baby 的代名字是 it
like taking candy from baby 易如反掌的事
lovechild 私生子, 未婚生子
guy 單數指男生, guys 指一群人
man 指人類時不加冠詞 a
people 指人時是複數名詞, 不用加s, 民族、種族就變成可數名詞, 單數加冠詞, 複數加s
person 用於正式英語
person-to-person 人與人之間的
pussy cat 小貓咪
Description of people
person-to-person 人與人之間的
pussy cat 小貓咪
Description of people
happy-go-lucky 快樂自在
lonely (adj) e.g. I felt lonely at the new school.
color-blind 色盲的
handsome is as handsome does 行為漂亮才是漂亮
heavy-hand 笨手笨腳的
heavy-footed 腳步沉重的
heavy-headed 愚笨的
heavy-hearted 心情沉重的
drive someone crazy 令某人瘋狂
be crazy about someone/something 為某人/事瘋狂
go crazy 氣瘋了
kind-hearted 好心腸的
nice as pie 待人和善
simple-minded 純樸的
simple-hearted 率真純真的
as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂般忙碌
world-famous 舉世聞名的
Parts of body
arm-in-arm 手挽著手
cost an arm and a leg 非常昂貴
back to back 背靠背
get off someone's back 別煩某人
body clock 生理時鐘
walls have ears 隔牆有耳
be all ears 注意聽
something goes in one ear and out the other 左耳入右耳出
someone's ears are burning 有人正在討論某人
be all eyes 聚精會神
an eye for an eye 以眼還眼
keep an eye on 對~留意
make eyes at 拋媚眼
eye-opener 令人大開眼界的事物
eyeball 眼球
long face 悶悶不樂
make a face 扮鬼臉
get out of my face 閃到一邊去
lose face 丟臉
save face 保住顏面
finger 非母指
pointer 食指
middle finger
ring finger
little finger/pinkie
be all fingers and thumbs 笨手笨腳
get gold feet 臨陣退縮
stand on one's own feet 自立更生
make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然
a bad hair day 不如意的一天
give someone a hand 幫助某人
give someone a big hand 給某人鼓掌
hand in hand 手拉手
get out of hand 失去控制
hands off 不許碰
two heads are better than one 三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
above one's head 難以理解
lose one's head 失去理智
keep one's head 保持鎮定
have a heart 有點同情心吧
break one's heart 傷了某人的心
down on one's knee 跪著 knee, k字不發音
go break a leg 祝你好運（對台上表演的人說）
pull one's leg 愚弄某人
stand on one's one legs 獨立自主
read my lips 注意聽我說
lip-read 讀唇
none of your lip 別插嘴
be in two minds about 對某事三心兩意
make up one's mind 下定決心
change one's mind 改變心意
live from hand to mouth 餬口度日
neck and neck 比賽不分上下
lead someone by the nose 牽著鼻子走
blow someone's nose 擤鼻涕
pick someone's nose 挖鼻孔
shoulder to shoulder 肩並肩，同心協力
have no stomach for 不感興趣
turn someone's stomach 令人作嘔
on a full stomach 吃飽飽的
cut-throat competition 割喉競爭
step on somebody's toes 撈過界了
a tooth for a tooth 以牙還牙
baby tooth 乳齒
long in the tooth 年老的
toothpick 牙籤
voice box 喉頭
have nothing between the ears 蠢
Health
get a cold, a heavy/bad cold
make yourself comfortable
running a fever 在發燒
Dengue fever 登革熱
toothache 牙痛
stomachache 胃痛
backache 背痛
in poor health
health care
life jacket 救生衣
lifeboat 救生艇
take the medicine 吃藥
feel stick / seasick 暈船
be sick of 厭煩
make me sick 令我作嘔
homesick 思鄉的
carsick 暈車的
airsick 暈機的
as sick as a dog 病得很嚴重
lovesick 害相思病的
sore 酸痛
as strong as ox
strong-minded 意志堅定的
dog-tired 筋疲力盡的
weak-minded 優柔寡斷的
get well soon 好起來的
Form of address 稱謂
name 取名
you name it 要什麼儘管開口
Family
auntie 爸媽姐妹和兄弟的太太
brother 不分長幼 big/older/kid/little
cousin 表堂兄弟姐妹
daughter gh 不發音
like father, like son 有其父必有其子
grandfather/grandpa/granddad/granddaddy
grandmother/grandma
house husband 家庭主夫
mother/mom/ma/mommy
one-parent family 單親家庭
sister/sis
uncle Sam 美國人 U.S.
