daddy-poppy's 藥學跟動物世界

👉　phub  my  phone　滑手機

phub ［fʌb］    顧低頭滑手機，不顧身旁人事物　 to ignore someone or not give your full attention to someone because you are looking at your mobile phone
I went out for a date with Johnny and he didn't stop phubbing me the whole time，it was so rude，I ended up leaving early

phubber    低頭族

👉　break  out  the  bubbly （champagne）　 開香檳

👉　use  credit  card    　刷卡

Do you accept / take credit cards here?   

A：Jeff just proposed to Cindy！Let’s break out the bubbly tonigh！
B：But I don’t have enough cash with me
A：That’s fine。We can use credit card here

👉　brew coffee  　煮咖啡

brew  　泡（咖啡、茶）　 If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee

make coffee  　沖泡（即溶）咖啡

👉　pursue = go after  　追求（女生）  to try very hard to persuade someone to have a relationship with you 

👉　hang up the phone / cut the call  　掛電話
A：I heard that you are going after Tiffany recently。Did you grab opportunities to ask her out? 
B：Don’t mention it！She hangs up my phone every time I call her 

hang up  　掛電話 　 If you hang up or you hang up the phone, you end a phone call. If you hang up on someone you are speaking to on the phone, you end the phone call suddenly and unexpectedly

➢　hang up on someone　掛某人電話

answer / pick up the phone  　接電話

👉　clock in  　打卡上班  When you clock in at work, you arrive there or put a special card into a device to show what time you arrived
A：It’s already 9 o’clock！I need to clock in immediately or the boss will kill me
B：Come on！You’re exaggerating！Our boss is a really nice person

✔　exaggerate　誇飾、誇大

clock out  　打卡下班

👉　cut in line 　  插隊
Hey，don’t cut in line ! Wait in line，please!

➢　wait in line = stay in line　排隊

👉　slack　雷
Stop loafing me，okay?

slack（v）    鬆懈  　 If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should
Everyone slacks at the end of the week

slacker    原本指懶惰的人，可以引申為「雷隊友」 

👉　PDA = Public display of affection    放閃   PDA Couples operate in public areas, and they display affection such as holding hands, kissing etc. They do this to rub it in single people's faces that they don't have a boyfriend/girlfriend
Oh Jesus，no PDA in my house！It’s really annoying

👉　veg（v） 　耍廢　to relax in a mindless way
Give me a break！I just want to veg now

👉　wardrobe malfunction［ˈwɔrˌdrob mælˈfʌŋkʃən］ 　走光　
You just suffered from a wardrobe malfunction。You should be more cautious

✔　wardrobe　衣櫥

👉　standby / waiting list    　候補名單
A：Can you put me on the standby list?
B：Sure，but there are eight people ahead of you on the list

➢　put on the standby list（waiting list） 候位

👉　pay in installments［ɪnˈstɔl·mənt］ 　分期付款
You can pay for your iPad in monthly installments

👉　form = develop a habit 　養成習慣
It takes 21 days，that is three weeks，to form a habit。So stick to it

✔　stick to it　堅持