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1. 店员问你是否需要帮助，不要直接拒绝说No, I don't need your help

    可以说I'm good. I'm just browsing/looking. 

2. ⚠️  come拓展

   ① 有...色/尺寸..的嘛？come in

    Do these pants come in black？

   ② 含有...吗？come with 

    Does this combo come with fries？ 

    ③ 您总共消费XXX Your total comes to...

    ④ come down with 得...病

     I hope he's not coming down with a cold.

3.  be marked down/up from...to... 价格从...升高/降低到...

    名词'markdown: We offer genuine markdowns.

4. 价格超好

    That's a good buy/bargain/deal.  That's a steal.  

    ※ 联想 a dime a dozen 白菜价，不值钱。 Writers like him are a dime a dozen.

5. 不喜欢XX

     I'm not crazy about...

     I'm not a (big) fan of...

     It's not my thing.

6. 有点紧 a little snug/tight

    松 baggy/loose

7. 尺寸

   偏小/大  run small/big

   That style does run small. 

   尺寸正常 true to size

    大一码 next size up

8. 相信我 ⚠️ Take my word for it.

9. ⚠️  hold拓展

     hold off 推迟

     买衣服试穿完了不想买就可以说：I'm just not sure. I think I'd better hold off for now. 

     It looks like we can hold off on that top tooth.

     Could you hold off making your decision for a few days?

     hold-up 阻碍，造成耽搁的事物。名词重音在前。

     △ What's the hold up on my tequila?

10.  to the letter 丝毫不差，精确地 

      I followed your instructions to the letter. 我是严格遵照你的指示办的。

11. have/take a crack at 试试

12. 我懂你的感受，我明白的你的意思。

    I hear what you're saying. I understand. 

13. 太扫兴了 What a bummer！

14. steer clear of 远离...

15. ⚠️ swing/drop by 短暂拜访

   meet up  约个时间

   △ Let's have coffee later or let's meet up another time

   △ Everyone will meet up for a drink in the center of town.

16. ⚠️ split the difference 讲价的时候，各让一步，折衷

17. take 接受 △ Would you take credit card？

18. money is tight 手头紧（想起《老友记》里I'm a little shy.）

19. nickel and dime sb 斤斤计较，锱铢必较。

     △ The phone company is continually trying to nickel and dime us.

20. haggle with 跟...讨价还价

21. in the market for 正在市面上找...

22. ⚠️  break 拓展

      break up （打移动电话的人）声音不清（因信号受干扰）

     △ The reception is poor. I think you're breaking up.

       break out 出疹子，发痘痘

      △ Emily was horrified when her face broke out just before the prom.

        破钱 break

       Can you break a $50 bill？ I don't have anything smaller.

23.  bells and whistles 花里胡哨的东西

      △ I don't need a mobile phone with the latest bells and whistles.

24. no-frills 无修饰的

      △ no-frills service: 基本的服务

25. throw in 免费赠送;额外奉送

     △ Pay £4.80 for larger prints and they throw in a free photo album.

26. all set 全搞定了

      △ You're all set. You're good to go.

27. could use sth 非常想

     △ I think we could all use a drink after that.

28. get into，be involved with 

    △ What have I gotten into？ 我这是摊上啥事儿了啊！

29. run/cost you...花费...钱

30. ⚠️ What are you looking for in... 你希望找个什么样的....你最看重...？

     △ What are you looking for in a plan/ your next job/ in a girl/ in a relationship?

31. flag down 拦下

     △ They flagged down a cab and took him to the hospital （喊waiter，打响指都比较不礼貌。可以说 Excuse me.）

32. packed to the rafters 人山人海

33. decide on 决定...

     △ I'm still having a lot of trouble deciding on a title.

     △ Did you decide on some appitizers？

34. 我选择困难。I'm having trouble deciding.

35. in the mood for 特别想要 I feel like...

    △ I'm so in the mood for ice.

36. pride oneself on ...  自诩.../引以为傲

    △ He prided himself on always doing the thing he had determined to do.

37. let's go with... 就这个吧

      △ Alright, let's go with that one.

38.  portion/ serving 一份...

     △ a generous portion of meat  一大份肉

     △ I hope your portions are big！希望你们的量足！

      △ This recipe will be enough for four servings. 本食谱为四人量。

      △ It's a very large serving. 一份量很大。

39. burnt to a crisp 👉 overcooked 

40. you bet 没问题

41.  还没吃完呢。I'm still working on it。

42. 我饱了。I'm stuffed. I'm full. I'm about to explode.

43. pet peeve 不能忍的事

      △ It's been a pet peeve of mine since I was a kid.

      △ 香菜is one of my pet peeves.

44. box作动词，打包  box/wrap up 

45.  Can I interest you in... 要不要来点儿... Would you like some...

46. ⚠️  pick up the tab 付账，承担费用

47. ⚠️ leave a lot to be desired 很多地方有改善

48. ⚠️ no great shakes 不咋地

      △ That new singer has a great voice but he's no great shakes at playing the guitar.

      △ He's no great shakes as a poker player. = He's no great shakes at playing poker.

40.  ⚠️ put out 不耐烦

50.  When hell freezes over 山无棱天地合！

51. It's my treat. It's on me. 回答 Are you sure?

52. I've got a cold. 回答 Sorry to hear that.

53. What can I get for you? 客官来点啥？

54. meal (deal)，combo 套餐

55.  I'm going to pass on that. 我还是不要这个了。

56. side order of ... 点的配菜

      I'd like a side order of potato salad with my steak.

    ※想起 ⚠️ on the side这个表达，可以表示配菜或者酱料：

       △  We were served salmon with rice and grilled vegetables on the side.

