1.A: I can&`&t believe you slapped me yesterday!
B: I wasn&`&t myself at all. I apologize.
I wasn&`&t myself字面上的意思是“我不是我自己”,意指自己失了神,行为失常。
2 A: What can I get for you? You name it, it&`&s yours.
B: A new car would be nice.
Name在此作动词,you name it这个短语的意思是「你说得出来的都有」,you name it是用在举例的时候,若你要表达选择性的无所不包,应有尽有,你就可以用简单的一句you name it来完整表达你的意思。
3 A: Lincoln was a good president.
B: You can say that again.
You can say that again.字面上的意思是「你可以再讲一次」那为什么要对方再说一次呢?那就是因为他说的话简直就是你的心声。所以You can say that again.最适合用来同意对方所表达的意见。
4 A: Can you drive me to the football game tonight, Mom?
B: I&`&ll tell you what, you clean your room, and I&`&ll take you to the game.
I’ll tell you what.是指「这样好了」的意思。当你和别人商量时,这个句子就很好用了。
5 A: Do you like Benny?
B: At first I didn&`&t. But he&`&s starting to grow on me.
grow on someone的意思就是「让人渐渐喜欢上……」,也许刚开始不是很喜欢
6 A: I&`&ve got to hand it to you, Lucy.
B: No, I don&`&t really deserve that. Vivian is the one who should claim the credit.
hand it to someone字面上是指「把那东西给某人」,这里的hand it to someone当中的it就是指「嘉奖,鼓励」之类的称赞,若有谁的表现很赞,你就可以hand it to him / her / them,说出你的赞赏
7 A: My job sucks! I only get 10 days off a year.
B: Put yourself in Dave&`&s shoes. He hasn&`&t had a day off in a year and a half!
in someone&`&s shoes“置身(某人)处境”的意思,跟试穿鞋子大小无关喔。
8 A: I want to go to the beach, too.
B: That will make the three of us.
make这个字除了「做」的意思之外,亦有「加总」的意思。
9.A: You look really lousy today.
B: Hey! You&`&re asking for it!
You&`&re asking for it.多是用来在对方说了一些欠打的话之后,用来警告对方之用,是「你自找的」「你找死」的意思
10.A: Bye!
B: I miss you already.
思念总在离别后,但两人刚说再见就开始思念,可见有多么期望再见!