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美国口语俚语: 祸从口出

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

  美国口语俚语(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.

  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?:)

  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。

  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。

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