hit the road 上路 　　 We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！ shape up 表现良好，乖　　 You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 　　 Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。 pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。 come again 再说一遍 　　 Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 come clean 全盘托出，招供 　　 The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 spring for 请客 　　 Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。 spill the beans 泄漏秘密 　　 Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！stick in the mud 保守的人 　　 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。 john 厕所 　　 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。 keep in line 管束 　　 He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。 jump the gun 草率行事 　　 Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。 jump to conclusion 妄下结论 　　 Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。 lemon 次 　　 This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！ fishy 可疑的 　　 His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。 flip out 乐死了 　　 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。 fix someone up 撮合某人 　　 I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding 我想习习和 macaulay 会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：） take a shine to 有好感 　　 He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。 third wheel 累赘，电灯泡 　　 You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。 ripoff 骗人的东西 　　 What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn't work! 真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！ rock the boat 找麻烦 　　 Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。 blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 　　 I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。 in hot water 有麻烦 　　 He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。 put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 　　 Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。 　 flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 　　 The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 drop in/by/over 随时造访 　　 Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。 drop a line 写信 　　 Drop me a line! 给我写信！ duck 躲闪，突然低下头 　　 Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head.提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。

thank u for ur suporting ~~~ yesterday i had to go to BBQ at noon! my god~~ i am not "flip out"　but 　"really dead"~~ ai~~

The most genuine English statement 1. After you.你先请。这是一句很常用的客套话，在进／出门,上车得场合你都可 以表现一下。 2. I just couldn"t help it.我就是忍不住。想想看，这样一个漂亮的句子可用 于多少个场合？下面是随意举的一个例子： I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn"thelp it. 3. Don"t take it to heart. 别往心里去，别为此而忧虑伤神。生活实例： This test isn"t that important. Don"t take it to heart. 4. We"d better be off.我们该走了。It"s getting late. We"d better be off 5. Let"s face it. 面对现实吧。常表明说话人不愿意逃避困难的现状。 参考例句：I know it"s a difficult situation. Let"s face it, OK? 6. Let"s get started.咱们开始干吧。劝导别人时说：Don"t just talk. Let"s get started. 7. I"m really dead.我真要累死了。坦诚自己的感受时说：After all that work, I’m really dead. 8. I"ve done my best.我已尽力了。 9. Is that so?真是那样吗？常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑。 10. Don"t play games with me!别跟我耍花招！ 11. I don"t know for sure.我不确切知道。 Stranger： Could you tell me how to get to the town hall? Tom: I don"t know for sure. Maybe you could ask the policeman overthere. 12. I"m not going to kid you.我不是跟你开玩笑的。 Karin： You quit the job? You are kidding.Jack: I"m not going to kid you. I"m serious. 13. That"s something. 太好了，太棒了。 A: I"m granted a full scholarship for this semester. B: Congratulations. That"s something. 14. Brilliant idea!这主意真棒！这主意真高明！ 15. Do you really mean it? 此话当真？ Michael：Whenever you are short of money, just come to me.David: Do you really mean it? 16. You are a great help.你帮了大忙 17. I couldn"t be more sure. 我再也肯定不过。 18. I am behind you.我支持你。 A: Whatever decision you"re going to make, I am behind you. 19. I"m broke.我身无分文。 20. Mind you!请注意！听着！(也可仅用Mind。) 模范例句：Mind you! He"s a very nice fellow though bad-tempered. 21. You can count on it.你尽管相信好了，尽管放心。 A：Do you think he will come to my birthday party? B: You can count on it. 22. I never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜欢这东西。当朋友或同事不小心摔坏 你的东西时就可以用上这句话给他一个台阶，打破尴尬局面：Oh, don"t worry. I"m thinking of buying a new one. I never liked it anyway. 23. That depends.看情况再说。 例：I may go to the airport to meet her. But that depends. 24. Congratulations.恭喜你，祝贺你。 25. Thanks anyway.无论如何我还是得谢谢你。当别人尽力要帮助你却没帮成时， 你就可以用这个短语表示谢意。 26. It"s a deal.一言为定 Harry： Haven"t seen you for ages. Let"s have a get-together next week. Jenny: It"s a deal these are more simple ,but we also can remember them easier~~

Well,I see."BBQ" at noon is crazy and stupid! But having a good time is a good think!!

there are still someone who take English serious . good! i was a bit disappointed the first time i came to this column. but now ,maybe ,i shall change my unfair view ~~~~~~~

hehe~~~ most of them are ~ serious and frightened~