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校对：现象级晨读英语团队
素材来源：摩登家庭第三季 Modern Family S3
五道口，看美剧学五个地道实用的口语表达！
1. overlap
撞衫，普通青年会说dress the same，时尚达人会说outfit clash，摩登家庭里可爱的Manny会说overlap。
Manny为打高尔夫精心打扮，前一天晚上搭配好衣服提醒自己的继父Jay不要撞衫，他说：Wanted to give you a heads-up in case there's some overlap.
overlap 可以做动词，名词，表示重叠，一致。在英语学习中，看同一个作家写的同一个系列文章能够提高词汇量，因为观点或者词汇常常能和之前的阅读重叠，It's helpful to read the books written by the same writer about the same topic because what you are reading will likely overlap with what you've learned before.
2. a heads-up
a heads-up，指的是给某人提个醒，警告，注意heads有个s，并且有个连字符，做一个单数名词。
Thanks for the heads-up. 口语中很常用，表示多谢提醒。
你很想要去旅行，但是妈妈给了一个警告，因为期末考试成绩不好，暑假很有可能要学习不能去旅行：I plan to travel, but get a heads-up from my mom. Because I didn't do well in the final exam, I might have to take some lessons during the summer vacation. 一句话描述就是旅行热情遭遇警告，My travel enthusiasm is getting a heads-up.
3. a touch of
touch “接触”，a touch of 可以表示a small amount of something，表示“少量的”。
剧中有一对gay couple，Mitchell and Cam，一天Mitchell赢得了一个奖杯，还做了一个既谦虚，又鼓舞人心，最后还有一点小幽默的获奖感言，Mitch是这么来描述的：He went up on stage, he gave a great speech. It was humble, inspirational with a touch of dry humor at the end.
形容一个人有一点不耐烦，一点生气：He answered that question with a touch of impatience and irritation.
4. stand a chance
have a chance of doing sth = stand a chance.
他只靠自己是没有办法赢的：That kid doesn't stand a chance on his own.
chance前面通常还可以加形容词better，good，比如有一个文凭，你找到工作的机会更大：You'll stand a better chance of getting a job with a degree.
5. tag in/ baby sb/ give tips
tag in 本意指标记，这里理解为插手做某事；baby sb，baby做动词表示太关心某人，把他当小婴儿看待；give a few tips 给一点小建议。
当家长把你当小孩看，要插手你的事情的时候，我们就可以说：Don't baby me and don't tag in. I could use a few tips but I want to finish it by myself.
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