201 trip VS travel VS journey
解释：旅行
用法：travel是动词，trip和journey是名词，trip一般是短途/短时间旅行，journey则是长途旅行，journey也可以用作个人并不顺利的心路历程或者是生活。
A: Do you like to travel?
B: Not really. I prefer short trips.
A: So, you've never been overseas?
B: Never. I haven't even seen the ocean!
202 jumping on the wrong bandwagon
解释：加入错误的潮流
用法：bandwagon（尤其指政治上或商业上的）时尚，浪潮，声势浩大的活动
A: Semi-Finals t-shirts for the 2014 World Cup. 50% off!
B: Who's on it?
A: Team USA! We're going to the Semi-Finals!
B: The USA?! Ha! You're jumping on the wrong bandwagon!
203 I just don't happen to...
解释：我只是没有碰巧
用法：用于当别人给你建议，或者给你某物的时候，你不喜欢别人给的建议，或者别人的东西时告诉别人 yes but not this...
A: It's Sunday. You're at home.
B: Yeah?
A: I thought you were religious.
B: I am. I just don't happen to go to church.
204 willpower
解释：意志力
用法：
A: You quit smoking!
B: Yeah! Two months now.
A: Wow! That's great. How'd you do it?
B: Willpower. 100% willpower.
205 A trumps B
解释：击败，出王牌赢
用法：to trumps=to defeat
A: I need to study. Be quiet!
B: The living room is not a good place to study.
A: Says who?
B: Environment trumps willpower. Go to the library.
206 I'm looking into ~ing
解释：考虑
用法：I'm looking into=I'm thinking about
A: What are you searching for?
B: I'm looking into buying a juicer.
A: Good for you. Trying to be healthier?
B: I'm trying^^
207 frazzled
解释：疲惫的，筋疲力尽的
用法：
A: You look frazzled.
B: It's the city life. I feel boxed in.
A: What are you gonna do?
B: I'm looking into moving to the country.
208 I have a hankering for~
解释：我很渴望。。。
用法：I have a hankering for sth(sth to eat)=suddenly I really want to eat sth. 突然想吃什么。hankering，渴望。
A: What do you want for dinner?
B: Well, I have a hankering for donuts.
A: Donuts? They're for breakfast.
B: So! I want jelly-filled donuts!
209 not nearly enough
解释：还不够。
用法：not nearly enough=not enough，加nearly表示强调前面短缺的部分，远远不够。The movie is not nearly funny enough.
A: I love you, honey.
B: Really? Then give me a foot rub.
A: Gross. I don't like feet.
B: You don't love me nearly enough.
A: Shoulders?
B: No! My aching, stinking feet. NOW!
210 I even (verb)
解释：还
用法：even用来强调，一般前面需要有一件可以比照的事情。
A: You really love to cook, don't you?
B: Yes, I even love to wash dishes!
A: You're crazy.
B: You're lazy!
211 swagger
解释：大摇大摆
用法：形容一个人走路时候趾高气扬的样子
A: Look at that guy swagger.
B: He must think he's so hot!
A: Ha!! He's bald!!
B: Oh my god!!!
212 even(two more meanings)
解释：1. 形容更加。。。的东西，更加。2. flat， smooth，平的，平坦的，水平的。
用法：
A: This road is even nicer.
B: Nicer than the road before?
A: Yes. It's so smooth.
B: You're right. It's very even.
213 may be OR maybe
解释：may be=might be 是动词，也许，可能， maybe=perhaps 是副词，大概，也许，可能会。
用法：
A: I hope you're not busy next May, Bea. You may be pregnant.
B: May be pregnant?
A: Maybe.
B: How?
214 CONtent or conTENT
解释：CONtent（降调）在其中的内容，名词；conTENT（升调）满意的，形容词。
用法：
A: How do you like the content?
B: I'm not content.
A: What's wrong?
B: It's lacking. There needs to be more.
215 classic OR classical
解释：classic 是形容词，典型的，优秀的；classical 也是形容词，古老、传统的、古典的。
用法：
A: I love classical music, man.
B: Me, too. Mozart is divine.
A: No, I mean Rush, Queen, AC/DC!
B: Oh, you mean classic music, then. Classic rock to be more specific.
216 to hunker down
解释：蹲下来，集中精力做某事
用法：
A: What are you up to ?
B: I'm hunkering down for finals.
A: How many you got?
B: 5. And a paper, too.
217 to flake out
解释：入睡，昏倒，爽约。
用法：to be unreliable.
A: Where's Jim?
B: He flaked out again.
A: What? We need him.
B: He always does this. He's unreliable.
