Tips：
1. reading and consuming information
2. not to memorize
3. not to prematurely approach a native speaker
4. building your inventory of words and expressions
5. watching TV or signing
6. working on pronunciation
7. perfecting your grammar but not for test?
連讀 connected speech
吞音 drop sound
重讀 stress words
輕讀 distress words
1. That’s a wrap. 圓滿結(jié)束了。完成了。
2. To wrap it up 總結(jié)來(lái)說(shuō)就是
3. walk the walk 說(shuō)做就做；付諸行動(dòng)
4. You are faded. No, I’m solid. 你有點(diǎn)虛弱。不，我很好。
5. I’m totally on top of this. 我完全掌握了。
6. luck out 走好運(yùn)；逢兇化吉；僥幸成功
7. water down the bear? 在…中攙水沖淡；稀釋
8. head off to 前往，前去
9. click into place ?某事突然明了，變得清楚，水落石出 eg: Suddenly it clicked that we’d been talking about different people.? It’s all clicked into place.? ?與某人頃刻成為朋友 We met at a party and clicked immediately. 我們一見(jiàn)如故。?配合默契? The team don’t seem to have clicked yet.
10. all well and good 也好；那當(dāng)然好
11. out of turn 不按順序地，魯莽的
12. on a regular basis 定期地；經(jīng)常地
13. to cap it all 更有甚者; to top it all 更有甚者；更糟糕的是；更奇怪的是
14. you don't want to do that=警告，你試試看
15. he can't help himself=無(wú)法控制自己
16. shut up!=上揚(yáng)聲調(diào)，指不可思議
17. see where I'm coming from=你懂我意思嗎
18. you may want to=建議你這么做
19. tell me about it=我也這么覺(jué)得
20. it doesn't hurt to try=這件事不會(huì)怎樣，去試試看
21. I’m gonna level with you 我打算跟你說(shuō)實(shí)話
22. It scares the living daylights out of me. 嚇?biāo)牢伊?，嚇得我兩眼昏?/p>
23. get the drift 明白，了解
24. we don’t need to buy up toilet paper. It’s uncalled for. 不必要的；不適當(dāng)?shù)?，不適宜的；沒(méi)有理由的；regimented Plan 有條理的計(jì)劃
25. If that tanks, what does he have?如果失敗了，他還有什么？
26. 我要走了。ok, I’m gonna get going. I’m gonna take off. I’m gonna pop off.
27. 我做的很棒！I did a great job. = I totally ate that! I nailed it!
28. boggle the mind 令人吃驚，難以想象
29. wrap up 結(jié)束；圓滿完成 I will teach you one word before we wrap up. 在結(jié)束之前我再教你一個(gè)單詞。
30. call it a day 收工；今天就此結(jié)束。Let’s call it a day and go back. 今天就此結(jié)束，我們回去吧。
31. whip up 激起 get whipped up emotionally 情緒激動(dòng)起來(lái)
32. get riled up 生氣，激動(dòng)起來(lái)
33. carry a/the torch for 單戀某人
34. paint a rosy picture 粉飾...；把...說(shuō)的光明樂(lè)觀，描述得十分美好
35. spick-and-span 嶄新的；一塵不染地 可作adj/adv. = spic-and-span
36. pique sb’s interest 激起某人的興趣
37. get sth over with 把某事做完，完成，結(jié)束
38. read up on 仔細(xì)研讀；熟讀（以準(zhǔn)備考試）
39. What’s up bro? 快讀：Sup bro.
40. should have 快讀：shoulda；kanda
41. slipt the check = go Dutch AA制；stingy 摳門(mén)兒，小氣鬼
42. you name it！ 應(yīng)有盡有，你就說(shuō)吧！
43. be open to 愿意接受 it’s a field for anyone open to exploring their passion.
44. take it from me 相信我的話，我保證，請(qǐng)相信我
45. jump the gun 操之過(guò)急
46. Does it ring any bells?有印象嗎？
47. It rings a bell. 有點(diǎn)印象。
48. It doesn't ring any bells with me. 沒(méi)印象。
49. Shit hit the fan. 麻煩大了，有大麻煩了，事情變?cè)愀饬恕?/p>
50. You’re so nosy. 你真愛(ài)管閑事。Mind your own business 管好你自己的事。
51. stereotypical views of sth 模式化印象，刻板印象 eg: It’s far cry from the stereotypical views of libraries as stale and silent spaces.