housewife 家庭主婦
Numbers
in ones and twos 三三兩兩
one after another 一個接著一個
at first 起初
three-legged race 二人三足
on all fours 四腳著地
four-letter word 罵人的髒話
give five / high five 擊掌
fifty-fifty 一半一半的
at sixes and sevens 七上八下
on cloud nine 飄飄然的
ten out of ten 百分之百正確
ten to one 十之八九
nine times out of ten 通常
hundreds of 上百的
thousands of
not in a million years/never 絕對不可能
countdown 倒數
count sheep 數羊
every 之後須接單數動詞
every boy and every girl is happy
someone's better half 某人的另一半，先生或太太
half-brother 同父異母/同母異父兄弟
half-and-half 兩者各半
last words 遺言
last laugh 最後的勝利
many a + 單數名詞 (許多的) 強調
more and more 越來越
more or less 或多或少
not any more 再也不
much (adj, adv, pron) much time, changed much, much of the food
much/many -> more -> most
back number 過期的報刊雜誌
total (n, adj) in total, a total failure
Time
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call it a day/night 收工了，今天到此為止
day after day 一天又一天
day in, day out 日復一日
hour hand 時針
keep early hours 早睡早起
keep late hours 晚睡晚起
in a minute 立刻
to the minute 一分不差
in a moment 立刻
at any moment 隨時
at the last moment 最後一刻
a quarter after/past twelve
a quarter to twelve 11：45
cent, nickel,dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar
a five-day workweek
all the year round 一年到頭
A.M. (12:01-11:59) 凌晨不應以a.m.來表示
12 midnight (00:00), noon/midday (12:00)
seven o'clock in the morning. a.m. 不可和 o'clock 連用
good day 日安/道別
before day 天亮前
day and night 日以繼夜
Christmas Eve 前夕
good evening 晚安
good morning
good night
all night long 一整夜
all-night 通宵的 an all-night party
weekend, weekday
Monday blue 星期一症人候群
April showers bring May flowers
June 是 Juno 羅馬神話中掌管婚姻的女神，所以很多人在六月結婚
spring break 春假
summer vacation 暑假
summer house 避暑別墅
Xmas, Christmas 拼錯 X'mas
Easter Bunny 復活節兔子
Moon Festival 中秋節
Halloween night
on holiday = on vacation 度假, take a vacation 休假， vacation 較長
national holiday 國定假期
Lantern Festival 元宵節
Chinese lantern 中式燈籠
jack-o-lantern 南瓜燈籠
New Year's Eve 除夕
after (conj, prep) After you left, after dinner
ago, five minutes ago 前面必須有時間的字
already 用於肯定句，而 yet 用在疑問句或否定句
before (conj, prep, adv) before I go to school, before Christmas, saw you before
around the clock 日以繼夜地
turn back the clock 時光倒流
body clock 生理時鐘
time clock 打卡鐘
out of date 過時
up to date 最新
early (adj, adv) I am to early for the party, gets up early
early bird 早起的人
better late than never 亡羊補牢猶未晚也
see you later, alligator, in a while, crocodile 押韻
past (n, adj, prep) his past, the past few years, fifteen past ten
then = at that time 當時
from then on 從那時起
then and there 當場
then what? 接下來怎樣辦
time flies, 3 times
today 解為今天，若事情未發生，仍須使用未來式，否則用過去式
the day after tomorrow 後天
the day before yesterday
Money
borrow trouble 杞人憂天
borrow, lend
buy, sell
change 零錢
check (n, vi) 帳單，結帳 checked out of the hotel
checkbook 支票簿
check-in 登記
cost an arm and a leg 花一大筆錢
at all costs 不計任何代價
free (adj, adv) free lunch, got the motor for free
lend a hand 幫忙
lend an ear 聽他人傾訴問題
money talks 有錢使得鬼推磨
easy money 不義之財
no money no talk 沒錢免談
pay back 報答
pay day 發薪日
pay phone 公共電話
at any price 不計代價
without price 無價的，極珍貴的
have a sale 舉行拍賣
not for sale
now on sale for $300 each
sell out 賣光
spend money like water / spend money like there was no tomorrow 揮金如土
Food and drinks
Adam's apple 智慧之果
the apple of one's eye 極珍愛的人或物
second banana 明星仔
big banana 大人物
go bananas 很生氣或興奮
fruit 不可數名詞，指水果的種類時，可使用複數形
fruit cake 水果蛋
fruit salad 水果沙拉
fruit sugar 果糖
sour grapes 酸葡萄心理
guava 石榴, 芭樂
lemon 淡黃皮，lime 綠色皮，lemonade 加了水和糖，lemon juice
lettuce 生菜/萵苣, BLT bacon, lettuce, tomato
papaya 木瓜
peach 桃子
pear
pumpkin 南瓜
strawberry
watermelon 西瓜
steamed buns 饅頭
have a bun in the oven 懷孕
a piece of cake 易如反掌
have one's cake and eat it 魚與熊掌兼得
sell like hot cakes 熱賣
make a cake 做蛋糕
like taking candy from a baby 易如反掌
Life is a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get (Forrest Gump)
black coffee 不加牛奶的咖啡
coffee break 休息10分鐘
