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美国口语俚语大全
1. clock in
打卡
Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you
won't get paid.
别忘了打卡,否则领不到钱。
2.
come on to
对
...
轻薄
;吃豆腐
Tanya slapped Bill
after he came on to her.
Tanya
< br>在
Bill
对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
3. come easily
易如反掌
Languages
come easily to some people.
语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
4. don't have a
cow
别大惊小怪
Don't
have a cow! I'll pay for the damages.
别大惊小怪的!我会赔偿损失的。
5. push around
欺骗
Don't try to push me around!
别想耍我!
美国口语俚语(
2
)
1.
keep one's shirt on
保持冷静
Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean
to offend you. That's just the
way
he talks.
保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。
2. cool it
冷静一点
Cool it. You are making me mad.
冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
3. joy ride
兜风
Let's go for a joy ride.
让我们去兜兜风。
4. rap
说唱乐
Do you like rap music? I have
trouble understanding the words.
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你喜欢说唱音乐吗?我听不太懂其中的歌词。
5. red-letter
day
大日子
This
is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first
sale to a
very
important client.
今天是
p>
susan
的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。
美国口语俚语(
3
)
1. go up in
smoke
成为泡影
Peter’s
vacati
on
plans
went
up
in
smoke
when
a
crisis
arose
in
the
office.
p>
办公室出了问题,
peter
的假期泡汤了
。
2. hit the
road
上路
We should
probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two
hours to get
home.
我们可能该上路了吧?到家的两个小时呢!
3. shape up
表现良好,乖
You’d better shape up if you want
t
o stay on.
如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
4. scare the shit out of
someone
吓死某人了
Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You
scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
5. pull
strings
运用关系
(源于“拉木偶的线”)
He
pulled
some
strings
and
managed
to
get
us
front
row
seats
for
the
concert.
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
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4
)
1. come again
再说一遍
Come
again? I didn't quite understand what you said.
再说一遍好吗?你刚说的话我不明白。
2. come clean
全盘托出,招供
The
criminal decided to come clean.
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罪犯决定供出事实。
3.
spring for
请客
Let me spring for dinner.
我来请客吃饭吧。
4.
spill the beans
泄漏秘密
Don't spill the beans. It's
supposed to be a secret.
别说漏了嘴,这可是个秘密哦!
5. stick in the mud
保守的人
Cathy
is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try
anything
new.
Cathy
真保守,她从不想尝试新事物。
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5
)
1. john
厕所
I have to go to the john. Wait for me
in the car.
我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。
2. keep in
line
管束
He
needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.
他太野了,要好好管束一下。
3. jump the
gun
草率行事
Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a
while.
不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。
4. jump to
conclusion
妄下结论
Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out
first.
不要妄下结论,先把事情搞清楚。
5. lemon
次
This car is a real lemon. It has
broken down four times.
这辆车真次,已经坏了四次了!
美国
口语俚语(
6
)
1. fishy
可疑的
His story sounds fishy. We should
see if it's really true.
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他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。
2. flip out
乐死了
Chris flipped out when I told him
that we won the game.
我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时,他乐歪了。
3. fix someone up
撮合某人
I
think
Xixi
and
Macaulay
would
make
a
perfect
couple.
Let's
fix
them
up. (Haha,just
kidding:)
我想习习和
< br>macaulay
会是理想的一对,我们来撮合他们吧。(呵,开个玩
笑,习习和
macaulay
不会生气吧?:)<
/p>
4. take a shine to
有好感
He
really likes you. There are very few people he
takes a shine to
right away.
他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。
5. third wheel
累赘,电灯泡
You
two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.
你们两个去好了,我不想当电灯泡。
美国口语俚语(
7
)
1. ripoff
骗人的东西
What a ripoff! The new car I bought
doesn't work!
真是个骗人货!我买的新车启动不了!
2. rock the boat
找麻烦
Don't
rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they
are.
别找麻烦了,事情这样就够好了。
3. blow it
搞砸了,弄坏了
I
blew it on that last exam.
我上次考试靠砸了。
4. in
hot water
有麻烦
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.
近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
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5. put
one's foot in one's mouth
祸从口出
Wally
is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real
talent for
putting his foot in his
mouth.
沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。
美国口语俚语(
8
)
1. flop
(表演、电影等)不卖座,失败
The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.
这部电影卖座率奇低,没有人去看。
2. drop in/by/over
随时造访
Feel
free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd
love the
company.
欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家,也喜欢游人做伴。
3. drop a line
写信
Drop me a
line!
给我写信!
4.
duck
躲闪,突然低下头
Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he
crawls under the table
so he won't hit
his head.
提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。
5. go with the flow
随从大家的意见
Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with
the flow.
沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说,她就怎么做。
美国口语俚语(
9
)
1. act up
胡闹,出毛病
The children started to act up as
soon as the teacher left the
room.
老师一离开教室,孩子们就闹起来了。
2. ad lib
即兴而作,随口编
The
comedian ad libbed most of his routine.
那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。
3. blah-blah-blah
说个不停
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All
she does is go
她整夜说个不停。
4. hit
it off
投缘,一见如故
They hit it off instantly and have been good
friends ever since.
他们一见面就很投缘,从此成了好朋友。
5. zit
青春痘
Why is it that every time I have a
hot date, I break out with a big
zit on
my face?
为什么每次我有重要约会时,脸
上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢?
美国口语俚语(
10
)
1.
put someone on the spot
让某人为难
Don't
put me on the spot like this. You know I can't
give
you confidential information.
别这样让我为难,你知道我不能给你机密资料的。
2. racket
非法行业,挂羊头卖狗肉
The police are determined to break up the racket.
警方决定打击这个非法行业。
3. have it good
享受得很
She
really has it good. Everybody caters to her every
need.
她真是享受得很,大家都依着他。
4. don't knock it
不要太挑剔
Don;t
knock it! You won't be able to find another job
that pays so
well.
别挑剔了!你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作!
5. pig out
狼吞虎咽
We
pigged
out
on
potato
chips
and
cookies
until
our
bellies
ached.
我
们大吃薯条和曲奇
,吃到肚子撑到痛为止。
美国口语俚语(
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)
1. down
in the dumps
垂头丧气
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The
players were down in the dumps after their team
lost the
championship game.
球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。
2. horse
around
嬉闹
We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get
to work.
我们闹够了,该去工作了。
3.
pass something up
放弃某事物
You can't
pass
up this
job.
This
kind of opportunity
comes only once
in a lifetime.
你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。
4. go whole
hog
全力以赴
She
went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve
party.
她全心全力筹办新年晚会。
5.
shoo-in
长胜将军
There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in.
他不会输的,他是位长胜将军。
美
国口语俚语(
12
)
1. get the ball
rolling
开始
Let's get the ball
rolling.
让我们开始吧。
2. get on the
ball
用心做
If
you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the
ball and meet
the deadline.
如果你还想要你的那份工作,你最好用心做,赶上最后期限!
3. lady-killer
帅哥
He's a real lady-killer.
他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
4.
lay off
停止,解雇
Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do!
别再讲了
!
< br>我不需要你告诉我怎么去做!
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5.
knock it off=cut it off
停止
Knock it off! I'm trying to get
some sleep.
别吵了!我正想睡觉呢!
美国口语
俚语(
13
)
1. have a passion
for
钟爱
I have a
passion for blue dresses.
我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
2. pep
talk
打气,鼓励的话
The
coach gave his team a pep talk at half time,
hoping to lead them to
victory.
教练在半场时候给球员们打起,希望将他们引上胜利之途。
3. pick someone’s
brains
请教某人
I
don’t
understand
any
of
this
medical
terminology.
Do
you
mind
if
I
pick
your
brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this
area?
我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行,我
能不能请教你一下?
4. pass
out
醉到了
He passed
out after three beers.
喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
5.
way back
好久以前
We’ve been friends since way
back.
我们老早就是好朋友了。
美国口语俚语(
14
)
1. hit someone with a
problem
让某人面对问题
I’m sorry to hit you with this problem.
I don’t know who e
lse to turn
to.
很抱歉把这个问题抛给你,我不知道还可以找谁求助。
2. have it bad
for
狂恋
He really
has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.
