1、摆臭脸是 mean mug someone; I was wondering why everyone in the library was mean mugging me!恨恨瞪别人是 give someone an evil eye; someone cut in line. Oh, you should have seen the evil eye everybody gave him! 睁大眼睛卖萌装可怜是 give someone those puppy-dog eyes. my little nephew gives me those puppy-dog eyes every ti
2、me he wants to play with my iPad! 美容觉叫做 beauty sleep; You dont need a beauty sleep, you are always beautiful! 补觉可以说 catch up on some Zs, 或者 get some shut-eye; you need to catch up on some Zs。I think you need to go home and get some shut-eye, we will hang out some other time! 辗转反侧，叫做 toss and turn.Iv
3、e been tossing and turning all night lately.坊间传言可以说 Word on the street is.; Word on the street is youve got a new boyfriend!道听途说可以说 I heard it through the grapevine; I heard the rumor through the grapevine!大家心照不宣地不挑名消息来源，可以说 A little bird told me. 大众情人叫做 lady killer; A lady killer refers to a man wh
4、os extremely charming and women just throw themselves at him. These guys are usually very good-looking.Every girl dreamt of dating him in college. Hes such a lady killer!形容某人难伺候可以用 high-maintenance;when you say someone is high-maintenance, it means he or she is really hard to satisfy.My boyfriend is
5、 definitely high-maintenance. Hes constantly complaining, and can easily get upset! 配不上，叫做 out of someones league!You can say A is out of Bs league睡觉可以说 hit the hay；Hit the hay is just a common way of saying “to go to sleep“Im quite the opposite- I usually hit the hay very late, definitely after mid
6、-night!睡得沉的人是 a sound sleeper, 觉轻的人则是 a light sleeper!Im a light sleeper. So normally I cant sleep well on sleepovers.A light sleeper can be easily awakened.2开夜车，通宵学习工作，叫 pull an all-nighter; It means you spent the whole night studying or working to meet a deadline. A lot of college students pull al
7、l-nighters for exams.考试前的突击复习叫 cram session; It means an intense period of study before a critical exam. My study group will have a cram session this afternoon for tomorrows exam. Hopefully we can get everything done before midnight so that I dont have to pull an all-nighter again! 开卷考试是 open-book t
8、est;Isnt your exam tomorrow an open-book test? 考试考砸了用动词 bomb, 不及格则用 flunk!You wont bomb it. Youre a smart girl! I dont want to flunk my exam, so-I gotta go!形容对家长严重依赖的孩子，男孩可以用 mamas boy, 乖乖女可以叫 daddys little girlMamas boy is used to describe a guy who is excessively attached to his mother.过份关心孩子的直升机父
9、母是 helicopter parents;Ive seen some helicopter parents. They are pretty scary.Helicopter parents refer to those who always hover over their children even when theyve already grown up.管教严厉的母亲，叫 tiger mom!My mom is not a tiger mom!崩溃可以用 to freak out; Dont freak out yet.走投无路，无计可施是 at the end of someone
10、s ropeseems like you are at the end of your rope. This phrase basically means you are out of options如履薄冰是 on thin ice. being on thin ice is definitely not the best feeling in the world. 异地恋是 long-distance relationshipThats long-distance relationship. So, how long have you guys been long-distance?I k
11、now dating over long-distance can be hard, but you got to have faith in the relationship!形容男人质朴老实，可以用 blue-collar kind of guyits about his down-to-earth, unpretending characterhes a blue-collar kind of guy!亲切可爱的邻家女孩是 the girl next door. My boyfriend says Im nice and attractive, just like a girl next
12、 door3To make eyes at someone 是冲某人抛媚眼；.To make eyes at someone means to flirt（调情，挑逗） with someoneHe makes eyes at every young woman he knows!pickup line 是和女孩儿搭讪时所说的话；the typical pickup line at the bar is “can I buy you a drink?“ to hit it off 是一见如故。 To hit it off means to like each other very quickl