coffee maker
coffee shop
sport drink 運動飲料
strong drink 含酒精飲料
coffee, coke, juice, milk, water, oil (uncountable)
milk cow 乳牛
milk tooth 乳齒
as easy as pie 非常容易
pie in the sky 遙不可及的夢想
midnight snack 宵夜
black tea 紅茶
tea bag 茶包
ice tea = iced tea
ice water
water sports
take the bread out of one's mouth 搶別人飯碗
breakfast 中斷整個晚上禁食
like a hot knife through butter 十分容易
say cheese
big cheese 重要人物
chicken 雞肉，不可數名字
Christmas dinner
dinner table
dumpling 水餃
egg white 蛋白
egg yolk 蛋黃
sunny-side up 只煎單面
over easy 兩面都煎得嫩
over hard 兩面都煎熟
fat 油，不可數名字
low-fat, non-fat, fat-free
fish 魚肉，不可數名字
food
French fries 其實是比利時人 Belgian 發明的
ham
hamburger
cheeseburger
dry ice 乾冰
ice pack 冰袋
lunch box 便當，lunch break 午休時間
meal ticket 餐券
white meat (白肉：雞肉、魚肉）
read meat (紅肉：羊肉、牛肉）
rice noodle 米粉
baby oil, bath oil, cooking oil
burn the midnight oil 開夜車
piece of pizza 不發z音
popcorn 爆米花
pork
brown rice 糙米
salad dressing 沙拉醬
fruit salad 水果沙拉
table salt 調味鹽
club sandwich 總匯三文治
be in the soup 陷入困境
soup kitchen 施拾窮人食物的地方
spaghetti
special 特餐
steak - well-done 全熟，medium-well 8成, medium 5成, medium-rare 3成, rare 1成
sugar 不可數名字
toast 土司
bottle-opener 開瓶器
feeding bottle 奶瓶
hot-water bottle 溫床用的熱水袋
bowl of rice
sugar bowl 糖罐子
chopsticks
cup of tea
in a large dish
with a fork
drank the glass of water all up 喝光了那杯水
a knife for the steak
a whole plate of French fries
a spoon
straw 飲管
straw hat 草帽
the last straw 忍無可忍
baked potatoes 烤馬鈐薯
boiled water, drinking water
boiling point 沸點
freezing point 冰點
cookbook 食譜
cookout 野炊
cupcake 紙托蛋糕
drink like a fish 狂飲酒類飲料
eat-you-can-eat restaurant 吃到飽餐廳
eat one's words 承認錯誤
eat out 上館子
eat up 把~吃光
I could eat a horse 我餓死了
I'm full. I can't eat anymore.
as hungry as a bear 餓的跟熊一樣
may I have the menu? I'd like to order
sweet shop 糖果店
sweet talk 甜言蜜語
sweet heart 甜心
the taste of milk
yummy
you can lead a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
chef 廚師
Clothes and accessories
air bag 安全氣囊
bag lady 露宿少女，家當都放在袋中
doggy bag 打包剩菜的袋子
shopping bag
sleeping bag
black belt 黑皮帶 / 黑帶 - 柔道，空手道
seat belt 車/飛機安全帶
clothes basket 洗衣籃
sport coat 運動上衣
nurse's cap
bathing cap 泳帽
baseball cap 棒球帽
comb 梳子，梳頭 vs come
dressed-up 盛裝打扮的
evening dress 晚禮服
dressing room 更衣室
dressing table 梳妝台
your fly is open 拉鍊
dark glasses / sunglasses 墨鏡
a new pair of gloves 手套
hat 為有邊旳帽子
life jacket 救生衣
a pair of jeans, two pairs of jeans 因為牛仔褲有兩條褲管
mask 口罩
gas mask 防毒面具
facial mask 敷臉面膜
pants = jeans
deep pockets 形容人很有錢
pocket money
ear ring
ring finger 無名指
key ring
pairs of shoes
running shoes
walking shoes
in someone's shoes 處於某人的狀況中
shorts 短褲
skirts 裙子
socks
sweater 毛衣
vest 背心
running vest
life vest 救生背心、救生衣 （英式）
life jacket 救生背心、救生衣 （美式）
she wears her hair long 她留著長髮
wear a long face 愁眉苦臉
I already let the cat out of the bag. 秘密已經公開了
Color
The man in black is looking at you.
black market 黑巿
black sheep 害群之馬
black and blue 瘀傷
I feel blue today 沮喪
blue movie 色情電影
sky-blue 天藍色
the color of my car is white
the girl is coloring the picture 上色
color-blind 色盲
pass a test with flying colors 考試成績優異
people of color 有色人種
gray water 洗澡或洗碗盤、衣物排出的水
have a green thumb 有園藝的才能
pink makes people feel comfortable.
the grapes are purple.
it's dangerous to go through a red light.
see red 非常生氣
paint the town red 慶祝，狂歡
white lie 善意謊言
yellow and blue together make green.
brown-nose 拍馬屁
Sports, interests and hobbies
ball park 棒球場
keep several balls in the air 同時做許多件事
have a ball 玩得很高興
barbecue = BBQ
baseball 當運動名稱時，為不可數名字
first base, second base, third base, home base 本壘, home run 全壘打
a baseball bat 球棒
some baseball mitts 手套
summer camp 夏令營
go climb a tree 滾開
dodge ball 躲避球
dollhouse 娃娃屋
draw -> drew -> drawn
beating like a drum
baseball fans are in line 棒球迷在排隊
played the flute 吹笛子
fun 樂趣, 不可數名詞. funny 好笑的
make fun of 取笑
fun-loving 喜愛作樂的
numbers game 彩票賭博
It is a perfect day for a hike in the woods.
