美国常用俚语
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美国常用俚语
Potluck Party:一种聚餐方式,主人准备场地和餐具,参加的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料,最好事先问问主人的意思。
Pull over!把车子开到旁边。
Drop me a line!写封信给我。
Give me a ring. = Call me!来个电话吧!
For here or to go?堂食或外卖。
Cool:That's cool! 等於台湾年轻人常用的囗语"酷!",表示不赖嘛!用于人或事均可。
What's up? = What's happening? = What's new? 见面时随囗问候的话"最近在忙什么?有什么新鲜事吗?"一般的回答是"Nothing much!"或"Nothing new!"
Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。
Don't give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!
Get yourself together! 振作点行不行!
Do you have "the" time? 现在几点钟?可别误以为人家要约你出去。
Hang in there. = Don't give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)
Hang on. 请稍候。
Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
What a big hassle. .[ˈhæsəl]真是个麻烦事。
What a crummy day. 多倒霉的一天。
Go for it. 加油
You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!
Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。
Don't be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
It's a long story. 唉!说来话长。
How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?
Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。
Don't put on airs. 别摆架子。
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!
Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人
What's the catch? 有什么内幕?
Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜欢参加舞会的人)
Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉,肉中刺。
Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
Don't get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小
I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑
She's a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚
Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
I am so fed up. 我受够了!
It doesn't go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
What's the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么?
By all means = Definitely. 一定是。
Let's get a bite. = Let's go eat. 去吃点东西吧!
I'll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It's on me. = My treat. 我请客
Let's go Dutch. 各付各的
My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
diarrhea [ˌdaɪəˈri:ə]拉肚子
吃牛排时,waiter会问"How would you like it?"就是问"要几分熟"的意思,可以选择rare,medium或 well-done。
I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!
May I take a rain check? 可不可改到下次?(例如有人请你吃饭,你不能赴约,只好请他改到下一次。)
I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!
Let's get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!
Such a fruitcake! 神经病!
I'll swing by later. =I'll stop by later. 待会儿,我会来转一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse's mouth. 这个消息是千真万确的(tip指消息)!
easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
flunk out 被当掉
take French leave 不告而别
I don't get the picture. =I don't understand. 我不明白。
You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。
hit the road = take off = get on one's way 离开。
Now he is in the driver's seat =He is in control now.
Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。
Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。
klutz (=clutz) =idiot 白痴、笨蛋。
know one's way around 识途老马。
lion's share 大部份。
tailgate 尾随(尤其跟车跟得太近)。
take a back seat. 让步。
take a hike =leave me alone =get lost 滚开。
hit the hay =go to bed 睡觉。
Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 载我一程好吗?
green hand 生手、没有经验的人。
moonshine = mountain dew 指私酿的烈酒(威士忌)或走私的酒。胡说八道也可用moonshine。His story is plain moonshine.
chill out =calm down =relax(来自黑人英语)
rip off =steal:I was ripped off. 我被偷了;rip off 也常被用为"剥夺"My right was ripped off. 权利被剥夺(来自黑人英语)。
我们称美国大兵为G.I. (Government Issue) or GI Joe, 德国兵或德国佬为 Fritzor Kraut,称英国佬为John Bull,日本人为Jap.或Nip,犹太人为Jew都是 很不礼貌的称呼。
mess around (with)瞎混;Get to work. Don't mess around. 赶快工作,别瞎搅和。
snob 势利眼
sneak in, sneak out 偷偷溜进去,溜出来 sneakers 运动鞋
She is such a brown-nose. 她是个马屁精。
This is in way over my head. 对我而言这实在太难了。
I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach. 我是个考试紧张大师,一考试胃就抽筋。
Keep your study (work) on track. 请按进度读书(工作)。
Did you come up with any ideas? 有没有想到什麽新的意见?
Don't get uptight! Take it easy. 别紧张,慢慢来!
Cheese! It tastes like cardboard. 天哪,吃起来味如嚼腊!
Get one's feet wet. 与中文里的"涉足"或"下海",寓意相同,表示初尝某事。I am going to try dancing for the very first time. Just to get my feet
常用美国口语俚语
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。
2.come 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。
3.come 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!
6.keep one’s shirt on保持冷静
Keep your shirt on. He didn’t mean to offend you. That’s just the way 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。
7.cool it冷静一点
Cool it. You are making me mad.
冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
8.joy ride兜风
Let’s go for a joy ride.
让我们去兜兜风。
9.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。
10.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。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。
11.go up in smoke成为泡影
Peter’s vacation 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。
12.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!
13.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。
14.scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。.[sni:k]潜行; 偷偷溜走
15.pull strings运用关系(源于“拉木偶的线”)
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
16.come 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。
17.come clean 全盘托出,招供
The criminal decided to come clean.
罪犯决定供出事实。
18.spring for 请客
Let me spring for dinner.
我来请客吃饭吧。
19.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!
20.stick in the mud 保守的人
Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.
Cathy真保守,她从不想尝试新事物。
21.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。
22.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。
23.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。
24.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。
25.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!
26.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。
27.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。
28.fix someone up 撮合某人
I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let’s fix them up.
我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对,我们来撮合他们吧
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。
30.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。
31.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!
32.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。
33.blow it 搞砸了,弄坏了
I blew it on that last exam.
我上次考试靠砸了。
34.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。
35.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。