Tips:不要过分追求发音的标准，多去模仿多去听，基本正确、不产生误会就可以了。重读原因是两节的，把读音变成音乐。
补:Language exchange: 英语角
Highway robbery: charging too much money, overpriced.
Pay through the nose: pay a lot or too much for sth.
Do the math: figure out how much sth will cost, calculate.
补: you do the math! 这事不是很明显吗？
Not break the bank: not be too expensive, to be cheap.
My treat: I'll pay.
Nothing to write home about: nothing special, not very good.
No great shakes: not very good.
By a long shot: by far, by a large amount.
补: sth is a long shot. 某事很难实现
Cross that bridge when we come to it: make a decision when needed and not before.
Call it a day: finish an activity for the day, stop doing sth.
For birds: lousy, worthless.
$64000 question: the most important question, a question that is very important but difficult to answer.
Fork over: give, usually unwillingly, pay.
Empty-handed :with nothing;without a gift.
补:come prepared有备而来
Hit a snag: meet some difficulty.
Part with: Give up sth valuable; give with reluctance.
Make the big bucks: make a lot of money; be well-paid.
Have up one's sleeve: habe sth secret in development or ready to use. ＝have a card up one's sleeve, have an ace up one's sleeve.
Go out on the town: go out and have fun for the evening (usually at bars, restaurant or clubs).
Up for: be interested in; be ready to.
Paint the town red: go out and enjoy oneself (often by drinking a lot).
On the warpath: very angry.
Wishful thinking: thinking hopefully, not realistically, about sth.
Do your dirty work: do an unpleasant task for sb.
Have some nerve: behave in a bold or disrespectful way.
Common courtesy: thoughtfulness, polite behavior.
Wake up and smell the coffee: be realistic.
Ancient history: the past, sth that is finished.
Get over it: deal with the reality that sth is fine, recover from an upsetting event.
Bent over backwards: make great effort for sb
This is the thanks I get: this is how you thank me for all I've done for you.
Lover's spat: an argument between a couple
Knockout: a beautiful woman
Set sb up with sb: introduce sb to a friend or acquaintance for the purpose of dating. ＝fix sb up sb
A match made in heaven: an ideal couple, a very good fit between two people or organizations.
Miserable
Fancy-plain dress
Shiny-dull floorboard
Sharp-dull knife
Straight-crooked path
Shoulder length Wavy, Curly, Mustache
Infant, toddler, middle-aged, senior citizen/elderly person
Physically challenged, vision impaired, hearing impaired
Courthouse, city hall, meter maid, fire alarm box, sidewalk, parking meter, sewer, fire hydrant, trash container, newsstand, traffic light/signal, intersection, crosswalk, pedestrian, curb (马路牙子), parking garage, public telephone, street sign, manhole,motorcycle, street vendor, drive-through window.
Travel agency, hair salon, hardware store, health club, jewelry store, laundromat, maternity shop, nail salon, motel.
Barber shop(理发店), child-care/day-care center, cleaners/dry cleaners(干洗店), car dealership, clinic, convenience store, copy center, delicatessen/deli, drug store/pharmacy, flower shop/florist, department store, electronics store, eye-care center/optician, gas station/service station, donut shop, fast-food restaurant.