How about going for a job in the park?
jump for joy 雀躍
go fly a kite 滾開
B-movie 低成本的電影
moviegoer 常看電影的人
wet paint 油漆未乾
picnic basket 野餐盒
picnicker 野餐者
child's play 輕而易舉的事
play back 倒帶
play it cool 裝酷
roller-skate 溜冰
run after 追趕
run away 逃跑
run into 偶遇
on the run 忙過不停
run out of 用完
run for one's life 逃命
sail 航行
window-shopping
shop around for 到處比較價錢
ice-skating, speed skating
people skated on the frozen lake.
songbook 歌謠集
songwriter
collect stamps 集郵
channel surfing 轉電視頻道
surfing the Internet
team sport 團隊運動
dream team 夢幻球隊
toyshop 玩具店
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只用功不玩耍，聰明小孩變傻
Houses
balcony
go to the bathroom 上廁所
back door, front door, fire door, doorway 門廊
ground floor, first floor -> first floor, second floor
school gate, front/back gate
ground ball 滾地球
common ground
home town 家鄉
feel at home 輕鬆舒適
make yourself at home 當自己家一樣
up and down the stairs 上下樓梯
tub = bathtub 浴缸
have one's back to the wall 陷入絕境
go to the wall 碰壁, 生意失敗
drive someone up a wall 令某人抓狂
window seat 靠窗戶的座位
front/back yard 院子
fifty yards 五十碼
go to bed 上床睡, go to the bed 到床邊
make one's bed 舖床
Someone has made their bed, and they must lie in it. 自食其果
easy chair 安樂椅
high chair 幼兒吃飯的高椅
bench 長椅
desk job 辦公室的工作
front desk 詢間台
writing desk
drawers 抽屜
sofa bed 沙發牀
dinning table 餐桌
set the table 擺餐具
camera-shy 不喜歡被照相
burn the candle at both ends 過份消耗體力
fan 電風扇
lamp
lighthouse 燈塔
first light 黎明，曙光 dawn
washing machine
mouse mat, beer bat, bath mat
pot of soup 一鍋
pot of tea 一壺
flower pot 花盆
hot pot 火鍋
refrigerator, fridge, icebox
telephoned = phoned
telephone box 電話亭
pay phone 公共電話
phone book, phone call, phonecard
on television 昰在電視節目中, on the television 電視機之上
public television, pay TV
they videoed a TV program
School
give someone a bell 打電話給某人
blackboard, whiteboard
take a course in history
work out at the gym 在這家健身房健身
gymnasium = gym
playground 操場
school year 學年
seesaw 蹺蹺板
slide 溜滑梯
swing 鞦韆
cookbook, talking book
chalk 粉筆
walking dictionary 活字典
red envelope 紅包
glue 膠水
marker pen, eraser
pen name 筆名
ball-point pen = ball pen
workbook 練習本
fine arts 藝術
history repeats itself 歷史會重演
make history = go down in history 名留青史
speak in the same language 有共同的觀點
bad language, body language, first language 母語
let's change the subject 換個話題
what is the answer to this question? 名詞跟 to
she could answer the question
in class 上課中, in the class 在班上，after class 下課後, cut class 走堂
copycat, hard copy
to my knowledge 就我所知
my father is a man of knowledge 知識豐富的人
learn by heart 默記
teach someone a lesson 教訓某人
four-letter word 粗口
she marked the place carefully 做記號
a passing mark, question mark
hand in their papers 交報告,
be out of the question 不可能的事
without question
read one's mind
taught gh 不發音
write w 不發音
美國中小教育是12學年制，高3 = ninth grade, third year of junior high
Places and locations
bakery
piggy bank 撲滿
beach ball, beach chair
burn one's bridge 破斧沉舟
shopping center, health center, day-care center 托兒所
go to church 做禮拜, go to the church 去教堂
country cousin 鄉巴佬
department store 百貨公司
fat farm 減肥中心
funny farm 精神病院
box office 售票處, head office, office building, office hours
in the first place 首先, take place 舉行, 發生
hit the road 上路了
body shop 汽車修理廠
side by side 肩並肩
spaceman, spaceship, space walk 太空漫步
street people 街頭流浪漢
dead-end street 死巷
theatergoer 戲迷
home town
one-way street, one-way ticket, two-way
from the bottom of one's heart 打從心底深處
get to the bottom of something 弄清楚事實的真相
one's bottom line 忍耐的底限
bottom up 乾杯
southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest
here and now 此時此刻
same here 我也是這麼覺得
left-handed 左撇子
there you go 又來這一套
be the same boat 處境相同
sport car 跑車
motorbike = scooter
lonely (adj) e.g. I felt lonely at the new school.
