Look like a drowned rat

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
It rains heavy and peter LOOKS LIKE A DROWNED RAT.

2. Scott:
像一隻溺斃的老鼠？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
LOOK LIKE A DROWNED RAT = 渾身濕透

4. Scott:
由於下大雨，Peter 渾身濕透!

Sitting pretty

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
I have a well-paid job. I am SITTING PRETTY!

2. Scott:
坐在漂亮?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
SITTING PRETTY = 生活得舒適, 豪華

4. Scott:
由於你有一份薪金豐厚的工作, 你生活得很舒適?

Dip into One's Pocket

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Kenny doesn't have much money, but he never hesitate DIPPING INTO HIS POCKET to help others!

2. Scott:
探入某人的口袋?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
DIP INTO ONE'S POCKET = 掏錢, 慷慨解囊

4. Scott:
Kenny 不是很富有, 但他願意為有需要的人慷慨解囊!

Tin Ear

           

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Billy has a TIN EAR!

2. Scott:
Billy 擁有一個錫製的耳朵?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
TIN EAR = 缺乏音樂感的人, 或對噪音聽而不聞的人

4. Scott:
Billy 是一位缺乏音樂感的人

Polish Off

    

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Kenny POLISHES OFF a bottle of beer within 1 minute!

2. Scott:
擦亮？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
POLISH OFF = 食，或快速地完成一件事

4. Scott:
Kenny 於1分鐘內渴光一瓶啤酒！

Put a foot wrong

             

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Angie never PUTS A FOOT WRONG!

2. Scott:
放錯一隻腳?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
PUT A FOOT WRONG = 犯錯, 出錯

4. Scott:
Angie 從不犯錯!

Fight like cats and dogs

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Peter and Penny always FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS!

2. Scott:
像貓和狗一樣打架?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS = 激烈地爭論

4. Scott:
Peter  和 Penny 常常激烈地爭論!

Give someone a rocket

     

     

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
My father GAVE ME A ROCKET this morning!

2. Scott:
火箭？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
GIVE SOMEONE A ROCKET = 嚴厲地斥責或懲戒某人

4. Scott:
你的爸爸今天早上嚴厲地斥責你？

Horn In

        

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
I hope Peter will not HORN IN to my party!

2. Scott:
號角？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
HORN IN = 不請自來

4. Scott:
你希望 Peter 不會不請自來你的派對?

Oddball

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Thomas is an ODDBALL

2. Scott:
古怪的球？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
ODDBALL = 行為或外表古怪的人

4. Scott:
Thomas 的行為或外表都非常古怪!

Neck of the woods

           

 

 

 1. Miss Chu Chu:
China is my NECK OF THE WOODS！

2. Scott:
樹林的頸部?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
NECK OF THE WOODS = 某人居住的國家或地區

4. Scott:
中國是你居住的國家?

Go Straight

    

   

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

The criminal has gone straight!

2. Scott:
直行？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Go straight = 不再犯法, 奉公守法，

4. Scott:
那罪犯不再犯法了！

Have an itch for something

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Kenny HAS AN ITCH FOR a long vacation.

2. Scott:
發癢？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
HAVE AN ITCH FOR SOMETHING = 非常渴望做某件事情

4. Scott:
Kenny 非常渴望放長假期

Draw the longbow

             

   

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
What Mandy said is just drawing the longbow!

2: Scott:
長弓?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Draw the longbow = 吹牛, 說謊, 或言過其實

4. Scott:
Mandy 所說的只不過是言過其實!
 

Chew the Fat

           

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Ladies love to chew the fat!

2. Scott:
女士喜歡咀嚼肥肉？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Chew the fat = 閒談

4. Scott:
女士們喜愛閒談

Worship the ground someone walks on

             

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Oscar worships the ground that Rose walks on!

2. Scott:
崇拜某人走過的地方？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Worship the ground somebody walks on = 非常愛慕某人

4. Scott:
Oscar 非常愛慕 Rose

Send someone packing

           

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
I couldn't stand him anymore, so I sent him packing.

2. Scott:
寄出某人？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Send someone packing = 解雇某人，叫某人離開

4. Scott:
你不能再忍受他了？所以要解雇他？

Get on like a house on fire

       

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Peter and Penny got on like a house on fire!

2. Scott:
著火的房子？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Get on like a house on fire = 兩個人非常喜歡對方，好快便成為朋友

4. Scott:
Peter and Penny 非常喜歡對方，好快便成為朋友！

Go Down the Drain

              

      

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
If Fiona doesn't pass tomorrow's exam, all her years of effort will go down the drain!

2. Scott:
下到深溝去？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Go down the drain = 浪費了，付諸東流

4. 如果 Fiona 明天的考試不及格，她多年的努力便會付諸東流了！

Go Places

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Sally would go places with all her talent!

2. Scott:
去不同的地方？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Go places = 獲得成功，取得成就

4. Scott:
Sally 很有才華，所以她一定成功的！

No Oil Painting

                

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Martha has good personality! But she's no oil painting!

2. Scott:
油畫？！

3. Miss Chu Chu:
No oil painting = 不吸引人，醜陋

4. Scott:
Martha 的人品很好！但她卻很醜陋！

Speak with a forked tongue

               

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Penny speaks with a forked tongue! Don't believe in her!

2. Scott:
用開叉的舌頭說話?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Speak with a forked tongue = 說謊，不誠實

4. Scott:
Penny 常常說謊! 不要相信她啊！

In Stitches

        

     

    

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Oh! Dr. Chan, you've got me in stitches!

