopedia."
, :"He is a brain." (.) He is a walking
library. (.)
5. He's so anal.
.
!
brown-nose. Brown-nose , , "He likes
to brown-nose his supervisor." (.)
, kiss up to somebody. , "I don't like to kiss up to my boss."
(.)
9. He is a yes-man.
.
, , YES
yes-man! , .
, , , "My
boyfriend is a yes-man.", , . ,
, "He is a puppy." , puppy ()
, , , . puppy
yes man , .
10. He is narrow-minded.
.
, narrow-minded
, , "You are narrow-minded." narrow-minded
open-minded, , ,
, . , , :"You
have to be open-minded." ,
(hair-splitting), , .
, ,
, . .
(, 1cent ), : Throw
coin over your shoulder. , ,
, . ,
, .
1. I just had a super-duper meal in the resturant.
.
Super-duper , Super .
, , Welcome to my super-duper
website!
2. I can't believe you said this is a tiny-little mistake.
.
Super-duper , ,
tiny-little . , tiny-little , :
Hey! Look at those tiny-little creatures. tiny-little
mistake . ,
It is just a tiny-little mistake.
3. Stick and stone.
.
okey-dokey OK , ,
, okey-dokey. ,
OK , K. ,
K , K OK. .
6. She is willy-nilly.
.
. parkway,
Atlanta Cobb parkway, ,
driveway, , driveway .
, park , parkway ,
, driveway , .
.
8. Do you have the walkie-talkie?
?
, . ,
: Life sucks (, , )
: It's getting worse. (, ),
You are gonna die (,
, ) ,
?. ..
1. I am sorry to turn you down.
.
, ,
() , "You are
grounded" , , "Ground
me!"
4. We'll see.
.
Disney Land ,
, , ok, we'll see. , .
, , I haven't decided yet, we'll see.
, .
5. But you told me the opposite.
.
, ,
, "You told me the opposite!" ,
. , opposite .
, "" ?
, , .
, ( dingleberry ) ,
, .. What's another word for dingleberry?
10 You are dingleberry.
.
,
. !
.
1. The strongest earthquake of the century struck Taiwan on Sep. 21
.
earthquake , .
quake. , strike, ,
struck. hit , ,
The quake hit Taiwan on Sep. 21.
2. The earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale shook Taiwan, causing severe damage to
infrastructure in several cities.
7.3 , .
, ,
(magitude) (Richter scale).
(intensity), , , .
3. The epicenter of the quake was situated at Chi-Chi in central Taiwan.
epicenter. , quake .
, .
4. It cut off the power and the water supply in broad areas.
,
electricity,
"" power. , , The power is gone.
5. More than 2, 000 are killed and 8000 injured in this disaster.
, .
, be killed , Two
people are killed in the car accident. dead ,
The quake has left 2000 dead, More than 2000 died in the
quake.
6. There are still hundreds of people buried alive under the rubble.
.
Buried alive , ,
. rubble ,
(debris) . ,
He is trapped under the rubble.
7. The rescue team combed through the rubble to save surviors.
.
. ,
. , building,
, high-rise .
9. Powerful aftershocks still continue shacking Taiwan after Sep.21
aftershock. , 6.8 ,
, A magnitude 6.8 aftershock shaked Taiwan again
yesterday.
10. I hope everyone can pray for the hapless victims in the diaster.
.
, , ,
,
. hapless victims , .
logE=11.8+1.5ML (E ,ML ),
ML 1.0 , 10^1.5=30 , 8.9,
40 .
,
, , 0~6 ,,
logA=0.5I-0.6(A , I ) 6 250gal
, 1gal= 1cm^2/sec, 1g=980 gal. 0.25g.
900 gal 1g ,
.
, . ,
. ,
. .
. :
, , Hemphill Ave.
. , , 50 ,
, , stop sign. Wal Mart. Wal Mart
. ? . ? ^.^
.
1. Take the one-way street.
.
One-way street . ,
Downtown , , ,
, .
2. You will stay on the street for a while until you hit the first traffic light.
, .
,
. .
, four-lane traffic. Interstate
Highway , twelve-lane traffice .
5. Come down Hemphill Ave about five blocks.
Hemphill blocks.
. , "" ,
come "down" get "down", Come Hemphill Ave.
? block ,
block .
6. You will see a BP gas station on your left.
BP .
, .
. gas station,
station.
7. Keep going 50 yards before you come to a fork road.
50 , .
Ohio, , .
You'll run into it! , .
, You can't miss it! , .
9. The post office is just right across the street of it.
Wal Mart .
, , ,
It's over there. , ,
Behind this building? It's behind this building
.
Come
, ,
, , , .
.
(http://free.prohosting.com/~daisy/)
: Come. come
down, come up with, come out, come in, come on, come off, come
by, come to, come into play.
1. The rain is coming down.
.
, , get come
. , .
, It's raining, It's starting to rain. come
down . Football , ,
, Tha rain is coming down.
Come out , ,
, Come out for some foods. Come out and
have a good time with us! , , Do
you wanna come out with me?
, , , .
Come in . ,
, , We need to build more parking decks. , Ok,
this is where the arguement comes in, blah blah blah.
. ,
comes in .
Comes in ! ,
, A new president comes in.
5. Come on!
~
Come on ~
. , come on,
dude~ , . ()
, , , Come on, it's five already.
Come on , ,
, Come on, I'll give you a ride.
6. The ball doesn't come off the net.
.
, ,
(, )
, party . Come off
, , The paint comes off gradually.
, The ball comes off the bat.
7. I hope someone comes by and picks us up.
.
, .
, I hope someone come by and pick us up. ?
, . Come by ,
.
8. We haven't come to a conclusion yet.
.
Come to , (come to a solution)
(conclusion) come up with , come to
, come up with .
Butt
butt . Butt "
" , ,
~
1. Can you get your butt down here?
?
Butt , , .
, , , Come up here. ,
"?" , , Can you get your
butt down here?
Outside Providence , ,
, , Can you get your butt down here?
, !
2. Can you get your butt back here?
.
? , ,
ICQ? (!) , , Can
you get your butt back here? .
butt .
3. Get your butt out of the way?
?
, , Excuse me! .
, .
, Get your butt out of the way!
Butt-naked , butt-naked
. naked , butt-naked .
butt , .
5. She is butt-ugly.
( :D)
. ,
, . Big butt .
:
, .
: I have a jacuzzi (hot tub) so bring a swim suit if you
want to do that. I have a pool table too. pool table
? , ?
, .
1. If you can't do better than that, go back to your room.
, .
, . .
, If you can't do bettr than that, you ....
, ,
, .
2. Behave.
.
. ,
, Hey! behave. ,
, , Behave. honey.
, .
, . ?
. You won't hurt my feelings if you don't like it.
.
4. The house gives me the warm nest feeling.
.
5. Head up.
.
! pool table .
, Do you want to shoot in the table? shoot .
, Let's go to the pool all (pool room)! (
!)
7. You can't find a person who doesn't know 'fig' in the United States.
.
fig , . fig
? fig , You can't find a
person who doesn't know fig in the United State.
, ? ,
"" .
8. I got an A in the bag.
A .
In the bag ,
. , , I got a job in the bag.
9. Don't let the door hit you on your way out.
.
. ,
. , ""
, .
10. You can stick a fork in me.
.
. , (fork)
, done. , I am
done. I am done , , .
I am done. You can stick a fork in me.
10.22
:
. ,
. ,
, "" . ,
, pop the trunk .
1.Can you pop the trunk?
.
. open
the trunk pop the trunk. Pop
, "" ,
pop the trunk.
2. Do you need a ride? We can car pool.
? .
, , , ,
get off. get off, get out. , Everybody
gets out. .
5. There's something wrong with my car, I think we have a flat tire here.
? .
.
"" . I have a hole on
my tire, can you patch it? ... .
fix the tire .
, . ,
$8 $120,
$120, . ? 5000 mi ?
! ~ .
7. We have a dead battery now. I'd better put this car in service.
, .
. Dead battery.
. ,
, .
start , crank
up. . crank up ?
,
(crank) , , crank up.
10. You can back your car now, my side is clear.
, .
, . , There is
no car now. . ,
, My side is clear. you are safe now. all clear
11. There is one auto part store around the spaghetti junction.
.
, .
auto part store, body shop. .
workshop.
:
, ,
, .
, ,
, . .
, : "" . ,
: I don't want to be a light bulb .
.
1. I don't want to be the third wheel.
.
, ? ,
. Third wheel . ,
I don't want to be the third arm. "" ,
third wheel , .
2. He is dating another girl on the side.
.
On the side , ,
I'd like salad with dressing on the side. .
Would you like a baked potato on the side? ?
3. I am the one-woman kinda man.
.
, ,
, . .
one-man woman, , . kinda
, kind of , kinda man .
.
relationship ,
, I really appreciate our relationship. .
, (,
, ^__^ ) Lady first.
, (chivalry)
7. I saw you smooching that girl just outside my window.
.
Smooch , kiss .
8. I'm all over you.
.
Seduce . (American
Pie) ! ,
. , Are you trying to seduce me?
11.11
:
,
, , '', ?
, ? ?
.
1. I am insecure.
.
, ,
. ? ?
? . ,
, . I am insecure, I
feel insecure. insecurity. , call in
, That kind of insecurity makes me feel so bad.
2. We had a fight yesterday.
.
Falling out ,
. falling out with my boyfriend , , (
) .
fall in love, fall out of love (
), , I fall out with my
boyfriend. I had a falling out with my boyfriend.
4. We decided to break up. To be more precise, he dumped me.
, , .
Break up . .
, I broke up with my boyfriend (
) dump . "" dump trash.
, dumpster.
, . , Did
you break up with your boyfriend or he dumped you? (
?)
, sad , ,
heart-broken . .
I am heart-broken I am broken-hearted. . (
) , break my heart. , My
boyfriend really broke my heart.
, heart-breaking,
, , That's a heart-breaking story.
6. I really want to talk to him now but he screens the phone line.
, .
. , .
"" caller-
ID. , , .
, screen the phone line. ,
My boyfriend screens the phone line.
7. I hope finally we will work out our difference and get back together.
.
reconciliation.
, , We work out our difference, ,
get back together, .
8. He is still my one true love.
.
True love ,
, He (She) is my true love. , He is
my one true love.
, He is my soul mate, .
body soul ,
body , soul , soul mate.
9. I like him to hold my hand and fooling around.
.
, hold hand,
, , My
boyfriend doesn't dare to hold my hand in public.
! We were married
We got married. . I want you to marry
me. , () () . a couples of kids
, I like to have couples of kids.
11.18, 1999
:
, ,
, ,
, . ,
. ?
1. I can smell a rat.
.
, .
. ,
, , ?
, Why buy the cow when the milk is free? ?
, ,
, . , You are
such a snake in the grass. , .
5. I am so hungry. I can eat a horse.
, .
, , , I am so hungry. I can
eat a horse. . I can eat a
horse.
6. I quit smoking, I don't want monkey on my back.
, .
Monkey on my back . ,
. Smoking is
monkey on my back. , ,
, You are monkey on my back.
7. You chicken.
.
Chicken . ,
, ,
() , Now we know
who is the chicken!
chicken out ,
, , Hey! Don't chicken out!
8. This is like chicken-and-egg.
.
chicken-and-egg ,
, . Does that the book become famous because
of the author? It's just like chicken-and-egg.
9. Those fighters just had a dog-fight in the sky.
.
dog-fight ,
(, Top Gun dog-fight.
"" .
dog , This is a dog-eat-dog world. (
) , ,
? Every dog has its day. "" .
10. Let's pig out.
.
"" . """",
pig out. .
, I can eat a hog. hog
. , .
:
, , .
.
, .
1. Bull market or bear market?
?
. ,
, (, ) , .
bull market. Dow Jones NASDAQ
bull market. .
, , bear market.
, ,
?
. turkey ,
. , "" .
3. She is a fox. She is foxy.
, .
. fox
. She is a fox She is a hottie She
is a hot tamale , .
. She is foxy She is sexy ,
.
, fox foxy .
You are a fox. !
4. Cat got your tongue?
?
, ,
, Cat got your tongue?
5. She is a social butterfly.
.
, !
social butterfly. night club .
, .
, . ,
, She is a social butterfly.
6. You let the small fish go to catch the big fish.
.
, "",
. . Blue Streak
. , ,
, . , You let
the small fish go to catch the big fish.
Goose , gander .
, , ,
(, ^.^ ) ,
, I just want it to be fair between you and me.
, Fair for the goose is fair for gander?
, goose , geese
() . They are Canadian geese.
, What's the difference between "geese" and "goose" (
, goose) , Goose
is single and geese is plural.
9, You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
, .
, .
, , lead a horse to water,
? , , you can't
make him drink. , ", "
. , , .
Sow , .
,
, , You can't make a silk purse out of a
sow's ear.
12.2
: NOT
, ,
, , .
, , ,
. ? ,
, "Did you break this plate?" , ?
, "No, I didn't." ! "No, I didn't" , ""
"" .. ?
, Not .
1. Not me.
.
... ! , ,
. , "" .
. 007, The world is not enough.
James Bond ( Sophie Marceau )
, , "Not me" , "Wasn't
me." "Not me." , .
, ,
, "Oh, not me." (?) , "Why me?"
2. Not today.
.
. , "Do you
want to go to see the movie?" , "Oh, not today"
, . "Not at this moment." "Not
now." , , ,
"Thanks, but not at this moment."
3. Not a word.
.
, , ,
, , , "Hey, not so fast." ,
, ,
, "Not so fast."
