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無病呻吟(的人) – hypochondriac (adj., n.)

For Example:

換湯不換藥 – Old wine in a new bottle.

For example:

A pig in a poke

A poke means a sack or a bag.  A pig in a poke is something unknown because the sack is sealed from revealing its true content. 

The statement "You are something else" can be interpreted differently when used in different situations.  It can be negative or positive depending on the tone of the voice. 

(1) Something else can be a compliment, meaning that you are unlike someone else and that you are someone special, unique or extraordinary.

Tabloid

A tabloid is a small newspaper with stories often exaggerated.

1.  Spontaneous response

臨場反應

Spontaneity = The quality or state of being spontaneous

小巫見大巫, 相形見絀 (ㄔㄨˋ)

「相形見絀」指相互比較之下，一方顯得比不上

Pale in comparison

混水摸魚 <to fish in troubled waters> 

= try to take advantage of a confused situation

For example:

班門弄斧 <to teach someone something that he already knows>

= to teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs <idiom>

= to teach fish how to swim

How to express "衝堂" in English? 

I have a time conflict with my classes.

A diamond in the rough

= One who has extraordinarily great qualities or great potentials but lacks polish.

Studio = (藝術家的) 工作室, 照相攝影室, 藝術教學中心, 電影, 電視的) 攝影場地, 錄音室

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/studio

Chauffeur =司機

uncool 只有負面的解釋嗎?!

Yes.

flip-flopping

Flip-flop (動詞, 名詞)

= (To make) a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy (方向,信仰,態度,立場, 處境或政策上)突然的或意外的逆轉

but drunkie has got his beerphones on and won’t have any of it.

但這酒醉的傢伙已經(戴上他的耳機),去到他的醉夢音樂之鄉，不再聽進任何話

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

無法證明並不證明沒有

無法證明並不意味不存在

一個願打, 一個願挨 vs. 一個銅板敲不響

These two phrases do not share the same meaning

“眼睛為之一亮”的英文

Eyes widen at the sight.

Peep (verb)

偷窺

Peeper (noun)