218 the straight and narrow
解释：中规中矩
用法：to be straight and narrow=to be on the straight and narrow => to live by the rules
A: If you want to be respected, you have to stick to the straight and narrow.
B: What do you mean?
A: You have to follow the rules. Keep to principles.
B: But I hate following rules. And I hated my school principals, too.
219 on a health kick
解释：迷恋于。。。
用法：on a ~ kick，on an English kick
A: What's with all the vegetables?
B: I'm on a health kick.
A: Why?
B: My wife and I are planning on having kids next year. We wanner be as healthy as possible.
220 Nothing but the best~
解释：最好的
用法：Nothing but the best=Only the best
A: What's this?
B: A little lunch especially for you.
A: Tuna sandwiches and Doritos?
B: Nothing but the best for you^^
221 Great taste
解释：好品味
用法：he only likes the best things. He/She knows how to pick the best.
A: He fed you Doritos on your birthday?
B: Yes. Original flavor.
A: Oh...Great taste.
B: Hello! Those are the best.
222 What's all the racket
解释：怎么这么吵？
用法：What is all the racket?=What is all the noise? What is all that racket?
A: What's all the racket?
B: Construction.
A: Again?
B: They're tearing down the building next door.
223 pipe down
解释：安静下来
用法：pipe down=keep the volume down
A: You'd better pipe down.
B: Why?
A: Dad just got home. He's got a headache.
B: Oh. Thanks for telling me.
224 devastated
解释：在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮
用法：非常悲伤
A: Can you order these chocolates for me?
B: Sorry, baby. No international orders. Are you okay?
A: I'm devastated. They look so good~~
B: Don't worry, sugar. I'll find some better chocolates.
225 give the green light
解释：给绿灯，同意。
用法：to give someone the green light.=>give you permission to do sth
A: What are you doing?
B: I'm planning my vacation to Iceland.
A: The boss said you can take the time off?
B: He gave me the green light 5 minutes ago!
226 dirt poor
解释：穷的
用法：poor是没钱，dirt poor是口袋里只有尘土，也是没钱的意思。
A: Hey, John. You wanna go to Iceland with me?
B: What? I'm dirt poor.
A: Come on~ I'll loan you the money.
B: And charge me 20% interest? No thanks.
227 What's all the fuss about
解释：有什么大惊小怪的
用法：What's all the fuss about，可以是大声的反应也可以是小声地反应，之前学到的 What is all the racket则强调声音很大的动静。fuss 大惊小怪。
A: What's all the fuss about?
B: Mom doesn't want to have a birthday party.
A: You told her? You shouldn't have.
B: You know I can't keep a secret~
228 down and out
解释：压抑的（very depressed），出局/被击败（在运动中指丢分并出局），贫困潦倒的
用法：
A: You look down and out, Shane.
B: We lost the game.
A: You still have another chance, don't you?
B: Yes, one more chance tomorrow.
A: Great! So you're down but not out^^
229 to go Dutch
解释：AA制。
用法：用于在外和朋友聚餐，每个人只付自己订的部分。prefer to split 平分。
A: I had a really great dinner.
B: Your steak looked wonderful.
A: And so did your hot dog.
B: Alright...do you mind if we go Dutch?
230 to dress up
解释：穿上盛装，打扮得漂漂亮亮
用法：用up 来强调动词dress，穿很多，意思是穿上最好的衣服。
A: What are you getting all dressed up for?
B: Tonight's Bieber's concert. Baby, baby, baby~ Oh~~
A: Justin gonna sing that song to you?
B: Yes! I'll always be his.
231 get your head out of the clouds
解释：现实点吧
用法：读的快的时候发音接近 gechyer head outta the clouds=be realistic，have their heads in the clouds.
A: So, how was the Bieber concert?
B: It was the BEST! And he winked at me twice!
A: When are you gonna get your head outta the clouds?
B: He did. I know he did.
232 squirt
解释：注射，喷射，喷湿
用法：
A: Are you crying?
B: No. A lemon squirted me in the eye.
A: Ow! That must sting.
B: Well, now he's lemonade! Have some^^
233 give a wide berth
解释：借道
用法：to give a wide berth=>to give a lot of space to sth，berth是停泊处，锚位，卧铺。
A: Why are you slowing down?
B: An ambulance is coming, son.
A: So?
B: You should always give emergency vehicles a wide berth.
234 in its clutches
解释：紧紧抓住
用法：in someone/sb's clutches=in someone/sb's hands
A: The US wants Snowden in its clutches.
B: And then what?
A: He'll go to jail for a LONG time.
