1、531. Sorry, Im engaged. 对不起，我有约在先了。532. What about another dance? 再跳一曲好吗？533. Youre a good dancer. 你舞跳的真好。534. Whats on Channel 8 now? 现在8频道播什么节目？535. I dont know. You may look in the TV Guide. 我不知道，你可以看看电视报。536. Lets see what else is on. 咱们看看有没有别的节目。537. Did you see the special last night? 昨晚你看特别节目
2、了吗？538. I dont want to see any more of this TV show. 我不想再看这个电视节目了。539. Can we change the channel? 能换个频道吗？540. I want to see the weather. 我想看天气预报。三十七、Appointments 约会541. Id like to make an appointment with Mrs. Green. 我想约个时间见格林女士。542. Shes free on Friday and Saturday. 她周五和周六有空。 543. Sorry, can I see
3、her before Friday? 对不起，我能周五之前见她吗？544. Let me see. She has 30 minutes on Tuesday afternoon. 让我查查，她周二下午有30分钟。545. At what time? 什么时间？546. From 4 to 4:30. 四点到四点半。547. All right. 好吧。548. So youll come then. Please phone in if you cant make it. 那么你就那时来，如果来不了，请打电话给我。549. I have an interview this afternoon
4、. 我今天下午有面试。550. I can come any time except Sunday. 除星期天外我都能来。 551. You can reach me at 6609823. 你打电话6609823就能找到我。552. He phoned to cancel the meeting. 他打电话来取消会议。553. Please call me before you come. 你来之前请打电话。554. Please make an appointment with my secretary. 请跟我秘书定个见面时间。555. I have to change my appoi
5、ntment from Monday to Thursday. 我不得不把约会从周一改到周四。三十八、Seeing A Doctor 看医生556. Whats your trouble? 你有什么不舒服？57. How long have you had it? 你得这病多久了？558. I should say youve caught a cold. 我看你感冒了。559. You need an injection. 你需要打针。560. Is it serious? 我的病严重吗？561. Do I need to be hospitalized? 我需要住院吗？562. Have
6、you seen the doctor? 你看过医生了吗？563. What did the doctor say? 医生怎么说？564. Jack is up and about now. 杰克病后复原了。565. The doctor says that I should take quinine. 医生说我应该服用奎宁。566. What sort of medicine do you take? 你吃的是什么药？67. The doctor says that I should not eat anything oily. 医生说我不能吃油腻的东西。568. I had a shot
7、of penicillin. 我打了一针青霉素。569. You have to be operated on. 你得做手术。570. He gave me a chest X-ray and took my blood pressure. 他给我做了X光胸透并量了血压。三十九、Making A Phonecall 打电话571. Hello. May I speak to Mr. Green? 你好，我找格林先生。572. Just a moment. 等一会儿。573. Hold on. 等一会儿。574. Hes not in. May I take a message for him?
