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实用收藏夹:美国口语俚语集锦

http://www.sina.com.cn 2009年02月15日 02:19   新浪教育

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  美国口语俚语(1)

  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.

  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 vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.

  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 to 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。

  美国口语俚语(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.

  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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