短板是 weak point, 或者 shortcoming; 扬长避短是 stick to your strengths； 不合适，不合群是 a poor fit 阴沉丧气的人是Debbie downer, 阳光向上的性格是sunny personality, 及时行乐则是to eat, drink and be merry. 励志节目是 inspirational show, 深受打击是 crushed, 形容有人选择错误，有眼无珠，可以说 It's their loss 冷幽默是dry humor; 荤段子off-color jokes; 单口相声演员是standup comedian. 形容一个人能说会道，用silver tongue; 说空话是pay lip service; 说一套，做一套是talk the talk, but not walk the walk. 保质期是shelf life; 过了保质期可以用 past-date;高级货叫做top shelf product, 便宜货叫做bottom shelf product! 换位思考叫做 put oneself in someone else's shoes;善解人意可以用 considerate;感同身受，叫做 strike a chord! 异地恋是long-distance relationship；.形容男人质朴老实，可以用blue-collar kind of guy；亲切可爱的邻家女孩是the girl next door. 大众情人叫做 lady killer;形容某人难伺候可以用 high-maintenance;配不上，叫做 out of someone's league! 美容觉叫做 beauty sleep; 补觉可以说 catch up on some Zs, 或者get some shut-eye;辗转反侧，叫做 toss and turn.
