问主人的意思。
Pull over! 把车子开到旁边。
Drop me a line! 写封信给我。
Give me a ring. = Call me! 来个电话吧！
For here or to go？堂食或外卖。
cool; That’s cool! 等于国内年轻人常用的囗语“酷！”，表示不赖嘛！用于人或事均可。
What’s up? = What’s happening? = What’s new? 见面时随囗问候的话“最近在忙什么？有什么新鲜
事吗？一般的回答是“Nothing much!” 或“Nothing new!”
Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套！同学之间开玩笑的话。
Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好！
Get yourself together! 振作点行不行！
Do you have the time? 现在几点钟？(可别误以为人家要约你出去。)
Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
Give me a break ! 你饶了我吧！（开玩笑的话）
Hang on. 请稍候。
Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。
What a crummy day. 多倒霉的一天。
Go for it. 加油
You bet. = Of course. 当然；看我的！
Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。
Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
It’s a long story. 唉！说来话长。
How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何？近来可好？
Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。
Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。
Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好！
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧！
Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人。
What’s the catch? 有什么内幕？
Party animal. 开Party狂的人（喜欢叁加舞会的人）。
Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 讨厌的东西、人或事。
Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了！
Afat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小。
Don’t put on airs! 别摆架子！
I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑汁。
She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚。
Spacingout.=daydreaming. 做白日梦。
I am so fed up. 我受够了！
It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么？
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、红烧、（烤鸭
）braise 油炸过用温火炖 pure 煮成浓汤 broil 烧、烤 season 加调味料 panbroil用浅锅烧烤
seasoning 调味料 fry 炸、炒 dressing 沙拉酱 bake 烤 gravy 肉 saute 用温火慢炒 appetizer 饭前
菜、小菜 stew 炖、焖、红烧 entree主菜 simmer慢炖、煨 snack 点心、小点 stir fry 快炒、大火炒
marinate 腌、用卤泡，卤 smoke 熏
Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧！
I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. =My treat. 我请客
Let’s go dutch. 各付各的
My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
diarrhea 拉肚子
吃牛排时，waitor 会问“How would you like it ?”就是问“要几分熟？”的意思，可以选择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？（例如有人请你吃饭，你未能赴约，只好请他改到下一
次。）
I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!
Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!
What’s the rush! 急什么!
Such a fruitcake! 神经病！
I’ll swing by later. =I’ll stop by later. 待会儿，我会来转一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. 这个消息是千真万确的（tip指消息）!
easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
flunk out 被当掉。
take french leave 不告而别。
I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。
You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。
hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 离开。
Now he is in the driver’s seat =He is in control now.
Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。
Kinky =bizarre wacky =weird 古怪的。
klutz (=clutz) =idiot白痴、笨蛋。
know one’s way around 识途老马。
lion’s share 大部份。
tailgate尾随（尤其跟车跟得太近）。