5. Not a chance.
.
, "Not really" .
, "Do you like American food?" "Not really."
.
7. Not good enough.
.
.
, "I got 80 in the test!" ,
, "Not good enough." , , "That
book is awesome!" , "Not good enough for me."
8. Not again
.
(bumgee jump)
. , , "Not again!"
"You have pay me to do it again."
9. Not possible.
.
. Soul .
, , , ,
, "Not a soul in sight."
, ,
. , ,
, "My heater is down. I am freezing."
, "How about your wife?"
, "I held her all night." "" , .
12.9, 1999
:
, , , ,
, .
, , truth or
dare. , truth or dare ?
, .
1. Truth or Dare.
?
, .
, , ,
, , "Did you kiss that guy?" "Are you a virgin?"
. , . ,
, . .
, ? ,
, (),
. .
2. I double dare you.
, !
, ,
, . .
, spin the bottle truth or dare .
, truth dare.
5. Popeye.
.
, Popeye. (Popeye
pop-eye, pop , 'pop'
. , popeye.)
, , "Popeye." .
6. Great sex.
.
, , .
, ,
, , "Great sex." !
.
, ,
. , , "Hey, we have great sex, you
have what?" , , "We have safe sex."
!
7. Jinx.
.
. , ,
. , , ,
"Jinx." .
8. Do you want to play guesstures?
?
, guesstures , guess (
) gesture () . guesstures
!
9. Do you have Twister at home?
?
Twister , ,
. (mattress)
, , , , ,
, , , ,
. . ,
, .
10. I am rubber and you are glue. Bounces back and sticks on you.
, .
. , ,
"I am rubber and you are glue. Bounces back and sticks on you."
, , , .
! bounces back ,
sticks on you ,
.
:
,
. , ,
! , "Did you curve it?"
?
1. Did you curve it?
?
, ,
, .
, "Did you curve it?" .
, , "Yes, I did. The cut-off points for A is 80."
A , 80 .
partial credit , , ,
, partial credit. partial credit full credit
, , "You won't get full credit unless you give the final
answer." (, )
, no credit nothing
, : "For those who make a mistake in the beginning, I
am sorry you'll get no credit for that problem." (
.)
4. The student who sent this in gets an extra brownie point.
: brownie , (
),. brownie point
"",
5. I got an eighty something.
.
something .
, , "I got an eighty something." "I got
eighty plus." , , "I got
something around the average." (.) below the
average () .
6. What's your score?
?
, ,
, "What's your score?" , "Did
you do well in the test?" (?) "Do you mind telling me
your score?" (?)
, , "I scored an 80 in the test." (
) "I didn't score high in that test." (!)
7. You have to work hard to get a C.
C.
, C !
C. "You have to work hard to get an
A." , A.
.
8. I have to get a hundred to get a B.
B.
! ,
A. .
, "I have to get a hundred to get a B." ,
.
9. Problem 4 killed me.
.
kill
. , "Problem 4 killed me." ,
. ,
, , "The math killed me."
10. Please remember to write down your name on the test.
.
, , "Please
remember to sign up your test." , ,
. ,
, , , write down your
name on the test , sign up your test .
sign up ,
, , sign up. sign up
your test , !
Jan. 7, 2000
, ", "
. ,
. Speak of the devil , , That's a coincidence.
(.) , .
, , Speak of the devil. Talk of
the devil.
2. That's the best thing since sliced bread.
.
, .
, ?
. ,
'', That's the best thing since the invention of space
shuttle. (.)
3. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
When you are at Rome, do as they do at Rome.
.
, , , ,
, . Amish. ,
. , ? Amish
, Amish. Amish , Are
you Amish? ? , When in Rome, do as the Romans
do. ! ! .
, When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
, , .
, Rome was not built in a day.
(.) All roads lead to Rome. (.)
4. The lesser of the two evils.
.
, , The
better one of two rotten apples. .
, The lesser of the two evils.
. , !
5. This is like chickens and eggs.
. (
)
, , , .
.
? , chicken and eggs
. , ? This is like chickens
and eggs.
6. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
.
! ,
, "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." ,
. , , A
flower in the bullshit , .
? , , Every Jack has its Jill. (
.) Let beggars match with beggars. ()
7. Practice makes perfect.
.
, , ,
. , Practice makes perfect.
. When at first you don't succeed, try
try again. (, , try try
again try .),
8. There is no such a thing as free lunch.
.
, . !
. , ,
, , , There is no such a thing as
free lunch.
, (Salvation Army)
. BBQ,
, , .
9. If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bullshit.
, !
, ,
, ,
! , baffle others with your
bullshit. bullshit. .
, ?
, , , If everything else fails,
manipulate the data. (, !)
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you
tried. (, .)
10. God is shining on you.
.
God is shining on you , You are very
lucky . ,
, God is shining on you.
, .
, "Please leave a message after the beep."
,
! , , "You know
what to do." .
:
, !
, , ,
, .
,
.
1. It's a ten-second rule.
.
, , ,
, .
, , "It's a ten-second rule." ,
, , ,
, , .
, ten-second rule.
, , , .
, , , It's a ten-second rule.
2. Do you want ABC gum?
?
: shadow games , ,
".' , "." , "?" , "
?" shadow games.
10. Do you know jack shit?
jack shit ?
1.23,2000
: Get
, ,
. get, make take ,
get, take. !
, , , ""
? take ? bring ? get ? .
, , get.
, , "I got a present." ,
, get , , "I got a letter from
my sister." (.) , "",
, , "I got a ticket."
take bring ,
, take "", bring "". , "I will go home to
take your ticket." , .
, "I will bring you the ticket." ,
.
, fetch ,
, fetch.
fetch. .
2. Somebody get them the ball.
.
, ,
, , , , "Somebody get them
the ball." , get the ball .
, "." , "I'll
come back to find you." . , "I'll get
back to you." ? . ,
. , , "I'll get
back to you later." (.)
? ,
, ("". Who knows?) , "
?" ? ? "Can I get you
alone?" . , "Can we have a private moment?"
.
, , ,
? get . , "Can I get you a
second?" ! !
7. Tell everybody to get involved this activity.
.
Get rid of , .
10. I really got a kick out of bungee jumping.
.
Kick : "" , ,
. , "I got a kick out of something." "I got a kick
from something." . (bungee
jumping) ! , , ,
"I don't know. I just got a kick out of it." (,
.) , , "I'm thrilled." "I got the groove."
1.29.2000
:
.
,.
,,.
1. The homework is due two weeks from Monday.
.
next Monday,
next next Moday..,
next Monday ??
, coming Monday,
one week from Monday.,
. next next next Moday ?
three weeks from Monday .
next ,.,
next semester .
spring semester fall semester, this
coming semester spring semester .
2. We have to submit the final report by Thursday.
.
, in, in 1999,
in, in July, at, at 4:55, on, on July 4,
by ."We have to submit
the final report by Thursday"," We have
to submit the final report on Thursday.".
.,.
everyday !
every single day "","",
? Full House,
Michelle ,, "OK, but you got to feed
the fish every single day." (,.)
, "We provide you the updated traffic information
every single hour." (.)
every single day every single hour ,
.
5. You can take your time though.
.
take spend,,.
Take it, to V,"It took
me five hours to do the homework." spend ,
, Ving ( Ving in.), "I
spent five hours doing my homework .".
out of time,,,
, "We are running out of time." (.)
,"We are over time." Lindy
Hop ,,, " We are
over time." (.).(),
"Time is up.",, "Time is up ."
8. How much longer will it take you to get all of this stuff done?
.
Last-minute person ,,
, last-second person, last-hour
person ..,
last-minute person.
cram ,
, cramming , cram school.
,, "I am cramming for the
test." (..)
2.12.2000
:
,.
.,
.,
.,
.
1. I want a pizza with pineapple on the top.
.
topping,
. ()(pineapple) topping ,
pineapple pina-apple ., "I am
sorry Sir. We don't have peanut and we don't have apple either." (
,. )!,
,,!
2. Where is the parade?
?
,.
(parade)? parade paradise (),
"Excuse me, where is the paradise?" (,?)
!, "I don't know,
but if you find it, I'd like to go with you." (,
,.)
3. I don't want to call back because he called from a pay phone.
,.
,,
,.
,?, "Because he
called from a pay phone.", pay phone ""
(collect call),, ",
,.", Pay phone
(),,
,.
4. Have you ever seen a goldfish?
?
,.,,
"Have you seen a golden fish?", "No.",
?,, "This is a golden fish."
, "No, this is a goldfish, not a golden fish." (,
.) goldfish, golden fish. ()
.
5. I got to go home to prepare for the test.
.
soap opera,
,, soap opera
drama,. soap opera soap.
, "There is no soap today.",?
!,, "You can use my soap." (
). soap ,
soap opera .
7. Have you ever seen Power Ranger?
Power Ranger ?
, Power Ranger ,,
, on TV,.
8. You totally egg her on.
.
:
,?
,?
!
1. Hang in there.
.
,,
"Hang in there." hang in
.
,,.
,, "Hang in there. I'll call the ambulance."
(,.)
2. Cheer up. You've done a good job.
,.
Cheer up ,,(Don't be
sad.)"You've done a good job.",
,, "You've done a good job."
, "Good job.""Well done."
3. You are very supportive.
.
,,,
,(Chinese English)
4. I'll survive.
.
,, "I'll survive.".
,..
, "Are you all right?", "I'll survive. Thanks" (,
.)
,,
., "It's not the end of the
world .",,,
.,, "Tomorrow is another day."
,. (,
.)
6. Face it.
!
Adidas ,, "Do
you know what does it mean? It means All Day I Dream About Sex.
(, Adidas) ",
,,, Korn,
ADIDAS, (All day I dream about sex)?
!.
"Hey,
watch where you're going"
"Hey. ..watch where you're going!"
Call
"Your call.""Make the call."
"It's up to
you."
4. You are such a tease!
tease
XX
"You're such a tease!""I'm just teasing
you!" tease
5. What's the holdup?
?
Holdup
"You should be finished with your homework by
now. What's the holdup?"
"Why bother?"
"Why bother? I am not
interested." ()
8. Tell him I'm not here.
"Who me ?"
10. I always speak what I think= I always speak my mind
"I
always speak what I think."
11.Don't set your sights too high!
It takes some
guts! So "it takes some guts"
:
. CNBC ,
,,
, CNBC ,
.
1. Dow Jones Industrial Average up 123.72 points.
123.72 .
up down,(be +
up)(up be ), Microsoft ,
"Microsoft up 1 and third fourths." ()"Microsoft was
up one and third fourths." (), up down
.
2. High techs are mixed and Intel is unchanged.
,.
,,,
mixed,,, unchanged. ( unch,
) flat,,
ADI 78, 1/16, ADI was
flat in the morning.
3. The NASDAQ is trading higher in the record region.
,.
CNBC ,,
,, advance, gain, climb, rise,
, surge, soar jump,,
,.
"Citibank climbed 1% in the morning and Bank of America jumped
3% in the morning." (,
.)
5. Russell 2000 shed 10 points to 321 points.
2000 10 321 .
,, shed ,
,, "The dog doesn't shed." ()
. slip, fall, decline,
drop, lose, dip., sink, jump ,
plunge plummet ,
Microstralegy , stock option ()
,,
, "Microstralegy plunged 200 dollars a share in a few days."
(Microstralegy 200 .)
6. The B2B stock price of skyrocketed last year.
(B2B).
,,.,
,,,
. dip into red .
ground ,,
lose ground,, gain ground
,, "Tokyo stocks gained ground after the selloff on Friday." (
.)
9. Blue chips slumped another 5% after Greenspan's speech.
, 2%.
?,
, slide drop ,.
slump tumble, plunge
plummet ."The stock price is
falling like a free fall." (.)
,,!
10. Internet stocks got hammered on the early day trading.
,.
,, 4/4
, NASDAQ 575 , 500 ,
,,
,,?
roller coaster ride, volatile,
,., "High techs are extremely volatile
recently." (.)
12. Cisco rallied before close.
Cisco .
Rally ,..
,(rebound) rally.
(pull back),"After the short rebound in
10a.m. the market starts to pull back again." (,
.)
,
.
:
,
.,
.
,?,
,,,
convention ().
1. He is a nice person, you know, everybody likes him.
, (!),.
You know ,
, "you know",
,
,, "you know.",
,,.
"You know..",
,,, "The capital of Cuba is, you
know. you know." (... []
)
2. Look, the fact is I don't like him at all..
!.
,,, "Look."
,"","!""
!""Look.","Look.""Listen.",
,"Look.""Listen.".
3. I was just like, "Hey! Don't even think of parking here."
, "!."
,.
,"I was just like....",
, "I said...""He said...", "I was just like.""He was
just like.",,, "
,.", "I was just like; No way, my car was
towed."
,,
,?
4. You have to keep the secret for me; you know what I'm saying?
,!
You know what I'm saying , "Do you know what I'm
saying?""You know what I'm saying?"
.,
., "I spent my entire day with her. You know what I'm
saying?" (,!
. ).
5. All right, I got to go.
!.
All right !
,, All right .
,,?,
"Thanks.", "All right, thanks.",
",!".,,, "All right, I
have to hit a shower." (,.),
, "All right, I got to go."
6. Did you see her new car? It was so cool!
?.
, cool, awesome.
.?
so cool , so ,, "It
was soooooo cool."! awesome ,
"Awesome.",, "It's awesome."
7. Good job! Buddy.
,.
, good job .,
,, "Good job.""Nice job.".
, "You've done a good job.'.
,,
"Good job!""Nice play!""Nice play!"
