1．付好處費 pay off
他說我們必須先付給他一筆好處費，他纔會帶我們去見那位部長。
He said that he wouldn’t take us to see the minister until we had paid him off.
2.把衣服穿反了 wear…inside out
3. 山中無老虎，猴子稱霸王。the cat’s away, the mice will play
老闆出差了，他可以指手畫腳的.指揮別人了。山中無老虎，猴子稱霸王嘛。
The boss is away on business so he could finger others around in the office. This is when the cat’s away, the mice will play.
4. 跟某人開個玩笑 give someone a ribbing
我只是跟她開個玩笑，可她卻當真了
I only gave her a ribbing, but she took it seriously.
5. 拿別人開心 to rib someone
爲什麼你總拿別人開心呢？要是別人拿你開心你又會有什麼感受？
Why should you always like to rib others? What if others do the same to you?
6.同甘苦，共患難 share weal and woe
結婚前他發誓說要和我同甘苦，共患難的，可是在我病危之際他卻拋棄了我。
Before getting married, he swore that he would share weal and woe with me but now, he abandoned me at a time when my health is threatening my life.
