except for: 除了
例：Smith is a good man, except for his bad temper. 史密斯除了脾氣不好外，是個好人。
Everyone is here except Tom. (或：Except for Tom everyone is here.)除湯姆外，大家都到了。

be stuck: 被困住了
例：" he wailed."My hand will be stuck in this jar for ever.
他哭著說，“我的手會永遠卡在罐子里的。”
We don't want to be stuck in the market all the afternoon.
我們不想整個下午被困在商場。

trick: 戲法，把戲
例：We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me.
我們正在戲弄那個一直煩我的家伙。

pull out from under: 脫離危險（或困境）
例：Get out from under the table!
快從桌子下面出來!
They pull him out from under the car. He gives the crowd a wave.
他們把他從車底下搬出來，他向人群揮了揮手。