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Touchy Topics 敏感話題
In North America when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like family, work, school or sports. They ask questions like “Do you have any brothers or sisters?”, “Where do you work?”, “What school do you go to?”,and “Do you like sports?” They also ask questions like “Where do you come from?” and “Where do you live?” These are polite questions. They are not personal private.
But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don’t ask questions about a person’s salary. They don’t ask how much someone paid for something. It is also not polite to ask older people their age. It’s also not polite to ask people questions about politics or religion unless you know them very well. People don’t ask unmarried people “Why are you single?”, and they don’t ask a married couple with no children “Why don’t you have any children?”
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在北美，當人們第一次彼此見面時，他們常常但論家庭，工作，學校或運動。他們
常問一些像“你有兄弟姐妹嗎？”，“你在哪兒上學？”或“你喜歡運動嗎？”等一類的
問題。他們也會問“您從哪兒來？”和“你住在哪兒？”這樣的問題。這些問題都是禮
貌的，並不是私人的問題。
但是有些事是私人的，問這些方面的問題是不禮貌的。人們不問關於收入的一些問
題。他們不問別人買某個東西要花多少錢。問老人的年齡是不禮貌的。另外，問一些關
於政治和宗教的問題也是不禮貌的，除非你和對方很熟。人不會問未婚的人“你爲什麼
不結婚？”，他們也不問結了婚沒有孩子的夫婦“你們爲什麼不要孩子？”。
New Year’s Speech新年致辭
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The New Year is around the corner, I would like to extend my New Year’s greetings to all my guests and wish everyone good health and happiness. The New Year is a time of new beginnings and new hopes for the future. I hope that every one of you find yourself more prosperous and more content with each passing day this year. I know that this night will be fantastic celebration of the good friendship and good spirits that can last not only a year, but a lifetime. Have a wonderful evening everybody, thank you.
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女士們，先生們：
新年來臨了，我謹向各位來賓致以節日的問候，並祝各位在新的一年裏身體健康，萬事如意!新年是新的開始，是對未來充滿新的憧憬的時候。我祝願大家在新的一年裏一天比一天成功、快樂、富足。我知道今晚我們將爲友誼和熱情而歡呼慶祝。這種友誼和熱情將留存在我們心中，不是一年，而是一輩子。祝大家今晚玩得開心！謝謝！
Wedding Congratulations 新婚快樂
John and Mary, You have my warmest congratulations on this wonderful day. I am really very happy for you two.I have known John for about five years, and I have always been envious of his talent and abilities in many respects. He is not merely a competent professional in international trade; he is exceptional in doing almost anything.
Today, I have become even more envious of John, because he just got married to
one of the most beautiful brides in the world. But don't let our envy bother you, John, because we want you to become the happiest couple in the world, and keep us envious of you two forever! Congratulations, and be happy! We all wish you the very best!
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約翰、瑪麗，在今天這美妙的日子裏，我衷心地祝福你們。我真心爲你們感到高興。我認識約翰已經五年了，我一直嫉妒他在各方面的才能。他不僅是一位能幹的外貿人才，而且在各個方面都很傑出。
今天我更嫉妒約翰了，因爲他剛娶了世界上最美麗的新娘之一。不過，別介意我們的嫉妒，因爲我們希望你們是世界上最幸福的一對；並且請讓我們永遠的嫉妒你們吧！恭喜你們，祝你們愉快！我們大家祝福你們！
Gratefulness 感激
In our hectic, fast-paced lives, it’s easy to forget about the many things for
which we have to be grateful. We tend to be goal-seeking, achievement-oriented
people. And there’s nothing wrong with that.However, it’s vitally important that we not lose sight of the things that are near and dear, things we all too easily take for granted.
What we focus on expands. If we focus on the problems in our lives, they tend
to increase. If we focus on the good things we already have, they too, have a tendency to grow. Focusing on what we have and what we want “appreciates” these things---they grow. If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, you’ll find yourself having more to appreciate.
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我們生活在一個緊張忙碌、快節奏的世界裏，很容易忘記身邊許多需要感恩的事情。
我們逐漸成爲了只追求目標、只注重業績的人。這也沒什麼不對。然而，非常重要的是，我們不能對自己最親密的東西視而不見，而這些東西我們往往輕率地不當回事兒。
我們關注的東西會不斷擴展。如果我們只關注生活中的問題，問題將越來越多。如
果我們把注意力集中在我們已經擁有的美好事物上，它們自然也會越來越多。關注我們擁有的和希翼的東西，這會使它們“增值”，它們會蓬勃發展。如果你學會了常常感激你所擁有的，你會發現自己要感激的事情越來越多。
英國凱特王妃首次公開演講
First of all, I'd like to say thank you. Thank you for not only accepting me as your Patron but thank you also for inviting me here today.
You have all made me feel so welcome and I feel hugely honored to be hereto see this wonderful centre
I am only sorry that William can't be here today; he would love it here. A view
of his - that I share - is that through teamwork, so much can be achieved.
What you have all achieved here is extraordinary.…
So thank you again for inviting me here today. I feel enormously proud to be
part of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices and to see the wonderful life-changing
work that you do. Thank you.
