Potluck Party ：一種聚餐方式，主人準(zhǔn)備場(chǎng)地和餐具，叁加的人必須帶一道菜準(zhǔn)備飲料，事先問(wèn)
問(wèn)主人的意思。
Pull over! 把車子開(kāi)到旁邊。
Drop me a line! 寫封信給我。
Give me a ring. = Call me! 來(lái)個(gè)電話吧！
For here or to go？堂食或外賣。
cool; That’s cool! 等于國(guó)內(nèi)年輕人常用的囗語(yǔ)“酷！”，表示不賴嘛！用于人或事均可。
What’s up? = What’s happening? = What’s new? 見(jiàn)面時(shí)隨囗問(wèn)候的話“最近在忙什么？有什么新鮮
事嗎？一般的回答是“Nothing much!” 或“Nothing new!”
Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少來(lái)這一套！同學(xué)之間開(kāi)玩笑的話。
Don’t give me a hard time! 別跟我過(guò)不去好不好！
Get yourself together! 振作點(diǎn)行不行！
Do you have the time? 現(xiàn)在幾點(diǎn)鐘？(可別誤以為人家要約你出去。)
Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撐一下。
Give me a break ! 你饒了我吧?。ㄩ_(kāi)玩笑的話）
Hang on. 請(qǐng)稍候。
Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
What a big hassle. 真是個(gè)麻煩事。
What a crummy day. 多倒霉的一天。
Go for it. 加油
You bet. = Of course. 當(dāng)然；看我的！
Wishful thinking. 一廂情愿的想法。
Don’t be so fussy! 別那么挑剔好不好。
It’s a long story. 唉！說(shuō)來(lái)話長(zhǎng)。
How have you been? = How are you doing? 你過(guò)得如何？近來(lái)可好？
Take things for granted. 自以為理所當(dāng)然。
Don’t put on airs. 別擺架子。
Don’t be so fussy! 別那么挑剔好不好！
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧！
Have a crush on someone. 迷戀某人。
What’s the catch? 有什么內(nèi)幕？
Party animal. 開(kāi)Party狂的人（喜歡叁加舞會(huì)的人）。
Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 討厭的東西、人或事。
Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
Don’t get on my nerve! 別把我惹毛了！
Afat chance. =A poor chance. 機(jī)會(huì)很小。
Don’t put on airs! 別擺架子！
I am racking my brains. 我正在絞盡腦汁。
She’s a real drag. 她真有點(diǎn)礙手礙腳。
Spacingout.=daydreaming. 做白日夢(mèng)。
I am so fed up. 我受夠了！
It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重點(diǎn)是什么？
By all means.=Definitely. 一定是。
steam 蒸 poach水煮 boil 煮 toast 烤（面包）grill烤、的煎 roast（duck）烘烤、紅燒、（烤鴨
）braise 油炸過(guò)用溫火燉 pure 煮成濃湯 broil 燒、烤 season 加調(diào)味料 panbroil用淺鍋燒烤
seasoning 調(diào)味料 fry 炸、炒 dressing 沙拉醬 bake 烤 gravy 肉 saute 用溫火慢炒 appetizer 飯前
菜、小菜 stew 燉、燜、紅燒 entree主菜 simmer慢燉、煨 snack 點(diǎn)心、小點(diǎn) stir fry 快炒、大火炒
marinate 腌、用鹵泡，鹵 smoke 熏
Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃點(diǎn)東西吧！
I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. =My treat. 我請(qǐng)客
Let’s go dutch. 各付各的
My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
diarrhea 拉肚子
吃牛排時(shí)，waitor 會(huì)問(wèn)“How would you like it ?”就是問(wèn)“要幾分熟？”的意思，可以選擇rare，
medium 或well-done。
I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!
May I take a rain check? 可不可改到下次？（例如有人請(qǐng)你吃飯，你未能赴約，只好請(qǐng)他改到下一
次。）
I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不對(duì)勁!
Let’s get it straight. 咱們把事情弄清楚!
What’s the rush! 急什么!