,,, "Nice play!".
8. Exactly. That's what I'm talking about.
,.
,,"Exactly!",
"Definitely!" (!) "Absolutely!" ()
"Obviously !""Apparantly!" ()
,.!
,, "I just had a chili dog for my dinner!" (
.),, "Apparently, you got
dinner on your face." (!)!
,!
,, "Guess
what?""You know what?"., "Guess what?"
,
,., "? ",
?.
,, "Guess what? I got a job offer."
:
,
,?,
, GRE ,.
,,
,,.
1. You bet.
.
, "You bet.",?
bet ,"You bet.", "You can bet money on that ."
(),,.,
"Is this is the way to High Tower Museum." ( High Tower
?), "You bet." ()
,(ass)!
."Friends", Monica
, "You bet your ass I'm going to fire you." (
,.)
2. There you go.
.
?,, "Oh!
Boy!", "Oh! Boy!",
,, "Oh! Boy!" (.)
,, "Oh! Girl!",, "Oh! Boy!""Oh!
Man!".
6. Holy cow!
! ()!
"Yes?"?,
,, "Tom?"?,
, "Yes?" (?), "What's up?"
"Yes?".,
,, "May I help you?",
, "Yes?",?,
.
:
1. I ordered a sandwich, not a hamburger!
,!
,(sandwich) ,
(hamburger).,?
?,.
, "But this is not a triangle." (
!),.,,
,,
( sliced meat)..
,
,, """",
.
2. New York Post Office?
?
,(Post Office),
New York "Post Office",?
, "Sorry, this is the office of New
York Post, not Post Office." ( New York Post ,
!) ... ....,
3. French garlic in New Orleans.
.
New Orleans .,
New Orleans Louisiana , New Orleans
, French Quarter ()
New Orleans .
french garlic , New Orleans
,!
?... fresh garlic ()!
4. Half cheese? Have cheese?
cheese? cheese?
,.
group meeting, pizza ,,
"Half cheese.","Have
cheese.", pizza , "Double cheese." pizza ,
, " half cheese ? cheese
?", half have,
.
5. Give me the sword.
.
Gladiator,
Maximus Commodus , Commodus
,, " Give me the sword." ()
, salt ()?.
, sword s-word, w ,
s-ord .
pseudo (), p .
, p-seudo,..
6. Do you have strawberry?
?
7-ELEVEN Washington DC ,
,, "Do you have straw?" (?)
,, "Do you have strawberry?" (
?), "No.",
?,, straw strawberry !
7. I am not gay.
.
.,
,.
,
, "!" (), "We are
not gay." (.).
8. The origin of Ruby Fall.
.
,, Ruby Fall
.(cavern),,
,. Ruby Fall ,
,,, "So, tell me
what his wife's name is?", "I know, her
name is Fall." (: Ruby).
9. What's your problem?
?
,,
.,,
, "Excuse me, what's your problem?" (,
?), "I don't have any problem, I just had a
question for you. " (,. )
,, "What's your problem?""What's your question?"
, problem , question .
,,?
10. Do you have wonder bar?
wonder bar ?
"Wonder Bar".,
,..., Wonder Bar ,,
Candy House .,,
"E......excuse me, d....d.... do you have WONDER
B...........BRA." (: bra , wonder bra ,.)
,,,..,
!, "Oh! You can get it next door. Here, we only
have Wonder Bar" . (, Wonder Bar."
:
ICQ ,,
.,
.""..
"me too."!"me too.""same
here." same here ,"same here."!
.,
,.
,.
1. Do you have any pet peeve?
?
pet peeve ,
,, pet peeve. ( bad
habit. ) pet peeve ,
pet peeve., "Everybody has his pet peeve."
pet peeve .
,,
pet peeve, annoying ., "Don't you
think he is annoying?" (?)
2. Maybe I'm going out on a limb, but I think we still have to invest it.
,.
,,
.?, " I don't
have any secret in the past.""I don't have
skeleton in my closet". skeleton , closet
,,?
.,,
,.
skeleton in the closet.
,,.
,, "Do you have any skeleton in
your room?" (?) in your room
,,.
4. Are you sure you are going to set us up?
?
make a chance !
. set up , set you up
., fix up hook up .
,,, "Do you like my
sister? I can fix you up." (?.)
5. Probably. It's still up in the air.
..
!.
,,
,.,
,,.,
.,, "I haven't
decided yet." "I haven't made up my mind yet.""We'll see."
,, "It's up in the air."
,,.
, "Just asking."?, "Just checking. "
Check "",,,
"Go check if the door is still open." (.),
"Just checking.", check "".
,.
,,,
,. (),
"Just a though."; "Just an idea.".
, "Never mind." (,.)
7. Do we need to hit a shower first?
?
Hit ,, hit .
, "Let's hit it.".
,,,,,
"Let's hit it.""Let's go. ".
,, take a shower.,
hit a shower,., hit
the bed, hit the road..
8. That's OK.
.
? "That's OK.""OK.".
?, "That's OK."," OK.".
,.,,
"Do you need something to drink?""That's OK.""OK."
,,..
,, "That's OK.""I'm fine.",,
,., "That's OK."
,.,, "That's
OK. I don't need anything to drink."
9. Just right place, right time.
.
, lucky. lucky .
,, "Just right place,
right time.", "",
, "Right place, right time.". ( right
girl?), "I'm just lucky.".
T ,, "Just right place, right time,
no big deal." (,. ),
.
10. Same here.
.
"","me too."
., "So do I.",, "me too.""So do
I.",, (
!)
,. Los
Angles ABC .
go commando, ().
?: ",."
.
:
???
1. You are such a guy.
.
(stereotype),,,
, "You are such a guy.",
guy .,
,, "You are such a guy.",
,, "You are such a guy."
3. Are you a stalker?
?
.,
,,,,
....... ",.." ^__^
stalker .,
,,, crazy stalker fan.
, peeping Tom.
, peeping Tom .
, Tom ,?
Tom ?
, peeping Tom ,
(!),
,. Tom ?
Coventry ,. Lady Godiva .
,,.,
,., Tom ,,
., peeping Tom ,
peephole.
5. Men are pigs. This is no secret.
,.
,,(
)!,
,, "Men are pigs, there is no secret."
chauvinist , macho .
, (.),
, , macho movie.,
chick flick, (flick !)
,. (
, macho movie chick flick .)
,
. immature.
, "You are so immature.", "No way. I am a mature
adult." (..), "I'm twice as mature
for my age." (.)
Roseanne , Roseanne ,
., "When will I get mature?" (
?) Roseanne , "As soon as your father gets there." (
!.)
10. You bastard.
.
Bastard ,.,
bastard ,.
bastard ?
:
1. Nice to meet you.
.
,, "Nice to
meet you.", "Nice to meet you, too.",
.,, "Nice to meet
you.",, "Hi!",.
2. Give me a hug.
.
,, "Nice to meet
you."., "How are you doing?"
"What's up?".,
., "Give me a hug.",
,.,"",
,. ^___^.
, "Give me a squeeze.""Give me a bear hug." (
!)
3. Have you met before?
?
,,
,, "Have you met before?"
,.,
,, "Have we met before?" (
?),(1),,
(6).
4. Benlin, this is Melinda. Melinda, this is Benlin.
, Melinda. Melinda,.
,,,
, Benlin, Melinda,,
"Benlin, this is Melinda. Melinda, this is Benlin." ()
,, "Nice to meet you."
,,"",
., "Benlin, do you know Melinda is also
from Taiwan? " (, Melinda ?) Benlin
, "Really? I am from Taipei, what part of Taiwan are you
from?" (?,?)
,.
5. How did you and John become friends?
John ?
John ,
, Benlin Melinda , Melinda, "How did
you and John become friends ?" Melinda , Benlin
John ,,
.
,,
"I didn't know it was you!" (!)"I didn 't
recognize you!" (!),,
, "Hey! Don't you recognize me?" (!?)
?,
,.
,,,
"How do you know me?" (?)
, "Come on, your biography is almost a required course."
, "Everybody knows you." (.)
8. Could I have your business card?
?
,,.
business card, card,.
,"Here is my card." () "Could I have your
business card?" (?)
9. Do you want to exchange numbers?
?
,,
. "Do you want to exchange numbers?" (
?), "Could I have your phone number?" (
?), E-
mail address ICQ number.!
,,,
. "Excuse me, your name again?" (,
.), "I didn't catch your name ." (.)
:
,
,,.
.
1. How many people can fit in your car?
?
,"". fit in
"".,,
, "The basketball doesn't fit in the box."
, "How many people can fit in your car?", "I can take 4
people." (.)
2. Shotgun!
!
shotgun,,
bitch., bitch.
,!,
, "I don't want to ride the bitch." ()
!
3. What is the fastest way?
?
, "?", "What is
the fastest way?", "Which way is quicker?" (
?).
,, shortcut,
take a shortcut, cut corners.,
, take a detour
4. How far from here?
?
,,
.,,
."".,
"Approximately, how long does it take to drive from here to there?"
, "How far from here?"~~,
,.
.
"" road ,
way .,
,, "Which way?""Is
this the way to (some places) ?" (?)
"I-85"?
Interstate, (, I
interstate . interstate . ( 1)
I-85 85 .
6. You just missed the exit!
.
, "!", "
!""",
miss.,, "You missed the
turn.","You missed the exit."
,, "You missed the hot
chick."
, pass ,,
, "We just passed a gas station."
7. Shut up. Backseat driver.
,.
,,,
. backseat driver,
.?,
passenger driver.,,
, "Shut up. Passenger driver." pub,
,,
., "Sorry, I will stop being a passenger driver
then."
8. We can get off at the next exit.
.
,.
, "Is there any obvious building
around?"! landmark
(),"What are the landmarks around there?"
!
:
?...,
,,,
,
,.
1. How did you know this bug is female?
?
,
. Check out , "Hey, look
this lady bug." (,.) lady bug,
, "How did you know this bug is female?" (?)
,, lady bug ,.
dot-com ,
,,.
,
. suction cup,
: "You must try the suction cup. It really works!"
,,
: "Don't worry too much, I often suck myself!"
.: "you are a happy guy!" ()
3. I will play for your mother.
.
,,
,,,.
,,"
""!",, pray
play .: Mr. Bagnole, "I am so sorry. I will play for your mother."
()
4. I will see you in half an hour.
.
? a half hour.
? half an hour. half an hour
.,, "I will see you in
half an hour.",,
,, half an hour !
5. Can you give me some pepper?
?
,
6. Are you going to a wedding tomorrow?
?
,,.,
, "Are you going to the marriage tomorrow, too?"
, "No. I am not going to get married tomorrow; I am going to a
wedding tomorrow." (,),
go to a marriage , go to a wedding
.
7. Look. There are some "rotating wooden horses" over there.
,.
mall,""
.. rotating
wooden horse,,,
"",."",
, "Oh~ Carousel"..
Carousel .
8. Do you want some green bean soup?
?
,.
, green bean soup?
,.,
?, mung
bean green bean ?.
"",. ^__^
9. Do you have a pen knife?
?
? (),
(pencil sharpener)
, "Do you have a pen knife?",,
pencil sharpener "You can try this one." (
!).
, pen knife , (,
pencil knife pen knife ?) pen knife ,
pen knife. pen knife "" (utility knife),
.
10. We need a "hooker" back there.
"".
,
.,, "I wish I had a boat." (
), "But we still need a hooker
back there." (!). hook
, hooker "".
, ".",
hooker.
hook , hook ,
hook , hitch .
: Off
1. I am off today.
.
, work,""
"I don't have to work today."?
off ,."I am off."
,"We are off today.""."
2. She lives off campus.
.
off ., live
outside the campus.. off
campus , on campus .,
,"I want to move off
campus."
Off !,,
?,"Off my sofa. "
"Keep off my sofa.""Keep away from my sofa.""Off my
sofa.".
,,
.,, "Tell her
the whole thing is off.", (
!) be canceled , off.
.
5. I am off the hook now.
.
,,
, (off the hook)?,
.,,, "I am off
the hook now.",, "I am off the hook
now."
6. My girlfriend and I have been on and off, on and off several times.
.
Hands off ,,
,, Hands off. keep your
hands off the food .,,
, "Hand off."
8. I am off to bed right now.
.
Off ,
. 30% off ,$20 off
.
off ,.
?,$20 off
,?
,,$2 Off,$20 Off...
10. Could you off my computer?
?
:
.
,,,.
,
.,,
.?!
1. Pictures time!
!
,,,
.,.,
!,,,
,.. ...
2. Could you take a picture for me?
?
.,
,.,--
!,.,
"Take a picture, it lasts longer.",,
,, ",
.." >__<!.
4. Do you know how to do this timer thing?
?
Timer ,.
(group picture)(timer)(tripod).
,"how to use this timer" ,, "how
to do this timer thing?",
.
5. Okay. You can pull the trigger now.
,.
,,,,
, button, button,?,
, "You should press the small button first, then the big button." (
).
, "Set the timer first and you pull the trigger." (
,.) pull the trigger ,
"".
6. Say cheese.
"cheese."
,.
, "Say cheese." cheese ,
,?
7. Do you know where I can develop my films?
?
"""wash my films"?
. develop my films. develop .
film, one roll of film. negative
"",.
8. I want it to be 4", double prints.
4 (4 x 6),.
,,
,.
3 x 5 4 x 6 , 3 x 5 , 3
inches, 4 x 6 4 inches..,
(extra prints),,
., double prints,
single print.. 4", double prints
$4.99, 4" single print $3.99 double prints
.
9. You are very photogenic.
.