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首先，我想先說聲“謝謝”。謝謝大家不僅接受我作爲大家的客人，而且今天還邀請
我到這兒來。大家已經讓我感覺特別熱情，我感覺特別榮幸能來到這裏看到這個美好的（關懷）中心。
我爲威廉姆沒有能到來表示歉意，他一定會愛上這裏。他的一個觀點，當然我也同
意，就是通過團隊協作，能得到很多。大家在這裏完成的是如此的特別。……
今天再次大家邀請我到這裏。能作爲英格蘭東部的這個兒童收容所的一部分和對於
看到大家做的在改變生命的工作，我感到非常地榮幸。
Learning to Speak English is Physical Work
學說英文是體力勞動
Since English is not your native tongue, it’s difficult to pronounce certain sounds. That’s why you must develop the muscles of your speech organs to produce unfamiliar sounds. So when you read, it’s important to read as loudly as possible, as learning any foreign language.
Remember, you learn to swim by swimming. You learn to dance by dancing.You learn to drive by driving. You learn to play the piano by playing. So you can only learn to speak English by speaking.
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因爲英語不是你的母語，所以有些音比較難發。因此你必須強化你發音器官的肌肉，
以便發出陌生的聲音。當你讀的時候，要儘量做到最大聲、最清晰、最快速。口腔肌肉
訓練在學習任何語言時都是非常重要的。
記住：游泳是游出來的，跳舞是跳出來的，汽車是開出來的，鋼琴是彈出來的。所
以，只有通過說，你才能學會說英語。
Try More Than Once 不止一次地嘗試
Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree,but each apple has just ten seeds. That’s a lot of seeds!
We might ask, “Why would you need so many seeds just to grow a few more apple trees?”
Nature has something to teach us here. It’s telling us:“Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never grow. So if you really want to make something happen, you had better try more than once.”
This might mean:
You’ll attend twenty interviews to get one job. You’ll interview forty people to find one good employee. You’ll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a business idea. And you might meet a hundred acquaintances just to find one special friend.
When we understand the “Law of the Seed”, we don’t get so disappointed. We stop feeling like victims. We learn how to deal with things that happen to us.
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看一看蘋果樹。樹上可能有500 個蘋果，但每個蘋果就有10 粒種子。那可真是有很多種子！
我們可能會問：“爲什麼需要那麼多種子才能長出幾棵蘋果樹？”
自然界教會我們一個道理：並不是所有的種子都能生長。事實上，大部分種子都不
會生長。所以，如果你真的想做出點什麼，你最好多試幾次。
這也就是說：
你將參加20 次面試才能得到一份工作。你將面試40 個人才能找到一個好的僱員。
你將跟50 個人談話才能賣掉一座房子、一輛汽車、一臺真空吸塵器、一份保單或者一個
商業創意。你可能會相識100 個熟人後才找到一個知心朋友。
當我們懂得“種子法則”後，就不會感到失望，也不會覺得自己是受害者，我們學
會了如何處理髮生在我們身上的事情。
Survival Game in the Wild 物竟天擇現代篇
Given the slightest chance, life can bounce back. Nature has amazing powers of renewal which emerge from the very process of evolution. Today’s fabulous diversity is the result of a four-billion-year war for survival. Life’s greatest triumphs may be yet to come.
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只要有一線機會，生命就會恢復生機。自然界的再生能力讓人難以置信，而這正是
源自自然界自身的演變進化過程。今天自然界驚人的多樣性正是四十億年來生存之戰的
結果。而生命最盛大的凱旋終將到來。
Concession Speech: I Endorse Obama（節選）
--Hillary Clinton
I want to start today by saying how grateful I am to all of you, to everyone who poured your hearts and your hopes into this campaign, who drove for miles and lined the streets waving homemade signs, who scrimped and saved to raise money, who knocked on doors and made calls, who talked, sometimes argued with your friends and neighbors who e-mailed and contributed online, who invested so much in our common enterprise, to the moms and dads who came to our events, who lifted their little girls and little boys on their shoulders and whispered in their ears, “See, you can be anything you want to be.”
To the young people like 13-year-old Anne Riddell from Mayfield, Ohio, who had been saving for two years to go to Disney World and decided to use her savings instead to travel to Pennsylvania with her mom and volunteer there, as well. To the veterans, to the childhood friends, to New Yorkers and Arkansans who traveled across the country, telling anyone who would listen why you supported me.
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首先我想告訴大家，我由衷地感謝你們每一個人：感謝你們不顧辛勞驅車數英里，
站在街道兩旁揮舞着自制的標語，感謝你們省吃儉用踊躍籌款，感謝登門拜訪的、打電
話來的，感謝（爲支持我）和朋友鄰居發生爭執的，感謝你們在網上通過發電子郵件或
是其他方式支持我，感謝你們在我們共同的事業中傾注這麼多心血。特別要感謝那些來
參加我們活動的父母，你們把孩子們放在肩膀上，告訴他們，“看，有夢想就能實現”。
我也應該感謝像安妮·瑞黛爾這樣的年輕人，她今年剛13 歲，來自俄亥俄州的梅菲
爾得市，她把過去兩年中爲迪士尼之旅攢下的錢用來和媽媽一起去賓夕法尼亞當志願者。
還要感謝所有的退伍軍人，所有我兒時的朋友，所有的紐約州人和阿肯色州人。你們的
足跡遍佈整個美國，告訴每個願意聆聽的人爲什麼你們支持我。
Love in life
Life is a gift we’re given each and every day. Dream about tomorrow, but live for today. To live a little, you’ve got to love a whole lot. Love turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.
