▲take french leave 不告而别。

▲I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。

▲You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。

▲hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 离开。

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

▲Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。

▲Kinky =bizarre wacky =weird 古怪的。

▲klutz (=clutz) =idiot白痴、笨蛋。

▲know one’s way around 识途老马。

▲lion’s share 大部份。

▲tailgate尾随（尤其跟车跟得太近）。

▲take a back seat. 让步。

▲take a hike =leave me alone =get lost 滚开。

▲hit the hay =go to bed 睡觉。

▲Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 载我一程好吗？

▲green hand 生手、没有经验的人。

▲moonshine = mountain dew指私酿的烈酒（威士忌）或走私的酒。胡说八道也可用moonshine。His story is plain moonshine.

▲chill out =calm down =relax（来自黑人英语）

▲rip off =steal;I was ripped off.我被偷了；rip off 也常被用为“剥夺”My right was ripped off. 权利被剥夺（来自黑人英语）。

▲我们称美国大兵为G.I.(Government Issue) or GI Joe, 德国兵或德国佬为Fritzor Kraut，称英国佬为John Bull，日本人为Jap.或Nip，犹太人为Jew都是很不礼貌的称呼。

▲mess around (with) 瞎混；Get to work. Don’t mess around.赶快工作，别瞎搅和。

▲snob势利眼。

▲sneak in,sneak out 偷偷溜进去，溜出来。sneakers 运动鞋。

▲She is such a brown-noser. 她是个马屁精。

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