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与外国人交流的时候我们都有过的经验，很多表达太过中式，并不是特别地道。尴尬了…也许是因为我们平时在书本上学的并不实用，今天我们就来看看一些地道的美语表达吧！ 1.find one's tongue: to be able to talk; to figure out what to say 能说得出话来 Mother shouted at me just now. I was too scared to find my tongue. 妈妈刚才对我大嚷，我吓得说不出话来。 Ann was unable to find her tongue. She sat there in silence. 安说不出话来，静静地坐在那。 2.up for grabs: something is available 有待争取 One of our accountants is retiring and his job is up for grabs. 我们一位会计就要退休了，他空出来的职位可以争取一下。 That job is up for grabs to anyone who wants it. 任何想得到这份工作的人都可以争取一下。 3.take for: to cheat someone by a certain amount of money 上当受骗；被宰了 He was taken for all his money at the casino. 那个赌场骗走了他所有的钱。 That crook took me for a hundred bucks. How much did he take you for? 那个骗子骗我了一百块钱，他骗了你多少？ 4.full of oneself：conceited or self-important 自以为是 Mary is very unpopular because she's so full of herself. | 