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生命是一份我們每天都收到的禮物。要夢想明天，但要活好今天。即便是短暫的人生，你也要付出無限的愛。愛讓平凡變得精彩。
Concession Speech: I Endorse Obama
—Hillary Clinton
So I want to say to my supporters: When you hear people saying or think to yourself, “If only” or “What if ”, I say, please, don’t go there. Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward.
Life is too short; time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on
what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be. And that is
why I will work my heart out to make sure that Senator Obama is our next President.
And I hope and pray that all of you will join me in that effort.
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所以，我要告訴我的支持者們：當你們聽到有人說或者自己琢磨：真希望如何如何，或者如果怎樣就會怎樣，我勸你千萬別那樣做。浪費在後悔上的每一秒都會妨礙我們向前。
生命太短暫，時間太寶貴，沉湎於過去代價太高。我們必須面對現實，共同努力。
正因爲如此，我將鞠躬盡瘁確保奧巴馬參議員成爲下屆總統。
我衷心希望並祈求你們和我一起爲他加油，爲他爭取。
Self-Introduction
Good morning, everybody. My name is David Wang. There are three people in my family, including my father, mother and myself.
I was brought up to always try my best, so I put my heart into everything I do.I am something of a perfectionist. Whatever I do, I want to do it just right.
I have many interests, but English is what I like most. Although my English isn’t perfect, I want to keep on learning from my mistakes. I’m taking a Brian English course. It is giving me the confidence to practice my English in public, and it really broadens my horizons.
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各位，早上好。我叫王大衛。我家裏有三個人，爸爸、媽媽和我自己。
我從小就受到教導，凡事要盡最大的努力，所以，無論做什麼，我都全心投入。可以說我是個完美主義者。不管做什麼，我都想把它做好。
我愛好很多，但我最喜歡的是英語。雖然我的英語並不怎麼好，我仍想繼續從錯誤
中學習。我正在上一個布萊恩英語的課程。它給了我自信，讓我能在公開場合練習，而且，它真的拓寬了我的視野。
Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement Speech
奧普拉·溫弗瑞哈佛大學畢業典禮演講
I know that... I know that you all might have a little anxiety now and hesitation about leaving the comfort of college and putting those Harvard credentials to the test. But no matter what challenges or setbacks or disappointments you may encounter along the way, you will find true success and happiness if you have only one goal, there really is only one, and that is this: to fulfill the highest most truthful expression of yourself as a human being. You wanna max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up, your family and the people around you. Theologian Howard Thurman said it best. He said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
From time to time you may stumble, fall, you will for sure count on this, no doubt you will have questions and you will have doubts about your path, but I know this, if you’re willing to listen to be guided by that still small voice that is the G.P.S. within yourself, to find out what makes you come alive, you will be more than okay. You will be happy, you will be successful, and you will make a difference in the world.
Congratulations, Class of 2013, congratulations to your family and friends, good luck, and thank you for listening. Was that okay?
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我知道……我知道你們現在對於即將離開大學的安逸，並且拿着證書面對（社會上的）考驗，都有些許的焦慮和猶豫。但不論你沿途遇見什麼挑戰、挫折或失望，如果你只認準一個目標，那你就能獲得真正的成功和快樂。人生確實只有一個目標，那就是：最大程度地、最真實地展現自己。你通過運用自己的能量來最大程度的展現自己作爲人的屬性，來提升自己、家人和你周圍的人。神學家霍華德·瑟曼說得好。他說，“不要
問自己世界需要什麼，問問是什麼讓你充滿活力地活着，然後就去做這個，因爲世界所
需要的就是一個個朝氣蓬勃的人。”
你可能時不時的失足跌倒，你相信這個一定會發生，你無疑會質疑你所走的路，但我知道，如果你有意願傾聽，並且被微弱的聲音——你體內內置的GPS 引導，你將會找到是什麼使你充滿朝氣，將讓你更好。你會開心，獲得成功，並且你將在世上有一番作爲。
恭喜2013 屆的畢業生們，恭喜你的家人和朋友，祝福你們。感謝你們的聆聽。（這樣的演講）還可以嗎？
國家形象宣傳片（角度篇）
—— 展示中國精神
In October 2003, the first Chinese citizen saw his homeland from outer space, and the mythology and dreams of thousands of years, became a reality. Our songs of how the earth is our garden and our pride in surviving our long history suddenly became more vivid and clear.
