英語中容易被人誤解的習語
get nailed 被痛打一頓;身體上受傷害
When I used to play rugby I'd get nailed almost every game . 當我玩橄欖球時,我每一次都會受傷.
Alex got nailed in a pub by a big guy because he was caught checking out the guys girlfriend . 艾爾利斯在酒吧被大塊頭打了一頓,因爲他被大塊頭逮到在看他的好友.
get the hang of something 學會做什麼(掌握某物的原理去使用它;明白這件事怎麼去做)
例：I hate maths class because I can 't get the hang of geometry . 我討厭數學課,因爲我總學不會幾何學.
例：It only took me a couple of hours to get the hang of how to use our new computer .只花了我幾個小時的時間去學會我們的新電腦.
turn out 事情怎麼發生(發展),最後成了一個什麼樣子
例：It turned out that we didn 't have our test today as the teacher was sick . 由於今天我們老師病了,所以我們就沒有考試.
例：I didn 't like him at first but he turned out to be a really nice guy . 剛開始的時候我不太喜歡他,但後來慢慢的覺得他是個很好的人.
bag someone(不太公正的)批評某人,罵別人
例：After he missed a goal ,Beckham was bagged by his coach after the match . 當小貝射失了一次球后,被教練罵了一頓.
例：My teacher 's always bagging to my parents about my bad grades. 我的老師總是會找我父母說我的表現,因爲我的分數很差.
team up 結夥,搭幫,跟某些人組成一隊
例：I teamed up with a few friends to travel to Xinjiang . 我和一些朋友結夥一起去新疆旅行.
例：The two companies have teamed up to develop a new computer program .這兩個公司一起聯手研發一個新計算機項目.
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food chain 階層, 等級
例：He' s just joined the company , so he' s low down the food chain . 他剛加入這個公司,所以他還只是處在公司的底層.
例：Next year I' ll be top of the food chain at highschool . 明年我就在高中的最高的階層了.
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nothing to lose( 如果你去嘗試某件事)也不會有任何損失
例：Why don' t you try out for the basketball team? You have nothing to lose . 你爲什麼不去嘗試去參加籃球隊呢?反正你也不會有什麼損失.
例：When you are young, you can do anything ,you have nothing to lose .當你還年輕的時候,你會想做自己想做的事,也不會損失什麼.
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a soft spot forsb 喜歡某人/某事
例：George has a soft spot for Anni, she is like a little sister to him. 喬治對安妮有非常強的好感,安妮對他的感覺像妹妹一樣.
例：I have a soft spot for Chicago because my parents met them. 我對芝加哥這個地方非常有親切感,因爲我的父母在那相遇.
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at the drop of a hat 某人非常容易就去做某事(不用他人鼓勵)
例：Let's invite Adam to karaoke tonight. He'll sing at the drop of a hat. 今晚讓我們邀請亞當一起去卡拉OK, 他是一定會去的(因爲他是個麥霸)
例：I don't like to spend money but my sister buys things at the drop of a hat . 我不太喜歡亂花錢,可我的姐姐(妹妹)花錢如流水般看見什麼就買什麼.
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breakdown 精神崩潰
例：You work too hard. If you don't relax a little, you'll have a nervous breakdown. 你工作太辛苦了,如果你再不休息一下就要精神崩潰了.
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