地道美语大放送:原汁原味的美式俚语

http://www.sina.com.cn 2007年12月10日 09:29   北京晚报

  (Friday,December7)

    She only watches television dramas.

    Victor:她只看电视剧。Television drama通常指一小时长的电视剧,内容涉及法律、警察、医院等严肃话题。

    Nancy:A television drama is usually an hour long,and is about law,police work,hospitals or families.

  (Saturday,December8)

  We’ll just do pot luck in the kitchen.

  Victor:我们在厨房里找些剩下的东西吃。

  Nancy:Doing pot luck in someone’s house means that you just look through there frigerator for left overs and eat whatever’s there.

  Victor:Do pot luck in someone’shouse就是在朋友家的

冰箱里找些剩下的食物,有什么就吃什么。

    (Sunday,December 9)

  They’re taking a company retreat.

  Victor:他们公司将举行野外拓展活动,这是了解同事的一种很好的方式。

  Nancy:Are treat is usually an activity for a company,a church or some kind of school organization. It’s a good way to get to know the people you are working with.

  (Monday,December10)

  He’s a dead beat dad.

  Victor:A dead beat dad 就是不肯付抚养费的父亲。

    Nancy:A dead beat dad is someone who does not pay child support to take care of his child.

    (Tuesday,December 11)

  Keep your chin up.

  Nancy:If someone fails an exam,or loses a job,they will be very unhappy.Telling someone to keep their chin up means you’retelling them to cheer up,to be happy.

  Victor:如果某人考试没过关或者失业了,他们可能会情绪低落。keep their chin up就是告诉他们赶快振作起来。

  (Wednesday,December12)

  He put all his cards on the table.

  Victor:他把一切和盘托出。Lay the cards on the table常用来形容一个人非常诚实。

  Nancy: We use it to describe someone being completely honest.

  (Thursday,December13)

  My computer crashed.

  Victor:电脑瘫痪了。这是办公室常用语。电脑瘫痪了,你之前所做的东西可能都没了。

  Nancy:When your computer has crashed,it means that it’s not working anymore,and probably erased everything you were working on.

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