,,
"You are photogenic.".
,,,"You are very
photogenic.".
10. I think you cut me off the picture.
.
. cut someone
off the picture.,
, "If you cut me off the picture, it would be better."
:
,
.,
, wedding shower "
".,,
. .
1. I'm so glad you're getting married.
.
hatches( ), catches(
), matches( ), and dispatches( ) !
,.
3. I'll make you my best man.
.
,(groom bridegroom)(
)(groomsmen), best man.
,
4. She will be my maid of honor.
.
maid of honor ,
,. maid of honor
, matron of honor.
5. We'll throw him a bachelor party.
.
bachelor party ,
party,.,
(stripper)(
!), stripper ,
lap dancing.,
.
, party throw ,
.,, "I'm
gonna throw a party in my house tomorrow."
6. How many people did you invite to your wedding shower?
?
,,
, walk down the aisle.,
. walk you down the aisle
,,, "I 'm
not going to walk you down the aisle." (. )
8. It's a shotgun wedding.
.
, shotgun wedding,
,! Shotgun ,
shotgun wedding , shotgun wedding
,, military wedding.
9. Where is the gift registry?
?
, "?"
, red envelopes .
,,(
Macy's),"".
10. I, Ross, take thee Rachel to be my wedded wife.
Ross, Rachel,.
(wedding vows),
: "I, Ross, take thee Rachel to be my wedded wife,
to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for
richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,
till death do us part, ( Ross, Rachel,,,
,,,,,
.): thee , you .
2:,
,.
.,
,.
?,,
,,.
:!
, "Bring It On"
(ESPN !).
,
.,
,,
.
1. Go Jackets! Go, go, go! Go Jackets, go!
Jackets !
,?,
"Go". Yellow Jackets
(),, "Go Jackets.""Let's go,
Jackets."
2. Cheer for the cheerleaders?
?
Cheer , cheerleader,
.,
team , squad ,
routine., "Our squad needs a new routine."
.
??,
pompom.,,
"I like your pompom."
3. Only one team can walk away with the championship.
.
,,
?,!,
walk away with ,
."The winner can walk away
with ten thousand dollars.",
walk away with .
,,
??,,
"Who supports me?""Who agrees with me?".
,"Who's with me? ",
"Who's on my side?"?
5. Sounds like it.
.
hand over ,,
John , Peter , John ,, "Now,
I'll hand over to Peter." hand over ,
hand over .
hand over ,, (
fork over),"Hand over ten
bucks. Otherwise, I will kick your butt.",.
7. I handed you an idiot-proof team.
.
, hand ,
give, () hand
.
idiot-proof ,
proof , water-
proof,,.,
,,
?,, "How to get a
crisis-proof marriage.",
. idiot-proof ,,
.
fool-proof ,,.
, fool-proof camera.
idiot -proof fool-proof ,
, fool () idiot ().
8. You are not captain material.
.
, "",
,, "not ... material".,
, "You are a good cheerleader, but not captain material." (
,.),,
"You are a good cheerleader, but not boyfriend material." (
,.)
,.,
,, "You are my best friend, but not
boyfriend material." (,)
9. I'm so bogged down on this.
.
,
,!
,, "I'm jinxed.""I'm cursed.",
cheerleading camp (),
,.
:
(),
.
1. Who's up?
?
, "Who's turn?"
.,--
"Who's up?" ? .,
, "It's your turn.""You're up. "
2. Who are you after?
?
.,
, "Who are you after?" (
?.)!, "Come on. It's you!"
(,!), "No.",
?,
.,
?,?,? ?
(!.)
3. Sorry, my bad.
,.
,"My bad.".
bad , my ? my
mistake my fault.,
."My bad."
.
4. Do you want to pitch that game?
?
.
?, .
, "I want to be the pitcher." (.)
pitch., "I want to pitch." (.)
,.
(mitt),"Are you
lefty?".,, "No. I 'm
righty." (,)
, lefty .
left-handed ,(southpaw).
Hit .,
, "That was a hit." home run (
homer),,,
"That was a home run in my eye." (.)
,,
, "That was a good hit.", "Nice job man. "
"Nice play buddy." (,!)
7. It's me.
.
,.
.,, "It's me. " (
.)
"It's me.",.
, "It's my ball.""It's mine.", ball
, (), "It's my ball." (
?), "It's me .".
8. Run it out.
.
,.
,"Run it out.",
.(single, one-bagger),, "Hold
it first.",.
(double, two-bagger),, "Second!".
" Home!",
.
9. Head up.
.
Head up ,.
,,
,,, "Head up."
,,
??
.,,
., "You are our seventh
player." (.:.)
:
2. A/S/L?
//?
, A/S/L ?,
, asl?,,
asl .,
,(Chicago), "18/ f / Chicago "
3. S'up?
?
"What's up?".
"What's up?""S'up?".
( 10/13/2000)(Friends): Joey
,, "S'up?" Friends
.
"sup?""sup?" sup
supper (),?, "sup?"
,, "Not much.""Nothing
much."!
4. Lol.
.
lol ,:D.
. ^__^,.^__^.^__^ Y.
,, "After seven?"
, "After seven sounds fine." ()"After
seven sounds cool ." (.)
7. Are you a newbie?
?
, newbie,,
,. lagger.
,,,
., "No newbie, no lagger." (,
)
?.
"Newbie Only",,
."Chat Only",.
.
8. Give him a boot.
.
,,.
.,.
kick, boot (),
give someone a boot ,.,
"Alex is a cheater, give him a boot." (Alex ,
!)
8. Yup/ Nope.
/.
btw ,, well .
., "I think you are a cool guy. "
, "Well, I think you are a cool guy."
10. See ya.
.
,..
,, "Bye." "See you." "See you later."
"Later.".
you ,, ya, u
you ."See ya!""See u.""See you.","Hiya"
"Hi you".
:,,. 4= for ;
BRB = be right back; lil = little; l8r = later (l+eight+r); KIT= keep in
touch. ASAP= as soon as possible; talkin' = talking; r = are; zm =
zone message;
1::
Angry :-( Crying : ' or Y_Y
Asleep |-I or -_- Crying with sad :'-(
Hug (((name))) Smile : ) or ^_^
Shocked :o Joking ;)
Wearing sunglasses 8-) Wearing lipstick :-{}
User has a cold :-~) Crying with happiness :'-)
Screaming :-@ Smoking :-Q
made an incoherent statement :-S Laughing :-D or ^o^
Lips are sealed :-X Chef C=:-)
Dunce <:-I Yelling :-O
Sleepy e_e Japanese comic eyes @_@
Eyes poping out V_V Not enough sleep 9_9
Crazy 9_6 Just wake up 3_3
Annoyed ~_~ Greedy $_$
Dead x_x Excited 6_6
Coma +_+ Pain >_<
Ouch >c< Fat guy )_(
:
(Remember the Titans)
,(American Pie) Bring It On
.: Remember the
Titians .,
,.
5. You got your priority messed up this time.
!
Priority , over
.: "Don't hurry, I still have the
priority over you. " (,!)
, "You got your priority messed up this time."
,, ?? .
8. I need a water break.
.
,, rest.
,: break.
,(!), "Sorry,
but I want to take a break."
water break ,?
. ^__^ break .
coffee break , lunch break .
:
1. Do you like to have a drink with us?
?
,.
, "What kinds of drinks do you want?" (?)
drinks soft drinks .
2. I'll buy you a drink.
.
,.,.
,,.
,.
,, "It's on me." (
)"My treat." ()..
3. Draft, please.
.
.(beer),(wine),
(cocktail),(rum).,
XO ? XO,
. ( 1)
Draft ,,!
,(tap),
"On Tap",
,"fishbowl".
.
4. Do you want domestic or imported beer?
.
,.
, "Domestic or imported?"
. Bud Lite, Budweiser ,
(domestic), Heineken , imported !
,,
Bud Lite,!
5. My favorite beer is from a microbrewer.
.
?,
. microbrewer.
,"I like craft beer" ()
,, "I usually brew beer in my home." ()
,,?
6. Make it two.
.
,,
,? "Give me another one?",
. make .
"Make it two."?
make it two ,,
,, "Can we make it two?"
?,
,, "Can we make it two?" (?)
"Friends ".
?
7. I am still sober.
.
,.,
"I am drunk." drunk afloat, all at sea,
bashed, belted boozed.,, "I am
sober.",, "I am stone sober.""I
am cold sober." hangover,
.,, "I've
got a hangover. Having a hangover sucks." (.).
,,,
,,,
, (, Virginia
), DWI
(driving while intoxicated) DUI (Driving under
influence),.
8. If you want to puke, just go ahead.
,.
,,.
.
(marijuana), Whitney Houston
,.
marijuana , pot.,
"Do you smoke pot?".
,,
smoke pot !
10. If you have to ask that chick out, you have to talk smooth.
,.
,
..
,,"You have to talk
smooth." talk smooth ,
. smooth talker
smooth operator., "You have to hide your fin."?
,?(fin),.
hide your fin ,
,.
1: Clive :,
,.,,, XO
cognac ()--. XO ,
,..
:
.,?
,.
1. I like the chicken, but there are too many bones in it.
,.
,.
Chinatown ,,
dim sum ().,.
dim sum..
, "I like the chicken, but there are too many bones in it."
,, "You know what? That's chicken feet." (?
.),.
2. Do you know what "noodle salad" is?
?
,,
,.
,.,
"Noodle House".
(Appetizer), noodle salad,,
? noodle salad .,
, noodle salad ,,
,,: noodle
salad.
3. What does it say in your fortune cookie?
.
, fortune
cookie. (),
,.
.
,.,,
, chili,
pepper,,
.,, ?,
"This is called chili pepper.",
chili pepper, chili pepper., pepper
,(green bell pepper) pepper ,
chili pepper pepper .
chili pepper , chili
, chili chili
soup . pepper
,"Do you want some peppers?"
.
(anchovy)?,
!--.
anchovy topping.
.,,.
?, anchovy,
, "There must be some anchovies. " (.)
anchovy ?,.
fishy,.
,
,"This soup smells fishy." ()
.
6. Do you want some spams?
Spam ?
,.
spam ,., "Those dot-coms
spam me every day." (.),
,.
spam ??
,, "Do you want some spams?", "
Spams?"?. Spam ,
? spam ,
.,.
Spam ,
Spam ,.
7. A1 or 57?
A1 57.
,
.,, "A1 or
57?"? A1 Heinz 57
! A1 or 57?, "What kind
of steak sauce do you want?" (?),
.
!,
..
?,
, "Every Coke has its Pepsi; every McDonald has its Burger King."
, dot-come
. stamp.com estamp.com ?
, "Every Coke has it Pepsi; every McDonald has its
Burger King."
9. Please don't talk me into eating this jellyfish.
.
,,
,.? "Pork feet?" (?),
.,
,?,,? "pork
blood" (), "chicken feet" () eel ()"jellyfish" ().
jellyfish ,, jellyfish (),
,,?
,,
.
:
,,.
,
.,"finally".
, end up with ,
.,
.
1. How many pages did you end up with?
()?
, , "How
many pages did you get finally?"?,
, "How many pages did you end up with?",
, end up .,
,, "After seeing
so many houses, we ended up buying the one on the lakeside."
End up ,(Friends)
, Monica Rachel ?, "We
ended up having sex on his chair." ()
Monica .,
end up finally .
2. That project turned out to be a big flop.
.
..., become .
"That project became a big flop.",,
turn out become.
"That project turned out to be a big flop."
?
, besides, in addition to (
), except (, 1)
, " Besides/In addition to salad, soup steak and pudding, I drank
two cups of coffee." besides/in addition to , on
top of that . on top of that .
.!.
,
,, "Her fiance has five houses and two luxury cars.
On top of that, he has 1 billion dollars in the bank."
4. We're gonna have two parties back-to-back next weekend.
.
.
consecutively,"We're gonna have two parties
consecutively next weekend." in a row back-to-
back consecutively. In a row , three days
in a row ,. back-to-back
,.,,
."We'll have three tests in a row
tomorrow.""We'll have three tests back-to-back tomorrow."
5. I have another class right after this.
().
,(),
. immediately (),
. right after
right behind. (),
"Have a cup of coffee with me after class?" (?)
, "I'm sorry, but I have another class right after this." (
,.),,
"There is another bus right behind this one." (. )
, stop ,
stop ,, "Knock it off.""Cut it out."
,, "Knock it off""Cut it out."
.
Knock off ,,
, "The typhoon knocked the power line off."
x , knock off ., "If you knock
off x in this equation, you will end up with the final solution." (
x ,.)
7. How can we get through this (situation)?
()?
, pass overcome.
: get through pass through.
,, "How can we get
through this?" (.)
,, "No matter what's going to happen, we will
get through this hard time together." (,
.)
, got through
have been through .,,
"I'm so glad I got through finals week." (.)"I'm
so glad I have been through finals week." ("".)
8. We have to work this problem out by tomorrow.
.
work out ,.
, solve , work out ,
solve a problem, work a problem out.
,, "Let's work out some plans for the holiday."
work out ,.
,
, practice ()
?? work practice ! ( work
on, work on something),
"Kun-Lin",, "Sorry, I
have to work on this one", "Sorry, I have to practice
this one." (.)!
Kick back ,.
(revenge). "The United States decided to kick back after the
incident" (,.) kick back ,
, "The company had to kick back a lot to the corrupt officer." (
)
:
,,
, pun.,
,,,
,,. 007 (: double-O
seven) The world is never enough ,
.,( TIME
),,.
,,
.
1. You can only drink in your private place.
.