13、yThey hit if off instantly! I wont be surprised if the girl shows off her engagement ring to me tonight! 炒作叫 a publicity stuntI bet that this is a publicity stunt to make the movie a box office hit. 票房叫 box office票房高的电影就是 a box office hit形容吹嘘过头，可以用 overhypedThe movie stars performance in this comedy
14、 was overhyped.抢风头是 steal someones thunder. steal someones thunder means to do something that takes attention away from what someone else has done. 短暂出名可以说 15 minutes of fame ; 15 minutes of fame means that shes only famous for a very short period of timeReality shows definitely give a lot of people
15、 a chance to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame趋炎附势叫 ride on someones coattails! 、To ride on someones coattails means to use someone elses success to get ahead.Anna would not get a role in the drama without riding on the leading mans coattails!剧透是 a spoiler; A spoiler will reveal the ending of the movie
16、 to you when youd rather find it out by yourself. Spoilers can really ruin the fun of watching a movie!出乎意料的故事情节是 a plot twist ；Plot twists are the development that viewers dont expect to happen. Good writers use plot twists to keep viewers interested. 电影或电视结尾时的悬念是 a cliffhangerIn English, we call t
17、hat a cliffhanger. Its usually a dilemma or a dangerous situation. So you want to watch the next episode to see how the characters deal with it. My favorite show is about to start, and last episode ended on a cliffhanger!众星云集的是 star-studded；It means a great proportion of the actors in a movie are we
18、ll-known. Well, not all star-studded movies have good stories or acting4大片儿是 blockbuster; We use the word “blockbuster“ to describe films that have big production, widespread popularity and financial success.There are a lot of movie stars in this blockbuster催人泪下的哭片则是 tearjerker.A tearjerker is a sen
19、timental movie or performance that intends to move its audience to tears. I dont like tearjerkersI only watch movies that make me laugh!形容一件东西抢手说 something sells like hotcakes, 或者 something is flying off the shelf. If you say something sells like hotcakes, it means it is sold quickly and in large nu
20、mbers.Theres actually another way of saying it, you can say: the new iPhone 4S is flying off the shelf!为买东西通宵露营，叫 camp out;camp out means that you stay outdoors all night in front of the store!You camped out last night!科技发烧友是 tech-headMy boyfriend is such a tech-head! 必备单品叫做：must-have; Must-have ite
21、ms often go with many different styles. For example, skinny jeans are a must-have in todays fashion.买一送一，可以说: buy one get one free; What? Buy one get one free? Thats such a great bargain!买一件，第二件打 5 折Thats correct! Sometimes you can buy one and get one 50% off换季大甩卖，叫做 end of season sale. many stores
22、are having end of season sales!Actually, I got these pants from the end of season sale!酒后驾车是 drunk driving; drunk driving is no trivial matter. You really shouldnt do it警察示意路边停车是 pull someone over; When a cop asks you to stop the car on the side of the road, thats called getting pulled over. 倒霉，运气差，
23、是 have a tough break; Sounds like you had a tough break! party 结束后专门负责开车送大家回家的人是 the designated driver. Next time you go out drinking with a bunch of friends, dont forget to have a designated driver!5团购是 group buying People use group buying because they want the discount. They want to buy things at
24、a lower price. 花招，噱头是 gimmick; It is a very popular marketing gimmick now. A lot of my friends back in the U.S. are just as obsessed with group buying as you are! 价格战是 price war. In that sense, group buying is just another form of price war.形容某人小心眼，用 petty; You can say a person is pettyIt means narr
25、ow-minded and mean.记仇则是 hold a grudge against someone; I think she still has a secret grudge against me! 不计较了，可以说 get over it; To get over it means to forget about it.I want to show Beibei that Im not a petty person and its time for her to get over it, too.形容衣着暴露，可以用 scantily clad, 或者 show too much