color-blind 色盲的
handsome is as handsome does 行為漂亮才是漂亮
heavy-hand 笨手笨腳的
heavy-footed 腳步沉重的
heavy-headed 愚笨的
heavy-hearted 心情沉重的
drive someone crazy 令某人瘋狂
be crazy about someone/something 為某人/事瘋狂
go crazy 氣瘋了
kind-hearted 好心腸的
nice as pie 待人和善
simple-minded 純樸的
simple-hearted 率真純真的
as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂般忙碌
world-famous 舉世聞名的
Parts of body
arm-in-arm 手挽著手
cost an arm and a leg 非常昂貴
back to back 背靠背
get off someone's back 別煩某人
body clock 生理時鐘
walls have ears 隔牆有耳
be all ears 注意聽
something goes in one ear and out the other 左耳入右耳出
someone's ears are burning 有人正在討論某人
be all eyes 聚精會神
an eye for an eye 以眼還眼
keep an eye on 對~留意
make eyes at 拋媚眼
eye-opener 令人大開眼界的事物
eyeball 眼球
long face 悶悶不樂
make a face 扮鬼臉
get out of my face 閃到一邊去
lose face 丟臉
save face 保住顏面
finger 非母指
pointer 食指
middle finger
ring finger
little finger/pinkie
be all fingers and thumbs 笨手笨腳
get gold feet 臨陣退縮
stand on one's own feet 自立更生
make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然
a bad hair day 不如意的一天
give someone a hand 幫助某人
give someone a big hand 給某人鼓掌
hand in hand 手拉手
get out of hand 失去控制
hands off 不許碰
two heads are better than one 三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
above one's head 難以理解
lose one's head 失去理智
keep one's head 保持鎮定
have a heart 有點同情心吧
break one's heart 傷了某人的心
down on one's knee 跪著 knee, k字不發音
go break a leg 祝你好運（對台上表演的人說）
pull one's leg 愚弄某人
stand on one's one legs 獨立自主
read my lips 注意聽我說
lip-read 讀唇
none of your lip 別插嘴
be in two minds about 對某事三心兩意
make up one's mind 下定決心
change one's mind 改變心意
live from hand to mouth 餬口度日
neck and neck 比賽不分上下
lead someone by the nose 牽著鼻子走
blow someone's nose 擤鼻涕
pick someone's nose 挖鼻孔
shoulder to shoulder 肩並肩，同心協力
have no stomach for 不感興趣
turn someone's stomach 令人作嘔
on a full stomach 吃飽飽的
cut-throat competition 割喉競爭
step on somebody's toes 撈過界了
a tooth for a tooth 以牙還牙
baby tooth 乳齒
long in the tooth 年老的
toothpick 牙籤
voice box 喉頭
have nothing between the ears 蠢
Health
get a cold, a heavy/bad cold
make yourself comfortable
running a fever 在發燒
Dengue fever 登革熱
toothache 牙痛
stomachache 胃痛
backache 背痛
in poor health
health care
life jacket 救生衣
lifeboat 救生艇
take the medicine 吃藥
feel stick / seasick 暈船
be sick of 厭煩
make me sick 令我作嘔
homesick 思鄉的
carsick 暈車的
airsick 暈機的
as sick as a dog 病得很嚴重
lovesick 害相思病的
sore 酸痛
as strong as ox
strong-minded 意志堅定的
dog-tired 筋疲力盡的
weak-minded 優柔寡斷的
get well soon 好起來的
Form of address 稱謂
name 取名
you name it 要什麼儘管開口
Family
auntie 爸媽姐妹和兄弟的太太
brother 不分長幼 big/older/kid/little
cousin 表堂兄弟姐妹
daughter gh 不發音
like father, like son 有其父必有其子
grandfather/grandpa/granddad/granddaddy
grandmother/grandma
house husband 家庭主夫
mother/mom/ma/mommy
one-parent family 單親家庭
sister/sis
uncle Sam 美國人 U.S.
