你过去由于一字之差而闹笑话吗？有什么字是你刻骨铭心的惨痛经验？你感觉有什么关键词汇叫你顿足捶胸，或茅塞顿开？
当考路的考官说pull over时，你会不会不知所措？有人邀请你参加Potluck Party时，你是否会空手赴宴？在速食店里，店员问for here or to go?你会不会丈二金刚摸不著头脑，莫名其妙？Give me a ring!可不是用来求婚的。Drop me a line!更非要你排队站好。老美说Hi! What's up!你可不要说I am fine!你过去闹过这类笑话吗？让大家来看看，这类字，你怎麼说？
Potluck Party：一种聚餐方法，主人筹备场地和餐具，参加的人需要带一道菜或筹备饮料，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：That's cool!等於台湾青年常见的囗语酷！，表示不赖嘛！用於人或事均可。
What's up? = What's happening? = What's new?见面时随囗问候的话近期在忙什麼？有什麼新鲜事吗？普通的回答是Nothing much!或Nothing new!
Cut it out! = Knock it out！= STOP it!少来这一套！同学之间开玩笑的话。
Don't give me a hard time!别跟我过不去怎么样！
Get yourself together!振作点行不可以！
Do you have 'the' time?目前什么时间钟？可别误以为人家要约你出去。
Hang in there. = Don't give up. = Keep trying.再撑一下。
Give me a break!你饶了我吧！
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。
Don't be so fussy2!别那麼挑剔怎么样。
It's a long story.唉！说来话长。
How have you been? = How are you doing?你过得怎么样？近来可好？
Take things for granted.自以为理所当然。
Don't put on airs.别摆架子。
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride!送我一程吧！
Have a crush on someone.迷恋某人。
What's the catch?有什麼内幕？
Party animal.开Party狂的人。
Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass1.眼中钉，肉中刺。
Skeleton in the closet.家丑
Don't get on my nerve!别把我惹毛了！
A fat chance. =A poor chance.机会非常小。
I am racking my brains.我正在绞尽脑。
She's a real drag.她真有点碍手碍脚。
Spacingout = daydreaming3.做白日梦。
I am so fed up.我受够了！
It doesn't go with your dress.跟你的衣服不配。
What's the point? = What are you trying to say?你的重点是什麼？
By all means = Definitely.肯定是。
Let's get a bite. = Let's go eat.去吃点东西吧！
I'll buy you a lunch . = It's on me. = My treat.我请客
Let's go Dutch.各付各的
My stomach is upset.我的胃不舒服
diarrhea [dair'i ]拉稀
吃牛排时，waiter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？
I am not myself today.我今天什麼都不对劲!
Let's get it straight.咱们把事情弄了解!
What's the rush!急什麼!
Such a fruitcake!神经病！
I'll swing by later. =I'll sTOP by later.待会儿，我会来转一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse's mouth.这个消息是千真万确的!
easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake比较容易。
flunk4 out被当掉。
take French leave不告而别。
I don't get the picture. =I don't understand.我不知道。
You should give him a piece of your mind.你应该向他表达你的不满。
hit the road = take off = get on one's way离开。
Now he is in the drivers seat =He is in control now.
Keep a low profile .采取低姿态。
Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird古怪的。
klutz =idiot傻子、笨蛋。
know one's way around识途老马。
lion's share大部份。
tailgate尾随。
take a back seat.让步。
take a hike =leave me alone =get lost滚开。
hit the hay =go to bed睡觉。
Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride?载我一程怎么样？
green hand生手、没经验的人。
moonshine = mountain dew指私酿的烈酒或走私的酒。胡说八道也可用moonshine。His story is plain moonshine.
chill out =calm down =relax
rip off =steal：I was ripped off.我被偷了；rip off也常被用为剥夺My right was ripped off.权利被剥夺。
大家称美国大兵为G.I. 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都是非常不礼貌的称呼。
mess around 瞎混；Get to work. Dont mess around.赶快工作，别瞎搅和。
snob势利眼。
sneak6 in, sneak out偷偷溜进来，溜出来。sneakers运动鞋。
She is such a brown-nose.她是个马屁精。
This is in way over my head.对我而言这实在太难了。
I am an exam jitter7 and I always get a cramp8 in my stomach.我是个考试紧张大师，一考试胃就抽筋。
Keep your study on track.请按进度念书。
Did you come up with any ideas?有没想到什麼新的建议？
Don't get uptight9! Take it easy.别紧张，慢慢来！
Cheese! It tastes like cardboard.天哪，吃起来味如嚼腊！
Get one's feet wet.与中文里的涉足或下海，含义相同，表示初尝某事。I am going to try dancing for the very first time. Just to get my feet wet.
美国总统到底是比尔克林顿还是威廉克林顿？吉米卡特和詹姆斯卡特是不是同一人？依据语言学家William Safire的剖析，美国多数政客都爱用暱名代替他们原来的名字，如Bill就是William的暱称，Jimmy等於James等。
