I just made a slip of the tongue.
我只是無意中說錯了話。
★slip本是“溜走、滑落”的意思；tongue是“舌頭”的意思。Made a slip of the tongue是指“沒有經過思考或無意中說錯了話（say something carelessly）”。在日常生活中，很多人不愿向他人致歉，也用這句當“借口”。如：Please don’t get about what I have said. I just made a slip of the tongue.（請不要介意我所說的話，我只是無意中說錯了話。）
They have been on the outs with their neighbors for years.多年來他們與鄰居關系不好。
★be on the outs with someone意思是與某人不和，關系不好，彼此不能相片，甚至互不說話。這里的outs是名詞，要用復數。
They agreed to break off their engagement.
他們同意解除婚約。
★break off one’s engagement表示“解約，解除婚約”，break off one’s engagement to sb.是固定搭配，意為“與……解除婚約”。如：I hear that she had broken off her engagement to Jack.我聽說她與杰克解除婚約了。
He ran away from home.
他離家出走了。
★run away from逃離；run away from home離家出走，一般用來指不滿家庭狀況或教育方式而消極逃跑。如：He had run away from home and gone to sea when he was only fifteen years old.（他十五歲時就離家出走當水手去了。）
Tell me what’s your beef.
你抱怨什么？
★互句中的beef當然不是“牛肉”的意思，它在口語中表示“牢騷”“抱怨”之意，作動詞時后面跟about. There’s nothing to beef about.（沒有什么可抱怨的。）