Private place ,,
,.
party,.
,, party ,,
"You can only drink in your private place."
.,,,
"Ok, now I'm drinking in my private place." (,
.).
2. You cold shoulder.
.
:,,
,?
.
3. I'm expecting a cold reception.
.
Figure , figure
,,.
,, "Check out my figures."
.,, "That's a nice
figure.",,,
..., figure ,
figures. figures,
figure,.
,, "Check out my
figures.", "That's a round figure."? round
figure ,$17.00
round figure ( round off !) round figure
, round .,
?
5. There is nothing underneath.
.
,
,,
, "There is nothing underneath." ()
,.,
,.
,,, "There is nothing underneath. "
,
,.
, Brooke Shields
,, "There is nothing between me and my jeans."
,, (1),(2)
.
6. This way up.
.
Come ,,
..
(American Pie)!
,,?, "Oh. I'm
coming. I'm coming.",
!
,,
!,!
, free elective course,,
!,,.
, free elective course ,
, .!
,.
,"Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon" ,,
.,?
.: "When it comes to
emotion, even a great hero can become a idiot." (
,).,
!
:
,?
,,.
,,
!,
.,,
,,,
.,?
1. A win is a win.
. (!)
:,
be !,, "That's
enough." (),,,,
"Enough is enough." ().,
!
,,,
,? "A win is a win." (,,
.),,
,(bull's eye),,
,, "A ten is a ten." (
,.)
2. You ARE stupid.
!
be ,
be . "You are stupid." be "are", ,
, "You ARE stupid.", "".
3. I am super busy.
.
, very ?!
super very .....
,, "I am very busy.", "I am super busy."
,,!!
, "I'm super hungry.", "That's super
easy.", "It's super crowded over there .", "I'm
super excited.", super very ,
.
4. It's all good.
.
All very .
, "It's very good.", "It's all good.", "It's all
that good.",?
?"It's all good." (!), "Benlin, how can
you dance like an animal?" (?)
, "I'm just all that good." (,.)
5. You are so right.
.
Perfect (),
, pretty beautiful , "She is
perfect." ().
,,"We've done
this several times.",, "We 've
done this a million times.".
, "Thanks a lot."?,,
"Thanks a million.()".
, tons of().
Coke ?, "He drinks tons of Coke every day!"
(.) tons of lots of
,?
8. You don't know nothing.
.
,,,
even single ., "You don't have any idea." (
), "You don't even have a single idea." (
), "You didn't pay me any money.",
"You didn 't even pay me a single penny." (),
,!
9. Way back.
.
Dead ,."She is
serious." (),,., "She is dead serious."
,.,,
"He is broke."?"He is dead
broke.".
drop-dead gorgeous,.
, gorgeous , drop-dead
(drop)(dead), drop-dead gorgeous
,.,
.,,
drop-dead,. (,,
drop-dead gorgeous,? )
:
?
1. It takes forever!
!
!,.
? "It takes so long."?,, "It takes
forever!" Forever ,.
, eons ages,
."It takes eons/ It takes ages for our government to
clean up the rivers ." ()
2. I feek like killing someone.
.
,,.,
.,
, "It takes forever!".,,
, "I feel like killing someone." ().
,.,, "Ok. That's it. Someone
has to die. NOW." (-)
,.,
someone .
, "I feel
like killing someone.""Someone has to die.",
, "I'm gonna kill you!",
.
3. Don't even think about parking here.
.
,,
!, "In your
dreams.""Not in your life." (, "In your dreams."
,, "Go to dream." ),,
. "A: Can you lend me two thousand dollars?" (
?" "B: In your dreams." (.) "A : Do you want to be
my girlfriend?" (?) "B: Not in your life." (
.)
5. Over my dead body.
.
in your dream ,,
,, "Over my dead body.",,
,.
., "Could you clean up the bird poop on my car?" (
?), "Over my dead body."
()
Damn ,,
f__k s__t ().
damn , ( damn
darn , shoot s__t ! )
Damn ,
.,,
,? "Ok. You are damn right." (,)
,,
"You know her damn well." ()
7. This one is a heck lot worse.
.
,"Listen.""Look."
,"Listen
up." ( look up)"Folks now listen up, the meeting will
begin at 1 pm." (,. )
,,"Listen up",
"Read my lips.". "Read my lips ."
,., "Do
you want to hang out with me tonight?" (?) ,
,"Read my lips." , "NO."
,"NO".
the ,,
,, "Are you dating some girls?" (
?) some girls ,,
.,
, "It's not some girls, it's the girl." (,
.)
. ( kiss,!)
"Head Over Heels",, "He totally
kissed me.", totally ?
, "She really kissed me."!,
totally ,.,
, "I totally have to move my car." (.)
:
,
.
1. I still have feelings for her.
.
.
,, have feelings for someone.
,, "I still have feelings for her/him.",
.(Friends).
Chandler Janice ,, Chandler
Monica ,, "He still has feelings for you.",
, "Feelings can't go forever, but you can." (
,..),,
,?, "You're
fighting because there is still feelings there." (,
).
Click ,? ,
"click". ( click,
? )"I click with someone."?
,,.
,,?, "She
clicked with that guy.", "They were clicking." (
),., "They're clicking
sexually." (),,
"Head over Heels".
?,.
"Nothing happened between us.", "It didn't
go anywhere."!,?
?. 1,2,3 !, "How did it go?"?
"How did it go?", "It didn't go anywhere."
5. Maybe I don't deserve you.
.
Deserve (),
,.,, "I don 't deserve
you.","You deserve someone better."
(),"She doesn't deserve you." (
), "You can find someone better."
. deserve ,.
,
,,, "You deserve it."
6. We don't match each other.
.
,,,
physical.,, emotional.
."She is physically attractive."
,.?, "I
don't know, it's just physical.",,
,. physical ,.
corporeal ,,
corporeal relationship. corporeal spiritual (
). spiritual life.
, physical emotional.
8. I am emotionally unavailable.
.
Physical , emotional .
, "I'm emotionally unavailable.".
"I' m unavailable.",
emotionally unavailable,,
. emotionally cheat ?
,.!
?,,
, "He emotionally cheated on me."!
, "She is too emotional." (. )
? ,
,?
, "It's always been you." (. ),
It has been ."It's always been you.",
, "I love you unconditionally." (), "I'm the
one who loves you completely/totally." (.)
:-
.
, ?
,"nose shit""ear shit"?,
.
1. It's so cold. I can even see my breath.
,.
,, (
!),
,, "Wow, it's so cold. I can even see my
breath!"?, breath
,.
?
? "What did you eat?", "Smell my
breath." (),.,
"Your breath stinks". Shrek ,
" You need a Tic Tac because your breath stinks." ( Tic Tac
,)
2. You just spit on me.
.
Spit .,
,"No spitting here."
? spit on someone
."Could you stop spitting on me?"
?
3. You're drooling all over the table.
.
drool ,.
drool ,.
, "You're drooling off my words."
?, drool over
something ., "I'm drooling over the new computer."
,.
, saliva , saliva
,. water
. (), "My mouth is
watering."! mouth-watering
."This cheesecake is mouth-watering!"
()
4. Don't pick your nose in front of me.
.
booger .
,,. booger.
booger ,,, "It's the black
stuff in your nose; some children play with them or even eat them."
(,),
,, "Do you have something to eat?" (
?),, "I only have booger, wanna eat?"
(,?). booger
.
5. If you want to sneeze, do it after I leave.
,.
sneeze ,,
,, "I have a allergy so I sneeze every 5 minutes." (
),!,
., sneeze ,,
" Bless you.",, "Bless you.""Thank
you."! sneeze , sneeze at,
,."You shouldn't sneeze
at your boss." ()
?.,
blow one's nose.,, "Excuse me , I have to
blow my nose.",,
"Please wipe your nose." (!)
6. Your ears are full of earwax.
.
,,
. twitch ,.
, "Twitching on the left eye forecasts
fortune but twitching on the right eye forcasts disaster."
:,.
,.
discharge. discharge.
"There is a thick, yellow discharge coming from my eye." (
. eye discharge., "You have to wash
your face to clean the eye discharge." (.)
8. No peeking.
.
, stare,,
,, "Don't stare at me like
that." (). gaze.: "He gazed
into my face and said I will never let you go." (,
)
9. There is no cure for my pimples.
.
Dimple ,
dimples. dimple ?.,
, "You got a cute dimple in your cheek.""A cute dimple just
appeared in your face." ()
, dimple , dimple.
,,,
, dimple., "I
do have dimples in my cheeks, my butt cheeks." (,
,): cheeks !
:
.
,,
., ,!
,,
,!
.,
: .
1. ABC corporation. May I help you?
ABC ,?
."ABC
corporation",, "May I help you?"
"How can I help you?" (?),
,?"May I help you?""How can I help
you?".
(Customer Service),
, "All of our representitives are currently busy
serving their customers. Your call will be answered in approximate 5
minutes" (,,
),, "Please continue to hold, your call is
very important to us ." (,).
,.,,
, "Hold on",,
.
,, "Would you mind
holding for one minute?", one
second five minites .
,, "Sorry, I am still on the phone. Could you hold
for another minute?" (,,.)
5. He's out for lunch. Would you like to try again an hour later?
,?
,,,
try again/ call again , call back/ try back
., "Why don't you call back in 30 minutes?" (
30 ?),, "May
I take your message?""Would you like to leave a message?" (
?)
6. She is not here but you can call her machine.
,.
answering machine
machine."You can call her machine.",
.,,, "I'm
expecting a machine." (.)"I want to
check on my machine.".
! someone's machine
,, "Answering machine?"(Friends)
Chandler , "I got her machine." Joey , "Her
answering machine?" Chandler Joey , "No. interestingly
enough, her leaf blower (machine) picked up the phone." (,
!.):,
,? leaf blower !
7. I'm interested in your CRM software. Can you give me an quote?
,?
,
.:,,
,,..,
, "Can you give me a quote?""Can you give me an
estimate?", quote /kwot/,/wo/
, coat /kot/ court /kort/.
,,, "Can you give
me a quote?", "You need a coat?",
quote . estimate,
.
.
9. I'm calling to check my order status.
.
,,
,,,
, "You wanna check passenger status?",
check passenger status ?
10. I was referred to you by Mr. Gordon.
Gordon .
,,
!,," I was referred to
you by someone." (, refer introduce.)?
,, "I got your
number from a coupon, which says your product is 50% off today."
(,.)
.?,
.
:
,
.,
,.
,,
.?,, " Are you
busy?","Are you busy?".
,." Are you busy?"
,"In the middle of something?" , (
"Are you busy right now?"? "Are you
busy?",?),
"Are you busy?","In the middle of
something?".,
,,, "In the middle of
something?" (?)
, ?, "What are
you doing?"?.: "What
are you up to?".,,
,, "In the middle of something?", "Kind of." (
.), "What are you up to?" (
?)"What are you up to?"
?"What's up?".
!"What are you up to?""What are you
doing?"?!
,, "Hey, what are you up to?"
?. Blow , "I know what you are up
to." (.), "What are you up to?"
"What are you doing?",,
.
Ballpark ,.
(Atlanta Braves), Turner Field ballpark.
ballpark figure ?,
49,132 ? 49,132 ballpark figure,
, ballpark figure .
,?, "Just give me a
ballpark figure.".
ballpark,, "I'll need a ballpark of the revenue
last year." (.) ballpark
ballpark figure .
ballpark ,,
ballpark .,,
,.,
,.?"I can
only give you a ballpark." ballpark .
,,,
, ABC,,
.
4. Bottom line: We have to turn into profit by 2002.
: 2002 .
?,,
,.,
( bottom line),(Net earnings)
, (,?) bottom line
...., "In business, If you don't
take care of your customers, somebody else will. And that is the
bottom line." (,,. )
bottom line , .
, "Bottom line: We have to ship this order by Friday." (
,. )
5. The new CFO was sent to bring the company out of the red.
.
,.
,,. bottom line
,.,
. in the red in the black
,.,,
lose money make money unprofitable profitable
.,, "This company is in the
black.", "The comapny is making money.""The company is
profitable.".
profitable non-profit ,
. Non-profit ,,
non-profit organization,,
. nonprofitable
unprofitable non-profit -making.
6. Shelly just called in sick.
Shelly .
Call in sick,
."What
Women Want?" (),"call in sick"
.,,
,"Some workers called in sick to have a
strike." (.)
,.,
layoff (: lay off ,
layoff ) ., "Cisco issues a profit warning, plans layoffs." (
,.), cut jobs
slash jobs,, "Cisco plans to cut/slash jobs." (
.), layoff
, layoff 3000 . ^__^
?,, "Whose
decision was this?" (.),
,., "I am between
jobs.".,, "I
just got laid off."!, "I am between jobs."
. Joseph ,
"I am between jobs."
. :D
8. He suggested we should go to eat after my graveyard shift.
.
graveyard shift ?,
,.
,,
.(graveyard),
., graveyard shift.
?!
9. I am only a regular 9-to-5er.
.
9-to-5 ?
, 9-to-5
,.
,, "I don't want
to work 9 to 5 for the rest of my life." (.)
9- to-5er,
.? 10-to-3er . (
,!)
10. I refuse to work overtime during the weekend.
.
:
,,
.,
.
1. He is a she.
.
.
Ho, He. He
/ho/,/hi/.
, Frank ,
Yolboong.,
,.: Frank?
. Yolboong?. He?....
Frank . Frank
,?,, "No . No.
No. He is a she." (,),
,. Frank ,
., "Now he is a he,
not a she.".
, You,
, "I am You.", She.
"He is She.".