B: He shouldn't have done what he did~~
235 to be at the helm
解释：控制，处于领导地位。
用法：to be at the helm=>a helm是舵的意思，所以at the helm表示控制的意思。
A: Are you looking at the stock market?
B: Yeah. My Apple stock is up!
A: Who took over after Jobs died?
B: Tim Cook's at the helm. He's doing great.
236 to mull something over
解释：仔细考虑
用法：to mull sth over=to think about，mull是深思熟虑的意思
A: So, did you buy a new A/C?
B: I'm still mulling it over.
A: Get one. It's so hot~
B: I know, but air conditioners are expensive.
237 to be up to something
解释：
用法：to be up to something=to be making an evil plan
A: Why does Shane keep going to the kitchen?
B: I don't know. That is strange.
A: I think he's up to something.
B: I know! Mom baked new cookies. He's eating them!
238 Beggars can't be choosers.
解释：
用法：当你没有钱或者选择的权利的时候，你只能接受别人给你的任何东西。
A: Here's your new fridge.
B: It's a used one. I wanted a new refrigerator.
A: For $100? You're lucky I found this one!
B: I guess... Beggars can't be choosers.
239 a cheat sheet
解释：备忘单
用法：
A: Wow! You did great on the math test.
B: I used a cheat sheet.
A: You cheated?
B: I just wrote down the formulas~
240 to ditch smo smt
解释：ditch有挖沟的意思，后面加某人是放弃的意思，后面加物则是丢弃的意思。
用法：to ditch SMO/SMT=to throw it away
A: Who's that guy?
B: I don't know. I'm trying to ditch him.
A: Here he comes again~~
B: Help me, please!!!
241 to be in THE moment
解释：在这一刻，在当下
用法：in a moment是 in a few second的意思，但是in the moment的意思完全不一样，是to really be feeling now, to be concentrating what's happening now，专注于现在
A: His presentation is going great.
B: He's totally in the moment.
A: I didn't know he could talk so well.
B: When he gets in the moment, he becomes a new person.
242 gone wild
解释：发狂，失控
用法：gone wild=out of control.
A: You can't have that soda can in the park. It's against the law.
B: Okay...
A: And you can't eat in the park, too.
B: The laws have gone wild! Where's the common sense? I wanna have a picnic in the park!!!
243 Twoosh!
解释：语气词
用法：Twitter用户之间的用语。Twoosh是140个字符的完美推特，来源于单词swoosh（嗖嗖响，投篮时没碰到蓝框直接入框。）
A: This message is for all my English students-I promise to always give you my best English lessons. If you ever have questions, please ask me. Twoosh!
B: What?
A: Twoosh! Exactly 140 characters^^
244 corny
解释：过时的，陈旧的。
用法：用于形容笑话或者人。
A: Hey, why do seagulls fly over the sea?
B: Hmm...to look for food?
A: No! Because if they flew over a bay, they'd be called bagels!
B: That's SO corny~~
245 dress-down Fridays
解释：可以穿不是非常正式服装的周五
用法：dress-down=to dress casually
A: Starting this week, we'll have dress-down Fridays.
B: Yay!!!
A: But no rags. No shorts. Be decent.
B: Boo!!!
246 to be out of sorts
解释：心情不佳，身体不适。
用法：out of sorts在日常用语中发音成outta sorts
A: Where are you going?
B: Oh! I missed the turn. Sorry. I'm outta sorts today.
A: Maybe I should drive.
B: Maybe. My boss made me really mad and I keep thinking about it.
247 to hound somebody
解释：烦扰
用法：hound是猎犬，用作动词是不断地烦扰的意思。用令人不悦的方式跟随和烦扰某人。
A: Did you take a shower?
B: Yes, dad.
A: Did you use soap?
B: Yes, dad.
A: Did you brush your teeth?
B: Yes! Quit hounding me~
248 bores me to tears.
解释：让我无聊，让我烦透了
用法：
A: Did you read Obama's book?
B: Just the first few pages.
A: Why didn't you finish it?
B: It bored me to tears~
249 to have the guts
解释：有胆量
用法：guts=courage，所以to have (the) guts是有勇气的意思，这里的guts必须用复数。
A: I should tell my boss to give me a raise.
B: You don't have the guts.
A: I'll send him an email.
B: No! Ask him face-to-face.
250 It's all Greek to me!
解释：我不懂得某些东西
用法：另外的用法有It's all Chinese to me! It's all Japanese to me!
A: Can you help me with my math, dad?
B: Oh, son, it's all Greek to me.
A: No, dad. It's math. Numbers.
B: I mean, it doesn't make any sense to me! I don't understand it. Ask your uncle.