关于英语口头惯用语

First come, first served. 按顺序、先到先得

Do you take reservations?

No, first come, first served.

On a first-come, first-served basis.

Look at my camera.

But it's out of date already. 过时

It's old-fashioned.

It's outdated.

It's behind the times.

TV has its merits and demerits.

TV has its good and bad points.

There are good and bad points about TV.

I took advantage of his weakness. 利用…

The TV show was interesting.

Yeah, and I've learned something.长见识

I've learned something new.

Look at John's toy!

It's a fire hazard. 那会引起火灾呀!

It could catch on fire easily.

It could cause a fire.

Anything could happen. 世事难料

There's no knowing what may happen.

You never know.

Anything's possible.

It could happen to you.

for future reference以备将来作参考

You should keep the book for future reference.

behind my back *背后、偷偷摸摸地

Everyone is laughing at me behind my back.

secretly

in my absence

without my knowledge 背着我

for a change *换心情、变化一下

Let's take a walk for a change.

Okay, let's.

instead 别这样!

Jane married a millionaire.

Money talks. *有钱能使鬼推磨

Money talks, bullshit walks.

Never say die. *别说丧气话

Let bygones be bygones.*过去的就让它过去吧

Better than nothing. *有总比没有强

A fair-weather friend. *酒肉朋友

Every little bit helps. *滴水成河