烏龍一：I will show you the door.

（你以為是）我送你到門口。
（但其實是）我想請你滾蛋。

這句英文原意是「大門就在那裡」，有對著某人下逐客令的意思，是很不客氣的說法。例：Be quiet, or I will show you the door.（安靜，否則我會叫你滾出去。）
送客正解：I will show you to the door或I will walk you out.

烏龍二：Were you out to lunch?

（你以為是）你出去吃午餐了嗎？
（但其實是）你是瘋了嗎？

out to lunch是一組俚語用法，意指瘋狂或心不在焉，擺明是在教訓別人。例：It seems that you were out to lunch in class.（你上課時似乎心不在焉。）
問別人呷飽沒，正解：Did you eat yet?

烏龍三：I am a confidence man.

（你以為是）我是個有自信的人。
（但其實是）我是個騙子。

confidence是自信、信任沒錯，但confidence man卻是一組俚語用法，專指詐騙錢財的騙子或詐欺者。例：We finally realized that he was a confidence man.（最終我們發現他是個騙子。）
有自信的人正解：I am a confident man.

1. The old ladies like to chat about others' affair. 婆婆媽媽們喜歡三姑六婆。
2. She prefers the nature look, and seldom makeups. 她很少化妝，較喜歡素顏。
3. He says sweet words. 他嘴巴很甜。
4. The flight attendant tried to calm a scary passenger. 空服員試著安撫飛行恐懼者。
5. She suffered a severe brain shaking after a car accident. 一場車禍後，她受到嚴重的腦震盪。

1. The older ladies like chewing the fat with their neighbors.
   chew the fat閒聊；用在此句可意譯為三姑六婆。
2. She prefers the natural look, and seldom wears makeup.
   中文「化妝」可為動詞及名詞，而英文makeup為名詞「化妝」，搭配的動詞可用apply或put on，如：I learn how to apply makeup or I learn how to put on makeup.
3. He was born with honey in his mouth.
   直譯為他含著糖出生，喻一個人嘴巴很甜。
4. The flight attendant tried to calm a scared passenger.
   scary (adj.)指的是某人或某事造成驚慌及害怕，如：This horror movie was scary. 這恐怖片令人感到害怕；scared (adj.)形容某人的害怕及恐，如：I can't stop being scared after hearing a scary story. 看完恐怖片後我心有餘悸。
5. She suffered a severe concussion after a car accident.
   concussion腦震盪。如：She received a concussion followed by long-term memory loss. 得到腦震盪造成她失憶(失去長期記憶)。

【英語島】太陽花世代的10堂課：如果每間大學真的都有開就好了

不是看到希望才去堅持，而是堅持了才會有希望。＜英語島行動板試讀請點太陽花＞