他狂恋着她,而她却不知道。
3.
hung over
宿醉未醒
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Don’t
disturb him. He’s still hung over from last
night.
别吵醒他,他宿醉仍未醒。
4
.
has-
been
过时的人或物
Lisa
is a has-been. No one will hire her any more.
丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。
4. have a bone to pick
with
有账要算
I have a
bone to pick with you. You still owe me the
fifteen dollars you
borrowed.
我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢!
美国口语俚语(
15
)
1. let the cat out of the bag
泄漏秘密
I won't
let the cat out of the bag.
我不会泄漏秘密的。
2. in
the market for
想买,积极物色
People are always in the market for
something new and different.
人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。
3. meddle in
干涉,搅和
Harold
asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life.
哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。
4. screw
loose
脱线,神经不对头
Bill
must
have
a
screw
loose
somewhere;
he's
acting
really
strangely.
Bill
一定
是哪根筋不对,他的行动真奇怪。
5. sell
someone on
以
...
说服
某人
She sold me on her
idea. I think it will work.
她用她的看法说服了我,我想那行得通。
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16
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1. hang in
there
忍耐一下
Hang in
there. Things will look up soon.
忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。
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2.
hands-off
无为而治,顺其自然
He takes a hands-off approach when it
comes to raising his children.
他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。
3.
gag me with a spoon
我快吐了
Gag me with a spoon! Please don’t tell
me such disgusti
ng stories any
more.
我快吐了!请别再说这么恶心的故事了。
4. get a move
on
赶快
Get a move
on. You can’t park your car here.
赶快!你不能在这儿停车。
5.
cook up
想出
He
cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on
her birthday.
他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。
(呵,女人心中的好丈夫!)
美国口
语俚语(
17
)
1. roll with the
punches
逆来顺受
You
have
to
roll
with
the
punches
if
you
want
to
survive
in
this
business.
如果你
想在这一行生存下去的话,就得逆来顺受。
2. right
off the bat
立刻
I
was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in
right off the
bat.
我正准备和他大打一场,但是他马上就投降了。
3. get one
’
s feet
wet
参与,开始做
It’s
not
good
to
concentrate
all
your
efforts
on
just
writing.
You
should
get your feet wet and
trying painting or dancing.
单单写作对你不好。你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈。
4. get after
盯着,责备
Ann’s mother gets after her to hang up
her clothes.
安的妈妈盯着她,要她把衣服挂好。
5. pan out
成功,奏效
Unfortunately, the deal did not pan
out. I lost a thousand dollars.
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这笔生意不幸没有
成功,我损失了
1
,
000
美元。
美国口语俚语(
18
)
1. screw
someone over
欺负某人
After
working
in
the
office
for
ten
years,
Alice
was
fired
for
no
apparent
reason. How can they screw her over
like that?
爱丽斯工作了十年之后,无缘无
故被炒鱿鱼。他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢?
2. down
to the wire
等到最后一刻才开始做事
Peter always waits until the last
minute to do his work. I could never
leave it down to the wire like that.
p>
彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事。我从不想他那样等到最后一刻才开始干。
3. buck
抗拒
You can’t buck the system.
你无法抗拒整个制度。
4.
blockhead
笨蛋
Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw
one.
阿诺德是我见过的最笨的人。
5. blow the lid
off
揭发(丑闻)
That
newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator’s
illegal business
deals.
报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。
美国口语俚语(
19
)
1. round up
集合
Round everybody up. It’s time for our
business m
eeting.
叫大家集合,开会时间到了。
2.
put someone up
留宿某人
I can put you up
for a
couple of days.
My apartment
is
big enough for
two
people.
你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。
3. take care of
business
负责
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Who’s
going to take care of business while I am
away?
我不在的时候谁负责?
4. take out
on
拿?出气
Don’t take
your frustrations out on me.
别把气出在我身上。
5. hot
stuff
大人物
He
thinks he’s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks
he’s a jerk.
他自以为了不得,但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。
美国口语俚语(
20
)
1. nitty-
gritty
细节,基本情况
Let’s get down to the
nitty
-gritty. I want to hear what
happens next.
让我们来认真了解详细的情况,我想知道后来发生了什么。
2. no
good
很糟
This
typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the
ribbon falls
out.
