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。

　　美国口语俚语（16）

　　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。

　　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 disgusting 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.

　　这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了1，000美元。