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American slang
A
apple-polisher
马屁精
例如:
She is a real apple-
polisher for the way she is crawling around the
boss
and making eyes at him.
她是一个马屁精,整天围着老板眉来眼去的。
as busy as a bee
(象蜜蜂)忙忙碌碌的
as
graceful as a swan
(象天鹅)姿态优雅的
as
gentle as a lamb
(象羊羔)性情温顺的
as
cunning as a fox
(象狐狸)一样狡猾的
as
poor as a church mouse
一贫如洗
B
I’m
beat.
我非常疲乏。
beat gums
空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话
bell
the cat
为众人的利益承担风险
black
sheep
害群之马
Buddy, where is
john
?
要上厕所
?
Bungee
jumping
蹦极跳
Stop bugging me, man!
喂,别烦我了。
C
blue collar
蓝领
white
collar
白领
pink collar
粉领族(指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人)
gold-collar
workers
< br>金领族(一般都有一技之长,对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解,甚至
对公司
p>
的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅,职
业体面,
有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位)
D
dog-eared books
读得卷了边的书
dog sleep
不时惊醒的睡眠
dog-tired
像狗一样的累
dog
watch
夜班
old dog
上了岁数的人、老手
a sly
dog
偷鸡摸狗者
a yellow dog
杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人
a big
dog
看门狗、保镖;要人
You re a lucky dog!
你真是个幸运儿!
hot
dog
热狗
dog nose
啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒
a dog
in a blanket
葡萄卷饼或卷布丁
as
faithful as a dog
像狗一般的忠诚,在西
方文化中,狗是忠实、卖力、辛劳的化身,
He that
lies down with dogs must rise up with flea.
近朱者赤,近墨者黑
A good
dog deserves a good bone.
西方人论功行赏时常说好狗应有好骨头
a
a dog in the manger
占着马槽(不拉屎)
E
eat
crow
由于夸大其词或过分自信,最后不得不承认错误。
eat his words
食言
out at
elbows
捉襟见肘
elbow
one’s
way
用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道
get a black eye
被别人打青了眼睛
mind
your eye
叫别人当心
blink our eyes
眨眼睛
flash our
eyes at sth.
瞟一眼
make eyes
抛媚眼
cast sheep s
eye
暗送秋波
You have an eye for something.
有眼光有见解
finely arched eyebrows
纤细的弓形眉
pencil the
eyebrows
描眉
eyebrow pencil
眉笔
rough bushy
eyebrows
浓密的粗眉
eyelash grower
睫毛膏
eyelash
curler
卷睫毛器
without turning an eyelash
泰然自若,不动声色
not bat
an eyelid
没合眼睡觉
not bat an eyelid
对事情泰然自若
hang on
by the eyelids
事情危在旦夕
F
face the music
不得不接受惩罚、承担后果,必须承受出现的局面
a matter of face
面子攸关的事情
lose
face
丢面子
例如:
He knew he was wrong, but
he would not admit it for fear of losing face.
他知道自己错了,但却不肯承认错误,因为怕失去面子。
save one s face
挽回面子
pull a long
face
拉长了脸
make a face at you
对你做个鬼脸
have the
face
厚颜无耻
例如:
I m so surprised that you
have the face to do so!
你怎么有脸做出这样的事!
cold
fish
态度冷冰冰,没有热情的人。
drink like a fish
牛饮
flats
平跟鞋
footfall
客流量
例如:
We strive to show
booksellers what we are doing to support them and
drive footfall into their stores.
我们要努力向图书商展示我们将如何支持他们,并使更多的客人进入他们的商店。
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G
green
eyed
嫉妒
green finger
(
thum
b
)很会种花种菜的人
例如:
A person with green
finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow
well and quickly.
长着绿手指的人是有魔法的,只要他一碰,植物
就长的又快又好。
green
hand
生手
例如:
I’m
still
green at my job.
我依然是个新手。
green light
允许、许可
例如:
I’m
only
waiting for the green light from you.
我在等您的允许。
green
revolution
绿色革命
例如:
These developing
countries produced enough food to serve their
people after
green revolution.
< br>绿色革命后,这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要。
the green years
青春年华
H
He is ripe in years but
green in heart.
形容某人是老当益壮
lose
your heart to someone
和某人谈恋爱
lack heart
缺乏勇气
win your heart
赢得你的心
broken
heart
破碎的心
heart of stone
石头心肠
pour out
your heart
倾吐你的心事
have a heart
可怜可怜你
his heart
in the right place
他的心肠是很好的
not to
wear your heart on your sleeve
不要太情绪化
Don t take
the failure to your heart.
别为失败而难过
lose
heart
失去信心
your heart of gold
金子般的心,美好心灵
write
a letter to her and declared your heart.
写信表达爱慕之情
Don t let your heart get cold.
不要让你的热情冷却下来
a man after her own heart
正和她心意的人
put your
heart at rest
放下心来
straight
from the horse s mouth
来自权威和可靠的消息。