52. The pot calling the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。You ain’t better. 你也不咋地。
53. 你壓到我頭發(fā)了！You’re on my hair. Don’t get on my hair. Get off my hair.
54. debunk myths 消除誤區(qū)
55. a full-on geek 十足的怪家伙
56. over-enginner everything 過(guò)分規(guī)劃所有事情；過(guò)分處理
57. back the wrong horse 下錯(cuò)賭注，押錯(cuò)寶，選錯(cuò)人，看走眼；= bet on the wrong horse
58. bare one’s soul 向別人掏心掏肺，展露自己的內(nèi)心世界
59. strike sb as sth 給某人以...印象；讓某人覺(jué)得 eg: She strikes me as a very efficient person. How does the idea strike you?
60. beside oneself 極度興奮，發(fā)狂. I was beside myself!
61. Catch me doing it/that! 我絕不干那樣的事。
62. She sang off key, and audience made catcalls. 到喝彩 make catcalls (尖叫聲，噓聲）
63. assume some risks 承擔(dān)一些風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
64. 我腿麻了 I can’t feel my feet. My leg is dead. 胳膊麻了。My arms fell asleep.
65. sassy adj. 唧唧歪歪
66. 代替Do you want....? Are you up for going out for a drink tonight? Are you up for pizza tonight? Do you fancy going out for a drink tonight?
67. 代替 I don’t know.
- 被問(wèn)路：Sorry, I can't help you there.
- You're asking the wrong person. + 理由 I know nothing about here.
- I have no clue ... ( what he was saying)
- 被問(wèn)買(mǎi)什么車(chē)？sorry, I know nothing about cars.
- 被問(wèn)傻問(wèn)題，質(zhì)疑 How should I know / How am I supposed to know? 我怎么知道？
- Your guess is as good as mine.
- I have no idea.
- 被問(wèn)到了難的問(wèn)題 Good question.
68. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. 勸別人... 不用擔(dān)心這個(gè)問(wèn)題，等真有問(wèn)題了會(huì)過(guò)去的。 船到橋頭自然直；It’ll work itself out.
69. 魚(yú)和熊掌不能兼得。You can’t eat your cake and have it.
70. We will star at 5 o clock, give or take (10 minutes) 10分鐘左右 give or take = more or less
71. 我們可以談?wù)剢幔?Can we talk for a bit? I have a bit of bone to pick with you. 挑骨頭，找事兒a bone to pick
72. 鋪滿石子的路 gravel n. 碎石；gravelly adj.
73. knock on wood 敲木頭；祈求好運(yùn)；吉人天相
74. 別戳到你的手指 Don’t jar your fingier. 別歪著腳Don’t sprain your ankle.
75. He’s been dodgy. 他不可靠。公司～，車(chē)～不可靠，不穩(wěn)，欺騙性的，不可信
76. 你鞋帶開(kāi)了。Your shoe laces are not done. Your shoe laces are untied. You need to do/tie up your shoe laces. They are not done.
77. 讓我一下，對(duì)我好點(diǎn) I’m new to this. Please go easy on me. 針對(duì) go hard on me.
78. I don’t like it one bit 我一點(diǎn)都不喜歡 one bit
79. Whatever floats your boat. 隨你的便，隨便 it’s up to you.
80. 好久沒(méi)練習(xí)有些生疏了。My basketball is very rusty these days. I haven’t play it for ages, I maybe a little rusty.
81. off the top of my head 不假思索（俚語(yǔ)）I can’t tell you off the top of my head, but I think it’s 300$. 我沒(méi)法一下就想出來(lái)，但是應(yīng)該是...
82. as the crow flies 直線距離 It’s 4 kilometers as the crow flies. 烏鴉飛過(guò)的直線距離（英國(guó)路非常崎嶇）
83. 鼻塞 stuffy / blocked / congested nose; 喉嚨痛 soar throat
84. a murky Night 昏暗的夜晚；murky river 渾水
85. 沒(méi)錢(qián)的扣 frugal、tight；有錢(qián)還扣 stingy、miser
86. get the hang of sth 得知……的竅門(mén)；熟悉某物的用法；理解某事，摸清概況；鑒賞 I really want to get the hang of it, but...
87. 我有同感。I know you got-a tough job. I can relate. When-I was-in college, I was right where you-are.
