01.

思乡的，怀旧的
Nostalgic
Feeling happy and also slightly sad when you think about things in the past.

• Talking about our old family holidays has made me feel nostalgic.谈到我们以前的家庭度假，我感到很怀旧。
• We'll take a nostalgic look at the musical hits of the 90s.我们将带着怀旧之情回顾一下90年代的流行音乐。
  

02.
隐秘的
Ulterior (motive/reason/purpose)
A secret purpose or reason for doing something.

• The only reason why he wants to go to Spain is to find a girl. It's his ulterior motive.他想去西班牙的唯一原因就是找个女孩。这是他不可告人的目的。
  

• He claims he just wants to help Lisa, but I think he has an ulterior motive.他声称他只是想帮助Lisa，但我认为他别有用心。
  

03.聊天
Chew the fat.To talk with someone in an informal and friendly way.

• We sat in a bar most of the evening just chewing the fat.我们晚上大部分时间坐在酒吧里闲聊。
• It's nice to chew the fat from time to time. I rarely have the opportunity these days.时不时地聊聊天挺好的。这些天我很少有机会这样。
  

04.爱挑剔的
PernicketyGiving too much attention to small details that are not important in a way that annoys other people.

• As a writer, he is extremely pernickety about using words correctly.作为一个作家，他对用词的正确性极为挑剔。
• This is not a just pernickety point，because it's very important. 这不只是小问题，因为它非常重要。
  

05.消磨时光
Pass timeTo let time or a period of time go by, especially while doing something enjoyable.

• A good pass time on the bus is to play games.在公交车上玩游戏是很好的消遣时间的方式。
• While I'm waiting for class to start, my favourite pass time is to draw in my notebook.在等待上课的时候，我最喜欢的消遣就是在笔记本上画画。
  

06.知识宝藏
Mine of information.Someone who has a lot of knowledge.

• She really knows her stuff, and she is a mine of information.她真的很在行。她真是个信息宝库。
• I know a lot of useless facts, and you could say I'm a mine of useless information.我知道很多无用的事实，你可以说我是一个无用信息的矿场。
  

07.祝你好运（通常指演出前）
Break a leg.Used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance.

• There are lots of people watching, break a leg tonight.有很多人在观看，今晚祝你好运。
• The coach shouted out to them, “Break a leg!”教练向他们喊道："祝好运"。
  

08.吸引，迷住
Dazzle  If you are dazzled by someone or something, you think they are extremely good and exciting.

• I was dazzled by his charm and good looks.我被他的魅力和英俊的外表给迷住了。
• Her knowledge about culture was dazzling. 她的文化底蕴很吸引人。