8、 他不在，我能替他捎个口信吗？575. Yes, please. 是的，麻烦了。 576. Would you answer the phone please? 你能接下电话吗？577. I want to make a long distance call. 我想打个长途电话。578. This is Mary Speaking. 我是玛丽。579. Would you tell Mr. Green that I called? 你能告诉格林先生我给他打了个电话吗？580. I must have dialed a wrong number. 我一定拨错号了。581. I couldnt g
9、et through. 我打不通。582. I have to hang up now. 我得挂电话了583. Would you call back tomorrow? 你能明天回个电话吗？584. Theres something wrong with the phone. 电话出了点儿毛病。585. I tried to call you, but the line was busy. 我试着给你打电话，但老占线。四十、About Mail 关于邮政586. I have received a letter from my cousin. 我收到了我表兄的信。587. I havent
10、heard from him for a long time. 我很久没有收到他的信了。588. Send a postcard to me when you arrive in Shanghai. 你到上海以后给我发张明信片。589. I put some photographs in the envelope. 我在信里夹了几张照片。590. He hasnt answered my letter yet. 他还没有给我回信。591. My mother mailed me a parcel. 我妈给我寄了一个包裹。592. We keep in touch with each other
11、 by Email since he left China. 他离开中国以后，我们用Email保持联系。593. Dont forget to put stamps on your letter. 别忘了贴邮票。594. How long does it take for a letter to get to America from Beijing? 信从北京到美国要多久？595. Youve got an express mail. 你有特快专递。596. To make it fast, you can send a fax. 要想快点的话就发个传真。597. My mother has
12、 sent me a registered letter. I guess she has something important to tell me. 我妈给我发了一封挂号信，我想她有什么重要的事情要说。598. I found my name on the blackboard. I must have got a remittance. 我在黑板上看到我的名字，肯定有我的汇款。600. I dropped the letter into the mailbox in front of the Post Office. Potluck Party ：一种聚餐方式，主人准备场地和餐具，叁加
13、的人必须带一道菜准备饮料，最好事先问问主人的意思。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; Thats 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。Whats up? = Whats happening?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!= St
14、op it! 少来这一套！同学之间开玩笑的话。Dont 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. = Dont 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
15、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。t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。Its 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。t put on airs. 别摆架子。 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.
16、迷恋某人。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t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了！Afat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小。t put on airs! 别摆架子！I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑汁。Shes a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚。Spacingout.=daydreaming. 做白日梦。I
17、 am so fed up. 我受够了！It doesnt go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。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
18、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Lets get a bite. = Lets go eat. 去吃点东西吧！Ill buy you a lunch （a drink; a dinner）. = Its on me. =My treat. 我请客s go dutch. 各付各的My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服diarrhea dai ri
19、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!s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!s the rush! 急什么!Such a fruitcake! 神经病！ll sw
20、ing by later. =Ill stop by later. 待会儿，我会来转一下。I got the tip straight from the horses 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 dont get the picture. =I dont 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 th
21、e road = take off = get on ones way 离开。Now he is in the drivers 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 ones way around 识途老马。lions share 大部份。tailgate 尾随（尤其跟车跟得太近）。take a back seat. 让步。take a hike =leave me al
22、one =get lost 滚开。hit the hay =go to bed 睡觉。Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 载我一程好吗？green hand 生手、没有经验的人。moonshine = mountain dew 指私酿的烈酒（威士忌）或走私的酒。胡说八道也可用moonshine。His story is plain moonshine.chill out =calm down =relax（来自黑人英语）rip off =steal;I was ripped off.我被偷了；rip off 也常被用为“剥夺”My
23、right was ripped off. 权利被剥夺（来自黑人英语）。我们称美国大兵为G.I.（Government Issue） or GI Joe, 德国兵或德国佬为Fritzor Kraut，称英国佬为John Bull，日本人为Jap.或Nip，犹太人为Jew都是很不礼貌的称呼。mess around （with） 瞎混；Get to work. Dont mess around.赶快工作，别瞎搅和。snob 势利眼。sneak in,sneak out 偷偷溜进去，溜出来。sneakers 运动鞋。She is such a brown-noser. 她是个马屁精。This is
24、in way over my head. 对我而言这实在太难了。I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach. 我是个考试紧张大师，一考试胃就抽筋。Keep your study （work） on track. 请按进度读书（工作）。Did you come up with any ideas? 有没有想到什么新的意见？t get uptight !Take it easy. 别紧张，慢慢来！Cheese ! It tastes like cardboard. Cheese吃起来味如嚼腊！Get ones feet wet. 与中文里的“涉足”或“下海”，寓意相同，表示初尝某事。I am going to try dancing for the very first time. Just to get my feet wet.“我想要一个汉堡包”或者“我想要一杯咖啡Could I have a hamburger, please-或Can I have a coffee, please-另外人家说谢谢，你也不用说you are welcome， 这实在是太正式了，有点真把自己当回事觉得帮了人家的味道，回答cheers或no worries就好。