88. 正常vs日常
- How are you? → How’s it going?
- Are you OK? → You good,right?
- I apologize → My bad.
- I am angry → I am pissed off.
- Call me → Hit me up.
- You only live once → YOLO（取首字母）
89. shoot the breeze 閑聊，閑扯 （美國(guó)西部人沒(méi)事干，拿槍射擊風(fēng)，純?yōu)榱送鎯海?= chew the fat
90. 琢磨；耿耿于懷 chew on things eg: We don’t chew on things from 30 years ago. They don’t matter anymore. 我們不會(huì)因?yàn)槿昵暗呐f事而一直耿耿于懷。
91. 忍住別慫！Suck it up.
92. 你想打架嗎？You trying to square up? square 好擺好架勢(shì)，做進(jìn)攻姿態(tài)；清賬，結(jié)清 Can I leave you to square up with the waiter?
93. 還沒(méi)猜到，不過(guò)差不多了。you are getting there
94. 拍別人馬屁 you are buttering up someone. = kiss someone’s ass
95. 紐約slang：It’s dumb good. 太好吃了。dumb=very； It’s brick outside. 外面太冷了。= brick = cold；I was tight last night, all my friends ditched me. 我不開(kāi)心，朋友都丟下了我。tight=upset
96. 我要大膽猜一下 I’ll take a wild guess.
97. bite off more than you can chew 貪多嚼不爛，自不量力
98. 比賽 What a nail-biter! n.緊張局勢(shì)；緊張的故事 The ending of that movie was a real nail-biter. 電影結(jié)局太精彩了。
99. dear in the headlights 不知所措（美俚）
100. people are jumpy 人們變得慌恐不安，焦慮不安
101. Not a bit of it! 根本不是那樣，壓根就沒(méi)發(fā)生。
102. 你應(yīng)該提前告訴我。you should told me upfront / beforehand / in advance. You should be upfront with him how this will prepare.
103. 反悔怎么說(shuō)？You can’t go/turn back on your words like that. You can’t flip your words like that. You can’t change your mind like that.
104. on such short notice剛約就要見(jiàn)（沒(méi)有給對(duì)方充裕的時(shí)間）
105.? kick-you-in-the-crotch spit-on-your-neck 有苦說(shuō)不出的碰巧境遇
106. 你可以給公司帶來(lái)什么好處？What can you bring to the table? Bring to the table 提供（好處，利益）；推上臺(tái)面
? ? 1. power bank 充電寶；移動(dòng)電源
107. 眼袋 dark circles around your eyes 黑眼；bags under your eyes 眼袋
108. 連讀24小時(shí) 24-hours straight; or consecutive 24 hours
109.? 年輕人也加入了浪潮 Young people jumped in.
110. 這會(huì)是個(gè)個(gè)例嗎？Could this be an isolated case?
111. It’s a little late for buyer’s remorse. 現(xiàn)在后悔為時(shí)已晚。買(mǎi)家反悔
112. 想要表達(dá)〖絕無(wú)可能〗：
- It’ll be a cold day in hell. （地獄里的冷天，西方地獄是火熱的）
- Over my dead body. 除非我死了，從我的尸體上跨過(guò)去！絕無(wú)可能！
- That’s never gonna happen.
- When the hell freezes over.
- When pigs fly.?
- Fat chance.?
113. speaking of which 說(shuō)到這（前文提到過(guò)）
114. 火爆了！The blockbuster is straight fire! 這部大片電影太火了！
115. 除非你真這么想Only if that’s what you really think.
116. 疲憊不堪，你看起來(lái)很累。You look like you are running on fumes.
117. 信息已讀但未收到回復(fù)。I got left on read. I was left on read. 沒(méi)有收到回復(fù)，不要往壞的方向想 You shouldn’t assume the worst if you got left on read.
118. 一點(diǎn)也不 not in the least, not at all； I’m not in the least tired. 我一點(diǎn)也不累。
119. hit the jackpot 中獎(jiǎng)，走運(yùn)，贏得大筆錢(qián)；獲得巨大成功
120. Is that the case? 情況是這樣嗎？That is the case. 情況就是這樣的。
121. Be in the clear 脫離危險(xiǎn)，脫離嫌疑；完成某事（不受阻礙）eg: We are in the clear and now we can get back to normal. 我們可以回到正常的軌道上了。
- out of a clear sky 完全出乎意外；His mode suddenly blew up out of clear sky
- out of the blue 完全出乎意外；The decision came out of the blue.