Such a fruitcake! 神經(jīng)病！
I’ll swing by later. =I’ll stop by later. 待會(huì)兒，我會(huì)來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. 這個(gè)消息是千真萬(wàn)確的（tip指消息）!
easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
flunk out 被當(dāng)?shù)簟?BR> take french leave 不告而別。
I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。
You should give him a piece of your mind. 你應(yīng)該向他表達(dá)你的不滿。
hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 離開(kāi)。
Now he is in the driver’s seat =He is in control now.
Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿態(tài)。
Kinky =bizarre wacky =weird 古怪的。
klutz (=clutz) =idiot白癡、笨蛋。
know one’s way around 識(shí)途老馬。
lion’s share 大部份。
tailgate尾隨（尤其跟車跟得太近）。
take a back seat. 讓步。
take a hike =leave me alone =get lost 滾開(kāi)。
hit the hay =go to bed 睡覺(jué)。
Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 載我一程好嗎？
green hand 生手、沒(méi)有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人。
moonshine = mountain dew指私釀的烈酒（威士忌）或走私的酒。胡說(shuō)八道也可用moonshine。His
story is plain moonshine.
chill out =calm down =relax（來(lái)自黑人英語(yǔ)）
rip off =steal;I was ripped off.我被偷了；rip off 也常被用為“剝奪”My right was ripped
off. 權(quán)利被剝奪（來(lái)自黑人英語(yǔ)）。
我們稱美國(guó)大兵為G.I.(Government Issue) or GI Joe, 德國(guó)兵或德國(guó)佬為Fritzor Kraut，稱英國(guó)佬
為John Bull，日本人為Jap.或Nip，*人為Jew都是很不禮貌的稱呼。
mess around (with) 瞎混；Get to work. Don’t mess around.趕快工作，別瞎攪和。
snob勢(shì)利眼。
sneak in,sneak out 偷偷溜進(jìn)去，溜出來(lái)。sneakers 運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋。
She is such a brown-noser. 她是個(gè)馬*精。
This is in way over my head. 對(duì)我而言這實(shí)在太難了。
Did you come up with any ideas? 有沒(méi)有想到什么新的意見(jiàn)？
Don’t get uptight!Take it easy. 別緊張，慢慢來(lái)！
問(wèn)主人的意思。
Pull over! 把車子開(kāi)到旁邊。
Drop me a line! 寫封信給我。
Give me a ring. = Call me! 來(lái)個(gè)電話吧！
For here or to go？堂食或外賣。
cool; That’s cool! 等于國(guó)內(nèi)年輕人常用的囗語(yǔ)“酷！”，表示不賴嘛！用于人或事均可。
What’s up? = What’s happening? = What’s new? 見(jiàn)面時(shí)隨囗問(wèn)候的話“最近在忙什么？有什么新鮮
事嗎？一般的回答是“Nothing much!” 或“Nothing new!”
Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少來(lái)這一套！同學(xué)之間開(kāi)玩笑的話。
Don’t give me a hard time! 別跟我過(guò)不去好不好！
Get yourself together! 振作點(diǎn)行不行！
Do you have the time? 現(xiàn)在幾點(diǎn)鐘？(可別誤以為人家要約你出去。)
Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撐一下。
Give me a break ! 你饒了我吧?。ㄩ_(kāi)玩笑的話）
Hang on. 請(qǐng)稍候。
Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
What a big hassle. 真是個(gè)麻煩事。
What a crummy day. 多倒霉的一天。
Go for it. 加油
You bet. = Of course. 當(dāng)然；看我的！
Wishful thinking. 一廂情愿的想法。
Don’t be so fussy! 別那么挑剔好不好。
It’s a long story. 唉！說(shuō)來(lái)話長(zhǎng)。
How have you been? = How are you doing? 你過(guò)得如何？近來(lái)可好？
Take things for granted. 自以為理所當(dāng)然。
Don’t put on airs. 別擺架子。
Don’t be so fussy! 別那么挑剔好不好！
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧！
Have a crush on someone. 迷戀某人。
What’s the catch? 有什么內(nèi)幕？
Party animal. 開(kāi)Party狂的人（喜歡叁加舞會(huì)的人）。
Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 討厭的東西、人或事。
Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
Don’t get on my nerve! 別把我惹毛了！
Afat chance. =A poor chance. 機(jī)會(huì)很小。
Don’t put on airs! 別擺架子！
I am racking my brains. 我正在絞盡腦汁。
She’s a real drag. 她真有點(diǎn)礙手礙腳。
Spacingout.=daydreaming. 做白日夢(mèng)。
I am so fed up. 我受夠了！
It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重點(diǎn)是什么？
By all means.=Definitely. 一定是。
steam 蒸 poach水煮 boil 煮 toast 烤（面包）grill烤、的煎 roast（duck）烘烤、紅燒、（烤鴨
）braise 油炸過(guò)用溫火燉 pure 煮成濃湯 broil 燒、烤 season 加調(diào)味料 panbroil用淺鍋燒烤
seasoning 調(diào)味料 fry 炸、炒 dressing 沙拉醬 bake 烤 gravy 肉 saute 用溫火慢炒 appetizer 飯前
菜、小菜 stew 燉、燜、紅燒 entree主菜 simmer慢燉、煨 snack 點(diǎn)心、小點(diǎn) stir fry 快炒、大火炒
marinate 腌、用鹵泡，鹵 smoke 熏
Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃點(diǎn)東西吧！
I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. =My treat. 我請(qǐng)客
Let’s go dutch. 各付各的
My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
diarrhea 拉肚子
吃牛排時(shí)，waitor 會(huì)問(wèn)“How would you like it ?”就是問(wèn)“要幾分熟？”的意思，可以選擇rare，
medium 或well-done。
I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!
May I take a rain check? 可不可改到下次？（例如有人請(qǐng)你吃飯，你未能赴約，只好請(qǐng)他改到下一
次。）
I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不對(duì)勁!
Let’s get it straight. 咱們把事情弄清楚!
What’s the rush! 急什么!
Such a fruitcake! 神經(jīng)病！
I’ll swing by later. =I’ll stop by later. 待會(huì)兒，我會(huì)來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. 這個(gè)消息是千真萬(wàn)確的（tip指消息）!
easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
flunk out 被當(dāng)?shù)簟?BR> take french leave 不告而別。
I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。
You should give him a piece of your mind. 你應(yīng)該向他表達(dá)你的不滿。
hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 離開(kāi)。
Now he is in the driver’s seat =He is in control now.
Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿態(tài)。
Kinky =bizarre wacky =weird 古怪的。
klutz (=clutz) =idiot白癡、笨蛋。
know one’s way around 識(shí)途老馬。
lion’s share 大部份。
tailgate尾隨（尤其跟車跟得太近）。
take a back seat. 讓步。
take a hike =leave me alone =get lost 滾開(kāi)。
hit the hay =go to bed 睡覺(jué)。
Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 載我一程好嗎？
green hand 生手、沒(méi)有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人。
moonshine = mountain dew指私釀的烈酒（威士忌）或走私的酒。胡說(shuō)八道也可用moonshine。His
story is plain moonshine.
chill out =calm down =relax（來(lái)自黑人英語(yǔ)）
rip off =steal;I was ripped off.我被偷了；rip off 也常被用為“剝奪”My right was ripped
off. 權(quán)利被剝奪（來(lái)自黑人英語(yǔ)）。
我們稱美國(guó)大兵為G.I.(Government Issue) or GI Joe, 德國(guó)兵或德國(guó)佬為Fritzor Kraut，稱英國(guó)佬
為John Bull，日本人為Jap.或Nip，*人為Jew都是很不禮貌的稱呼。
mess around (with) 瞎混；Get to work. Don’t mess around.趕快工作，別瞎攪和。
snob勢(shì)利眼。
sneak in,sneak out 偷偷溜進(jìn)去，溜出來(lái)。sneakers 運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋。
She is such a brown-noser. 她是個(gè)馬*精。
This is in way over my head. 對(duì)我而言這實(shí)在太難了。
Did you come up with any ideas? 有沒(méi)有想到什么新的意見(jiàn)？
Don’t get uptight!Take it easy. 別緊張，慢慢來(lái)！