2003 年10 月，中國人第一次從外太空親眼看到了自己的國家，那數千年的神話和暢想，變成了事實。那些關於地球是個家園的歌頌，關於自己在漫長歷史裏生存下來的驕傲，這時候比任何時候更加清晰而具體。
Who are the Chinese? What makes us who we are? But even before this momentous chapter in our history, Chinese people have always regarded themselves from multi-facets angles. Is tradition a burden, or kind of driving force for development? Do we take our culture heritage too seriously, or not seriously enough? Do you see conflict or fusion, nostalgia or visions of the future?
我們是誰？是什麼造就了我們？早在創造中國歷史的這一刻之前，中國人從未中斷過從其他的角度來認識自己。傳統是一種負擔，還是一種推動發展的力？文化的傳承是過於保守，還是過於開放？你看到的是衝突還是融合，是回憶還是未來？ ……
In my mind, China is a very inclusive country……
在我心目中，中國是一個包容性非常強的國家……
She is a country with rich culture……
她是一個文化底蘊深厚的國家……
She has a long and eventful history that is new each day.
具有歷史的滄桑感，但又在日新月異的變化着……
But after 30 years, the world has seen how much China’s profound history and culture essence has given, lead us the flexibility and unity when facing fast transformation.
但接下來30 年間發生的事情，卻讓全世界都看到，一個有着悠久歷史和文底蘊的國家，在面臨全新變革之時，能夠展現出怎樣的包容性和應變能力。......
Chinese people future happiness must be built on the foundation of the past.Chinese people have never cherished their cultural heritage more than today, nor felt more its lingering charm which is why after so many generations, we are still here.
中國人懂得明天的幸福來源於今天的積澱，中國人從來沒有比現在更珍視己的文化傳承，也沒有比現在更深刻的體驗到，自己文化裏那種永恆而特別的韻味，是無論任何時代都永遠不變的立身之本。
From tradition to revelation, inspired by the future, Chinese people are creating an even newer way of thinking: building this generation’s new common spirit.
從傳統得到啓示，從未來得到激勵，是中國人不斷更新自己觀念，建立當代神的共同途徑。
China on the way…
中國在路上……
Abundance is a Life Style 富足是一種生活方式
Abundance is a life style, a way of living your life. Abundance is a philosophy,it appears in your physiology, your value system, and carries its own set of beliefs.You walk with it, sleep with it, bath with it, feel with it, and need to maintain and take care of it as well.
Abundance is seeing people for their gifts and not what they lack or could be.
Seeing all things for their gifts and not what they lack.
Be in a state of abundance of what you already have. I guarantee they are there; it always is buried but there. Breathe them in as if they are the air you breathe because they are yours. Let go of anything that isn’t abundant for the time being. Name the shoe boxes in your closet with your gifts of abundance, pull from them every morning if needed. Know they are there.
Learning to trust in your own abundance is required. When you begin to be within your own space of abundance, whatever you need will appear whenever you need it. That’s just the way the higher powers set this universe up to work. Trust the universal energy. The knowing of it all will humble you to its power yet let the brightness of you shine everywhere it needs to. Just by being from a state of abundance, it is being you.
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富足是一種生活方式。富足是一種哲學，它體現於你的生理機能和價值觀之中，並帶有自己的一套信仰。無論走路、睡覺、洗澡你都會感受到它，你還要維護並照顧它。
富足是看到人們的天賦，而不是他們的缺陷。所有的事物都要看其天賦而不是缺陷。
要處於你已經擁有的事物的富足狀態。我保證它們就在那兒，常被忽視卻從未遠離。將其看成空氣，吸入體內，因爲它們是你的。放開暫時並不富足的東西。把你富足的所有天賦寫在櫥櫃裏的鞋盒子上，如果需要就每天早晨拉開櫥櫃，知道你的天賦都在那兒。
你需要學會信任自己的富足。當你開始處在自己富足的空間之內時，你所需要的東西都會在你需要的時刻出現。這就是宇宙形成時更高能量的運作方式。要相信宇宙的能量。知道這一點會讓你在其力量面前保持謙卑，但也會讓你的光亮閃耀在所有需要的地方。只要處於富足的狀態，就是做你自己。
Michael Jackson 在1993 格萊美獲獎感言
I love you too...
However, today, when I create my music, I feel like an instrument of nature, I wonder what delight nature must feel when we open our hearts and express our God-given talents, the sound of approval rolls across the universe and the whole world abounds in magic, wonder fills our heart, for we have glimpsed, for an instant the playfulness of life.
And that’s why I love children and learn so much from being around them. I realize that many of our world’s problems today, from the inner-city crime to the large-scale war and terrorism and our overcrowded prisons are a result of the fact that children have had their childhood stolen from them. The magic, the wonder the mystery and the innocence of a child’s heart...are the seeds of creativity that will heal the world. I really believe that.
What we need to learn from children isn’t childish. Being with them connects us to the deeper wisdom of life which is ever-present and only asks to be lived. They know the way to solutions that lie waiting to be recognized within our own hearts. Today I would like to thank all the children of the world including, including the sick and deprived, I’m so sensitive to your pain, I also, I also want to thank all those who has helped me, to channel my talent here on Earth, from the beginning, my parents, all my brothers and sisters, especially Janet.
