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。
e 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。
e 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 theway 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 veryimportant 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 va cation 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)e 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。
e 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 anythingnew.Cathy真保守,她从不想尝试新事物。
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 Mac aulay would make a perfect couple. Let…s fix themup. (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 toright 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 forputting his foot in his mouth.沃力尽说这种蠢话。
他真有惹是生非的本事。
1. Hello Friend!Hey, man, good to see you. 嗨,幸会。
Good to see you too, I think. 幸会……,大概。
Good afternoon, sir. 下午好,先生。
At ease. 休息。
Good evening, how are you? 晚安,你好吗?Hello, Randy. Is he going to be taken care of? 喂,蓝迪,你肯把那家伙收拾掉吗?Sure thing, boss. All in a day's work. 当然,头,这是家常便饭。
Hi, Joe! 嗨,乔!Hello, Tom, what's happening? 你好,汤姆,怎么啦?Morning, Alice. 早上好,爱丽斯!Bye! Have a good day. 再见!请慢走!Bye! 再见啦!Good morning, dear. 早,亲爱的。
2. This Happy Feeling (1)Internet is number one! 国际互联网真是顶呱呱!We finally made it. 我们终于做到了!Well done! Bond, you've done it! 好极了!邦德,干得好!Yay, a hole in one! 嘿!一杆进洞!(一击必杀?)Oh well, better luck next time. 算了,下次的运气会更好。
Steady wins the race. 从容就是赢得比赛的诀窍。
Chase the nice bone, doggie. 狗兄,去追那可口的骨头啊。
(俚语,不用解释了吧?)Tell me, is it a boy? 喂,你是男孩吗?Come on, honey. 过来,亲爱的。
He swept her off her feet. (俗语)他对她可着迷了。
Beautiful! 漂亮!(和美丽可没关系呦。
)Hey, guy, we're rich. 嘿,伙计,我们发财了!3. This Happy Feeling (2)What skill! What luck! What fun! 多有本事!多么走运!多令人兴奋!You sucker! 江湖郎中!You want me to shut him up, guy? 哥们,要不要我把它办掉?Best wishes to you both. 祝你们俩无比幸福!Hurray! 万岁!I always get my man. 我是不会让他从我的眼皮底下溜走的。
(意译)How did you do it? 你是怎样达成它的?Congratulation! 恭喜!Bottoms up! 干杯!We did it. 干的好!Thanks guys, you won the games for us. 谢谢大家,能赢得比赛,委实是托大家的福。