美國口語俚語

美國口語俚語(1)

1.clock in 打卡

Don‘t forget to clock in,otherwise you won‘t get paid.

別忘了打卡，否則領(lǐng)不到錢。

2.come on to 對...輕薄;吃豆腐

Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her.

Tanya在Bill對她輕薄之后打了他一巴掌。

3.come easily 易如反掌

Languages come easily to some people.

語言學(xué)習(xí)對有些人來說易如反掌。

4.don‘t have a cow別大驚小怪

Don‘t have a cow! I‘ll pay for the damages.

別大驚小怪的!我會賠償損失的。

5.push around 欺騙

Don‘t try to push me around!

別想耍我!

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1.keep one‘s shirt on保持冷靜

Keep your shirt on. He didn‘t mean to offend you. That‘s just the

way he talks.

保持冷靜。那只是他說話的慣常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。

2.cool it冷靜一點(diǎn)

Cool it. You are making me mad.

冷靜一點(diǎn)。你快把我逼瘋了。

3.joy ride兜風(fēng)

Let‘s go for a joy ride.

讓我們?nèi)ザ刀碉L(fēng)。

4.rap說唱樂

Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.

你喜歡說唱音樂嗎?我聽不太懂其中的歌詞。

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。她和一個非常重要的客戶做成了第一筆生意。

美國口語俚語(3)

1.go up in smoke成為泡影

Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 辦公室出了問題，peter的假期泡湯了。

2.hit the road上路

We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我們可能該上路了吧?到家的兩個小時呢!

3.shape up表現(xiàn)良好，乖

You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你還想留下來的話最好乖一點(diǎn)兒。

4.scare the shit out of someone嚇?biāo)滥橙肆?/p>

Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那樣從后面突然嚇我。你嚇?biāo)牢伊恕?/p>

美國口語俚語(8)

1.flop (表演、電影等)不賣座，失敗

The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.

這部電影賣座率奇低，沒有人去看。

2.drop in/by/over 隨時造訪

Feel free to drop in anytime. I‘m usually home and I‘d love the

company.

歡迎隨時來坐坐。我通常在家，也喜歡游人做伴。

3.drop a line 寫信

Drop me a line! 給我寫信!

4.duck 躲閃，突然低下頭

Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table

so he won‘t hit his head.

提醒小波比爬到桌下時要低頭才不會受傷。

5.go with the flow 隨從大家的意見

Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow.

沙倫是個隨和的人。人家怎么說，她就怎么做。

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1.act up 胡鬧，出毛病

The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room.

老師一離開教室，孩子們就鬧起來了。

2.ad lib 即興而作，隨口編

The comedian ad libbed most of his routine.

那個喜劇演員大多是即興表演。

3.blah-blah-blah 說個不停

All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night.

她整夜說個不停。

4.hit it off 投緣，一見如故

They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since.

他們一見面就很投緣，從此成了好朋友。

5.zit 青春痘

Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit

on my face?

為什么每次我有重要約會時，臉上都會冒出一個很大的青春痘呢?

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1.put someone on the spot 讓某人為難

Don‘t put me on the spot like this. You know I can‘t give you

confidential information.

別這樣讓我為難，你知道我不能給你機(jī)密資料的。

2.racket 非法行業(yè)，掛羊頭賣狗肉

The police are determined to break up the racket.

警方?jīng)Q定打擊這個非法行業(yè)。

3.have it good 享受得很