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我也愛你，謝謝……
然而，今天，當我創作音樂時，我就像是大自然的樂具。我想，當我們敞開心靈，充分發揮上帝所賜予給我們的天賦時，大自然會是怎樣的開心。宇宙到處洋溢着讚美之聲，世充滿了神奇，人們心中溢滿了奇蹟，就爲我們所感受到的生命中即刻的歡樂。
這也是爲什麼我這麼喜歡孩子，跟他們在一起我學到了很多。我意識到，當今世界的許多問題--城市犯罪，國家間的戰爭，恐怖主義還有擁擠的監獄---這些問題的根源都在於孩子們失去了他們的童年。一個孩子心中的魔法，奇蹟，神祕還有純真，是創造力的源泉，而如此的創造力能夠治癒我們的世界。我無比堅信。
我們要從孩子身上學東西其實並不幼稚。孩子能夠幫我們與更深刻的從未顯現過的
智慧相連，只要相信，這智慧就會在你眼前。他們知道，我們心中潛藏的等待認同的解
答。今天，我要感謝全世界的孩子，無論你們貧窮，飢餓……我非常瞭解你們的痛苦。
我同樣要感謝所有幫助我發覺我才華的人們。從一開始，我的父母，兄弟姐妹們,尤
其是珍妮。
The Torch has been passed to a New Generation of America
將火炬傳遞給下一代 By John Kennedy
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world，ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.
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因此，我的美國同胞們，不要問你們的國家能爲你們做些什麼，而應該問一問你們能爲你們的國家做些什麼。
世界各國的公民們，不要問美國能爲你們做些什麼，而要問一問我們一起能爲人類的自由做些什麼。
最後，不管你是美國公民還是其他國家的公民，請以同樣的高標準要求我們吧，就像我們要求你們那樣，也要求我們貢獻出力量，做出犧牲吧！讓我們率領着我們所熱愛的祖國，奮勇前進吧！ 問心無愧將是我們惟一能得到的報酬，歷史將是我們業績的最後裁判。我們祈求上帝的保佑和幫助，但我們知道，在這個世界上，上帝的事業要靠我們來實現。
**============================常用短語==========================**
do somone good 對某人有好處
Do you get me? 你明白我的意思嗎？
doesn't count 這次不算
down and out 窮困潦倒
Being down and out,he couldn't support his family. 他窮困潦倒，不能養活他的家庭
drive at 用意，意欲
What's he driving at?他用意何在？
drop in 偶然拜訪
I dropped him in on my way to the hospital. 我偶然到醫院去看望他
drop me a line 寫信給我
On arriving the University,please drop me a line. 當你到達學校後，請給我寫信
early bird 早起的人
An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登
easy come easy go 來得快去得也快
eat my words 收回前言，認錯道歉
face the music 直面困難
face up to 勇敢地面對某事
fed up 厭倦
feel free to do something 不要拘束
few and far between 很少，稀少
French leave 不辭而別
give me a headache 讓人頭痛
give me a hand 幫我一下
go Dutch AA制
God bless you 上帝保佑你
God knows 天知道
Got it? 明白了嗎？
green thumbs /fingers 園藝技能
hands are full 非常忙
have a ball 勇敢
have had it 受夠了
I have had it with all your excuses.我受夠了你的藉口。
hold water 站得住腳
in every sense of word 在某種意義上說
It's a lie in every sense of word.這是不折不扣的謊言。
keep an eye on 提高警惕
kill time打發時間
azy bones 懶骨頭
Get up lazy bones!
leave it to me 讓我來吧
leave me alone 別管我
like father like son 有其父必有其子
like it or not 不管你喜不喜歡
make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人
make a big money 賺大錢
make both ends need 收支平衡
We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need. make waves 引起轟動；興風作浪
make yourself at home 別拘束
no good 沒有好結果
Bad mam comes to no good.
no kidding 不要開玩笑
none of your bussiness 不關你的事
not really 也不是……
old hand 老手
He is an old hand at stealing.
old story 老一套
I am tired of it,same old story.
on one's word of honor 以某人的人格擔保
on occasion 間或
of one's own accord 自願地
packed like sardins 擁擠
During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.
pass away 去世 pay the price 付出代價
You are playing with the fire and you must pay the poice one day.
put up with 忍受
I cann't put up with your rudeness any more;leave my room.
red-letter day 重要的或值得紀念的日子
red tape 繁文縟節
red carpet 紅地毯
run into 偶遇
I ran into an old friend in the shop yesterday.
run out of 用盡，缺少
Quick,quick,we are running out of time.
show up 炫耀
small potatos 小人物
so what? 那怎麼樣呢？
stand up for 忍受
suit one's taste 對某人的胃口
sunday dress 最好的衣服
sure thing 十有把握的事
take one's time 盡情玩
Take your time and enjoy it.