这台打字机很糟。每次已用,色带就掉下来。
3. have
someone
’
s
number
清楚某人的底细,看穿某人
She dare not do anything to me, I have
her number.
她不敢对我怎么样的,因为我对她的底细一清二楚。
4. hot
number
新鲜、迷人的人或事务,尤物
Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.
Tom
认为
Sherry
p>
是个尤物。
5. off the
hook
逃脱,溜掉,不受罚
I’ll let you off the hook this time,
but don’t do that again.
这次不罚你,下次不要这样干了。
美
国口语俚语(
21
)
1. hunky-dory
没问题
Everything here is
hunky-
dory. Don’t worry.
别担心,这里一切都没问题。
2.
I kid you not
我不骗你
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I kid
you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand.
我不骗你。我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。
3. pop one
’
s
cork
大发脾气
I’ve
never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always
thought she was a
very laid-back
person.
我从来没见过
Teresa
< br>发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。
4
. poke one’s nose into
something
多管闲事
Gladys
is
always
poking
her
nose
into
other
people’s
business.
I
don’t
see how
she has time to take care of her own affairs.
格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事,我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事。
5. pull a fast
one
欺骗
He tried to
pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he
got away
with it.
他想要欺骗我们,但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了。
美国口语俚语(
22
)
1. beats me
我不知道
Beats me. We haven’t learned
that.
我不知道。我们还没学过那个。
2.
beat it
走开
Beat
it! I’m busy right now.
走开!我现在正忙着。
3.
beat a dead horse
白费口舌,白费力气
I’ve already made up my mind. There’s
no sense beating a dead
horse.
我已经下了决心,不要再白费口舌了。
4. John Hancock
签名
Put your John Hancock right here.
请在这里签名。
5. keep
it under raps
保密
Don’t tell anyone about the party.
Let’s just keep it under eraps.
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不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人。这件事情不要泄漏出去。
美国口语俚语(
23
)
1. kick
around
讨论;多考虑一下
Let’s
kick
around
a
few
more
proposals
before
we
come
to
a
final
decision.
我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。
2. junkie
吸毒者
The junkie stole money in order to buy
more drugs.
这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱。
3. put away
大吃大喝
I’ve never seen anybody put away so
much food and still loo
k so
thin.
我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。
4. put a move
on
挑逗
He tried to
put the moves on her, but she turned him down.
他想要挑逗她,但她拒绝了他。
5.
put one’s ass on the
line
两肋插刀,不惜一切
I
put
my
ass
on
the
line
for
you.
I
know
you’ll
do
the
same
for
me
someday.
p>
我为你两肋插刀,我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。
美国口语俚语(
24
)
1. drag
讨厌
What a drag! There’s nothing to do
here!
真是讨厌!这里没什么可干的!
2.
a drop in the bucket
沧海一粟
The
amount
of
money
Mr.
Howell
spent
on
a
new
Rolls-Royce
was
just
a
drop
in the bucket compared
to his annual salary.
豪威尔先生卖一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱
和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。
3. drop
dead
去死
Suzy
told
Mike,
“Drop
dead!”
when
he
kept
teasing
her
about
her
weight.
麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时,苏齐说:“你去死吧!”
4. down and
out
穷困潦倒
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Sarah
was down and out after losing her job and her
apartment.
萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。
5. all that
jazz
诸如此类
He only
cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that
jazz.
他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。
美国口语俚语(
25
)
1. know-it-
all
万事通
Grace
is
always
correcting
other
people.
She
thinks
she’s
a
know
-it-
all.
格雷斯总是在纠正别人,她觉得自己是万事通。
2. kooky
古怪的
That man is really kooky. He has fifty-
three cats!
那个人真怪。他养了
53
只猫!
3. let someone
have it
让某人好看
Next
time I see Rick, I’m going to let him have
it.
下次我看到李克时要他好看。
4. a leg up
占上风
All Jeff’s hard work is paying off.
He’s a leg up on the rest of his
competitors.
杰夫的努力是有报答的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。
5. low-life
落魄潦倒的人
Chris
is
such
a
low-life.
He
sleeps
on
the
park
bench
and
drink
booze
all
day.
