常掛外國人嘴邊的短句精選 Thousand times no! 絕對辦不到Dont mention it.沒關系，別客氣。Who knows! 天曉得It is not a big deal!沒什么了不起 How come.怎么回事，怎么搞得 Easy does it.慢慢來 Don t push me.別逼我 Come on!快點，振作起來 Have a good of it.玩的很高興 It is urgent.有急事 What is the fuss?吵什么 Still up?還沒睡呀 That s is a boy! 太好了，好極了 Its up to you 由你決定 The line is engaged.占線。 My hands are full right now.我現在很忙 Dont, t make up a story.不要捏造事實 Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小別勝新婚 She makes a mess of things.她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。 Get an eyeful.看個夠 He has a quick eye. 他的眼睛很銳利 I was being polite.我這是在說客氣話stand someone up 放（某人）鴿子So that explains it. 原來如此I feel the same way. 我有同感I cant help myself. 我情不自禁。What have you got to lose? 你有啥好損失的？，來增強對方破釜沈舟的決心。You shouldnt be so hard on yourself.你不該這么苛責自己的。讓對方好過一些。Dont get me started on it別讓我打開話匣子，. When you get down to it追究出最根柢的原因let someone off是指放某人一馬，This is not how it looks.事情不是表面看來的這樣I dont seem to fit in. 當你覺得某個地方或場合，和你犯沖，待在那里就是讓你渾身不對勁時Youre well on the way容一個人學習的路途，就是指他. 有慧根，悟性高Youre out of your mind.當然這可以指暫時喪失神智，也可能是真的發了瘋。.I wouldnt look at it like that.我不會用這個角度來看Its all there for a reason自有其存在的道理I dont have time for this. 我沒時間瞎攪和。be out of someones lleagueB配不上A，Dont talk back to your parents.別跟父母頂嘴spare no effort就是指不惜血本，不計代價Would you cut it out, already?，你到底是有完沒完？Put him through把他轉接給我。Put it on my tab.記在我的帳上You have matches你需不需要幫忙。”(Turn the table.扭轉了局面Wearing two hats.身兼兩職Take something with a grain of salt對某事有保留、持懷疑態度You are in for a treat！你會喜歡的Skeleton in the closet不可外揚的家丑skin off ones nose是與某人有關的意思small beer，指規模或者格局不大的事物輛往來多，交通混亂的街口稱為 spaghetti junction。speaking of the devil”是一條成語，相當于中文的“說曹操，曹操到”。stolen from Dealer,是指他這部從 Dealer那兒買來的車，價格低廉，便宜得像偷來得一樣。” 這是一種美式幽默廣告手法，吸引顧客去 Dealer那兒買車，不是賊車sweet tooth的意思是“愛吃甜食”。The Hong Kong dog吃壞了肚子、拉肚子的意思Throw the book at Somebody給某人極大的懲罰如何用英語點菜 ( 請 給 我 來 這 個 。 ) We want two number eights, please. ( 我 們 要 四 份 第 八 套 餐 。 ) 在 點 菜 之 前 ， 一 般 先 要 份 菜 單 ： May I have a menu, please? ( 我 可 以 看 菜 單 嗎 ？ ) 如 果 不 急 於 點 菜 ， 可 以 在 服 務 生 問 到 ： Can I take your order now? ( 你 現 在 叫 點 什 麼 嗎 ？ ) 回 答 ： Not quite. Could I have a few more minutes? ( 不 ， 我 可 以 再 多 等 會 嗎 ？ 。 ) 需 要 叫 菜 時 ， 可 以 說 ： Please take my order. ( 請 接 受 點 菜 。 ) 如 果 對 當 地 的 菜 肴 不 熟 悉 ， 可 以 問 ： What is the specialty of the restaurant? ( 這 家 店 的 招 牌 餐 是 什 麼 ？ ) Do you have any special meals today? ( 今 天 有 什 麼 特 餐 嗎 ？ ) What would you recommend? I prefer something light. ( 我 想 來 點 清 淡 些 的 ， 你 能 推 薦 什 麼 嗎 ？ ) 也 可 以 讓 同 來 的 人 替 你 作 主 ， 或 是 點 重 復 的 飯 菜 ： Ill leave it to you. ( 我 讓 你 來 點 。 ) Ill have the same as that one. ( 我 要 一 份 和 那 個 一 樣 的 。 ) 自 己 點 菜 可 以 更 隨 意 些 ， 例 如 ： A. Could you tell me how this thing is cooked? ( 能 否 告 訴 我 這 道 菜 是 怎 麼 做 的 ？ ) B. Lobster? Its steamed and served with our special sauce. ( 龍 蝦 ？ 蒸 過 後 加 上 本 店 特 制 的 調 味 料 。 ) A. Is it good? ( 好 吃 嗎 ？ ) B. Sure. Its a most popular dish. ( 當 然 ， 很 受 歡 迎 的 。 ) A. I think Ill try some lobster, and give me some green salad together. ( 我 想 我 來 點 兒 吧 。 再 給 我 一 份 蔬 菜 沙 拉 。 ) B. We have three dressings for salad. Which one would you like ? ( 我 們 有 三 種 沙 拉 調 味 汁 ， 您 要 哪 種 ？ ) A. What kind do you have? ( 你 們 有 什 麼 ？ ) B. We have Italian, French and Thousand Island. ( 有 義 大 利 ， 法 國 和 千 島 的 。 ) A. Make it 與“穿著”有關的諺語 在漢語中，我們常常使用一些服裝衣著名詞來表示某一特定事物，如用“裙衩”指代女子，“拜倒在某某石榴裙下”便是此意；“紈绔”指代富豪家子弟；“勒緊褲帶”過日子意味著節衣縮食；“囊中羞澀”暗指貧窮等等。類似的用法不勝枚舉。有趣的是，英語中，同樣有好些衣著名詞被廣泛用于習語中。這些衣著名詞的用法，大多屬于比喻用法。熟練地掌握這些成語的用法和意義，有助于英語學習者對說英語國家文化背景的了解，增加學習英語的興趣，提高學習效果。1）Hat 帽子I never thought that he was such a bad hat.（壞蛋，不老實、不道德的人）He was talking through his hat. He was even not there when it happened.(說大話，說蠢話)2）Veil 面紗 Let us draw a veil over what followed. （隱瞞，避而不談）3）Collar 衣領 Ah，you arein the collar now. You know marriage has its obligation.（受到約束）4）Shirt 襯衣We should keep our shirt on no matter what they would say.（保持冷靜，不要沖動）In a business like this you can make a lot of money, but you can also lose your shirt.（傾家蕩產）5)Sleeve 衣袖He knew he could win him, but he kept that card up his sleeve.（別有妙計；留著一手）Jannys never made her own decision. She always hangs on her mothers sleeve.（依賴某人；同從某人）Toms confident attitude makes me believe that he has something up his sleeve. (胸有成竹；已有應急計劃)Hearing the news, the boy laughed in his sleeves.（竊笑；暗自高興）He rolled up his sleeves when he came to know he had fallen behind his classmates.（準備大干一場）6）Pocket 口袋As soon as he gets a dollar, it begins to burn a hole in his pocket.（濫用錢）When you get a family you get a lot chances to dip into your pocket.（付錢，花錢）We havent signed the contract yet, but wehave the dealin our pocket. (實際占有；在某人控制下)Since then, he had the girl in his pocket.（任意支配某人）Under those circumstances, I had toput my pride in my pocket.（忍辱負重）7）Gloves 手套It is interesting to watch the couplefighting with the gloves on.（溫文爾雅地爭論）The blouse fits me like a glove.（完全適合）She is one of those who have an iron hand in a velvet glove.（外柔內剛；笑里藏刀）8）Cuff 袖口Only when hespoke off the cuff did he establish rapport with his audience.（即席發言）He is quite familiar with the storekeeper, and always has foods on the cuff.（賒賬；分期付款）9)Button（紐扣） The old mans words are just on the button.（準確無誤，中肯）10)Coat 大衣 You must cut your coat according to your cloth and buy the cheap house that you can afford.（量入為出）11）Belt 腰帶 When the food ran out we had to pull in our belt.（勒緊褲帶；忍饑挨餓）12）Linen 內衣 I dont want to wash my dirty linen in the public.（家丑外揚；揭人隱私）13) Pants 短褲 Peter was a typical fancy pant at the time.（有女人氣的男子；紈绔子弟）14）Skirts裙子 The only shortcoming of Sam is that he likes a bit of skirt.（喜歡和婦女作伴）15）Trousers（男）長褲When her husband was out shewore the trousers.（掌權；當家）Dont believe any trousers.（相信男人）16）Socks 短襪 If he is hoping to ga