Spoken English for emergency help in daily life

American English is very popular~~

Have you ever made a joke just because of a word difference? Which words represent your unforgettable painful experiences? What keywords do you think make you pause and beat your chest, or make you suddenly enlightened?

When the examiner of the road test says "pull over", do you feel at a loss? When someone invites you to a “Potluck Party,” do you go to the party empty-handed? In a fast food restaurant, do you feel confused when the clerk asks "for here or to go?" "Give me a ring!" is not a proposal. "Drop me a line!" You are even required to stand in line. When Americans say “Hi! What’s up!” don’t say “I am fine!”

Have you ever made these jokes? Let's take a look, how do you say these words? Potluck Party: A kind of dinner party. The host prepares the venue and tableware. Participants must bring a dish or prepare a drink. It is best to ask the host in advance.

Pull over! Move the car to the side.

Drop me a line! Write me a letter.

Give me a ring = Call me! Give me a call!

For here or to go? Dine in or take out.

Cool: That’s cool! It’s equivalent to the commonly used saying among young people in Taiwan: “Cool!” It means not bad! It can be used for people or things.

What's up? = What's happening?=What's new? A casual greeting when meeting, "What are you busy with recently? Is there anything new?" The general answer is "Nothing much!" or "Nothing new" !"

Cut it out! = Knock it out! = Stop it! Stop doing this! A joke among classmates.

Don’t give me a hard time! Don’t give me a hard time, okay?

Get yourself together! Can you cheer up! Do you have "the" time? What time is it? Don't make the mistake of thinking that someone wants to ask you out.

Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying.

Give me a break! Please spare me! (Just kidding)

Hang on. Please wait. Blow it. = Screw up.

What a big hassle. What a big hassle.

What a crummy day. What a crummy day.

Go for it. Come on You bet. = Of course. Of course; look at me!

Wishful thinking. Wishful thinking.

Don’t be so fussy! Don’t be so picky, okay?

It’s a long story. Alas! It’s a long story.

How have you been? = How are you doing? How have you been? How are you doing lately?

Take things for granted. Take things for granted.

Don’t put on airs. Don’t put on airs.

Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! Give me a ride!

Have a crush on someone. Have a crush on someone.

What’s the catch? What’s the inside story?

Party animal. A party-crazy person (a person who likes to attend dance parties)

Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. A thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh.

Skeleton in the closet.

Don’t get on my nerve! Don’t make me angry!

A fat chance. =A poor chance.

I am racking my brains.

She's a real drag. It's a bit in the way

Spacingout = daydreaming. Daydreaming

I am so fed up. I'm fed up!

It doesn’t go with your dress. It doesn’t go with your dress.

What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? What’s your point?

By all means = Definitely. Definitely.

Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. Go eat something!

I'll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It's on me. = My treat.

Let's go Dutch. Everyone pays for himself

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My stomach is upset.

diarrhea

When eating steak, the waiter will ask "How would you like it?" "How rare" means, you can choose rare, medium or well-done.

I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. I am not feeling well!

May I take a rain check? Can it be changed to next time? (For example, someone invites you to dinner and you can't keep the appointment, so you have to ask him to change it to another time.)

I am not myself today. Nothing is right with me today!

Let's get it straight . Let's clear things up!

What's the rush! What's the rush!

Such a fruitcake! Crazy! I

’ll swing by later. =I’ll stop by later. Later, I will swing.

I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. The news is absolutely true (tip refers to news)!

easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake very easy.

flunk out to be pawned

take French leave to leave without saying goodbye

I don't get the picture. =I don't understand. clear.

You should give him a piece of your mind. You should express your dissatisfaction to him.

hit the road = take off = get on one’s way to leave.

Now he is in the driver’s seat =He is in control now.

Keep a low profile (or low key). Take a low profile.

Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird. klutz (=clutz) =idiot idiot, fool.

know one’s way around know one’s way around.

lion’s share most of it.

tailgate (especially following a car too closely).

Take a back seat. Give in.

take a hike =leave me alone =get lost get lost.

hit the hay =go to bed.

Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? Can you give me a ride?

Green hand A green hand, a person with no experience.

moonshine = mountain dew refers to moonshine spirits (whiskey) or smuggled wine.

Moonshine can also be used to talk nonsense. His story is plain moonshine.

chill out =calm down =relax (from black English)

rip off =steal: I was ripped off. I was stolen; rip off also Often used as "deprived" My right was ripped off. Rights were deprived (from black English).

We call American soldiers G.I. (Government Issue) or GI Joe, German soldiers or Germans are Fritzor Kraut, British people are called John Bull, Japanese are Jap. or Nip, and Jews are Jew. Impolite name.

mess around (with) mess around;

Get to work. Don’t mess around. Get to work quickly, don’t mess around.

snob snob

sneak in, sneak out sneak in, sneak out sneakers

She is such a brown-nose. She is a flatterer.

This is in way over my head. This is too difficult for me.

I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach.

Keep your study (work) on track. Please study (work) on track.

Did you come up with any ideas? Did you come up with any new ideas?

Don’t get uptight! Take it easy. Don’t be nervous, take your time!

Cheese! It tastes like cardboard. Oh my god, it tastes like chewy cheese!

Get one’s feet wet. It has the same meaning as “step into” or “go into the sea” in Chinese and means to taste something for the first time.

I am going to try dancing for the very first time. Just to get my feet wet.

Is the President of the United States Bill Clinton or William Clinton? Are Jimmy Carter and James Carter the same person? According to the analysis of linguist William Safire, most politicians in the United States like to use nicknames instead of their original names. For example, Bill is William's nickname, Jimmy is James, etc.