克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。
p>
美国口语俚语(
26
)
1. call it
quits
不干了
After
being in the used car business for 40 years, Harry
finally called
it quits.
做了<
/p>
40
年旧车生意后,哈利终于洗手不干了。
2. chip in
出钱
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We all
chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present.
大家都出钱买一个送别礼物给
Jennifer.
3. a chip off the old
block
一个模子印出来的;酷似(父母的人)
Scott
certainly
is
a chip
off
the
old
block.
He
reminds
me
so
much
of
his
father when he was that
age.
斯克特酷似他爸爸。他让我想起他爸爸在他这年龄时的许多事。
4. clean up one
’
s
act
信心革面,重新做人
You’d better clean up your act if you
want to go to a good school.
如果你想金好学校就要洗心革面,奋发图强
5.
cliffhanger
吊人胃口的东西
TV series like Dallas usually end the
season with a cliffhanger.
象《达拉斯》这样的电视连
续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。
美国口语俚语(<
/p>
27
)
1.
bullheaded
顽固,牛脾气
Terry i
s so bullheaded; he
won’t listen to anybody else’s opinion.
特利这么顽固,他听不进别人的意见。
2. bum rap
责骂
Louise got a bum rap for taking sides
with Richard.
路易斯因为偏袒理查德而受到责骂。
1. bummer
令人恶心的经历
That show was a real bummer.
那场表演令人倒尽胃口。
2.
burn someone up
激怒某人
It burns me up
when people
don’t do their job right.
有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。
3. catch on
to
突然了解
It took
Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill was
saying.
辛迪许久以后才突然明白比尔所说的话。
<
/p>
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)
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1. drown one’s
sorrows
借酒消愁
After
Megan
dumped
Chuck,
Chuck
went
to
the
bar
to
drown
his
sorrows
over
a beer.
自从梅甘甩了查克后,查克就到酒吧借酒消愁。
2. creepy
恐怖的
That was a creepy movie. I’ll probably
have nightmares tonight.
那是一部恐怖片。今晚我也许会做恶梦。
3. cross a bridge when/before one comes
to it
船到桥头自然直
Stop
worrying about your piano recital. You’ll cross
that bridge
when
you come to
it.
别担心你的钢琴独奏会。船到桥头自然直。
4. cranky
脾气暴躁
Grandpa is really cranky if he doesn’t
have his afternoon nap.
祖父如果不睡午觉就会很暴躁。
5.
deal someone in
让某人参加
Deal me in. I want to play too.
让我参加,我也要玩。
美国口语俚语
(
29
)
1. big deal
重要的事
It’s no big deal. I don’t
mi
nd helping you out.
这没什么大不了的,我不介意帮助你摆脱困境。
2. bottom
line
总之,归根结底
The
bottom
line
is
that
our
sales
need
to
pick
up
if
we’re
going
to
make
a profit this year.
总之,如果我们今年要盈利的话,销售量一定得增加。
3. give someone a
break
让某人松口气
The
boss gave her a break and let her try again.
老板让她松口气,让她再试一次。
4. break a
leg
祝演出等成功(表面意思“摔断腿”的反话)
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I know
you are going to be great in the play tonight.
Break a leg!
我知道你今天晚上的比赛会很成功。祝你顺利!
5. go for it
去做吧!
Why not? Go for it?
为什么不呢?大胆的去做吧!
美国口
语俚语(
30
)
1. ahead of the
game
领先,占优势
He got
ahead of the game by finishing her work early.
他因提早完成工作而领先他人。
2.
all right already
好啦好啦,别念叨啦
All right already, I’m
coming!
好啦好啦,别念叨啦,我来了!
3.
all-out
尽力,全力以赴
We
made an all-out effort to learn English.
我们全力以赴学英语。
4. all
hell broke loose
一团糟
When the flood hit, all hell broke
loose.
洪水一泛滥,一切乱糟糟。
5. add insult to
injury
越搞越糟,越描越黑
Her awkward attempt to explain her
error merely added insult to injury.
她笨拙
地企图解释所犯的错误,结果只是越描越黑。
美国口语俚语(
31
)
1.