housewife 家庭主婦
Numbers
in ones and twos 三三兩兩
one after another 一個接著一個
at first 起初
three-legged race 二人三足
on all fours 四腳著地
four-letter word 罵人的髒話
give five / high five 擊掌
fifty-fifty 一半一半的
at sixes and sevens 七上八下
on cloud nine 飄飄然的
ten out of ten 百分之百正確
ten to one 十之八九
nine times out of ten 通常
hundreds of 上百的
thousands of
not in a million years/never 絕對不可能
countdown 倒數
count sheep 數羊
every 之後須接單數動詞
every boy and every girl is happy
someone's better half 某人的另一半，先生或太太
half-brother 同父異母/同母異父兄弟
half-and-half 兩者各半
last words 遺言
last laugh 最後的勝利
many a + 單數名詞 (許多的) 強調
more and more 越來越
more or less 或多或少
not any more 再也不
much (adj, adv, pron) much time, changed much, much of the food
much/many -> more -> most
back number 過期的報刊雜誌
total (n, adj) in total, a total failure
Time
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call it a day/night 收工了，今天到此為止
day after day 一天又一天
day in, day out 日復一日
hour hand 時針
keep early hours 早睡早起
keep late hours 晚睡晚起
in a minute 立刻
to the minute 一分不差
in a moment 立刻
at any moment 隨時
at the last moment 最後一刻
a quarter after/past twelve
a quarter to twelve 11：45
cent, nickel,dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar
a five-day workweek
all the year round 一年到頭
A.M. (12:01-11:59) 凌晨不應以a.m.來表示
12 midnight (00:00), noon/midday (12:00)
seven o'clock in the morning. a.m. 不可和 o'clock 連用
good day 日安/道別
before day 天亮前
day and night 日以繼夜
Christmas Eve 前夕
good evening 晚安
good morning
good night
all night long 一整夜
all-night 通宵的 an all-night party
weekend, weekday
Monday blue 星期一症人候群
April showers bring May flowers
June 是 Juno 羅馬神話中掌管婚姻的女神，所以很多人在六月結婚
spring break 春假
summer vacation 暑假
summer house 避暑別墅
Xmas, Christmas 拼錯 X'mas
Easter Bunny 復活節兔子
Moon Festival 中秋節
Halloween night
on holiday = on vacation 度假, take a vacation 休假， vacation 較長
national holiday 國定假期
Lantern Festival 元宵節
Chinese lantern 中式燈籠
jack-o-lantern 南瓜燈籠
New Year's Eve 除夕
after (conj, prep) After you left, after dinner
ago, five minutes ago 前面必須有時間的字
already 用於肯定句，而 yet 用在疑問句或否定句
before (conj, prep, adv) before I go to school, before Christmas, saw you before
around the clock 日以繼夜地
turn back the clock 時光倒流
body clock 生理時鐘
time clock 打卡鐘
out of date 過時
up to date 最新
early (adj, adv) I am to early for the party, gets up early
early bird 早起的人
better late than never 亡羊補牢猶未晚也
see you later, alligator, in a while, crocodile 押韻
past (n, adj, prep) his past, the past few years, fifteen past ten
then = at that time 當時
from then on 從那時起
then and there 當場
then what? 接下來怎樣辦
time flies, 3 times
today 解為今天，若事情未發生，仍須使用未來式，否則用過去式
the day after tomorrow 後天
the day before yesterday
Money
borrow trouble 杞人憂天
borrow, lend
buy, sell
change 零錢
check (n, vi) 帳單，結帳 checked out of the hotel
checkbook 支票簿
check-in 登記
cost an arm and a leg 花一大筆錢
at all costs 不計任何代價
free (adj, adv) free lunch, got the motor for free
lend a hand 幫忙
lend an ear 聽他人傾訴問題
money talks 有錢使得鬼推磨
easy money 不義之財
no money no talk 沒錢免談
pay back 報答
pay day 發薪日
pay phone 公共電話
at any price 不計代價
without price 無價的，極珍貴的
have a sale 舉行拍賣
not for sale
now on sale for $300 each
sell out 賣光
spend money like water / spend money like there was no tomorrow 揮金如土
Food and drinks
Adam's apple 智慧之果
the apple of one's eye 極珍愛的人或物
second banana 明星仔
big banana 大人物
go bananas 很生氣或興奮
fruit 不可數名詞，指水果的種類時，可使用複數形
fruit cake 水果蛋
fruit salad 水果沙拉
fruit sugar 果糖
sour grapes 酸葡萄心理
guava 石榴, 芭樂
lemon 淡黃皮，lime 綠色皮，lemonade 加了水和糖，lemon juice
lettuce 生菜/萵苣, BLT bacon, lettuce, tomato
papaya 木瓜
peach 桃子
pear
pumpkin 南瓜
strawberry
watermelon 西瓜
steamed buns 饅頭
have a bun in the oven 懷孕
a piece of cake 易如反掌
have one's cake and eat it 魚與熊掌兼得
sell like hot cakes 熱賣
make a cake 做蛋糕
like taking candy from a baby 易如反掌
Life is a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get (Forrest Gump)
black coffee 不加牛奶的咖啡
coffee break 休息10分鐘
