A piece of cake

1. Scott:
The homework is difficult.  I don't want to do it.

2. Miss Chu Chu:
Don't worry too much about it.  It's a piece of cake. I will teach you how to do it.

3. Scott:
 一件蛋糕？

4. Miss Chu Chu:
A piece of cake = 件事情很簡單， 很容易處理。

Safe and Sound

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
We arrived at Hong Kong safe and sound 

2. Scott:

聲音好安全？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Safe and Sound = 安全到達目的地！

4. Scott:
文件或包裹安全到達收件人的手也可以用 safe and sound 來形容！

Think Outside the Box

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
You should think outside the box!

2. Scott:
在盒子外思想？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Think Outside the box = think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective.

4. Scott:
我應該以多個角度去思想， 要破舊立新！

Back down

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
The Government will not back down from its Northeastern New Territories development project!

2. Scott:
政府不會回落

3. Miss Chu Chu:
back down = a person stands firm in his believes and just won't compromise.

4. Scott:
政府是不會妥協的。

Stillbirth

1. Miss Chu Chu:
The baby is stillbirth in her mother's tummy!

2. Scott:
仍然生存？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Stillbirth = 胎死腹中

4. Scott:
原來嬰兒一早已經去世了！

Care for

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Would you care for a cup of coffee or tea?

2. Scott:
 關心？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Care for = Like, having a fondness for

4. Scott:
I would like to have a cup of coffee.

Airhead

1. Miss Chu Chu:
 My brother's girl friend is a real airhead!

2. Scott:
空氣頭？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Airhead = a stupid person

4. Scott:
Oh! 她不是那麼愚蠢！

Eat out

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Hey! Let's eat out!

2. Scott:
What?! 食出面??

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Eat out = 出外用饍

4. Scott:
 一起出外用饍吧！

Turn Down

1. Miss Chu Chu:
Peter turned down my idea!

2. Scott:
他轉動你的意見？

3. Miss Chu Chu:
Turn down = reject, decline

4. Scott:
 原來 Peter 不接納你的意見！

Hang Out

 

1. Miss Chu Chu:
I always Hang out with Candy!

2. Scott:
你想 「掛起」Candy?

3. Miss Chu Chu:
No!  Hang out = spending time with a friend

4. Scott:
你常常和 Candy 在一起。