互動坊
2012-04-29 00:00:00
瘋狂英語·原聲版 2012年6期
1. U-ee 調(diào)頭
A u-turn when driving.
e.g. Oh shoot， we missed the turn. Make a u-ee here and go back.
2. Take a chill pill 冷靜；淡定
Used when telling someone to calm down or relax.
e.g. —We have a million things to do! Why are you just sitting there?!
—Wow， seriously man， take a chill pill. We’ve got lots of time.
3. Go pear-shaped 未如原先預期；搞砸了
Become unorganised， wrong; plans that work out badly.
e.g. All our plans went pear-shaped after they cut our budget.
4. Pencil pusher 辦公室文員；行政文員
A person who works at a desk and whose job involves a lot of paperwork or
administration.
e.g. I need to find excitement in my career. I don’t want to just be a pencil pusher.
5. Jack all 沒有東西；沒有事情
Nothing.
e.g. I got jack all for all my hard work.