take the words out of one's mouth 說出某人想說得話
that's it 就是
that is really something 太好了
there is nothing I can do 我什麼都不能做
there you go 這邊請
there is nothing wrong with me 我沒事
under the table 死底下，祕密地
under the weather 身體不適
what's going on 怎麼了
what a man 多勇敢的人啊
walking dictionary 活字典
what is up 近來可好
Hi,I haven't seen you for a long time,what's up? world class 一流的
Have a nice day. 祝你今天愉快
So far, so good. 目前爲止一切都好
Take it or leave it. 要就要，不要就拉倒
Keep it up! 繼續努力，繼續加油
Good for you. 好啊！做得好！
Time flies！時光如梭
Time is money. 時間就是金錢
That's life. 這就是人生
Now you're talking. 這纔對嘛
have butterflies in one's stomach 緊張
You asked for it. 你自找的
read between the lines 字裏行間的言外之意
The rest is history. 衆所皆知
A little bird told me. 我聽說的
It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行
Mind your own business. 不關你的事兒
Hang in there. 堅持下去
could be worse 可能更糟
Money talks. 金錢萬能
count me out 不要算我
Over my dead body! 想都別想（除非我死了）
go fifty-fifty on sth. 平分
You can say that again! You said it! 你說的沒錯；你說對了
Look who's talking! 看看你自己吧！
It's Greek to me. 這我完全不懂
take my word for it 相信我的話
not one's cup of tea 不感興趣；不合胃口
Get real ! 別鬧了；別開玩笑了
head over heels 深陷；完全地
Suit yourself. 隨你高興
What's the catch? 有什麼意圖？
let the cat out of bag 泄漏祕密
sth. is touch and go 危險的情況；驚險的；一觸即發的
beat a dead horse 白費勁
The sky's the limit. 沒有限制
once in a blue moon 千載難逢；難得一次
Be prepared. 準備好
It's easier said than done. 說的比做的簡單
have second thoughts 考慮一下；猶豫
behind someone's back 在某人背後；揹着某人
Better luck next time. 下次運氣更好
come in handy 派得上用場
rains cats and dogs 傾盆大雨
First come, first served. 先來先招待；捷足先登
It's not my day! 今天運氣真糟
That's news to me. 這可是新聞呢
There's no way to tell. 沒辦法知道
read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心裏的想法
You've got me there. 你考到我了
Easy does it. 慢慢來；小心一點；別生氣了
on the tip of one's tongue 差一點就說出口；差一點就記起來的
The more, the merrier. 越多越好
et someone off the hook 讓某人擺脫麻煩、解脫困境
beside the point 離題的；不是重點
burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙；花費很多精力
meet a deadline 截稿
out of sight, out of mind 眼不見爲淨；離久情疏
rub someone the wrong way 惹惱某人
step on one's toes 觸怒到某人
be fed up with 對……感到厭煩
give credit where credit is due. 稱讚該被讚美的人
go from bad to worse 每況愈下
hit the jackpot 中大獎，走運
It all depends on what one means by sth. 看某人對於……是指什麼意思
accidentally/on purpose 不小心/故意
in one's book 在某人的字典裏；對……而言
No pains, no gains 一份耕耘，一份收穫
You ain't seen nothing yet. 你還沒看過更好（爛）的
to give a rain check 改天的邀請
That's what friends are for. 這就是好朋友啊
It's a pain in the neck. 很討厭而難避免
It's the thought that counts. 心意最重要
the tip fo the iceberg 冰山一角；危險的細微的徵兆
jump down someone's throat 粗暴地回答某人；無理地打斷某人的話
save sth. for a rainy day 以備不時之需
behind the scenes 在幕後；在黑暗中
by the skin of one's teeth 剛好，勉強，僥倖
Don't rock the boat. 不要破壞現狀、搗亂
worth its weight in gold 很有價值的
speak of the devil 說曹操曹操到
right up/down someone's alley 某人的專長
You never know what you can do until you try. 不試試看，就不知道自己的潛力
You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. 你幫我，我也幫你
A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是賺一分
get away from it all 遠離這一切
make a mountain out of a molehill 大驚小怪；小題大做；言過其實
Two heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠抵過一個諸葛亮
get/ have cold feet 緊張
have someone's sight on sth. 看好了某樣東西；決心要
Honesty is the best policy 誠實爲上策
No sooner said than done. 說做就做
sleep like a log 睡得很沉
through thick and thin 共同經歷
all in the day's work 習以爲常；不足爲奇
Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇傷身
Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略圖
Some people never learn. 有些人總是學不乖
There's no place like home. 沒有比家更溫暖的地方
You learn sth. new everyday. 你每天都會學到新東西/知道新事情
wrap things up 把事情整理一番，做個結束
at the drop of a hat 立即，隨時
Beauty is only skin deep. 美麗是膚淺的
It takes two to tango. 一個巴掌拍不響
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日畢
Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那麼幸運
Don't be such a poor loser. 不要輸不起
Don't cry over spilt milk. 覆水難收
It wouldn't hurt to ask. 問人又不會怎麼樣
have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉
Never say die. 決不要灰心
seeing is believing 眼見爲實
Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一種美德
Talk is cheap. 光說沒有用
turn over a new leaf 重新開始
burn the midnight oil 挑燈夜戰
grin and bear it 默默忍受；忍耐着點
same to you 同樣祝福你
