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在日常交往中，美国人喜欢的口头禅甚多，现仅举10例供参考。
1.I can't call(all)the shots.(I can't make final decision all the time;I can not do the way I want.)我不能永远自做决定或随心所欲。如：
Even the CEO(Chief Executive Officer) can't call (all) the shots in every situation.即使是总裁也不能在每种情况下自做决定。
2.Last but not least:(Even though a person may be physically the last,he or she still has self-worth.)但并非最不重要的。如：
Ben is last but not least in the comptition.本是比赛最后的一位，但不表示他最差。
3.I owe you big time (I owe you a lot.)(I apprecitae it very much for what you have done for me.I will return the favor someday.) 我欠你太多。／你对我的帮助，使我感激不尽，希望将来能报答。如：
Since you have helped me to get this promo-tion,I owe you big time.由于您的提拔，使我感激不尽。
4.It is a shame！可以用在许多情况，表示一种遗憾或同情 (a form of sympathy or regret),
没有“羞耻”的意思。例如：
It is a shame that your car got stuck in the snow.你的汽车陷在雪里了，真糟糕。
5.May it ever be thus！(I hope it will not change; may the situation always remain the same.)希望保持现状不会改变。通常用在喜庆时，也有祝你与现在一样健康快乐之意。如：
We are wonderful friends;may it ever be thus！我们是好友，愿永远如此！
He said to the newly weds,"May it ever be thus！”他对新婚夫妇说：“祝你们百年好合！”
6.Stay tuned！ 稍等一下。如：
Stay tuned,there will be more on this subject tomorrow.稍等，这个问题明天再谈。
7.You can say that again！(I agree with you.)我同意你！／(You are right.)你说得对！如：
When the professor spoke on human right,the students responded,"You can say that again！"当教授谈到人权时，学生回答说：“你说得对！”
8.Let me sleep on it.(Let me think about it.)让我考虑一下。如：
Let me sleep on your proposal.让我考虑你的建议。
When he asked if she wanted to stay with him,she said,"Let me sleep on it.”当他问她要不要留下来和他呆在一起，她说：“让我想想看。”
9.Take heart！(Be brave./Don't worry./Don't let things get you down.)勇敢些！不必苦恼！振作起来。如：
Take heart,I am sure you will be successful in the future.振作起来吧，我相信你将来会成功的。
10.Tune him out！(Don't listen to him./Don't pay attention to him.)别听他的，不必理他。如：
I am going to tune her out when she begins to speak on the subject.当她谈及那个话题时，我不想理她。