American Slang
"The Rock" 《勇闯夺命岛》
Some terrorists decided to send us a little
care package, box of goodies.(片中)
恐怖分子寄出一个盒子装的小包裹。
care package
eg:Sometimes my mom will send me a care package to let me know that she loves me and misses me... 我妈妈总是给我寄来关爱包裹让我知道她是爱我想念我的.
Classic
Clips
We are now in harms way.(片中)
我们正身处险境。
in harms way
eg: If you want to stay out of harms way, you
won't keep food in your tent
at night.
I don't want his anger clouding the
issue.(片中)
我不希望他一气之下搞砸这件事。
cloud the
issue
eg:The unnecessary details are only clouding
the issue.
不必要的细节只能把事情复杂化
A.E. 102
American
Slang
"The Rock" 《勇闯夺命岛》
Will you shake on
it?(片中)
你能保证?
shake on it
保证做某事
eg:Alright,son.If you clean up your room everyday for a year,then I'll give you one hundred dollars.Do you agree?Let's shake on it. 好吧,儿子.如果你要是每天都收拾房间,坚持一年,我就给你一百元钱。同意吗?让我们握手保证。
Classic Clips
In my day, we did it all with a snorkel and a pair of
flippers.(片中)
以前我们只能靠水下吸管和脚蹼。
in one's
day 在某人的年代 意思是以前,在某人年轻的时候
This guy had dirt on everybody in the
world.(片中)
他有每个人的秘密档案。
dirt 丑闻 隐私
eg:Come here and give me the dirt on her!
过来告诉我她的丑闻。
eg:Listen, I don’t have any dirt on him, so stop asking!
听着,我不知道他的隐私,别问了!
A.E. 103
American
Slang
Trade secrets,my son.(片中)
专业秘密,孩子.
Trade secrets 行业秘密 行内人才知道的本领,技能.
eg:Wow,you built a beautiful house!How do you do it?
哇,你建了一个漂亮的房子!你是怎么做到的?
eg:Trade secrets.If you want to know,you have to practice Tai Chi
too.
Classic Clips
They're calling our bluff,sir.(片中)
他们在挑衅我们,长官.
call someone's bluff 知道某人虚张声势
eg:Hey John,I'm calling your bluff.You don't have four aces in your hand! 嘿 约翰.我认为你在虚张声势.你手里不可能有四个A.
eg:When he threatened to dismiss me.I call his bluff.
I'm warmin' up.(片中)
我开始准备了.
warm up 开始准备做某事 热身
eg:You need to do some exercises to warm up before the
game.
赛跑前你需要做些热身运动.
eg:Let's have a drink and warm up a little before we go to the
night club. 我们去夜总会前先找个地方喝一杯.
A.E. 104
American
Slang
"My Best Friend's Wedding" 《我最好朋友的婚礼》
So,I get up the nerve to break his heart.(片中)
于是我壮着胆子去伤他的心。
get up the nerve to do something 鼓起勇气或提心吊胆的做事
eg:I don't know, I'm really shy. It's really hard for me to get
up the nerve to ask someone for help.
eg: Oh, I think that boy is really cute, but I can’t get up the
nerve to go talk to him. I’m too embarrassed.
哦,我觉得那个男孩非常可爱,但我却不敢和他说话。我太不好意思了。
Classic Clips
It's been a while.I'm just going to have to take your word on
that.(片中)
take someone's word
eg:I'll be there! You can take my
word.
eg:I'll take your word, dude. I just have a difficult time
believing that I even have a chance.
If he gives you any grief,you come and see me.(片中)
如果他欺负你,就来找我。
give somebody grief
eg:When I was a teenager, I know that I gave my mom a lot of
grief.
eg:Everyday at work, someone comes in and gives me grief about
something. It’s okay. It’s just part of my
job. 每天工作时都有人给我找麻烦。不过,没事的。这就是我工作的一部分。
A.E. 105
American
Slang
please give it up for the dazzling vocal styles of Miss Kimberly
Wallace!(片中)
于是我壮着胆子去伤他的心。
give it up 为表演者欢呼鼓掌
eg:Alright everybody,give it up for the Backstreet Boys!
好吧,大家都为后街男孩鼓掌。
eg:Alright everybody,give it up for main speaker!
Classic Clips
My loyalty is to the bride in her time of need.(片中)
我会在艰难时刻忠于我的妻子。
time of need
eg:I want to always be there for you in your time of need.
我会在你最需要我的时候出现。
eg: I have three close friends who would be available to me in my
time
of need.
