背景介绍：

green card: [美国英语]绿卡，绿色通行证（无美国国籍的墨西哥或其他外国人在美国境内居住和工作的准许证）

短语讲解：

1. help out: 帮助解决难题

eg. So what can anyone do to help out Mom?
那么我们能做什么来帮助这样的妈妈？

eg. All these presents came to more money than I had, and my mother had to help me out.
所有这些礼物的价钱超过了我所带的钱，母亲只好把钱借给我。

2. dead meat: 死定了，完蛋了

eg. You guys breathe a word of this to anybody, you're dead meat.
你们两个家伙敢把这事儿透出去一个字，死路一条。

3. not at all: 一点也不

eg. And maybe you listen and drink in moderation or not at all.
也许你听从建议适量喝酒或者一点都不喝。

4. whip it out: 秀一下

eg. It seems that they need to whip one out to make sure their face is still attached every so often.
看起来她们频繁地需要拿出镜子来照照，确保脸上的妆不会花掉。

5. as opposed to: 与……形成对照

eg. Anyone in the advertising industry will tell you that it's more fun tocreate ads for some products as opposed to others.
广告业的人都知道，为某样产品作出的广告能够打击到该产品的竞争对手，这是件更有趣的事。

6. go through with: 做完，完成

eg. She said it had been brave of me to go through with the session despite my fear.
她说不要理睬那些恐惧，我完成了整个约会已经那么勇敢。