Ed loves to give his sister a hard, just to make
her mad.
埃德爱和他姐姐过不去,故意惹她生气。
2. goner
无可救药的人
Mark’s a goner. He didn’t finish his
chores before going out.
麦克镇事无药可救,他日常工作没做完就出去了。
3. make a
killing
大有所获
He
made a killing on that deal. I wish I had bought
some shares.
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那笔生意他大有所获。真希望我当初也加入了。
4. no
sweat
不麻烦,没问题
No
sweat. I’ll have he report done for you
in an hour.
没问题。我会在一小时之内让认为你做出这份报告。
5. pissed off
生气
I really pissed off at Harry. He took
the credit for all my work.
我对哈利真的很生气。我拼命工作他却坐享其成。
美国口语俚语(
32
)
1. on the up and
up
光明正大,诚实无欺
I
checked out his story, he’s on the up and
up.
我核实过他所讲的事情,他诚实可靠。
2. uppity
自命不凡
Don’t be so uppity. You don’t think
we’re good enough for you?
不要那么自以为了不起。你难道认为我们配不上你吗?
3. up shit
creek
惨兮兮
If Mom
catches you smoking in the house, you’ll be up
shit creek.
如果你在家里抽烟让妈妈逮到,你就惨了。
4. push comes to
shove
事态严重
When
push
comes
to
shove,
only
your
true
friends
will
still
stand
by
p>
you.
当事态严重时,只有真正的朋友还会支持你。
5. push
someone
’
s
button
惹火某人,激怒某人
Nobody
makes
me
as
mad
as
Dave
does.
He
really
knows
how
to
push
my
buttons.
没有人象戴夫那样惹我生气。他真知道怎样惹我发火。
p>
美国口语俚语(
33
)
1. all
wet
错误的
I’m afraid
your idea is all wet.
我想你的想法是完全不对的。
2.
back off
缓和,软化,减轻
The city council had to back off from
its criticism of the utility
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department.
市议会必须建勤对公用事业部门的批评。
3. as
?
as all
get out
?极了
Mother is as mad as all get out.
母亲气疯了。
4. bent
out of shape
气坏了,大发雷霆
Mother
is
really
bent
out
of
shape
because
we
came
home
so
late
last
night.<
/p>
因为我们昨天回去那么晚,所以母亲大发雷霆。
5. bar
one
只此一家,别无分号
This
is the best ice cream anywhere in the state of
Texas, bar one.
这是德克萨斯州最好的冰淇淋,别无分号。
< br>美国口语俚语(
34
)
1. butter up
对?说好话
Maybe if we butter up mother, she’ll
let us go to
the movies.
如果我们对妈说点好听的,也许她会让我们去看电影。
2. butt in
插嘴,打岔
Amy loves to butt in and offer her
advice even when it’s not wanted.
不管时机对不对,爱米都喜欢插嘴提供意见。
3. button one
’
s
lip
住口;闭嘴
Tell
Cindy to button her lip or else she’ll be in big
trouble.
告诉辛迪闭嘴,否则她就惨了。
4.
buy time
拖延时间
I
think we should try to buy more time.
我想我们应该设法拖延时间。
5.
chew someone out
责骂某人;谴责某人
Follow the rules and you won’t get
chewed out.
遵守规定你就不会挨骂。
美国口语俚
语(
35
)
1. cheap shot
下流手段
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The
candidates
ended
up
taking
cheap
shots
at
each
other
during
the
debate.
辩论中,候选人最后都用下流手段攻击对方。<
/p>
2. on cloud
line
飘飘然(原以为在九重天上)
Daphne was on cloud nine for days after
Chip asked her to the prom.
棋谱邀请戴夫妮参加学校班级舞会,她兴奋了好几天。
3. cough it
up
(不情愿地)付钱
Cough
it up. I know you have the twenty dollars.
付钱吧。我知道你有这二十美金的。
4. corny
陈词滥调,毫无新意
Fred’s j
okes are always so
corny.
弗雷德的笑话总是如此毫无新意。
5. on the dot
准时
He arrives on the dot. I was sure he’d
be late.
他准时到了。我本以为他会迟到的。
美国口语俚语(
36
)
1. fall for
上当
We played a trick on him and he fell
for it.
