(2) He comes back from America with a bad case of jet lag!

(3) Hooray! We have no school tomorrow!

(4) The song is so beautiful! 這首歌真好聽

(5) A: Let's go! B: Where to? 去哪兒？

(6) My father and I went to the spa last week. 洗溫泉 
(7) Look! There is a hot spring! 

(8) A: What type of watch are you looking for?
B: I'm looking for a stop watch. 碼錶
I'm looking for a quartz watch. 石英錶
I'm looking for a digital watch. 電子錶
I'm looking for a water resistant watch. 防水錶
I'm looking for a mechanical watch. 機械錶

(9) I'm going to kick your butt. 我要踢你的屁股;我要打敗你

(10) I am dead meat! 我完蛋了！

Now that the final week is coming, you will all be in the same boat.  Help each other out.

(2) David finally landed a wife. He got married last week. 
[land a wife = get a wife]

(3) Before driving a car, remember to buckle up/wear/fasten your seat belt.
cf. You have to undo your seat belt before leaving your car.

(4) We have a serious problem. We need to find a way out of this jam we're in.
[jam = unpleasant situation = predicament]

(5) Do you have any Tylenol?
[Tylenol = pain killer] *** Tylenol: This word is even more popularly used than pain killer through whole America. 
(Yes, like Kleenex but not facial tissue?) Yes.

(6) He stood me up! = I got stood up! 我被放鴿子了！

(7) Don't worry! The love between children is just puppy love! 純純的愛

(8) I'm sorry for being late! But my alarm clock didn't go off! 鬧鐘沒響

(9) I like to sing in the shower. [It means that I like to sing when I am taking a shower.]

(10) I know how to shoot marbles well! [shoot marbles: 打彈]]

(11) John: Mary, you look like your mother!
Mary: I have her eyes! 我的眼睛長得很像我媽媽！{ English is easier, right?}

(12) Tom: Jane, your voice is so loud!!
Jane: Thank you. I take that as a compliment. [very useful in daily  conversation!]

(13) A: How's your brother, David?
B: Not too good, I'm afraid! In fact, he's just had his ATM card stolen!
A: Ah! He must be very fed up now! [David is very sad right now.]

(2) find a needle in a haystack [ This term describes something which is almost impossible to achieve]

EX: Mary says that finding a good husband is like finding a needle in a haystack.

(3) Hello Kitty is now at all rages. [It means Hello Kitty is very popular  right now.]

(4) Tom will go down into the history because of his brave deeds.
[ This means that Tom will soon become famous in the course of history] 留名青史

(5) Stare into the thin air! 發呆！

 "Rice said he agreed with the SEC that Herl and May were operating a Ponzi scheme in which proceeds from newly sold notes are used to pay interest on older notes."
Jim Bohman, Limits set on USA Financial, Dayton Daily News, Feb 4, 1999.
Gina

1. A child prodigy.
2. A person of remarkable talent or ability who achieves great  success or acclaim at an early age.
"`It's amazing, the age-ism that you find in Hollywood,' Linney groans. `The man is not that old, for heaven's sake. People think he is because he was so young when he did Singin' in the Rain. He was a wunderkind.'"
Gina

(2) Anna: Do you mean " We're all right?"
Tom: You have my word! 沒錯！

(3) Anna: Hi! This is Jack. I am Anna.
Bob: Tasty! 好正點！ Sexist remark

(4) David came back and crashed.
[It means that David did nothing but stay on the sofa or watch TV as   soon as he came back from work/school.
 I would think it meant he went to sleep. 

(5) Trying to be thin can make you thick.
[being thick here means learn/do things very slowly; awkward]

(6) I am your fan. I watch your show every day! 我是你的忠實觀眾!
[ Do not use the word like faithful or loyal]

  Idioms
(1) stick out like a sore thumb = to stand out
EX: Larry is the only boy in the class. He sticks out like a sore thumb.

(2) sing its praise = to admire a lot
EX: Mary sang its praises of the local restaurant; She said its good!

(3) We got a lucky break.
[It means that getting advantages that help us out]
EX: I got up late this morning, but fortunately I got a lucky break. The bus came 5 minutes late.

(4) sure-footed horses: 腳步穩健的馬
Difference in Language Usage

(5) I am in the minority. = I am a minority.
cf: I am in the majority. We don't say that I am a majority. 

(2) If you want ot make real money, you cannot just have one job.  That's not enough to make real money.
  *make real money: to make a large sum of money

(3) Scoot over, please! 請坐過去一點（叫人讓位時用）

(4) Take it or leave it! 要不要隨你！

(5) Don't touch that remote control. 別轉台！

(6) gondola: 平底輕舟
EX: In Venice, you can ride on the canals in a gondola.

(7) branch: 分岔
EX1: The river branches into four streams.
EX2: We finally came to a place where the road branched into three.

(8) twin size bed: 單人床
queen size bed: 雙人床
bunk bed: 上下鋪的那種床
1. upper bunk: 上鋪
2. lower bunk: 下鋪

(9) soak up: 沈浸其中；吸收
EX1: We went to the beach and soak up the sun.
EX2: Sponges can soak up liquids.

(10) 1-800 number: 免付費電話 [very popular in the United States]
EX: Do you have an 1-800 number? 你們有免付費電話嗎？

(11) kiss up: 拍馬屁！[Notice: The preposition "to" is required when someone is  added up in the back of the "cute" phrase]
EX: Little John likes to kiss up to his father.

(12) platform shoes: 厚底鞋
A: What kind of shoes do you like to wear?
B: I like to wear platform shoes.

(13) make a wish: 許個願吧！

(14) dress code (衣著規定): For example, some churches or  restaurants have specific rules   for a specific type of dressing if one wants to be allowed to enter.
A Short Conversation~~~
Lynn: You jog every day, Anna?
Anna: Just about. I believe jogging is good for me, and I love it!!
*just about: almost (very useful in daily conversation) ^^ 

   **informative sightseeing: 知性之旅
This looks like a translation from the Chinese expression.  Sightseeing is not a noun.

 ^^ Let's now compare three funny words:
(1) horizontal: 水平的
(2) vertical: 垂直的
(3) diagonal: 斜斜的 (斜角)
^^ Print Club: 大頭貼 （?）I haven't heard of it either.
^^ Little John: What's that stuff?
Little Tom: It's a robot that helps my mother do all the housework.
Little John: Wow! That's eye-opening. 真是令我大開眼戒!!