1.
I will take a rain check.我這次不去，下次再去。
A: How do you celebrate your Valentine's Day with your wife?
A: 你和你妻子將怎樣過情人節(jié)？
B: I will take a rain check.
B: 我這次沒什么活動，改天再說吧。
2.
You are not playing with full deck.你一副失魂落魄的樣子。
A: What's up? You are not playing with full deck.
A: 你怎么了？一副失魂落魄的樣子。
B: My wallet was stolen. My ID card, driver's license, employee's card are all in it.
B: 我的錢包被偷了。我的身份證、駕照、工作證都在里面。
3.
Cat got your tongue?你的舌頭打結(jié)了嗎？
A: How are you doing?
A: 你好嗎？
B: En...Just...so so.
B: 嗯，一般般。
A: Cat got your tongue?
A: 你的舌頭打結(jié)了嗎？
4.
Egg in your beer?你想得寸進(jìn)尺？
A: I'd like a pizza, a bottle of orange juice, an electronic toy, a...
A: 我要一份比薩餅、一瓶橘子汁、一個電動玩具、還要一個……
B: What do you want? Egg in your beer?
B: 你還想要什么？你還想得寸進(jìn)尺？
5.
I have bats in my belfry.我的神經(jīng)有點(diǎn)錯亂。
A: I am so sorry to hear that you have to leave the company two days later.
A: 聽說你兩天后就得離開公司了，我很難過。
B: I don't know what I can do. Right now, I have bats in my belfry.
B: 我不知道該怎么辦好，現(xiàn)在我有點(diǎn)神經(jīng)錯亂。
6.
Come over and chew the fat.要不過來一起閑聊？
A: How do we spend our holiday? Do you have any good ideas?
A: 我們怎么度假？你們有什么好主意？
B: Come over and chew the fat. We can enjoy to our hearts' content.
B: 要不過來一起閑聊？我們可以盡情地聊天。
7.
They were all said with tongue in cheek.他們說的那些話可不能當(dāng)真。
A: I think John is the most suitable candidate for this election.
A: 在這次選舉中我想約翰是最合適的人選。
B: Don't be fooled by his complimentary words. They were all said with tongue in cheek.
B: 別讓他的恭維話給糊弄住，那些話可不能當(dāng)真。
8.
Cheese it ! 快跑！
A: Hurry up, the cops are coming.
A: 快點(diǎn)，警察來了。
B: Deal, cheese it.
B: 搞定，快跑。
9.
What's the bottom line?結(jié)果是什么？
A: Terry, what's the bottom line?
A: 泰瑞，開會的結(jié)果是什么？
B: The outcome of the meeting is that this case has been passed.
B: 結(jié)果是這個案子已經(jīng)通過了。
10.
He always likes to rain on my parade.他總是很掃興。
A: I feel so excited that we will take a picnic. We should call May together.
A: 一想到要去野餐，好激動啊。我們把May也叫上。
B: No, don't you know? She always likes to rain on my parade.
B: 不要叫她，你不知道嗎？她總是很掃興。