我们捉弄他,他上当了。
2. fiddle
around
玩弄
Don’t
fiddle
around
with
the
television
set.
You’ll
end
up
breaking
it.
不要玩电视机。你会弄坏的。
3. half-
baked
肤浅的,半吊子
How
do
you
come
up
with
all
these
half-baked
ideas?
You
should
think
them
out
more carefully.
你怎么会想出这些肤浅的主意的?你应该仔细的考虑考虑。
4. goof up
犯错,出岔子
Don’t goof up. This project is too
important
.
别出岔子。这个计划太重要了。
5.
play dirty
用诈术
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The only
way that Dan knows how to win is to play dirty.
I’m going to
vote for Brian instead.
丹只会用诈术来赢。我要投布莱恩一票。
美国口语俚语(
37
)
1.
potluck
聚餐(各家带一道菜的聚餐方式)
We’re having a potluck Friday night, so
bring a dish to pass.
星期五晚上我们要聚餐,带一道菜来参加吧!
2. play games
捣鬼
Don’t
play
games
with
me,
Jane.
I’m
on
to
your
tricks
and <
/p>
manipulations.
简,别跟我捣鬼。我对你的诡计呵
手段一清二楚。
3. raw
deal
卑鄙的行为
What a
raw deal! I deserve the promotion more than he
does.
卑鄙!我比他更应该升职。
4. stay out of
不介入
I’m going to stay out of
their argument.
我不打算介入他们的争执。
5.
walk out on
丢开不管
You can’t walk out on me. I really need
your help.
你不能丢下我不管。我真的需要你的帮助。
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38
)
1. off-the-
wall
古怪的,离奇的
He
said
some
really
off
–
the-wall
things.
Where
does
he
come
up
with
them?
他说了一些非常离奇的事。他从那里听来的?
2. on the right
track
走对路了
If you
learn ten new sentences every day, you are on the
right track to
speaking fluent English.
如果你每天坚持学是个句子,就有希望流利的说英语了。
3. on a
roll
顺利;手气、运气好
Don’t stop me now. I’m on a
roll.
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现在别叫我停,我手气正好。
4.
funky
蛮特别的
We
listened to some funky music.
我们听了一些蛮特别的音乐。
5.
phony
假的
That
cupboard does not open, it’s a phony. It’s there
for decoration.
那个柜子打不开,是假的。那是装饰用的。
美国口语俚语(
39
)
1. be
asleep
麻痹了
My
foot’s asleep.
我的脚麻了。
2. not my
day
运气不佳
Everything is going wrong. This is
really not my day!
什么事儿都出错;我今天真是运气不佳!
3. think back
回想
Think back. It’s very
important.
这很重要。你回想一下。
4.
fly
拉链
Your fly is
open.
你的裤裆没关上。
5.
quack
庸医
6. You
quack!
你这庸医!
美国口语
俚语(
40
)
1. get changed
换衣服
I’ll get changed right away.
我马上穿好衣服来。
2. go
with
搭配,相称
This
tie doesn’t go with my jacket.
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这条领带和我的外衣不相称。
3.
be terrible with
无法记牢
I’m terrible with names.
我对任命的记性很差。(我也是如此,呵呵)
4. dog
’
s
life
悲惨的生活
He’s
leading a dog’s life.
他过着猪狗不如的生活。
5.
fast buck
容易得来的钱财
I heard he made a fast buck at the race
track.
我听说他赌马发了横财。
美国口语俚语(
41
)
1. get burnt
遭殃
Every time I play the nice guy, I get
burnt.
每次做好人,总是我遭殃。
2. shake a
leg
迅速行动
Shake a
leg, they’re getting impatient.
快动身吧,他们已经等得不耐烦了。
3. jet
lag
由不同地区的时间差所造成的身心不适
I’m still suffering from jet
lag.
我的时差还没调整过来。
4. noon sharp
正午
He’ll be here at noon sharp.
他中午会到这儿。
5. no
picnic
难以捱过
Work
today was no picnic.
今天的工作不轻松。
美国口语俚语(
42
)
1.
the crack of dawn
破晓
I woke up at the crack of dawn.
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