26、skin; You can say this address is showing too much skin.girls who are scantily clad when they go out in the cold weather are at higher risk of getting sick. 穿得正式、抢眼，是 dressed to kill; “Dressed to kill“ means wearing fancy or formal clothing.I was dressed to kill for my interview. I know girls want t
27、o be pretty, but we dont have to be dressed to kill everyday. Right?西服裙是 pencil skirt! I like this pencil skirt! Its perfect for the interviewLet me put on this pencil skirt and this shirt.使某人抓狂叫 push sb over the edge; My roommate always brings her boyfriend over to our apartment. I feel like Im liv
28、ing with a couple. Its really pushing me over the edge. 警告说这是最后一次，可以讲 thats the final straw；thats the final straw处境相同，叫 in the same boat. We both have annoying roommates- were in the same boat头脑风暴叫做：brainstorm; Brainstorm basically means to put your heads together in order to come up with good ideas
29、. 6集思广义，可以说: put ones heads together; Lets put our heads together and figure out what we can give her for her birthday.创造性思维，叫 think outside the box. It basically means to break out of your normal ideas and be creative. Lets think outside the box and see what we should get him. 哪有那么好的事是 its too good
30、 to be true; Its too good to be true.隐含的附加条件是 catch, as in “Whats the catch?“ Its too good to be true. Whats the catch? 挂羊头卖狗肉是 false advertising; 忽悠是 bamboozle! I cant believe I almost got bamboozled! 形容路痴可以说：somebody has no sense of direction; I have no sense of direction.People with no sense of d
31、irection can easily get lost. 对一个地方了如直掌，是 know somewhere like the back of ones hand;know every nook and cranny of a place. When people say “every nook and cranny,“ theyre talking about every tiny corner and out-of-the-way place.跑龙套的/群众演员是 extra 或者 walk-on. you mean the extras or the walk-ons?As a ma
32、tter of fact, many famous actors started out as extras.大腕儿是 big shot. 替身是 stunt-double. Stunt-doubles are used when special skills are needed for a performance, for example, playing the piano, dancing or car racing.电灯泡叫做：the third wheel; its a very colloquial way of saying a third person joining a c
33、ouple in a social context. 如胶似漆的情侣 ，可以说 love birds; we often use the word love birds to refer to a couple who are openly affectionate, especially in public. “天生一对“是，a match made in heaven. they are a match made in heaven软柿子可以说 push-over ，也可以叫 cowardly lion. run their own errands! You should stop bei
34、ng a push-over! run errands 是跑腿儿7In English, you can also call a push-over a cowardly lion. A cowardly lion is someone who is supposed to be brave but lacks courage and acts cowardly. 第二，欺负人是 bully. You can say “stop bullying me.“ 第三，别烦我是 leave me alone. Stop bullying me! Leave me alone山寨版的假名牌是 knoc
35、koff; The watch is a knockoff!Xiushui Market is the place to go for designer knockoffs.山寨明星脸是 lookalike;Youre a Lady GaGa lookalike.山寨的艺术作品是 spoof。You mean a spoof. That means you will imitate the movies style, but in a humorous or sarcastic way. 爆冷门叫 upset,重音在前面; 做形容词的时候，重音在后面，是 upset 指不高兴upset (em
36、phasis on the first syllable), it means an unexpected win. 赛前被看好的一方叫 favorite，The law school team was the favorite to win the game. 赛前不被看好的一方叫 underdog.You can also refer to the team that was expected to lose as the underdog“啤酒肚”叫 beer belly, 或者 keg；I have to say she has a point. Youve got a beer be
37、lly for sure.A keg is a barrel to store beer.六块腹肌，叫 six-pack abs；You can go from keg to six-pack abs if you exercise and eat healthy.仰卧起坐叫 sit-up，s-i-t, sit; u-p, up. sit-up! a lot of people say sit-ups really help them lose their beer bellies.情侣分手是 break up； She broke up with her boyfriend？劈腿，对伴侣不忠