2. It's a she, not a he.
,.
, he she
,,.
he she .,
,,, "My roommate likes to cook Chinese
food." (.),, "Really? does HE cook
Chinese food for you?" (? ?),
, "It's she, not he.""He thinks
you live with your boyfriend." (.)
,, "I don't even have a boyfriend!" (!)
,!
3. Hey man! You got a "yellow book" over here.
!"".
yellow book ,. (
?), yellow book
,,
,,.,, yellow
book. yellow book.
.
?
pornography book ( porn book), erotica (
). dirty book adult book .
, "Are you reading a dirty book?" (?)
4. Surprise!
!
.
.:,. :
,. :,(supplies).
,.,
.,:
Surprise!
,()
, table dancing.,
(lap), lap dancing,,
.,.
"tap dancing"?
??
,.,
(tap dancing),.,, tap dancing
lap dancing(lap),.
7. What do you mean by "multifunctional" ?
multifunctional ?
,.,
.,.
multifunctional,, "What do you
mean by multifunctional?",
, "Multifunctional means many functions." (Multifunction
function.), "I mean multifunctional in
Chemistry, not in English." ( multifunctional ,
.),,
.
8. Smell my breath.
.
party,.,
, "Kun-Lin, smell my breath.",,
,, "Smell my breasts." ()?
,.,,,
"Smell my breath."!
. mall,
,.,
.,, "You don't shave?" (
?), "Yes, I am shy." (,.),
shave shy.
10. Your swing is like a tight-wound spring.
.
, made in Taiwan ,
.,
,,, "Your swing is like a
tight-wound spring.",, "Taiwan spring" ()?,
,-
"Taiwan spring".
,,
tight-wound spring (tight- wound)
(spring),(Taiwan spring)
,,
.,
.?
,?
,,?,
.
:
,
.,
.
1. I'll call the cops.
.
police (,,),
policeman (). police officer."Angle's Eye"
Jennifer Lopez ,, "She is a police
officer.",
cop,(copper),
copper. cop.
,, cop,
.
cop,,.
, State Patrol.
(Interstate).(county,)
, sheriff. Fulton County,
Fulton County Sheriff. ( sheriff
,,
). City Police.
Atlanta City Police. Patrol, Sheriff
Police,.
"Freeze".
..
,, "Don't move.",
"Don't move a muscle." , "Don't move an inch .""Stand still."
.
,,,
"Freeze.",.
,, "Someone got
killed." (). homicide.
. murder ,., "It's a
homicide committed by a professional killer."
.
, shoplifting
robbery, armed robbery, rape, case
petty theft case larceny grand larceny ,
burglary. drug trafficking, serious assault, assault
and battery, arson.,
.
5. He is a serial slasher.
.
,
., (
)..
, Scream 1, 2, 3; Urban Legend: Final Cut; Valentine, A
Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the Thirteenth .
,, (?).
slasher (slash ,).
serial , serial
slasher serial killer.
, "He is a slasher.",
slasher ,.,
"She is a slasher with excellent athletic ability." (
) Slasher ,.
6. You don't look like a cold-blooded murderer.
.
Cold-blooded ,.
,, cold-
blooded animals (). Sweet November ()
,, "Fish" ()., "Fish is
cold- blooded. Doesn't count." (,.)
Cold-blooded , cold-
blooded murder ,. cold-
blooded murderer . cold-blooded murderer
., hot-blooded killer.
cold-blooded ,, "You are the most cold-
blooded man I've ever known." ()
7. The cops are after me.
.
hunt down !
, "No matter where you are, I'll hunt you down." (
,.), "A detective was sent out to hunt down the
drug traffickers" ()
9. They held me at gunpoint.
.
,. (
Monica Potter "Along Comes a Spider"
..), dirty
cop, corrupt cop crooked cop ., "He turned out to be the
dirty cop." ().
double-cross,
.,.
, "The movie is about dirty cops and double-crosses." (
). double-cross ,
., "The dirty cop double-crossed his partner and put
him in danger." (,.)
.,
,?
,.tw,.de,
,.?
: Party
,
,.,
,(Kebob),
. OK,,,
Party .
1. You can come over and I'll buzz you in.
,.
,
.,
,., glass,
cup. Cup ( mug).
, a glass of water, a cup of water.
, a cup of coffee .
, glass glass ?
,, glass.
, "Do you have a glass?" (?)
."Something to drink?"
, "A glass of water."
.
3. We have to clean the grill before we start a fire.
.
barbecue (BBQ),
(grill)(smoker).
BBQ, BBQ,
,,,
,
..
,,,
,,.
this guy ?
!.,
, "We have to flip over this guy!"! chicken leg
.
done. done
,, "This guy has not been done
yet."~~?, done ,
be ., be + pp
,, "I am done." (
. [:])"I have done.".
, "This guy is not done yet.".
, "Is this guy done yet?"
5. Don't overcook the chicken.
.
over,...,
overvalued (), overcrowded (), overreacted (
), overcooked .,
, "This chicken was overcooked. It tasted like rubber." (
,.)? burned .,
"Turn down the fire. The steak is burned." (,
.)
,? cook
through., "The steak is still bloody inside. Maybe you should cook
it through." (,.)
6. Anyone need a veggie burger? Here is the patty.
? ().
vegetable . vegetarian,
. Bone Collector (?)
, "Do you want to be a vegetable? What kinds
of vegetables you want to be?" (??)
vegetable .
7. This tender, juicy steak really hits the spot.
.
,?,
"No. Thanks."., "That's OK."
. ("That's OK.",.)
, "This is good enough."" That is good
enough.",,.
"I've had enough."(.)
"I am stuffed." (.).
?, "Let's start
eating.""Eat up.". Shrek
,,"Eat up."
,, stick around
. Stick around , stay .
,"Do you want to stick around?""Do you want to
stay?".
,,
,(Orchard)(Pick your own
fruits).,,
, pick your own .
,,
"Did you pick your own watermelon this week?"
.!
:
??
,
,.
1. You are so sweet.
.
Sweet ,,
, sweet .
,, "That's so sweet.",
"That's so romantic.", "That's so sweet."!
sweet .
considerate caring,, sweet
, considerate caring .
,, "You are so
sweet."
2. He is so cute.
.
handsome, cute.
!
"He is so cute .", "He is gorgeous.", "He
is so handsome." Friends () Rachel
,? "He is way too cute to be straight."
(,.)
."He is way too cute to be straight."
,. [: way ..
. ,!]
,.
,, "He is so cute.", "He has a cute butt."
:,
, Can you girls tell me why?
?
3. He is adorable.
.
Mamma's boy ,.
,, "Don't tell me you are a
mamma's boy." (.) mamma's boy
daddy's girl,,,
. mamma's boy daddy's girl ,
, mamma's girl daddy's boy.
mamma's boy ,,
.,
good boy.,,
, "You are a good boy."
5. Technically speaking, he is not my prince charming.
,.
,,
,(snow white),
(prince charming),(seven dwarfs).,
"Mirror, mirror, who is the most beautiful woman in the world."
,,, "Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the
fairest of them all?" (?)
,.
Mr. Right ,.
, Mr. Right Mr. Wrong (
Mr . Wrong). Mr. Wrong
, Mr. Wrong .
"He is fine."..
, "He is fine.",,
"He is awesome.". fine , "I am
fine." fine .
, "He is fly." (, is +
fly),.,
,, "He is fine." "He is awesome.""He is fly."
.
9. He is one of the kind.
.
:?
,,
. A
.,
.!
,
,.
1. What is the weather like out there?
?
,
?, "Is it supposed to rain
on Monday?" be suppose to ,
.,,
,, "Why don't you check and see
if it's sunny tomorrow?" (?) see if
it's sunny see if it's going to rain .
2. It's a beautiful day.
.
.,
., "How lovely." (.)
lovely ,
,.
3. It rained cats and dogs last night.
.
,?"I
am soaked." (),. "It's raining cats and
dogs out there so I am soaked."
4. We had a downpour.
.
,!
downpour .(pour
)., "We had a downpour."
drizzle sprinkle
. Drizzle . sprinkle
,,, "It's drizzling."
"It's sprinkling."
, chilly , cold
, freezing .,
freezing ,, T
! chilly !
, freezing. freeze
, freezing point .,
freezing ! Bonus: zero degrees, zero
degree..
7. It's burning up out there.
.
,.
. 100 , (
37.8 ),,.
,, "It's burning up out
there.", "It's hot as hell.",
, "It's hot as Hades." Hades (hell).
8. We can't play tennis today because It's too windy.
.
?
muggy . GRE sultry (
) ,.
9. We had 3 inches of snow and sleet last week.
.
, "It's icy.",,
,.
., icy road ,
. black ice,
,.
Brandon ,
,.? stink
bomb.,
. :D ,,,
. Brandon stink bomb ,
,.
,!
"Your
shoelace loosened.", shoelace (),
(loosen) shoelace
,
"Your shoelace is
untied." untied tie (v.), untied
(loosen),(untied)
"My
legs are so sore.""My legs are aching."
"My legs are painful." painful ()
(twisted) painful
sore aching
"My legs are killing me." kill
"My head(ache) is killing me." ()
stink smell "Your feet stink.""Your feet
smell."
"Their food taste like feet." (
)
(stinking tofu)
, "It tastes like feet. ""Yuck."
athlete's foot
athlete's foot
(Universal Studio)
OK "Clap your
hands.""Stomp your
feet."
"Stomp your feet."
"Clap your hands.""Stomp your feet."
Lead
Signs of having a
lead foot () 1. "Your friends car pool with you not to
save gas but to save time." (
) 2. "When you stop, you leave a mile long skid mark." (
), 3. "You always leave at the last minute, but
you're never late." () 4. Your
speed gauge (speedometer) is stuck in the max speed position." (
)
7. You are pulling my leg.
Pull my leg (
pull my leg
, hold someone
back be a drag/hindrance on someone.
Pull my leg
"You're pulling my leg."
Get outta here. (Get out
of here)
"You're pulling my leg." "Get outta here."
"You must be kidding."
Trip over
trip over
trip over"I tripped over the extension cord."
"I tripped
over my own feet.""I tripped over myself."
9. He has one foot in the grave.
(foot)(grave)
"The old man is so
sick. He has one foot in the grave." (
) 1990-95
One Foot in the Grave
Victor Margaret
Swing
SwingSalsa Square Dance ()
(lead)
(follow) forward
back step cross triple step
rock dip
(Plymouth)(May Flower)
Plimoth Plantation
"Do you live here?""Yes, I live here with my
husband and three children."
"Did you ever go out and have some fast food like
MacDonald?""I don't understand what you
mean?" "How about
movies?" movies "It
is 1627 now." ( 1627 ),"I
think you need this because your brain is melting." (
)
()
3. My girlfriend is so neurotic.
sensitive () emotional ()
on edge ()
neurotic neuron
()
sensitive emotional on edge neurotic
on edge neurotic "We don't get
along too well 'coz she is always on edge." (
) "He wants to divorce her because she is so
neurotic." ()
4. You are a disgrace of a woman.
Jerry
Springer Show show
disgrace
Jerry Springer Show "Is it a disgrace for a woman
having too many boyfriends?" (
) ( Jerry
Springer Show )"You are a disgrace of
a woman.""You are a disgrace of a
human being." ()
"You are a disgrace."
5. Are you trying to get me in my bitch mode or what?
Bitch
bitch Legally Blonde
"You bitch."
bitch
"Life is a bitch."
Bitch whore
"I'm a bitch.""I'm a
whore." whore
prostitute, hooker
whore hooker whore()
"ho"
"She is a ho." "She is a hole." (
)"She is a whore."
whore
slut
() sleep around
Maintenance 5000
maintenance high
maintenance
high
maintenance
high-maintenance "She is high-
maintenance.""My mom is a high-maintenance woman."
"She is a princess." ()
"She is a princess."
"She
is a princess."
whip
"She's got him whipped.""He is whipped."
"She wears
the pants in their relationship.""She's got him wrapped around
her fingers."
"The Score"
"I've got him wrapped around my
fingers."
HBO
9. She is a shrew.
tigress ()
tigress (sexy)(tough)
shrew,
virago, vixen shrew
The Taming of the
Shrew 60
shrewd shrew
(shrewd)
(shrew)
Ballbreaker
OK ballbreaker
"She's a ballbreaker.""She really busts
my balls." my balls ball
ballbreaker balls "She's
always on my case."
:
numb"My hands are
numb." can't feel
numb "I can't feel my
hands."
hold hands
arm in arm "They were arm in arm walking
down the street." ()
"Walk side by side."
"They walked together and he
put his arm around her shoulder."
()
arm in arm hand in hand
:D
4. Hand it to me right now.
()
6. They've done a good job. Let's give them a big hand.
grab Grab
"Let's grab something to
eat.""Just grab a guy and marry him."
grab (attention)(chance,
opportunity) "The
speaker wants to grab the audience's attention."
"You should grab this chance."
9. I cannot believe all the stuff you want to pull (off).
Pull Push
Pull Push Pull
pull off a
robbery (), pull a prank () pull an all-nighter ()
"We laughed so hard by all the pranks he tried to
pull." ()
10. You'd better keep your baby within arm's reach.
Reach
"Could you reach that box? It's too high for me." (
)
reach into my pocket put my hand in my pocket
"I reached into my pocket to get some stuff."
911
"What's this?""Water.""Drink it."
party
tailgate bowl game
party
play take on
"The next game against the Wildcats will be a very good
one."