122. 加油！怎么說(shuō)？
- 熱血鼓勵(lì)型 ——You got this .
- 撐住別慫型——Hang in there.
- 更進(jìn)一步型——Keep up the good work .
- 賽場(chǎng)助威型——Go , go , go !
123. 表達(dá)情緒低落、不高興
- feel blue
- down in the mouth
- down in the dumps
- under a cloud
124. 我高興壞了！
- I’m on top of the world!
- I’m treading on air.
- I feel like a million dollars.
- I’m in the seventh heaven.
- I’m on cloud nine.
- I couldn’t be more happier.
- It gives me a great pressure to hear that...
125. 表達(dá)驚訝，真的假的？
- I swear I’ll buy a house in Beijing.
- You don’t say! 真的假的！
126. 表達(dá)嘲諷，不滿，“呵呵”
- Don’t mock me. I’ll beat him.
- You don’t say. 呵呵（我不信），切！
127. 志在必得！I’m in it to win it! I’ve been driven hard! I'm in it to win it in the following exams.
128. Knock it off! 別再講下去了 ; 少來(lái)這一套 ; 停止
129. Kock sb out 使人昏睡，不省人事；The blow knocked her out. 使人大吃一驚；使傾倒；使留下深刻印象。The movie just knocked me out. 這部電影讓我驚嘆不已。
130. knock sb up 英：?jiǎn)拘?；美：懷?/p>
131. 發(fā)泄出來(lái)，把心里話說(shuō)出來(lái) get something off my chest
132. no great shakes 不怎么樣，平凡的，并不出眾的；well, it was no great shakes.
133. 你眼睛都紅了，充血了。Your eyes are bloodshot.
134. 這是個(gè)陰招，這招很賤。It was a cheap shot.
135. 她趁他不在去見(jiàn)他的情人。She took advantages of his absence to meet her lover.
136. I have a sinking feeling that I’m gonna lose her. 我有種不詳?shù)念A(yù)感，我會(huì)失去他。sinking feeling 不好的預(yù)感
137. Only one way to find out! — Open it! 知道真相的唯一辦法。（常說(shuō)）
138. against all odds 克服了一切困難
139. You see, this is what happens when... 你看，這個(gè)就做sth的后果
140. the effects could stretch far out into the future sth 會(huì)對(duì)未來(lái)造成長(zhǎng)期的影響
141. 你們等著吧，我會(huì)證明給你們看的！I’ll show you all!
142. Governments officials are highly strung. 忙壞了，緊繃著神經(jīng)，highly strung
143. make an unlikely discovery 有意外發(fā)現(xiàn)
144. bad apples 壞家伙，混蛋
145. fly/go out (of) the window 不再受重視；被拋在腦后，不存在了，完全消失；As soon as the kids arrived, order went out of window. 一切都亂套了。Healthy life crap are out of the window. 健康生活什么的都拋在腦后。
146. undo(undid) all the work we’ve done 前功盡棄
147. It’s impossible to resist! 不可能忍住，忍不住??！
148. Sth will set you back 7 grand 讓你破費(fèi)，話費(fèi)7000；（grand = 1000美元）
149. Do you catch my drift？懂我的意思了嗎？，明白我的話了嗎？= gist; I don’t quite follow your gist. 我不太明白你的意思。
150. pry v. 撬開(kāi)，打開(kāi)；打聽(tīng)，窺探，探查（隱私）；pry into; Don’t pry into my personal life. She tries to keep children from the prying eyes of the media.
151. Make it easy on yourself. 讓自己輕松點(diǎn)。
152. get the better of sb 打敗，戰(zhàn)勝；get the best of it 得勝，獲得成功；get the best of someone 控制某人
153. I have to live with that. 接受；忍受
154. get my project on wheels 順利進(jìn)行；wheels within wheels 錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜，盤(pán)根錯(cuò)節(jié)
155. I hope this letter find you well.
156. I’m at a loss for words. 我不知說(shuō)什么好。無(wú)語(yǔ)，啞口無(wú)言 ; 無(wú)言以對(duì)
157. 真不明白這些人的腦回路。There’s no way to understand the though process that these people have.