38、，是 cheat on someone； He cheated on the girl he was gonna marry? 说俩人一刀两断叫 cut their ties! Cut their ties! If I were her, I would not give that guy another chance either!8吓死了是 scared to death； I told you you would be scared to death and you didnt believe me.吓得毛发倒立是 to make ones hair stand on end； the
39、scene made my hair stand on end.吓得浑身冰凉是 to make ones blood run cold. Speaking of blood-sucking vampires, there is another way of saying you are scared to death. You can say it made my blood run cold.her knight in shining armor 身穿闪亮盔甲的骑士When she is scared to death, I will be there to comfort her. She
40、 will think I am her knight in shining armor.扫货叫 go on a shopping spree； Going on a shopping spree means you spend a lot of money during a single shopping trip.烧包叫 money is burning a hole in ones pocket； next time your money is burning a hole in your pocket, take me with you!光看不买是 window shopping! W
41、indow shopping means we only look at the window displays, without really buying anything! 奖学金 scholarship!You told me you got a scholarship!公司里跑腿打杂的小弟小妹叫 go-for； Someone who does small and unimportant tasks at work is called a go-for.跑腿是 run errands for others； The word “errand“ means a short trip t
42、hats taken to finish a necessary task. I guess you dont really like running errands for your boss, right? 消磨时间，但是没意义的工作是 busy work. She gives you a lot of busy work, Im assuming? The phrase “busy work“ refers to tasks that keep people busy butare not very useful. a lot of people start as go-fors and
43、 work their way up. Im sure youll do just fine.“爽约，没来”，可以说 no-show; who was this no-show? Your boyfriend?放别人鸽子，可以说 stand someone up; “I got stood up“! 我被人放了鸽子。Last month, I had a date with a really cute guy, but he stood me up!“相亲”可以说 blind date! if your friend set you up with someone youve never me
44、t before, thats called a blind date. Blind dates usually end up bad. 9形容特别忙可以说，Im up to my neck in work，工作堆到脖子了；Ive got my hands full, 两手都占着呢；I have a lot on my plate，盘子里堆得满满的。哎呀! 我得赶紧走人了，Ive got a million things to do! 让人别慌的三种说法。第一，Dont have a cow; What I meant is- you need to calm down.第二，Chill ou
45、t; You can say chill out. It means calm down, or “dont panic“. 第三：Take a chill pillyou can also say “take a chill pill“. Its another way of saying “calm down“. 我该怎么补偿你呢？How can I make up to you?“人气叫 popularity; Ive heard about this singers rising popularity. Thats why I want to go to his concert. 过气
46、、过时的人或物是 a has-been; heres the guest star list. Most of them are popular too, but whos this person on the bottom of the list?No wonder Ive never heard about her. Shes a has-been. The word “has-been“ means someone who is no longer popular.This guest star used to be famous and popular, but now shes ju
47、st a has-been. 东山再起是 a comebackThats possible. This concert will be a good opportunity for her to stage a comeback.宅男宅女叫 homebody, 或者 shut-in; A homebody is a person who prefers to stay at home and seldom goes out. Dont be a shut-in! Go out and get some fresh air! 一天到晚坐在沙发上看电视的人叫 couch potato; Being
48、 a couch potato isnt healthy.说脑子要发霉了，就是 Your brain will rot! Her brain will rot if she stays home and stares at a screen all the time!赘肉”在美语里叫 extra meat on the bones; You may have a little extra meat on your bones, but trust me, you still look good!10形容腰上的赘肉，可以说 spare tire; 腰间肥肉的另外一种说法是 love handle
49、s. No one wants that “spare tire“. Its our worst enemy! When your boyfriend wraps his arms around you, he can hold on to these like handles?!注重打扮的“花美男” 是 metrosexual men； Metrosexual men live in big cities, know all the trendy places in town and pay great attention to their appearances.紧跟流行时尚是 be up-to-date on the hottest fashion； I guess being a metrosexual man means youre doing your homework on the latest trends. You need to be up-to-date on the hottest fashion!领导时尚的潮人叫 trend
