15.I'm keeping my options open.

　　keep one's options open:等待中，尚未做决定。Option是选择、选项。

　　I want to keep my options open, so I didn't sign the contract yet.

　　我想再等等看，所以还没签合同。

　　16.You might want to reconsider it.

　　you might want to (do something):建议某人做某事的礼貌说法。适用于各种场合，是对陌生人、同事或亲密的人都可以用的句法。

　　Babe, you might want to trim that beard...

　　亲爱的，你是不是该修修胡子啦……

　　You might want to spend more time studying and less time playing video games.

　　你应该多花些时间在学习上，少玩些游戏。

　　类似地，告诫对方不要做某事，可以说，you don't want to...

　　You don't want to rush things.

　　不要操之过急。

　　17.We've just been catching up with each other.

　　catch up with (someone):朋友之间彼此了解近况。

　　It was so lovely catching up with you.

　　能和你聊聊近况真开心。

　　18.There is just no such thing as God.

　　There is just no such thing as...:某种情况是不存在的。

　　There's no such thing as love. It's just fantasy.

　　根本没有“爱情”这回事。不过是你的幻想而已。

　　19.I think you need to get your priorities straight.

　　get one's priorities straight:分清主次。Priority指优先考虑的事情。

　　Our top priority right now is making sure that everyone is OK.

　　我们目前的当务之急是确保每个人都无恙。

　　Amazing how fire exposes our priorities.

　　大火能暴露我们最在意的东西，真神奇。

　　20.To put it another way, I don't like it.

　　to put it another way:换言之。Put，有表达的意思。

　　You're still very young, Tom. To put it another way, you don't have any idea about what you're getting into.

　　汤姆，你还太年轻。换句话说，你不知道自己现在正陷入什么。

　　Well, that's one way to put it.

　　好吧，也可以这么说。

　　The subject matter makes the painting a little, how shall I put it, undesirable for public display.

　　这幅画的主题有点……该怎么说呢，不大适合展览出来。

　　你们最爱的栏目又来了！课本上学不到的native口语第三弹！！

　　21.I get yelled at all the time.

　　get yelled at:字面意思就是被人吼，被人骂。指受到批评、责骂。

　　I got yelled at for not calling.

　　我没打电话，被骂了。

　　Do you get yelled at a lot in the military?

　　在部队里会经常被训斥吗？

　　22.I will check on Jeff while he's not feeling well.

　　check (up/in) on something/someone:查看某人某事的情况，比如监督下属的工作状况、关心病人的病情、留意小孩是否安全等……

　　Go upstairs to check up on the children and make sure they're all asleep.

　　上楼去看看孩子们睡了没。

　　I just thought I'd check in on you and see how you're doing.

　　我就是想来看看你好些了没。

　　23.It happens. Don't worry about it.

　　it happens:糟糕的事情发生时，用来安慰人的说法。相当于说，倒霉的事时常发生，别太在意。粗俗一点，还可以说，shit happens。

　　A: My girlfriend just broke up with me.

　　我女票跟我掰了……

　　B: It happens.

　　节哀顺变。

　　John stepped in a big pile of dog shit, so Tom said "it happens".

　　约翰踩到狗屎了，汤姆说，踩踩更健康。

　　24.It's on me.

　　it's on me:我来付账。也可以说，This one's on me.

　　John: Check, please.

　　你好，结账。

　　Bill: No, it's on me this time.

　　别啊，这顿我请。

　　商家免费送的商品或服务，可以说on the house.

　　I was the ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was on the house.

　　我是第一万个客户，所以那顿晚餐就免费了。

　　Here, have a cup of coffee on the house.

　　免费送您一杯咖啡，请慢用。

　　25.My computer is acting up again.

　　act up：（疾病）发作；（机器）出毛病；（孩子）调皮捣蛋。

　　My left knee acts up in damp weather.

　　天气一潮我左膝盖就发作。

　　The children have been acting up all evening.

　　整个晚上孩子们都在调皮捣蛋。

　　26.Is that a thing?

　　(something) is a thing:很流行很出名，或者人人熟知的某事物，可以叫“a thing”。这是年轻人常用的口语说法，正式场合慎用。

　　A: His ideas are so out-of-the-box. They're boxless!

　　他脑洞实在太大了，想法好新奇，完全是boxless！

　　注：out-of-the-box：形容不同寻常的创意想法。

　　B: "Boxless?" Is that a thing?

　　Boxless？现在人们都这么说了么？

　　A: No, I just made it up.

　　呃，没，我刚瞎编的。

　　Huge, baggy suits were kind of a thing back in those days.

　　那时候特别流行那种宽宽大大的西装。

　　27.It doesn't hurt to ask.

　　it doesn't hurt to:做某件事有百利而无一害。

　　It doesn't hurt to have a group of talented, educated people living in your community.

　　小区里住着一群有才、有教养的人没什么不好的。

　　28.I'm just looking.

　　just looking...：表示随便看看，是购物时遇到推销的导购，最好的回答。

　　-Hi, can I help you?

　　你好，需要帮忙吗？

　　-No thanks, I'm just looking!

　　不用了，谢谢，我就随便看看。

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