A：Who broke the window？

    B：Two boys. A：Where are they？

    B：When they saw you coming，they took to their heels. A：誰把窗子打碎了？

    B：兩個男孩子。

    A：他們在哪兒？

    B：他們看到你來，一溜煙兒跑了。

    linenn. 亞麻布wash one's dirty linen in public（翻譯~2）

    A：It's embarrasing to listen to Mary's talk. B：It sure is.But she seems to enjoy washing her dirty linen in public. A：聽瑪麗說話實在令人尷尬。

    B：的確如此�？伤�似乎把家丑外揚當成一種樂事。

    patch n. 補釘not a patch on（翻譯~3）

    A：All the singers did a good job in the evening. B：They're the best in the city. A：Someone says they're not a patch on the ones in Beijing.I think it's sheer nonsense！

    A：晚會上所有歌手都唱得不錯。

    B：在這個城市她們算是最好的了。

    A：有人說他們遠不及北京的歌手。真是無稽之談。

    pocketn. 衣袋；小袋dip into one's pocket（翻譯~4）

    A：You like to take your child out？

    B：Yeah，but there is one thing I don't like very much. A：What is that？

    B：Every time I take him out，I have to dip into my pocket for ice-creams and toys. A：你喜歡帶孩子出去嗎？

    B：是的，但有一樣不大喜歡。

    A：什么呀？

    B：每次我?guī)�他出去，我都得花錢買冰激淋，買玩具。

    參考答案：

    1.逃跑2.宣揚家丑；家丑外揚3.遠不及……；比……差得多4.花錢