2. Scott:
被醫生縫了幾針？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
In stitches = 笑個不停的樣子

4. Scott:
噢！陳醫生，你令我笑個不停啊！

As cool as a cucumber

                  

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Paul has an exam tomorrow! But he is as cool as a cucumber!

2. Scott:
涼瓜？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
As cool as a cucumber = 態度冷靜，或者處事從容不迫

4. Scott:
Paul 明天有考試，但他仍從容不迫
 

Bug

               

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Stop bugging me please!

2. Scott:
蟲子？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Bug = 打擾，折磨，使痛苦

4. Scott:
請停止打擾我！

Chill Out

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Chill out! Don't worry!

2. Scott:
寒冷？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Chill out = 放鬆，冷靜，鎮靜

4. Scott:
放鬆啦！不要擔心!

Call off

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
The wedding was called off when the groom had an accident!

2. Scott:
呼叫？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Call off = 停止，取消

4. Scott:
由於新郎發生意外，婚禮需要取消了！

On Earth

                 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
What on earth are you doing?

2. Scott:
地球？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
On earth = 究竟，到底

4. Scott:
究竟你在做什麼？

Come up with

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
I come up with a good idea!

2. Scott:
過來

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Come up with = 想出，想到，提出

4. Scott:
你想到好的主意？

Lower the Bar

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
They lowered the bar in order to get more applicants.

2. Scott:
放低酒吧？!

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Lower the bar = 降低標準，降低門檻

4. Scott:
他們降低標準來增加更多申請者!

Get out of hand

1. Miss Chu Chu:
His drinking has got out of hand!

2. Scott:
手？!

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Get out of hand = 無法控制，失控

4 Scott:
他酗酒已經到了無法控制的地步了！

Kind Of

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
What he did make me feel kind of angry!

2. Scott:
慈祥？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Kind of = 稍微，有幾分，有點兒

4. Scott:
他所做的事使你有點生氣?

Let go

                    

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Stop blaming yourself and let it go!

2. Scott:
去？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Let go = 放開，放手， 忘記吧!

4. Scott:
別再責備你自己了！忘記這件事吧！

Leave Out

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

He wasn't exactly lying. He just left out part of the truth!

2. Scott:
離開？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Leave out = 省略，忽略, 遺漏

4. Scott:
他沒有完全說謊。他只是省略了部分真相。

Freak Out

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Peter was totally freaked out when he saw the robber with a gun.

2. Scott:
怪胎？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Freak out = 嚇壞了，失去鎮靜

4. Scott:
看到強盜有槍，嚇壞了Peter.

On the Horizon

                     

 

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
There are no new drugs on the horizon to treat the disease!

2. Scott:
地平線上？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
On the horizon = 即將來臨的

4. Scott:
最近沒有新的藥物治療那種疾病

What's shaking

                   

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Hey! What's shaking?

2 Scott:
搖動？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
What's shaking = 問候人怎麼樣的意思

4. Scott:
Oh! I'm doing good! Thanks for asking!

Catches someone's eyes

                    

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
The beautiful scenery really catches my eyes!

2 Scott:
抓住眼睛？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Catches someone's eyes = 吸引某人的視，引起某人的注意

4. Scott:
美麗的風景非常吸引你的視？

Call it even

                     

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

I will buy you dinner and we can call it even!

2. Scott:
平均？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Call it even = 扯平

4. Scott:
我請你吃頓飯，我們便扯平了！

Hold up

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Sorry I'm late! There was a hold up on the highway!

2. Scott:
保持？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Hold up = 停頓，阻滯，阻礙

4. Scott:
抱歉我來晚了！因為公路上堵車了！

Buzz Kill

                   

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

I don't mean to be a buzz kill

2. Scott:
你不想殺人？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Buzz kill = 掃興，煞風景，破壞氣氛

4. Scott:
我並不想掃大家興?

Meet Halfway

1. Miss Chu Chu:
The government and HKFS have to meet halfway to settle Occupy Central!
 
2. Scott:
一半路??
 
3. Miss Chu Chu:
Meet halfway = 讓步 ，妥協
 
4. Scott: 
為了解決佔中，政府和學聯必須作出讓步

Take a Stand

                  

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
The Hong Kong Federation of students is trying to force the government to take a stand.

2. Scott:
站起來？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Take a stand = 表明立場，表態

4. Scott:
香港專上學生聯會迫使政府表明立場.

Root For

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Which team do you root for？

2. Scott:
根？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Root for = 支持，鼓勵

4. Scott:
你支持那個隊伍？

Screw Up

                   

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
I screwed up an interview!

2. Scott:
螺絲？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Screw up = 搞砸了

4. Scott:
你搞砸了面試？

Godspeed

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

We wish him Godspeed!

2. Scott:
速度？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Godspeed = 祝旅途一路順風

4. Scott:
祝他一路順風

Make fun of

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Katie always make fun of her classmates!

2. Scott:

有趣的?

3. Miss Chu Chu:

Make fun = 嘲笑，取笑

4. Scott:

Katie 常常嘲笑同學

Chicken Out

                      

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

Don't you chicken out now!

2. Scott:
雞？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Chicken out = 膽怯，打退堂鼓，半途而廢

4. Scott:
你叫我不要現在就打退堂鼓？

Figure Out

 

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:

I can't figure out the answer for this question.

 

2. Scott:

 數字？!

 

3. Miss Chu Chu:

Figure out = 弄明白，解答出

 

4. Scott:

答案好易啊.

 



Narrow Down

 1. Miss Chu Chu:

Your topic is too broad! Please narrow it down a bit!

 2. Scott:

狹窄的？

 3. Miss Chu Chu:

Narrow down = 縮小範圍

4. Scott:

你的話題太廣泛了！請縮小範圍