原来英文可以这样学

Son: Daddy, you said you are going to take me to the Disneyland this weekend...

Dad: Sorry, I have to work again this weekend. Can I take a rain check? I promise you that I will take you there next week.

Son: You promised the same thing l...

Sam got fired from his job, but he still managed to get it together / pull himself together for his family.

山姆在前一份工作被炒了鱿鱼，但他仍然为了家人努力振作。

Sally's computer suddenly froze and shut down by itself without any warning. All of the work she did in the past three hours went down the drain.

莎莉的电脑突然当机而且无预警的自行关机了。所以她前3个小时的努力都付诸流水了。

Coach: Now I want you all to do a suicide run till I blow the whistle.

Student: Coach, I can't make it. I am really so tired.

Coach: Come on! Hang in there.

教练：现在我要你们全部开始折返跑直到我吹哨子。

学生：教练，我办不到了。我真的好累。

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A: You had better study hard tonight. There's a pop quiz tomorrow.

B: How do you know since it's a pop quiz?

A: A little bird told me.

A: 你今晚最好读点书。明天会有随堂抽考。

B: 既然是随堂抽考你怎么会知道？

A: 有人偷偷告诉我的。

A: Hey, what's the deal with you and that girl named Kelly? Yesterday I saw you two lining up outside of the movie theater hand-in-hand. What is she like? How did you meet each other? And when did it all start?

B: Oh my God! Would you just cut me som...

When pigs fly! = When hell freezes over! 太阳打西边出来

Sure, I'll give you my new laptop. When pigs fly!

当然，我会给你我的新笔记本电脑，当太阳打西边出来时！

hang in there: to not give up 撑下去

Hang in there, Don! Your invention will soon be a success.

唐，撑下去！你的发明很快就会成功了。

easier said than done: more difficult than you think 说的比做的容易

Moving into a new home is easier said than done.

搬到新家说的比做的容易。

keep sb's chin up: to stay positive 抬起胸膛，不灰心

Even when he was unemployed and homeless, Bill managed to keep his chin up.

即便当比尔失业且无家可归时，他还是设法不灰心。