《绝望主妇》美式俚语：失去控制

　　31　Get out of hand 失去控制

　　To be out of control

　　Example: The problem of suicide bombings is getting out of hand; there seems to be no way to stop them.

　　32 Give a hand 提供帮助

　　To help somebody with something

　　Example: Please give me a hand and hold this board while I paint it.

　　33　Learn by heart 牢记

　　To memorize something; to have learned something word for word or very precisely.

　　Example: At school we often learned Shakespeare’s sonnets by heart and recited them in front of the class.

　　34　On hold 尚未办理的事情

　　Something set aside and waiting to be dealt with

　　Example: Our vacation plans are on hold right now; because my Dad’s just been admitted to hospital with a stomach ulcer.