coffee maker
coffee shop
sport drink 運動飲料
strong drink 含酒精飲料
coffee, coke, juice, milk, water, oil (uncountable)
milk cow 乳牛
milk tooth 乳齒
as easy as pie 非常容易
pie in the sky 遙不可及的夢想
midnight snack 宵夜
black tea 紅茶
tea bag 茶包
ice tea = iced tea
ice water
water sports
take the bread out of one's mouth 搶別人飯碗
breakfast 中斷整個晚上禁食
like a hot knife through butter 十分容易
say cheese
big cheese 重要人物
chicken 雞肉，不可數名字
Christmas dinner
dinner table
dumpling 水餃
egg white 蛋白
egg yolk 蛋黃
sunny-side up 只煎單面
over easy 兩面都煎得嫩
over hard 兩面都煎熟
fat 油，不可數名字
low-fat, non-fat, fat-free
fish 魚肉，不可數名字
food
French fries 其實是比利時人 Belgian 發明的
ham
hamburger
cheeseburger
dry ice 乾冰
ice pack 冰袋
lunch box 便當，lunch break 午休時間
meal ticket 餐券
white meat (白肉：雞肉、魚肉）
read meat (紅肉：羊肉、牛肉）
rice noodle 米粉
baby oil, bath oil, cooking oil
burn the midnight oil 開夜車
piece of pizza 不發z音
popcorn 爆米花
pork
brown rice 糙米
salad dressing 沙拉醬
fruit salad 水果沙拉
table salt 調味鹽
club sandwich 總匯三文治
be in the soup 陷入困境
soup kitchen 施拾窮人食物的地方
spaghetti
special 特餐
steak - well-done 全熟，medium-well 8成, medium 5成, medium-rare 3成, rare 1成
sugar 不可數名字
toast 土司
bottle-opener 開瓶器
feeding bottle 奶瓶
hot-water bottle 溫床用的熱水袋
bowl of rice
sugar bowl 糖罐子
chopsticks
cup of tea
in a large dish
with a fork
drank the glass of water all up 喝光了那杯水
a knife for the steak
a whole plate of French fries
a spoon
straw 飲管
straw hat 草帽
the last straw 忍無可忍
baked potatoes 烤馬鈐薯
boiled water, drinking water
boiling point 沸點
freezing point 冰點
cookbook 食譜
cookout 野炊
cupcake 紙托蛋糕
drink like a fish 狂飲酒類飲料
eat-you-can-eat restaurant 吃到飽餐廳
eat one's words 承認錯誤
eat out 上館子
eat up 把~吃光
I could eat a horse 我餓死了
I'm full. I can't eat anymore.
as hungry as a bear 餓的跟熊一樣
may I have the menu? I'd like to order
sweet shop 糖果店
sweet talk 甜言蜜語
sweet heart 甜心
the taste of milk
yummy
you can lead a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
chef 廚師
Clothes and accessories
air bag 安全氣囊
bag lady 露宿少女，家當都放在袋中
doggy bag 打包剩菜的袋子
shopping bag
sleeping bag
black belt 黑皮帶 / 黑帶 - 柔道，空手道
seat belt 車/飛機安全帶
clothes basket 洗衣籃
sport coat 運動上衣
nurse's cap
bathing cap 泳帽
baseball cap 棒球帽
comb 梳子，梳頭 vs come
dressed-up 盛裝打扮的
evening dress 晚禮服
dressing room 更衣室
dressing table 梳妝台
your fly is open 拉鍊
dark glasses / sunglasses 墨鏡
a new pair of gloves 手套
hat 為有邊旳帽子
life jacket 救生衣
a pair of jeans, two pairs of jeans 因為牛仔褲有兩條褲管
mask 口罩
gas mask 防毒面具
facial mask 敷臉面膜
pants = jeans
deep pockets 形容人很有錢
pocket money
ear ring
ring finger 無名指
key ring
pairs of shoes
running shoes
walking shoes
in someone's shoes 處於某人的狀況中
shorts 短褲
skirts 裙子
socks
sweater 毛衣
vest 背心
running vest
life vest 救生背心、救生衣 （英式）
life jacket 救生背心、救生衣 （美式）
she wears her hair long 她留著長髮
wear a long face 愁眉苦臉
I already let the cat out of the bag. 秘密已經公開了
Color
The man in black is looking at you.
black market 黑巿
black sheep 害群之馬
black and blue 瘀傷
I feel blue today 沮喪
blue movie 色情電影
sky-blue 天藍色
the color of my car is white
the girl is coloring the picture 上色
color-blind 色盲
pass a test with flying colors 考試成績優異
people of color 有色人種
gray water 洗澡或洗碗盤、衣物排出的水
have a green thumb 有園藝的才能
pink makes people feel comfortable.
the grapes are purple.
it's dangerous to go through a red light.
see red 非常生氣
paint the town red 慶祝，狂歡
white lie 善意謊言
yellow and blue together make green.
brown-nose 拍馬屁
Sports, interests and hobbies
ball park 棒球場
keep several balls in the air 同時做許多件事
have a ball 玩得很高興
barbecue = BBQ
baseball 當運動名稱時，為不可數名字
first base, second base, third base, home base 本壘, home run 全壘打
a baseball bat 球棒
some baseball mitts 手套
summer camp 夏令營
go climb a tree 滾開
dodge ball 躲避球
dollhouse 娃娃屋
draw -> drew -> drawn
beating like a drum
baseball fans are in line 棒球迷在排隊
played the flute 吹笛子
fun 樂趣, 不可數名詞. funny 好笑的
make fun of 取笑
fun-loving 喜愛作樂的
numbers game 彩票賭博
It is a perfect day for a hike in the woods.