sth. is better than nothing 有總比沒有強
Opposites attract. 異性相吸
The feeling is mutual. 有同感
the calm before the storm 暴風雨前的寧靜
The early bird catches the worm 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
Better left unsaid. 最好還是不要說
Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是嶄新的一天
come out in the wash 真相大白；得到圓滿的結果
Every dog has his day. 十年風水輪流轉
bury the hatchet 言歸於好；和好
A good man is hard to find. 好人難找
in the nick of time 及時
Don't speak too soon. 別說的太早
There's no such thing as a free lunch. 天下沒有免費的午餐
without batting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨；泰然自若
know the ropes 知道學習規則或內容
pay through the nose 花很多錢
sell like hot cakes 很暢銷
What's done is done. 做了就做了
Look before you leap. 三思而後行
When the chips are down. 在重要關頭；到了關鍵時刻
bet one's bottom dollar 確信無疑
Variety is the spice of life. 多樣化豐富生活
a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼
Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達
like a bull in a china shop 笨手笨腳；莽撞行事
someone is not out of the woods yet 還未脫離危險
The best things in life are free. 生命中最好的東西是金錢買不到的
Easy come, easy go. 來得快，去得快
It takes two to tango. 一個巴掌拍不響
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日畢
Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那麼幸運
Don't be such a poor loser. 不要輸不起
Don't cry over spilt milk. 覆水難收
t wouldn't hurt to ask. 問人又不會怎麼樣
have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉
Never say die. 決不要灰心
seeing is believing 眼見爲實
Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一種美德
Talk is cheap. 光說沒有用
turn over a new leaf 重新開始
burn the midnight oil 挑燈夜戰
grin and bear it 默默忍受；忍耐着點
same to you 同樣祝福你
sth. is better than nothing 有總比沒有強 119. Opposites attract. 異性相吸
The feeling is mutual. 有同感
the calm before the storm 暴風雨前的寧靜
The early bird catches the worm 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
Better left unsaid. 最好還是不要說
Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是嶄新的一天
come out in the wash 真相大白；得到圓滿的結果
Every dog has his day. 十年風水輪流轉
bury the hatchet 言歸於好；和好
A good man is hard to find. 好人難找
in the nick of time 及時
Don't speak too soon. 別說的太早
There's no such thing as a free lunch. 天下沒有免費的午餐
without batting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨；泰然自若
know the ropes 知道學習規則或內容
pay through the nose 花很多錢
sell like hot cakes 很暢銷
What's done is done. 做了就做了
Look before you leap. 三思而後行
When the chips are down. 在重要關頭；到了關鍵時刻
bet one's bottom dollar 確信無疑
Variety is the spice of life. 多樣化豐富生活
a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼
Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達
like a bull in a china shop 笨手笨腳；莽撞行事
someone is not out of the woods yet 還未脫離危險
The best things in life are free. 生命中最好的東西是金錢買不到的
Easy come, easy go. 來得快，去得快
I don't have a clue. 我不知道
Better safe than sorry. 寧願安全（可靠）也不要後悔
Practice makes perfect. 孰能生巧
for crying out loud 哎呀呀！拜託
on the spur of the moment 一時衝動；一時興起
Every little bit counts. 一點一滴都算
drive sb. to the wall 使某人發瘋/受不了；使某人束手無策
get sth. off one's chest 傾吐心中的事；落下心中的大石頭
Two wrongs don't make a right. 報復於事無補
the blind leading the blind 外行領導外行
in the same boat 同命相連
Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是會騙人的
only time will tell 只有時間會證明
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 別孤注一擲
take the good with the bad 好的與壞的都要一起接受
take the bull by the horns 當機立斷；大膽果斷地解決問題
That's the last straw. 使人無法忍受的最後一擊
You can't please everyone. 你無法使每一個人都滿意
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙
Money doesn't grow on trees. 金錢得來不易
cost sb. an arm and a leg 花大筆錢
have the upper hand 佔優勢
everything but the sink 所有的東西
Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩
Not be able to get a word in edgewise. 插不上話
go back to square one 回到原地
It's never too late to learn. 學習永遠不嫌晚；亡羊補牢猶未晚
Leave well enough alone. 維持現狀；對現在已經很滿意了，不用變更
on a first-name basis 直呼其名（很熟的)
Nothing to write home about. 沒什麼值得說的；不值得推薦
packed in like sardines 擠得要命
There are other fish in the sea. 天涯何處無芳草；還有別的機會
What you see is what you get. 你看到什麼就是什麼
come out smelling like a rose 一枝獨秀
hear through the grapevine 聽到謠言
read you loud and clear 聽得很清楚；很瞭解你
have a sweet tooth 喜歡甜食（喜歡某物）
know sb. like the back of one's hand 很瞭解某人
It's not the end of the world. 不是世界末日