我有三个亲密的朋友都会为我挺身而出。
Never can tell.(片中)
别想当然。
Never can
tell
eg:Well,you never can tell.
这可难说
eg:You can never tell.
A.E. 106
American
Slang
How come you never took some sell-out establishment
job?(片中)
为什么你从来不为钱找工作?
sell out
eg:Man,that band,they used to be great but now,they're just a
bunch of sell-outs,and now their music sounds like everyone else's
on the radio.
兄弟!那个乐队过去很棒,但现在完全是为了钱,他们的音乐和电台里播出其他人的音乐听上去 没什么不同。
eg:They used to be so cool when they were independent and
struggling,and not what many people heard of them,but now they're
just such a bunch of
sell-outs. 或许这个乐队经历了一些事情。他们的唱片就开始大卖。他们能够挣很多很多的钱。享誉四方。他们的这种转变就是为了钱。
eg:Ah...if I took that job,they'd pay me a lot of money,but I
really don't like that kind of work,I feel like a sell out going to
work for them just for the money and not because I love the
job.
恩 如果我得到那份工作,他们会給我很多钱,但是我真的不喜欢那种工作。我感觉为他们工作只是为了钱而不是因为我喜欢这个工作。
Classic Clips
I have come to the end of my rapidly fraying rope!(片中)
我已经到了山穷水尽的地步了
the end of a rope
eg:I'm at the end of my rope with this job,I don't know how much longer I will stay here. 我对这个工作已经无法忍受了。我不知道我还能干多久。
eg: It seems like she's at the end of her rope,so if you want to stay with her, you'll need to be really good to her. 看起来她已经到了山穷水尽的地步,如果你想和她在一起就好好对她吧。
You're butting in.(片中)
你干扰我了。
butt in 闯进,插话,不请自来
eg:Excause me,I don't want to butt in,are you talking about
Duran?
对不起,我不想插嘴,但你们是在说杜兰吗?
eg:Can I butt in?
我能插一句吗?
A.E. 107
American
Slang
"My Best Friend's Wedding" 《我最好朋友的婚礼》
if you catch my drift.(片中)
如果你了解我的意思的话
catch a drift
eg:We're having a private conversation,catch my drift?
我们在谈私事,明白了吗?
eg:Hey,do you want to go out tonight and have a lot of fun? catch
my drift? 嘿,你今晚想出去玩一下吗?明白我的意思吗?
Classic Clips
"My Best Friend's Wedding" 《我最好朋友的婚礼》
Tell him you love him,Bite the bullet.(片中)
告诉他你爱他,尝试一下。
bite the bullet
eg:Why don't you just bite the bullet and go talk to him?
eg:I'm so glad that I just bit the bullet and talked to him,he's
very nice very easy
going. 我很高兴我鼓起勇气和他说话了。他非常和蔼,很容易相处。
You need to come clean with your parents.(片中)
你该向你父母坦白真相。
come clean 全盘托出 说出真相 坦白
eg:There are a lot of things that I've done and never come clean
about.
A.E. 108
American
Slang
There are many people in show biz who are from off
world.(片中)
有许多演艺界的人都不正常。
show biz/show business 娱乐性行业
eg:She's always reading those gossip magazines to find out the
latest what's happening in show biz.
她总是读那些八卦杂志,看演艺界有什么新鲜事。
eg:You know when I was little,I always thought I would grow up to
be a famous actress in show biz,but now I think I'd rather be an
accountant.
你知道我小时候,总想长大成为演艺界的女明星。但现在我更想当会计。
Classic Clips
Are you all right? You look peeked.(片中)
你没事吧?你脸色很苍白。
look peeked 脸色不好
eg:Hi honey,are you okay?You look a little peaked.
嗨宝贝,你没事吧?你看起来有点苍白。
eg:Help your skin look less peaked.
I'm fine.I'm just a bit hangover.(片中)
没关系,我只是有些头晕。
be/have a hangover 喝多了
eg:Some people say that if you have a hangover,you should drink
a beer in the morning and you'll feel
better. 有人说如果你头晕,应该早上喝杯啤酒,感觉会好得多。
eg:Hey everybody,I'm not drinking tonight.I have to work in the
morning so I can't have a
hangover. 嘿,各位,我今晚不喝酒。因为明早我还得工作呢,可不能犯晕。
eg:In my day,everybody had to walk to school,so be happy you have a bike.我们在你这个年纪的时候上学要走一小时,你有辆自行车已经很幸运了。
This guy had dirt on everybody in the
world.(片中)
他有每个人的秘密档案。


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