熟練地運用英語的一個重要方面就是學習并掌握英語本族者常用的生動、活
潑的習語。

    1.After you.你先請。這是一句很常用的客套話，在進出門，上下車時都可
以表現一下。

    2. I just couldn't help it.

    我就是忍不住。

    例如：I was deeply moved by the film andI cried and cried. I just
couldn't help it.

    3.Don't take it to heart.

    別往心里去，別為此而憂慮傷神。

    生活實例： This test isn't thatimportant. Don't take it to heart.

    4.We'd better be off.

    我們該走了。

    例如：It's getting late. We'd better beoff.

    5.Let's face it/the music.

    面對現實吧。常表明說話人不愿意逃避困難的現狀。

    參考例句：I know it's adifficult situation. Let's face it ， OK ？

    6.Let's get started.

    咱們開始干吧。

    勸導別人時說：Don't just talk. Let's getstarted.更口語化的還有let's
do it right now./let's hit sth./let's rock& roll./let's put our hands
on sth.

    7.I'm really dead.

    我真要累死了。

    坦陳自己的感受時說：After all that work ， I‘m reallydead.

    8.I've done my best.

    我已盡力了。

    這句話，很有用，失敗有時難免，但是你要是可以說，i've done my best.or
I spare no efforts. 就不必遺憾。

    9.Is that so？真是那樣嗎？常用在一個人聽了一件事后表示驚訝、懷疑。

    10.Don't play games with me ！別跟我耍花招！

    11.I don't know for sure.

    我不確切知道。

    例如：Stranger： Could you tell me how toget to the town hall ？ Tom
： I don't know for sure. Maybe you couldask the policeman over there.

    12.I'm not going to kid you.

    我不是跟你開玩笑的。

    例如：Karin ： You quit the job ？ Youare kidding. Jack ： I'm not
going to kid you. I'mserious.

    13.That's something.

    太好了，太棒了。

    例如：A ： I'm granted a full scholarship forthis semester. B ： Congratulations.
That's something.

    14.Brilliant idea ！

    這主意真棒！這主意真高明！

    15.Do you really mean it？

    此話當真？

    例如：Michael ：Whenever you are short ofmoney， just come to me.
David ： Do you really meanit ？

    16.You are a great help.

    你幫了大忙

    17.I couldn't be more sure.

    我再也肯定不過。

    18.I am behind you.

    我支持你。

    A ：Whatever decision you're going to make， I am behind you.

    19.I'm broke. 我身無分文。

    也可以說：I am penniless.

    20.Mind you ！請注意！聽著！（也可僅用Mind. ）

    模范例句：Mind you！ He's a very nice fellowthough bad-tempered.

    21.You can count on it.

    你盡管相信好了，盡管放心。

    例如：A ：Do you think he will come tomy birthday party ？ B： You
can count on it.

    22.I never liked itanyway.我一直不太喜歡這東西。

    當朋友或同事不小心摔壞你的東西時就可以用上這句話給他一個臺階，打破
尷尬局面：Oh， don'tworry. I'm thinking of buying a new one. I never liked
itanyway.

    23.That depends.

    看情況再說。

    例：I may go to the airport to meet her. But thatdepends.

    24.Congratulations. 恭喜你，祝賀你。

    25.Thanks anyway. 無論如何我還是得謝謝你。當別人盡力要幫助你卻沒幫
成時，你就可以用這個短語表示謝意。

    26.It's a deal. 一言為定。

    例如：Harry ： Haven't seen you for ages. Let's have aget-together
next week. Jenny： It's a deal

    此外，電影里經常聽到，it's a deal ， that is agood deal.或是兩個人
打算達成某個協議或是做成某個生意會說：deal？ deal ！