come away empty-handed 一無所獲
breathe down someone's neck 緊跟在某人後面；監督某人
cost sb. a pretty penny 很貴
fill someone's shoes 接替某人的職位
act the mustard 達到標準
like a dream come true 如夢成真
zero in on sth. 專注於；對準（兩個介詞並用，奇怪）
put/ lay sth. on the line 坦白的說，冒……風險
like a fish out of water 感到尷尬不適應
All systems are go. 準備好了。（這句話研究了半天，居然不是語法錯誤？）
end of the road 終點；最後
just what the doctor ordered 正合需要
pull the wool over someone's eyes 欺騙；矇蔽某人
The first step is always the hardest. 萬事開頭難
Time change, people change. 時間會變，人也會變
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以羣分
give sb. an inch and he'll take a mile 得寸進尺
Don't press your luck. 不用得寸進尺
saved by the bell （在緊要的關頭）得救
finders keepers 誰撿到就是誰的
by the book 按照規定
That's fair enough. 這樣很公平
raise one's eyebrows 吃驚
keep one's head above water 使……免於負債
bark up the wrong tree 精力用在不該用的地方；錯怪人；目標錯誤
from the bottom of one's heart 由衷地
Love is blind. 愛情是盲目的
That's all, folks. 就這樣了，各位
feel sth. in one's bones 直覺到
It's sink or swim. 無論成功或失敗（全靠自己）
steal one's thunder 搶別人的功勞；竊取別人的方法；搶別人的風頭
Where there's smoke, there's fire. 無風不起浪事；事出有因
Bad news travels fast. 壞事傳千里
eat one's heart out 沮喪；傷心
stand the last of time 接受時間的考驗
a bed of roses 逞心如意的生活
Achilles' heel 一個人的弱點
go the distance 堅持到底；完成全部
Cleanliness is next to godliness. 清潔是一種美德
Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量
Love will find a way. 愛會找到方法的
Mother knows best. 媽媽最清楚了
the bottom line is that... 基本底線；最終結果
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裏出西施
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 距離產生美；小別勝新婚
Forgive and forget. 不念舊惡
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 如果聽起來好像不是真的，也許就不是真的
Those were the days. 那真是好時光
water under the bridge 過去式；無法挽回的過去；過去的事了
Monkey see, monkey do. 有樣學樣
What one doesn't know won't hurt one. 不知道不會怎樣
There's a time and a place for everything. 在適合的時候派上用場；適時做事
You can't win them all. 人不可能一直走運；人不可能一帆風順
Different strokes for different folks. 人各有所好
Customers are always right. 顧客第一
give sth. one's best shot 盡最大努力
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. 受不了壓力，就離開吧
If the shoe fits, wear it. 若這話說對了，就接受意見吧
like two peas in a pod 膩在一起
point-blank 直接地
down in the dumps 心情跌入谷底
give sb. a piece of one's mind 教訓某人一頓
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. 你想要做好一件事，就要自己動手
Don't spend it all in one place. 不要全部用在一個地方
go out on a climb to do sth. 冒着危險
There's no time like the present. 沒有比現在更合適的時候了
see/read the handwriting on the wall 預感不祥之兆
Two's company, three is a crowd. 兩個人剛剛好，三個人太多了
Every family has a skeleton in the closet. 家家有本難唸的經
hardly have time to breathe 沒有喘息的時間
keep your eyes on the ball 專心
leave no stone unturned 不遺餘力；徹底
I mean it. 我是說真的
make one's hair stand on end 使人害怕；毛骨悚然
The walls have ears. 隔牆有耳
bring home the bacon 維持生計；獲得成功
They lived happily ever after. 他們從此過着幸福的生活
blow the whistle on sb./ sth. 揭發；制止某人（某事）
Ignorance is bliss. 不知便是福
People who live in glass houses should't throw stones. 自己有短處，就總揭發別人的短處
pull out all the stops 用盡一切的實力
take the wind out of one's sails 使某人頓時泄氣，威風掃地
in the seventh heaven 在無比的幸福快樂中
The end justifies the means. 爲目的不擇手段
call a spade a spade 有話直說
A woman's work is never done. 家務永遠做不完
one's name will be mud 某人將聲名狼藉
play second fiddle to sb. 充當副手
the rhird time's the charm 第三次總是幸運的
shape up or ship out 好自爲之，不然就離開
Old dogs can't learn new tricks. 老人不容易適應新事物
Life's full fo surprise. 人生充滿了驚喜
So quiet that you could hear a pin drop. 安靜地連根針掉地上都聽得見
turn back the clock 時光逆轉
Fancy meeting you here. 怎麼會在這裏遇見你
bury one' head in the sand 鴕鳥心態；不正視現實
You only live once. 人生只有一次
Home is where the heart is. 家總是讓人思念的地方
Has the cat got your tongue? （貓把你舌頭叼走啦？）爲什麼不說話？
When the cat's away. the mice will play. 閻王不在，小鬼跳梁
Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中總有一絲曙光；否極泰來
for the record 正式地或明確地說；鄭重聲明
Good things come to him/ her who waits. 好酒沉甕底
Where there's a will. there's a way. 有志者，事竟成
sit like a bump on a log 坐着跟大木頭一般
That's the pot calling the kettle black. 烏鴉罵豬黑
bang/beat one's head against a brick wall 做徒勞無功的事
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日食一蘋果，醫生遠離我
To err is human, to forgive divine. 犯錯是人之常情，原諒是超凡入聖
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. 如意算盤別打得太早
live and learn 活到老，學到老