How about going for a job in the park?
jump for joy 雀躍
go fly a kite 滾開
B-movie 低成本的電影
moviegoer 常看電影的人
wet paint 油漆未乾
picnic basket 野餐盒
picnicker 野餐者
child's play 輕而易舉的事
play back 倒帶
play it cool 裝酷
roller-skate 溜冰
run after 追趕
run away 逃跑
run into 偶遇
on the run 忙過不停
run out of 用完
run for one's life 逃命
sail 航行
window-shopping
shop around for 到處比較價錢
ice-skating, speed skating
people skated on the frozen lake.
songbook 歌謠集
songwriter
collect stamps 集郵
channel surfing 轉電視頻道
surfing the Internet
team sport 團隊運動
dream team 夢幻球隊
toyshop 玩具店
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只用功不玩耍，聰明小孩變傻
Houses
balcony
go to the bathroom 上廁所
back door, front door, fire door, doorway 門廊
ground floor, first floor -> first floor, second floor
school gate, front/back gate
ground ball 滾地球
common ground
home town 家鄉
feel at home 輕鬆舒適
make yourself at home 當自己家一樣
up and down the stairs 上下樓梯
tub = bathtub 浴缸
have one's back to the wall 陷入絕境
go to the wall 碰壁, 生意失敗
drive someone up a wall 令某人抓狂
window seat 靠窗戶的座位
front/back yard 院子
fifty yards 五十碼
go to bed 上床睡, go to the bed 到床邊
make one's bed 舖床
Someone has made their bed, and they must lie in it. 自食其果
easy chair 安樂椅
high chair 幼兒吃飯的高椅
bench 長椅
desk job 辦公室的工作
front desk 詢間台
writing desk
drawers 抽屜
sofa bed 沙發牀
dinning table 餐桌
set the table 擺餐具
camera-shy 不喜歡被照相
burn the candle at both ends 過份消耗體力
fan 電風扇
lamp
lighthouse 燈塔
first light 黎明，曙光 dawn
washing machine
mouse mat, beer bat, bath mat
pot of soup 一鍋
pot of tea 一壺
flower pot 花盆
hot pot 火鍋
refrigerator, fridge, icebox
telephoned = phoned
telephone box 電話亭
pay phone 公共電話
phone book, phone call, phonecard
on television 昰在電視節目中, on the television 電視機之上
public television, pay TV
they videoed a TV program
School
give someone a bell 打電話給某人
blackboard, whiteboard
take a course in history
work out at the gym 在這家健身房健身
gymnasium = gym
playground 操場
school year 學年
seesaw 蹺蹺板
slide 溜滑梯
swing 鞦韆
cookbook, talking book
chalk 粉筆
walking dictionary 活字典
red envelope 紅包
glue 膠水
marker pen, eraser
pen name 筆名
ball-point pen = ball pen
workbook 練習本
fine arts 藝術
history repeats itself 歷史會重演
make history = go down in history 名留青史
speak in the same language 有共同的觀點
bad language, body language, first language 母語
let's change the subject 換個話題
what is the answer to this question? 名詞跟 to
she could answer the question
in class 上課中, in the class 在班上，after class 下課後, cut class 走堂
copycat, hard copy
to my knowledge 就我所知
my father is a man of knowledge 知識豐富的人
learn by heart 默記
teach someone a lesson 教訓某人
four-letter word 粗口
she marked the place carefully 做記號
a passing mark, question mark
hand in their papers 交報告,
be out of the question 不可能的事
without question
read one's mind
taught gh 不發音
write w 不發音
美國中小教育是12學年制，高3 = ninth grade, third year of junior high
Places and locations
bakery
piggy bank 撲滿
beach ball, beach chair
burn one's bridge 破斧沉舟
shopping center, health center, day-care center 托兒所
go to church 做禮拜, go to the church 去教堂
country cousin 鄉巴佬
department store 百貨公司
fat farm 減肥中心
funny farm 精神病院
box office 售票處, head office, office building, office hours
in the first place 首先, take place 舉行, 發生
hit the road 上路了
body shop 汽車修理廠
side by side 肩並肩
spaceman, spaceship, space walk 太空漫步
street people 街頭流浪漢
dead-end street 死巷
theatergoer 戲迷
home town
one-way street, one-way ticket, two-way
from the bottom of one's heart 打從心底深處
get to the bottom of something 弄清楚事實的真相
one's bottom line 忍耐的底限
bottom up 乾杯
southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest
here and now 此時此刻
same here 我也是這麼覺得
left-handed 左撇子
there you go 又來這一套
be the same boat 處境相同
sport car 跑車
motorbike = scooter
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