美國常用的英語口語

ing to write home about ?沒什麼特別的`

Anne: I heard you ate at the fancy restaurant on the Elm Street. How was it?

Joey: The food’s nothing to write home about, but the service is quite good.

no bearing on something ?與某事沒什麼關聯

Howard: What were you talking about at the meeting? It had no bearing on the issue we discussed.

Jennifer: I think it did. I’ll explain it to you later.[separator]

something out of proportion ?誇大某事的重要性

Vincent: I think I’ll have to start the experiment again.

Helen: Wait a second! Don’t blow this out of proportion. I didn’t say that you needed to redo the whole thing. I just said you need to work more on one part of it.

through to someone ?把想法傳遞出去，與某人溝通

Jeff: How can I get through to you? Why won’t you believe me?

John: It’s not that I don’t believe you. It’s just that I don’t agree with you.

wiped out ?極為疲倦

Joey: I’m wiped out. I spent five hours on this assignment.

Allen: I’d be wiped out, too.

stretched out ?延伸，衣服變形

Kevin: Look! My sweater is all stretched out.

Karen: Did you put it in the washing machine?

Kevin: Yes, I did.

Karen: That’s why. You should’ve washed it by hand.

tch the surface ?約略帶過

Greg: I’ve told you a little about my trip. But I only scratched the surface because there’s so much more to tell.

Judy: That’s OK. You can tell me more about it next time.

out of one’s rut ?脱離不愉快的狀況或無趣的例行公事

Benji: I need to get out of this rut. I need a big change in my life. Everything is so boring.

Linda: Why don’t you go to the States to study for a change?

c to one’s ears ?令人愉悦的消息或話語