用英语表达各种不爽心情 2009年12月10日 11

用英语表达各种不爽心情 2009年12月10日 11:14:53
1. You're getting on my nerves.
你惹毛我了.
照字面上来看这句话就是你碰到我的神经了, 引申为让别人生气的意思. 比如说别人一
直取笑你, 你不高兴就可以说 You get on my nerve. 这句话的意思跟 jump on my
back 差不多. Jump on my back 就是说某人去惹到你了, 试想如果有一个人在你背上
跳啊跳的, 那会是什么样的感觉? 所以凡是有人去惹到你, 你就可以警告他说, You are
jumping on my back!
2. Get off my back, I didn't sleep last night.
不要再烦我了, 我昨晚没睡耶!
这句话跟上一句刚好是一对. 比如说你一早去上班, 老板就说你这个不是, 那个不是,
工作为什么又没做完, 这句话就可以派上用场了! 你可以大声地跟老板说, Get off my
back. I didn't sleep last night. 然后再来你就可以准备收拾东西走路了. 因为你老板
可能会跟你说, Then get out of my face, I don't want to see you again.
3. Cut me some slack!
Give me some slack!
放我一马吧.
Slack 就是松懈的意思, 虽然我写的中文解释不太一样, 但其实这句话跟 Get off my b
ack 是一模一样的。
4. Don't let me down.
不要让我失望.
Down 在英文的口语里面解释成心情不好, 心情低落, 或是觉得很失望. 例如有一首很有名的英文歌
曲里就有这么一句, Please don't let me down. 请不要让我失望. Down 也有沮丧的意思在内. 跟 blue
(忧郁) 这个字差不多, 所以下次当你看到别人心情不好, 不妨过去问一下, Why are you feeling down?
或是 Why are you feeling blue?

请注意 Let down 和 turn down 虽然听来很类似, 但它们的意思却截然不同. Let down 是让人家失
望的意思, 而 turn down 则是拒绝别人的邀请.
5. I don't give a shit.
I don't give a damn.
不屑一顾
Shit 跟 damn 都是最不值钱的东西, 连 shit 跟 damn 都不给, 就是说根本不屑一顾. 比如说你知
道有人在背后说你坏话, 你就可以这么说, I don't give a shit.
6. People have dirty looks on their faces.
人们的脸都很臭.
有一次老美跟我说他来上学的时候路上塞车, 车上的人脸都很臭, 他就是说 People have dirty looks
on their faces. 我当时觉得很有趣, 因为 dirty 在这里并不是指脏的意思, 或是说长的难看, 而是说脸
很臭的意思, 各位觉得呢?
Practical English: 精彩习语汇总(2)
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Source: Global Times
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a sweet tooth 喜爱甜食
例如：A：Alana is getting fatter and fatter. Why doesn't she try to lose some weight?
A：阿兰娜越来越胖了，她为什么不试着减肥呢？
B：She has a sweet tooth and loves meat more than anything else.

B：她偏好甜食而且最喜欢吃肉。
A：No wonder she's getting weight so fast.
A：怪不得她胖的这么快。
B：But now she's come to realize the consequences and decided to cut down on candies and desserts.
B：但现在她已渐渐意识到后果严重了，并决心少吃糖果和甜点。
one's heart of hearts 在心里
例如：A：Are you really dating with Tom?
A：你真的在和汤姆约会吗？
B：Yeah. But in my heart of hearts, I find he's not very to my liking.
B：是的，可是，我并不是从心眼里喜欢他。
A：Then why not keep away from him?
A：那你干吗不离开他呢？
B：The problem is that I just have no one to turn right now.
B：问题是我还没有找到更好的人。
A：That's stupid.
A：这样做真愚蠢。
head like a sieve 健忘

Sieve:“漏勺，筛”的意思，have head like a sieve意思是“健忘”就不难理解了。
例如：A：What's that man's name?
A：那位先生叫什么来着？
B：I thought you'd been introduced to him twice.
B：我想已经给你介绍了两次了。
A：Yeah. But I still cannot remember his name. I've got a head like a sieve.
A：不错。但我还是没有记住 他的名字，我很健忘。
Yeeptic Haptic Love
on 责骂；批评；申斥
A：My mother always harps on me.
A：我妈总是责骂我。
B：So does my mother. They're just like that, I'm already used to it.
B：我妈也是。她们就是那样。我已经习惯了。
A：But I can't bear it.
A：但我不能忍受了。
B：What they do is just for our good.
B：她们那样做也是为我们好。

it over 比…..好些；胜过
A：It's pity that I haven't been to many countries.
A：真遗憾很多国家我都没去过。
B：But I think you have it over me. I've never been out of China.
B：但我想你总比我要好。我从来都没出过中国。
A：Never?
A：从来都没出去过？
B：Never. I am not joking.
B：从来都没有。我没有开玩笑。
it in one 有能力（做某事）
A：Harry was elected monitor at the class meeting yesterday.
A：昨天哈里在班会上被选为班长。
B：Do you think he has it in him to be a good monitor?
B：你认为他有能力成为一名好班长吗？
A：He's a good student as far as his achievement is concerned. But I really can't tell whether he'll
make a good monitor.
A：就他的成绩来说他是一名好学生。但他是不是能当个好班长，我也说不好。

Practical English: 精彩习语汇总(2)
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Source: Global Times
[14:02 December 10 2009]
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me (非正式)不知道
A：Where's Annie?
A：安妮呢？
B：In the house.
B：在屋里。
A：In the house? Where is she?
A：在屋里？在哪儿呢？
B：Search me, I don't know where she is now.
B：不知道，我也搞不清。
race 激烈的竞争
A：America is a rich country. Many people are dreaming of going there but you came back.
A：美国是个富裕的国读。很多人都梦想去那儿，但你却回来了。
B：To tell you the truth, I'm very happy with my modest job here and the peaceful life.
B：坦白地说，我很满意自己在这里的普通工作和平静生活。

A：New York is exciting, isn't it?
A：纽约很令人兴奋，不是吗？
B：Yes, but I have no desire to take part in the rat race there.
B：是的。但我却无心卷入那种你死我活的竞争。
of hard knocks 艰苦的磨练
A：My boss is such a shrewd businessman everyone admires him.
A：我的老板是个非常精明的生意人，每个人都很欣赏他。
B：Which university did he graduate from?
B：他是从哪所大学毕业的？
A：He never went to high school. He was educated in the school of hard knocks.
A：连高中都没上过。他是受了艰苦的磨练而成长起来的。
B：That's incredible.
B：真是难以置信。
benefit of the doubt (在证据不足情况下)假定某人无辜
A：Who did it?
A：这是谁干的？
B：Don't be so angry, Henry?

B：亨利，别发那么大的火好不好？
A：It must be Robert.
A：准是罗伯特干的。
B：Maybe Robert did it, maybe he didn't. If I were you, I would give him the benefit of the doubt.
It's not so important anyway.
B：也许是罗伯特干的，也许不是。如果我是你，我就先假定不 是他干的。不管怎么说这件事也没什么
大不了的。