(conference)
Michigan, Michigan State, Perdue Big Ten Stanford,
USC, UCLA Pac-10 Georgia Tech, Florida State, UNC
ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference)
(Independent) NCAA
(National
Champion Title) bowl game
NCAA
bowl game
Orange Bowl
Rose Bowl Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl
Rose Bowl Orange
Bowl bowl game
(block seating)
(fraternity)(sorority)
block seating
block seating
"Block Seating Tickets Only"
"Which block?"
"Whatever, I don't care." ()
"You must tell me which block.""I really don't care."
()"There is no ticket for
you."
block seating
7. I guess all of those people are coming for the home game.
home game
home advantage"We
have home advantage against Duke tomorrow." ( Duke
)
()
homecoming football game
8. We are 4-2 at this point, but I think we're getting better and better.
Four wins
and two loses four and two
"We are four and two after this win."
four and two
win by lose by (
)"We won by
seven." points : "We won by
seven points." won lost" We lost by seven."
"We lost by seven points."
"We lost the game by fumbling the ball." (
) lost + by
10. Our quarterback is one of the candidates for the Heisman Trophy this year.
Heisman Trophy
Heisman NCAA
Georgia Tech ()
Heisman
Trophy NCAA
Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy :
http://heismanmemorialtrophy.com/
(Maryland)
(never a dull moment)
(exchange leads) Maryland field
goal
"What've you done today?" "I
can do better than that!"
"":
offense offensive
line defense
defensive line "Our
defense seems to be in good shape this year."
(special team)(punt)
kickoff
kickoff return "Joe Burns on the return." Joe Burn
touchback 20
3. First down, from the Dolphins forty-five yard line.
down
(play)
down
first down, second down, third down, fourth down
first down
first down
first down
first down
100 ( 91.4 ) 50
(territory)(end zone) 5
5, 10, 15 50 50, 45, 40 5
end zone first down
first down
4. We should run the ball on the next play. Don't throw the ball.
rush
run the ball
rush pass
throw the ball "The coach told players to stop throwing the
ball and run the ball more." (
)
5. Roby Greenwald on the carry. He was tackled by number thirteen, Michael Dodd.
Roby Greenwald
"Roby
Greenwald on the carry." Roby
tackle()
"He was tackled by number
thirteen." "He was
brought down by... ""He was pulled down by..." be brought
downbe pulled down be tackled
Tackle sack ()
sack
play tackle
"He was forced out by
someone." be forced out
sideline
sideline
"There is a lot of money waiting on the sidelines after the 911
attack." ()
7. Pass complete to number seven, Bryan Hamilton.
, Bryan Hamilton.
"Greene completed
22 of 36 passes for 356 yards this season." ( 36
Green 22 356 )
8. Gain of five yards. Third and two.
down
"Third and two."(third down)
9. Touchdown!
20 80
(touchdown) (one-point
conversion)(extra point)
two-point conversion two-point conversion (
)
10. Syracuse tried the extra point, and the kick was good.
(upright)
(crossbar)
extra point
"The kick was good."
(punt)
punt
punt
punt
place kick
field goal
yarder "The kicker will attempt a 34-yarder
to tie the game." ( 34 )
34-yarder 34 field goal
"The kicker will attempt a 34-yard field goal."
(soccer, football,hockey)
goal "Our soccer team scored three goals
today."(: goal
)
goal
(quarterback)
quarterback
quarterback
(pass)(rush)
(quarterback sneak)
quarterback
Monday-morning quarterback
"If I were the quarterback, I would..." (
,... ) Monday-
morning quarterback
"If I were the president of the United States..."
(...)"You Monday-
morning quarterback."
linemen
linemen"I am
not qualified. They are required to weigh at least 200 pounds with
solid muscle." ( linemen
)
5. The wide receiver was wide open when the quarterback threw him the ball.
6. The running back carried the ball, but he was stopped at the 24-
yard line.
24
Fumble
fumble fumble
( fumble
recovery)
quarterback
fumble interception () interception
fumble interception
Safety strong
safety () free safety()
safety safety
safety
fumble
tackle safety
call
"No call.""He didn't call a foul."
10. Prior to the snap, false start, five yards, defense. Still first down.
false start
(snap the ball) false start
first down"Pass
interference, 10 yards, automatic first down." (
first down)
false start
4/2 = 2 false start
2/2 =1
play soccer"So, are you a
soccer chick?" ()" No. I am
Christine Smeby." () last
name "Your last name is Smelly?" (Smelly
)"No. I said Smeby, not
Smelly.""Smelly,
Smelly."
"Do you know what her name is?""Her name is
Smelly soccer chick." ()
"Way to go! Benlin."
()
"I'm looking for a turtle neck sweater. Could you help me?"
()"Do you have any turtle neck
sweater?" ()
"How many?"
"Three." 3
tank top
tank top tank
top wife-beater
white
tank top wife-beater
baggy baggy
pants baggy jeans
(straight jeans)(boot cut jeans)
"I am astonished!" ()
dress
Cleavage
cleavage
"I don't like too much cleavage." ()
"My mom will kill me if she sees too much cleavage." (
)
cleavage
"She's got so much cleavage that she can hide a fully-equipped
platoon in between there." (
)
Rack off-the-rack
"Your jacket looks very nice. Where did you get it?" (
)
"It's just something off-
the-rack." ()
good-looking, stylish
becoming Good-looking stylish
becoming
"It's very
good-looking." ; "It's very stylish.""It's very becoming to (on )
you."
alteration
alteration
alteration (
) alteration
alteration
: "I have a pair of pants that need alteration. Can you tell
me where I should go?" ()
"I think your red sweater and green shirt don't match."
check out
(cash register)"I want to check out."
ring it up
ring ring it up
()
(
)
( or )
:
~~()
, "You do the
calculation."
"Take
a number." "To get my driver's license, I had to take a number
and waited until my number was called." (
) number
take-a-number system
"Take a number."
(American Pie 2)
"Take a number."
"Go back and you need to wait for a very long time."
"Take a number."
3. She has your eyes.
"She has
your eyes."
5. Don't jump the gun before you really know what's going on.
Scratch
scratch something
forget
"Let's forget it."
"Let's scratch the plan."
"Will you be
available on Saturday or Sunday?""Scratch the Saturday
thing. I'll be available only on Sunday evening. " (
"Forget about Saturday. I'll be
available only on Sunday evening."
7. My dad lives vicariously through me.
vicariously
vicarious
vicarious
live vicariously through someone
"My dad has never been a football player. But now he just lives
vicariously through me and wants me to play football." (
)
vicarious live one's dream through someone
realize one's dream through someone "My
mom lives her dream through me."
live one's dream through someone
live vicariously through someone
(
>__< )
"He writes like an elementary school student." (
)"You write like a first
grader, too!" ()
elementary school student
first grader
second grader 12th grader
"Sometime I feel like I am a sixth grader
because I still like toys so much." (
)
pupil ()
like a elementary school student like
a pupil () "I'll obey you like a
pupil obeys his teacher."
9. It's 6 or 7 miles max.
maximumminimum combined (
combine be + combined be
) a total amount of
$3,000"My parents plan to earn a total
amount of $3,000.""My parents plan
to earn $3,000 combined ."
maximum combined
:
paloma () balanca () Ursa () Major () court (
) martial ()poet ()laureate ()
attorney general, knight errant, heir apparent, sum
totaltime immemorial ()president elect (
)...
"You should date an American guy so
you can improve your English." (
)(
)"Yes,
I think you should date Alex. He is a very nice guy!" (
)"No.
No. No. He is totally not your type. I can find someone else for you."
()
(Rental Office)
(apartment hunting)
"Do you
have any rooms available?""Do you still have a vacancy?"
Motel No Vacancy
No Vacancy No
Vacancy
"What kind of
apartment do you have?" ()
(lend out )"When
would you say that there would be an apartment available again?"
()
house
condominium (
condo)
townhouse
apartment apartment
apartments
(
)
apartment
condo townhouse
house American dream ()
20
house
studio ( efficiency)
one-bedroom ( ) two-bedroom apartment ()
studio
studio
studio
one-
bedroom
two-bedroom
3. What's the rent on that? How much is the deposit?
Rent
"How much is the rent?""How much is
it per month?" () rent
(security deposit cleaning deposit)
(leaser)(tenant, lessee)
deposit
(lease)
"Do I get an extra month free?"
()
sponsor reference ()
(sublease)
)
5. How many square feet is that studio?
3.28
10.76 3.3
35.51
6. Is there a view from there?
"Is there a view from there?""Does it
have a view?" view
"Is there any view from there?" any view
a view
"A Room with a View."
7. Is it furnished?
furnished furniture
(furniture) furniture d "It
is furnitured." furnitured
furnished
8. I live on campus now but I plan to move to an apartment off-campus in six months .
in live in a
house, live in an apartment
"I live in school.""I live on campus.""I live in school
housing." "I live out of school."
"I live off campus." on campus off campus
Utilities utilities
"Are utilities included?" ()"What utilities am I
responsible for?" ()
(range)(water heater)
rental office (
)
lease
$20 - $35
Ramada Inn
Disney land $60 $20
Double-tree
....
Double-tree
Expedia $140
$35
Double-tree
Double-tree Priceline.com
Priceline.com
:
(Great Smoky Mountains
National Park)
"Excuse me.""Excuse
us." ()
"How many?"
"Two"" There are only two
of us." ()
Smoky Mountain
"The ground is empty.""The
ground is hollow ." "The ground is empty."
()()
empty hollow
"The cup is empty."
"The ground is hollow."
empty hollow
"I feel empty." "I feel
hollow." "I feel
empty."
6. He is fighting.
()
()
"He is fighting." ()
"He is struggling."
struggle
fight
fight
"They are fighting." ()"They had a huge fight last
night." () fight
verbal fight physical
fight "The verbal fight turned into a physical
fight after they both got drunk." (
)
7. We have to get to the foot of the mountain before it gets dark.
"Just stay put, all right? I'll come and find you." (
)
come and find
you come to find you
"come to blah blah blah."come to
come to my housecome to a park
come and come and pick
you up, come and watch TV go come
go
9. I like hiking in the mountains during holidays.
hike in the
mountains mountain climbing mountain
climbing (rock
climbing) mountain climbing
mountain climbing club
mountain hiking
hike in the
mountains
10. You can borrow some backpacking gear from us if we go together next time.
Gear ()
gear equipment
fishing gearbackpacking gearcamping
gear "I don't
have any backpacking equipment.""I don't
have any backpacking gear."
hiking
"You must be LUCKY today."
( )
"They didn't let me in because I
didn't wear a tie. " ()
(
)
1. If you still don't pay the bill, I will call the collection.
$1,000$90
$1,000
"They called
me yesterday and told me if you still don't pay it, we will call the
correction."
collection ()
correction ()
"Oh, Thank you very much,
please go ahead." ()
"Thank you very much. Please go ahead."
, correction collection
Correction collection
collection department
call the collection
"Please
don't call the collection." "I need to talk to your manager."
2. Our country has no people.
Screen protection
Office Depot
"Do you have screen protection?"
anti-glare filter
screen saver
"I
am white with black hair."
"So you said you have gray hair?" (
)
"I am white with black hair."
Asian [
]
5. Make a right and take stairs to the second floor. The office is on your right.
ladder
ladder ( stepladder)
stairs
take ladders "Make a
right and take ladders."
ladders stairs
Rosy "Can I borrow your nipple?" ()
"What? You want to borrow my nipple?" nipple
"Yes, I want to
borrow your nipple.""Benlin, This is
nipple. You want to borrow this?""No. No.
No. I want to borrow this." (...
)"Benlin, this is called tweezers, not nipple."
"nipple"
nippo nipple
nipple nipple nipper
nipper
tweezers nipple...... nipper
: mate
James
"Benlin, do you know this, do you know that..."
prick penis
()
penis
penis /pen-nis/, pennies
( penny ) penis /pi-nus/
watch see
watch see
watch TV see a TV
watch TV see a TV
watch a TV show
see a TV show
watch a TV show see a TV show
see a movie watch a moviesee a
movie watch a movie
"Let's go (and) see a movie." "Let's watch
a movie." HBO
"Let's go (and) see a
movie.""Let's watch a movie ."
HBO
TV show movie watch
TV show movie
watch
"We're not
watching this." () (
"We're not watching this."
"We're not going to watch this."
we you
"You're not watching this." ) (
"We're not watching this."
"We're not going to watch this."
we you
"You're not watching this." )
2. Could you stop flipping the channels? 2. Could you stop flipping the channels?
"Stop flipping the channels." "Stop changing the channels."
"Stop flipping the channels.""Stop changing the channels."
3. I'd appreciate it if you could turn it down. 3. I'd appreciate it if you could turn it down.
4. I heard that a new sitcom is coming out next season. 4. I heard that a new sitcom is coming out
next season.
5. Tiger Woods will appear on "Larry King Live" on Friday. 5. Tiger Woods will appear on "Larry
King Live" on Friday.
Simpson
Springfield
The Simpsons ()
The Simpsons (
) Quayle
potato
potatoe e
Quayle potato
potatoe e The
Simpsons Bart (Simpson )"Potato, not
potatoe" The Simpsons Bart
(Simpson )"Potato, not potatoe"
The Simpsons The Simpsons
The Simpsons (do the voice-over)
The Simpsons (do the voice-over)
6. What was the last episode all about? 6. What was the last episode all about?
Episode
"What was the last episode all about?"
Episode
"What was the last episode all about?"
