11. a peeking tom
when small children peek through fences or into windows，they are probably just being curious。when a grown man does the same thing，it is often because he has other motives－and they aren't always innocent or respectable ones。a man snooping like that is a a peeking tom，"the neighbors have called the police，they are certain there is a peeking tom in the neighbourhood tonight。
peek是窥视地意思，一个小男孩从围墙或窗户外偷看别人，可能是由于出于好奇心的驱使。但是当一个大男人做出同样的举动时，他就可能有猥亵的念头。我们称这样的人叫”peeking tom“。”邻居们都打电话报警，说今天晚上有个偷窥狂在附近出没！
peek / pi:k; pik/ v [i, ipr] ~ (at sth) look quickly and often secretively (at sth) 匆匆地（常为秘密地）看（某物）; 偷看; 窥视: * no peeking! 禁止窥视! * peek over the fence 向篱笆那边瞥一眼 * peek at sb's diary 偷看某人的日记.
12. a windfall
many words in english began as idioms.
a windfall is one of them.
it once referred to fruit that had been blown to the frond by the wind, but has now come to mean sudden good luck--particularly in receiving money unexpectedly.
eg: "felix won some money in the lottery and got a welcome windfall."
（那这个也算吧？）
13. john
john在美国算是大众化的名字，除了我们实验室又一个john外，每次上德文课，当老师叫一声john来回答问题时候，此时教室里又好几声回应。
一天，我有事情找隔壁实验室的albert，找了半天，也不见他的踪影。正好看到chuck在聚精会神的做试验。我问他有没有看到albert, chuck忙的头也不抬用手往外一指说：“check the john。”我想他八成太忙没有听清楚，就在重复了一遍，并且强调我要找的是albert，不是john。
chuck抬头错愕的看了我一眼，干脆停下了手里的实验，说：“follow me。”我们两个走到实验室外，chuck指着不远处的厕所说：“albert is in the john。”
这是，albert正好从厕所出来，一时间我和chuck不禁相视大笑，我也知道了，john除了用作人名之外，竟然还是厕所的代号！
14.吹horn
大卫和我是搭档，同一室工作，他颇得公司赏识。
一天，经理叫我请大卫去办公室走一趟。不料大卫头也不抬就答道：“i don't blow my horn。”
办公室那里有horn（号角，喇叭）呢？我只好将原话象经理复述。不料他说：“then you blow for him。”当我发呆不语时候，他解释说：总公司派人来了解大卫，想表彰他。
我明白了，就一五一十地介绍了大卫，给他吹了一次“horn”。
15.egghead...
星期天，我们到朋友helen家看录像带。她的弟弟正在电脑旁打报告，抬头向我们打了一声招呼后，完全不受干扰的又继续埋头工作。
helen说：“我们看我们的电影，不必管他，he is such an egghead！”“鸡蛋脸？不会吧！我觉得他应该算是方面大耳的国字脸呀！“我如此的回答。
看我一本正经的模样，大家都笑了起来。原来，egghead是指那些有呆气的读书人或者爱讲道理的知识分子，和什么脸形，面相都无关系！
egghead n (infml derog 口, 贬) very intellectual person 很有学问的人:
* the eggheads at the university know nothing about business. 大学的饱学之士对做生意一窍不通.