1.Hold on等一下(口语中,人们不太用wait a minute)如果两人辩论,吵架,抬杠,你要别人“打住”,可以说,hold it right there. 2.I hate his guts.我最讨厌他。也有说I hate him guts.Guts是肠子,相当于“恨之入骨”的意思。He doesn’t have much guts.他是个胆小鬼。ut feeling直觉 3.Nuts,果仁,核,为复数时,意为“疯子”,He is nuts。他有神经病。He went nuts and killed a guy.他发疯了,结果杀了一个人。You are driving me nuts.你真是要把我逼疯。a tough nut to crack,一项艰巨的任务,一个难解之题 4.How is everything?(还好吗?)I am just stuck in a rut,doing the same things every day.I wish I could do something different.(烦死了,每天都是干同样的活,我真想换个活法。)rut日常的,每天都如此,get in a rut,日复一日,天天如此 5.I have totally sold out to your idea.我100%地赞同赞同你的意见。类似的话还有If you are not careful enough,you will buy into his bad idea.如果你不小心的话,你就会采纳他的这馊主意。 6.I am just ecstatic about going to visit you soon.马上要见你,我高兴死了。 7.A dap and dip打个照面,露下脸就走。 Matt:Are we going to Jon’s party?我们去琼的聚会吗? Darryl:Yeah,but I don’t want to stay long,so let’s make it a dap and dip.那就去吧,不过我可不想多呆,顶多就打个照面就走人。 8.I would like to get a job within couching distance.我想找个不用走路就可以上班的工作。Couching distance,沙发距离,就是坐在沙发上不起身也能够得着。这是那种couch potato喜欢做的美梦。 9.Yukky难吃,说这个词时还要做一个难吃的表情。Where did you get this food?It was yukky.你从哪里弄了这吃的?那么难吃。 10.与yukky相反的词是yummy,好吃极了。说这个词时,要不然就把音拖一下,要不然说它两次,表示你真的喜欢主人做的这道菜。 11 I cannot take it any more.我再也无法忍受了。前面还可以加上一句:don’t push me.不要再逼我呀。同样意思的句子还有:I cannot stand him any longer. 12 Don’t take it out on me!不要把气出在我身上。 13 You have my word.我向你保证(是这样)。 14 Look,I have got going.就这样了,我还得干活呢(还得赶路)。这是向人告辞的说法。 15 You talk crazy.你满嘴胡言。相当于you talk nonsense之意。从语法上看,将形容词放在动词后不是很正规,但人家都这么说,也就可以将就了。 16 I don’t mean to cross the line.直译是“我不想越界”。这句话的意思是,我并不是想管闲事呀,只是随便问问。“I don’t mean to cross the line,is she your new girl friend?” 17 Thank you for.....(the tea,and so on),and everything else.谢谢你的(茶水款待),以及一切。当你向人道谢时,你一下只想起了一件具体的事,但又接受了不止一项的好处,就加上一句and everything else,这样就不会漏谢什么了。 18 I won’t take that crap.我才不会信那套鬼话。也可以说:I won’t buy that beef.同样的意思。 19 Calm down.不要激动好不好? 20 sick恶心you make me sick.你叫我恶心。People do sick things to young girls nowadays.现在总有人对小女孩做那些恶心的事。He is sick.如果你把sick一词念得很重,意思就是“他令人恶心。”如果念得不重,意思就只是“他病了。”所以要小心。 21 You look concerned.What’s on your mind你看上去有点心思沉沉,在担心什么呢? 22 I’ve got to quiet down and get focused.我该冷静下来,集中注意力。 23 I know he has the blues(He is feeling very down!),but it doesn’t mean he can vent his anger on me.我知道他心情不好,但他也不能把气发在我身上呀。the blues心情不好,If a girl is sad,an ice-cream cone can normally chase the blues away.如果女孩心情不好的话,给她一个冰淇淋,她就会转哭为笑了。也可说,an ice-cream cone can normally help shake off the blues. 24 I’m up to my neck in work.这句话的意思就是I am quite busy.我太忙了,这工作把我忙得晕头转向。I have got a pretty tight schedule today.我今天的日程安排得很紧。 25 Easy!悠着点;不要性急;轻一点;也可以说:Go easy.Go easy on it(省着点用).Easy-going,很容易相处:She is caring and easy-going. 26 Crush原意为“粉碎”,现常指“暗恋”,又常指青涩少年的那种爱,并不稳定,例如,小女生对老师的爱恋,过一阵就烟消云散。Peter has a crush on Jenny. 27 Ask somebody out与人约会,谈恋爱:He doesn’t have the guts to ask her out because he is afraid she will turn him down.他不敢告诉她他爱她,因为他生怕会遭到她的拒绝。类似的有go out with somebody:I heard you’re going out with Jane.我听说了你在与Jane谈恋爱。 28 Mr.Right:白马王子,He’s gentle,patient,successful,and MATURE.I think He’s my Mr.Right!他温柔体贴,有耐心,成功又成熟。我知道他就是我的意中人(我未来的丈夫非他莫属;也可以说是真命天子)。(白马王子的另一个说法:prince charming) 29 My relationship with her is already a history.我与她的关系早已成历史了。 |