        也可以表示兼职：

        △ She sells insurance on the side.

        还可以表示偷偷摸摸的：

         △ He's married but he has a girlfriend on the side.

57. ⚠️ Please go light on... XXX别放太多

      go easy on ... easy on...

       放得多 heavy on...

       Dongbei food is heavy on soybean sauce.

       This car is heavy on gas. 这车非常耗油。This car guzzles fuel.

58. 堂吃还是外带？for here or to go？Eat in or take out？ 

59. ⚠️ take up on 同意，接受...

      Since she'd offered to babysit, I took her up on it.

60.  What's the nature of your visit? 此来何为？

61. be booked solid   

solid 除了固体的，也可以表示纯的，比如solid gold。也可以表示实实在在的，充分的，比如这课学的 be booked solid。用来形容人还可以表示可靠的a solid citizen。

62. my hands are tied 我也无能为力

63.   short-staffed 缺人手 short-handed

    ※联想 short-sighted 目光短浅的；short-tempered 暴脾气的

64. squeeze someone in 插进（预约名单）

65.  back on one's feet 恢复健康，转危为安。restore/regain one's health，recover， pull through（大病）

66. drag on 拖得太久，没完没了

      The dispute has dragged on for months.

67. garden-variety 稀松平常的（只用在名词前做修饰，英式common-or-garden）

       He doesn't have the flu–just a garden-variety cold.

68. ⚠️ get around to 抽出时间去做... （英式get round to）（find/ make / spare time）

        I meant to call you, but somehow I never got around to it.

69. go around 传播

        There's a nasty sort of rumour going around about it.

70.  ⚠️  magic bullet 联想panacea，silver bullet，antidote，godsend，elixir，

71. 比较高 on the high side

      I find your price is on the high side.

72. ⚠️ run its course 让...自然发展

       Turn yourself in to the police and let justice run its course.

73. splitting headache 头痛欲裂

74. take a peek 稍微看一眼，留意一下

      Take a quick peek at your feet.

75. ⚠️ telltale signs 明显迹象

      He's exhibiting all the telltale signs.

76. On second thought 反悔的时候说（英式thoughts）“真香”警告

      I'd like a cup of coffee, please - actually, on second thoughts, I'll have a beer.

77. 问医生觉得是什么毛病：What do you think it could be？ What seems to be the trouble？

78. ⚠️ any number of things 啥都有可能

       △ That back room can be used for any number of things.

79. for starters= first of all

80. hit the nail on the head 正中要害 （※联想 nail it）

81. on 服用药物 Is he on anything now？

82. ⚠️  better safe than sorry 多加小心好过事后后悔，小心驶得万年船 

※联想  prevention is better than cure（美式an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of ˈcure）预防优于补救；防患于未然是上策

            better late than never

            one is still better than none

            better the devil you know（than you don't）熟悉的魔鬼比不熟悉的魔鬼好；不要嫌熟悉的环境不好，换个不熟悉的环境可能更糟

             half a loaf is better than no bread聊胜于无

             two heads are better than ˈone两人智慧胜一人

83.  ⚠️  nip sth in the bud 扼杀在摇篮里

      先发制人pre-empt

      A good training course will pre-empt many problems.

84.  worrywart 爱发愁的人

85 . ⚠️ anti-反对... pro-赞成

       anti Facebook，anti-gun，anti-gay

       Are you an anti or a pro？

86. ⚠️ be allergic to 可以幽默地表示不喜欢做什么事

         I'm allergic to housework.

87. discolored 变色了的（用在牙上面是颜色变深，其他地方也可能是褪色了）

     △ The paintwork on the body of the cars has become discolored.

     dis- 否定前缀（※ 联想 disabled，disorganized杂乱无章的，dispirited 垂头丧气的，disillusioned大失所望的。联想前缀 un- ：send，unsend，together，untogehter，）

88. ⚠️  off the top of my head 直接从脑袋瓜子里蹦出来

     △ That rhyme just came right off the top of my head.我脑子随便一转就想出来这么押韵的句子。

     △ I can't recall anything off the top of my head. 我一时还真想不起来。

     △ You can start a speech with either a joke or a lie. Since I can't think of any jokes off the top of my head. I would just say you guys are awesome. （其实还是个玩笑嘛哈哈哈）

89. ⚠️  get to the bottom of it 弄个水落石出

     △ It's time we stop goofing around and get to the bottom of it.

90. ⚠️  give sth a once over 

① 匆匆看一眼 He gave the paper aonce-overbefore he turned it in.

② 匆匆打扫  She gave the room a quick once-over before the guests arrived. 

91.  ⚠️ act up

     ① 犯毛病，运转不正常  How long has your ankle been acting up? 

     ② 孩子捣蛋耍脾气 I could hear my daughter acting up downstairs. 

92. My stomach is killing me. ⚠️  It must have been the spicy 螺蛳粉！我胃疼得要命，肯定是因为吃了超辣的螺蛳粉！（句子很简单，不需要把eat翻译出来）

语音点：

1. frustrating 英音重音在后， vaccine 重音美音在后，英音在前

2. receipt的p不发音，sword的w不发音，salmon的L不发音

3. 'test drive，'driving test 重音在前 

4. 'Main Avenue 重音在前

5. first 'rate 重音在后

6. native speaker ，mother tongue 重音在后

7. all set 重音在后

8. downhill 重音在后

9. side order 重音在前

10. magic bullet 重音在后

11. meal deal 重音在前

12.ˌFrench ˈfry 

13. checkup layoff 重音在前，如果是phrasal verbs则重音在后

14. ˈonce-over 重音在前

15. anti- 两种发音  /ænt̬i/ /ænt aɪ/