健忘

going one ear and out of the other.

Have a short(poor) memory.

Have a memory like a sieve¹.
Ins and outs= details--细节

Ups and downs--生活中的起伏和波折

Odds² and ends--鸡毛蒜皮的小事

对话中的肯定

And how.

By all means.

Go ahead.

How right you are.

I am behind you.

I am for it.

I am with you.

I don’t wonder.

No abjection³.

No wonder.

Right on.

Small wonder.

So be it.

Yes, indeed.

对话中的否定

How can we do that?

How did she know?

That’s not saying very much.

Who told you that.

You don’t say so.

语气词

oh,nuts=bother(他妈的)

boy=man(好家伙，表示惊讶)

my gosh=my god

whoopee表示兴奋

DO的一些用法

do the bed----叠被子

do one’s face--洗脸

do one’s teeth--刷牙

do the washing--洗衣

do the cook--做饭

do the windows--擦窗

do the kitchen--收拾厨房

take的一些用法

take for granted

takesintosaccount--仔细考虑

take my breath away--惊险的

take with a grain of salt

take the plunge--采取步骤/尝试

take one’s medicine--自食其果

take after --长的很像