"I don't like the first two
episodes. The plot was just so absurd." (
) "I don't like the first two episodes. The plot was just so
absurd." ()
(re-run)
(re-run) (new
episode) (new episode)
season finale ( e
)
season
finale ( e )
"Tonight is the season finale so we have to go home now." (
) season finale
"Tonight is the season finale so we have to go home now." (
) season finale
7. There is too much static on the TV screen. 7. There is too much static on the TV screen.
static
"Our TV gets too much static." "There is too much static."
static "Our TV gets too much
static.""There is too much static."
"Our TV gets too much
snow." "This channel has poor reception." ()
"Our TV gets too much snow.""This
channel has poor reception." ()
"What channel is Bachelor on?" "What channel is showing Bachelor?"
"What
channel is Bachelor on?""What channel is showing Bachelor?"
Bachelor
"What channel is it on?"
Bachelor "What channel is it on?"
9. You couch potato! Get up and exercise a little bit during commercials. 9. You couch potato! Get
up and exercise a little bit during commercials.
couch potato
couch potato
(commercials)
"We should get up and exercise a little bit!"
"We Americans don't do that." ()
couch potatoes! (commercials) "We should get up and
exercise a little bit!""We Americans don't
do that." () couch potatoes!
10. A: "Do you watch Friends?" B: "I've seen it, but I don't follow it." 10. A: "Do you watch
Friends?" B: "I've seen it, but I don't follow it."
A: A: B: B:
"Yes. I like
watching it." ()"No. I don't." (
)
"Yes. I like watching it." ()"No. I
don't." ()
"I've seen it, but I don't watch it all the time." "I've seen it, but I
don't follow it." () follow
"I've seen it, but I don't watch it all the time.""I've seen it,
but I don't follow it." () follow
What is this?
What is this?
I am a married woman. (
) You can't embarrass me. ( )
I am a
married woman. ( ) You can't embarrass me. (
)
( )
1. I've seen every good movie that came out this summer.
Come out
"I saw Spiderman the night it came out in theaters." (
)
Casablanca ()"Yes. It came out when I
was 6-year-old." ()
debut
(premiere) debut "Did you see the
debut of the Spiderman?" () make
one's debut "Spiderman made its debut on the
internet a day before its official premiere." (
)
2. What's it rated?
action ()sci-fi ()comedy ()romantic
comedy ()thriller () drama ()
thriller
()
The Sixth Sense() thriller
Titanic (), Gone with the Wind ()
drama
drama
Rush Hours () action
comedy
4. Who do you think is going to win the Academy Award for Best Actor this year?
Academy Award
Oscar
Award Academy Award Oscar
Oscar
Oscars (-s)
(Academy Award ceremony) "Who do you think is going to win
the Academy Award, umm.. I mean, Best Actor at the Oscars this
year?" ()
(Academy Award
nominations)(winner of...) Best Picture (
)Best Actor ()Best Actress ()Best
Cinematography ()Best Costume Design ()
Academy Award Golden Globe ()
Golden Bear ()
5. I'd say it's worth renting (on video) but don't see it at the movie theater.
awesome
terrible
It's OK. "I'd say
it's worth renting, but don't see it at the movie theater."
"You don't want to pay money to see a movie version of a TV
show, do you?" ()
6. Who is in it?
"Who is in it?" (
)"What is the movie about?" ()
play
"Tom Cruise plays a young Naval pilot in Top Gun." (
)"Tom Cruise stars in Top Gun as a
young Naval pilot." star
Line
Titanic Rose's line: "You jump, I jump right?" (
)
"Do you remember the line by Mel Gibson in
Braveheart?" () " He was
like, Freedom!, at the end of the movie." (
Freedom!)"Yes, that was a good line." (
)
8. This movie was very touching.
tear-jerker
"Titanic is definitely a tear-jerker." (
) tear-jerker
9. The box office took in over 100 million in the first two weeks.
Box office
box office "I'll see you at the
box office." box office
"Can you believe that?
Scary Movie actually did very well at the box office." (
Scary Movie )
"The box office is very good." a movie
did very well (at the box office)
took in grossed (
)"Over the weekend, the top 10 movies grossed over
100 million at the box office." ( 1
)"The box office of the top 10 movies took in over 100
million over the weekend"
10. Let's go see matinee movies and save a few bucks.
Matinee () 5:30 pm
matinee
(1:00) matinee 1:00 pm
1:00 1:00 am
$2-$3
(concession stand)$3
$3 popcorn ()
(styrofoam)
(packing) peanuts ()
peanut peanut
(gossip)
1. Are you and Matt an item?
Matt
"Are
you going out with him?" "Have you been seeing each other?"
"Are you dating?" "Are
you an item?" {Longman: having a sexual or romantic relationship}
(confess)
"I am still
pulling evidence." ()
pull collect
pull collect pull collect
evidence
(candle)
(atmosphere) candlelight dinner
( 20 ) candlelight
"Did he take you to a very expensive
restaurant?" "Did he take
you to a candlelight dinner?"
Probe probe
investigate
probe investigate
"I
am just curious." ()"I am just interested." (
)
flirt
()
"Your place or mine?" ()
flirt
"He was born a natural flirt and he is good with a lot of
girls." ()
"He is trying to flirt with
you. Be careful!" ()
"My boyfriend spent more time talking and flirting with other
girls at that party than he did with me." (
)
7. He made a move on my sister last year and now he's trying to get me.
go after
chase after "I want to go after a girl in my German
class." ()"Mike is chasing after my
ex-gf and I really don't like it ." (Mike
)
8. He doesn't want to go steady.
(date)
"You deserve someone better." (
)
"Let's go steady."
go steady
"Do you want to be my girlfriend/boyfriend?"
go steady
"He is afraid of giving a commitment." ()
fling ()"We
are not serious about it."
serious
9. I am not playing hard to get.
"No worries! He is just playing hard to get." (
)
10. That is very smooth.
smooth
smooth talker smooth operator
(sweet talking
guy) "I'm lost in your eyes." (
)"That's very smooth."
"I guess he is a smooth talker!" ()
"Well, more importantly, he is very very rich." (
)
morning glory
morning glory
morning glory
gross nasty
gross nasty
()"That's so
gross." "Your cut looks really nasty."
"You are so gross.""You
are so nasty." ()
gross/nasty
disgusting
"You are so
disgusting!" ()
2. He is lame.
Lame
"The joke is so lame."
"The joke is so cold."
Lame
"He is so lame.""He is no fun."
1934
"Lame Duck Amendment" ()
lame duck
3. Your jeans are so filthy.
dirty
nasty "Stop talking dirty to me." (
)"You have such a nasty mind." ()
dirty nasty kinky
kinky
kinky "I
love you when you talk kinky." ()
4. The police do not pity those poor, pathetic and helpless homeless.
.
Pathetic poor
"We poor, pathetic consumers don't
know how bad it is until it gets worse.' (
) pity
pity "What a
pity!""It's a pity that....""What a pity! We
have missed the basketball game!" ()
miserable.
"It's miserable to live in an apartment without hot water." (
)
"My life is miserable." (
)
5. That is insane!
Crazy
"Your mom is crazy." ()Crazy
"That's crazy."
crazy insane
crazy
7. It's very creepy to walk alone after 9pm.
Creepy scary
Creepy scary
scary creepy
"It's creepy.""It's scary."
(bungee jump) scary
creepy
8. The house is spooky.
ghost house
haunted househaunted
(haunted) haunted house
spooky haunted
"It's a spooky experience to visit the haunted house." (
)
9. I am not going to hang out with him anymore because he is sleazy.
Sleazy Sleazy
"You'd better break up with your
sleazy boyfriend before you get hurt." (
)
Weird
weird Weird
"That's
so weird." ()
"It's so weird that I cannot find
my stuff."
strange weird
strange weird ... "It's so weird!"
weird
Hoosier
Hoosier
"Who is there?""Hoosier?"
Hoosier
:
1. He is gay
Gay homosexual
gay "He is a gay." (
)"He is gay." gay
homosexual
gay homosexual
gay (lesbian)
(bi-sexual) . gay bar
gay bar
gay bar
Madison
gay
"I am so gay today?"
happy
happy gay
2. She is a lipstick lesbian, I think.
gay
lesbian
gay lesbian
"She is a lesbian.""She is
lesbian ." lesbo
Queer eccentricweirdgrotesquefunny
strange
queer
"He is eccentric." "He is weird."
"He is queer." queer "He
is queer." eccentricweird strange
queer gay
"I just figured out he is gay/queer." (
) gay queer
fudge packer
queer
4. He is way too cute to be straight.
straight
candid frank
"I am as straight as an arrow."
5. He is a fag.
Fag
"Are you a fag?"
fag faggot faggot fag
fag very bad faggot extremely bad
faggot football
"You
faggot!"
fudge packer
fudge packer
fudge
pack (pack
er ) fudge packer
6. She has been a tomboy since she was born.
Tomboy
tomboy "I've
been a tomboy since I was born."
tomboy sissy
"He talks like he is a sissy." () sissy
"He is a sissy."
sissy "I'm not playing
that sissy game with you." ()
7. Their drag queen show is very famous around here. You've got to see it.
cross
dressing transvestite
Rocky Horror Picture Show Tim Curry Dr.
Frank N. Furter.
8. I didn't know I am bi until I was 13.
gay
transsexual () transsexual
(sex change operation) "She
will become a transsexual man after the sex change operation this
winter." ()
9. It's a place where you can take your closet boyfriend.
open gay
open gay ()
()
open gay (
)
closet boyfriend
10. Finally he decided to come out and announce to his family that he is gay.
closet
friend Closet closet come out
cute
gay
Melissa Mike Mike
Melissa Mike
Melissa
"I think Mike is very cute."
come out Mike Melissa
Melissa "You are not
supposed to say a guy is cute unless you are gay." (
)
a lot A lot
so many () so much ()
a lot awful
a awful lot
"I thanked him an awful lot." ()"I owe
her an awful lot." () awful
2. He is completely retarded.
Completely
"He is so
retarded." ()"Yes,
he is completely retarded." () completely
so retarded completely retarded
completely
"I understand."
"I completely understand."
3 . A: Do you know how it works? B: No, but I am satisfied with the fact that it works.
A:() B:
partner Katie
(>_< )
computer games
"Hey, Katie. Do you know how it works?" (
)"No, but I am satisfied with the fact that it
works."
"I am satisfied with the fact that it
works."
4. Some people have a hard time understanding what 'Glass Only' means.
"Glass Only"
"No Glass"
"Glass Only"
"How can people do that?"
Katie
"People have a hard time understanding
what 'Glass Only' means."
"It was fun. I like it." (
)" I laughed
incredibly hard last night. I almost died." ()
"I almost died laughing."
1. incredibly
2. "I almost died."
"I almost died.""I
almost died +V-ing"
"All-you-can-eat buffet"
"I was so full last night."
"I was incredibly full last night. I
almost died."
6. He is the smartest scientist I've ever seen on this planet.
"You scared
me.""You frightened me."
"You scared the shit out of me." Shit
()
shit
Blur
blur
leasing office
"If you see a blur after 3
o'clock, that'd be me."
.... blur
10. I have no income and I have to pay my tuition. I am the poorest of the poor.
very poor
poorest of the poor
"I would like to donate some money to
the poorest of the poor." ()
"He pushes us very hard.""He is very
pushy."
1. He is gone for the day.
"He/She is
not at his/her seat right now."
"He is gone for the
day."
gone for the day
2. My boss is a micromanager.
Micromanager micro
micromanager
"He is such a micromanager!"
micromanager micromanage
micromanage(flexible)"My
supervisor likes micromanaging everything in this office." (
)
"May I jump in for two pages?" jump in
"How long is it gonna be?" ()
"Probably?"
"How long is it gonna be? Probably?"
( gonna going to)
approximately
"Approximately how long will it take to arrive home?" (
)
7. I would like to request my travel reimbursement.
reimbursement
reimbursement
"I want my money
back."
reimbursement
"Which forms do I need to
complete for my travel reimbursement?" (
)
"He pushes us
hard." "He pushes us
hard.""He is very pushy."
"He is very pushy.""He is
very aggressive." push hard ()
"He is a
tough guy.""He is a demanding guy." Tough demanding
Paperwork (form)
(document)(contract)
paperwork "I will give you my
paperwork tomorrow." ()"I cannot find my
all of my paperwork." ()
paperwork s
e-mail
"Please let me know if you have any questions.""Please feel
free to call me if you have other questions."
: Do
comeoff do
do
do
1. Do what?
"Excuse me?"
"Pardon?""I'm sorry?"
"What's that?""Do what?"
do
treat
"Please, you cannot do me like this." ()
do me ( you/him/her)
"Junk food won't do
you any good." ()"Antibiotics
may do you harm." () do
me a favor "Could you do me a favor?" (
)
Do it (have sex)
"I really want
to do it with Richard Gere."
... do it have sex
6. Let's do Rachel.
Rachel
(Friends)
Rachel "It's
Rachel's turn.""Let's do Rachel!" do
someone
Ross Chandler
Rachel Julie Chandler Ross
Ross Chandler Rachel
"All right, Rachel first." Julie
"OK. Let's do Julie."do
do
7. Yes, I do want to go.
Do (climbing)
"Do you really want to go?"
"Yes, I do want to go." do
"Yes, I do.""
do the laundry do
"Let me help you do the dishes after
dinner." do the dishes
"Let's do the kitchen before we move out."
do the kitchen clean the kitchen
9. Let's do three in this car and four in that car.
Do
"Let's do sixty forty."
(60% 40% sixty forty)
do
"Let's do boy-boy and girl-girl."
do "Let's do
boy-girl and boy-girl." do
10. I am willing to do the flags with other girls.
do
perform
do the flags
"I want to do the Prince"