158. excusing myself to go to the bathroom when hanging out with friends? 跟朋友出去的時(shí)候?yàn)樽约喝冶憬荩籩xcuse oneself for doing sth 為...辯解
159. So snug. = cosy 溫暖舒適的；貼身的，緊身的
160. whisper into kids’ ears 悄悄告訴孩子；whisper into one’s ear
161. he decided to went above and beyond? 更大膽一步，往前走一步；技高一籌，出類(lèi)拔萃，敢于突破常規(guī) go above and beyond
162. 別誤會(huì)我 don’t get me wrong
163. 我貼著墻，緊貼著墻。I just press up against the wall.
164. No matter how tensions arises between neighbors, there’s always one thing you can count on to bring people together to weather a storm: Happy Hour.? 總有一樣?xùn)|西你可以拿來(lái)緩解關(guān)系，那就是喝酒。（Happy Hour n.快樂(lè)時(shí)間；減價(jià)供應(yīng)飲料等的時(shí)間（酒吧間術(shù)語(yǔ)）
165. wear / get on one’s nerves 使人心煩，難以忍受
166. if the cap fits, (wear it) 有則改之；eg: I didn’t actually say that you were lazy, but if the cap fits.
167. 他一直都不支持... He’s never been a fan of ...
168. 大發(fā)雷霆，頻爆粗口 launch into a rant filled with expletives
169. 口無(wú)遮攔的人 people with no filter
170. 他的愿望就這樣達(dá)成了 ... and his wish was just granted?
171. 坦率說(shuō)，老實(shí)說(shuō) frankly
172. 胃有點(diǎn)不舒服 My stomach is a bit off.
173. 我好了一大半了 I was ok halfway round
174. 聲音聽(tīng)起來(lái)很低沉；You sounded very down in the dumps. ( down in the dumps 悶悶不樂(lè)，沮喪）
175. Eureaka! 我發(fā)現(xiàn)了！我找到了?。ㄕ业侥澄?，或答案）
176. catch sb off guard; 趁某人不備 ; 乘虛而入 ; 乘其不備 catch him a little bit off guard
177. This dress paired with heels will be perfect for a night out.
178. 我可以（為sb）作證 I can vouch for that.
179. 我就要這個(gè)了（做決定的時(shí)候）I’m going with this one.
180. 一個(gè)人購(gòu)物 go solo，單干，一個(gè)人做某事
181. 我有哪點(diǎn)讓你生氣了？What is it about me that really gets under your skin?
182. 我在...方面有天賦 I have a knack for...
183. 真是當(dāng)頭一棒 it’s just a slap in the face 耳光；公然受辱；突然的責(zé)備
184. Ok, you are speaking my language. 我們終于有共同語(yǔ)言了。
185. I’m blown away by sth 我被某事震驚到了！
186. 輪到你說(shuō)話了 You have the floor.
187. I just need some time to process that.我只是需要點(diǎn)時(shí)間來(lái)接受這一點(diǎn)。
188. Let’s touch base again on Friday. 周五再碰一下頭
189. go over sth = talk about, discuss 討論一下
190. 發(fā)廣告?zhèn)鲉?hand out flyers
191. smoking gun n. 確鑿的證據(jù)；We have something of smoking gun with regard to China.? = hard evidence
192.? 恕我不能贊同 I beg to differ.
193. They are always crowd-pleasers.大家都喜歡這些東西，這些東西非常受歡迎。
194. Thanks a million. 多謝
195. rain check 延期；約定以后再補(bǔ)邀請(qǐng)；專(zhuān)用免費(fèi)票；（棒球比賽的“雨票”）Can I take a rain check?
196. 我餓了I’m feeling peckish. 嘴饞 吃點(diǎn)小零食；I’m growling. I’m craving hot pot. 我太想吃火鍋了。
197. 窮，沒(méi)錢(qián)。I’m broke. (Not broken) 生活拮據(jù) We live from hand to mouth, never knowing where the next meal was coming from. 勉強(qiáng)糊口，不知下一頓在哪；We’re living paycheck to paycheck. 生活拮據(jù)，沒(méi)閑錢(qián)；be down and out 窮困潦倒；被擊倒而停止比賽；精疲力竭；Nobody loves you when you’re down and out.
198.
1.hands down
2.you got beef
3.you trippin'
4.Word
5.You don't say
6.You crossed the line
7.hold my beer
8.Don't give up the day job
9.Ring the bell
10.Up in the air
