American Slang Part 5

  1. "ignorance is bliss"

    有些事不知道反而比較好
    Sometimes you are better off not to know something

  2. "flash in the pan"

    曇花一現
    Something that happened only once or for a short time and was not repeated

  3. "talk a good game"

    花言巧語
    To speak persuasively, often without having the means to back up one’s statements

  4. "off the hook "

    脫困
    To be out of trouble or out of a difficult situation

  5. "that’s the ticket "

    那就對了。表示事情正如意
    The appropriate or ideal thing has occurred, or is ongoing

  6. "eleventh hour"

    最後一刻
    At the last minute, before a deadline of some sort (business, legal), or an emergency situation

  7. "slave market"

    低薪工作介紹所
    An employment agency which only offers low paying jobs

  8. "money talks"

    有錢就有勢
    Having money makes it easier to have things done for you

  9. "make a killing "

    (短時間內輕易地)獲得暴利,發大財
    to earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort

  10. "white list"

    白名單。表示被社會認可的人,相對於黑名單
    A list of socially acceptable people (as opposed to a black list )

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