那些接地氣兒的習(xí)語(1)
Get foot in the door
邁出第一步
例句:
It's not a great position, but at least my foot is in the door.
這個(gè)職位不算太好，但好歹我邁出第一步了。
Be a chicken
膽小鬼
例句：
There's nothing to be scared of. Don't be a chicken.
沒啥好怕的，別做膽小鬼。
Grab a bite
吃點(diǎn)東西
例句：
I don't have much time, so let's grab a quick bite.
我沒多少時(shí)間，我們隨便找點(diǎn)東西吃了吧。
Bored to death
無聊得要死
例句：
Would you rather be super busy or bored to death?
你是愿意忙到飛起呢，還是無聊至死呢?
You've got to be kidding
你逗我呢吧
例句：
A: "Hey Jared. Mom told me to tell you that you shouldn't stay out too late."
嘿杰瑞德，老媽跟我說讓你別在外面玩太晚。
B: "You've got to be kidding me. I'm 30 years old."
你逗我呢吧。我都30啦。
Sick and tired
厭煩了
例句：
I eat burgers almost everyday. I'm getting sick and tired of them.
我基本上天天吃漢堡，都吃膩了。
Get on one's nerves
使人心煩意亂
例句：
Will you please stop doing that? It's getting on my nerves.
你能不能停下來，攪得我心煩意亂。
Feel blue
感到憂傷
例句：
He feels a little blue because he can't find a girlfriend.
因?yàn)檎也坏脚笥?，他有點(diǎn)小憂傷。
Fender bender
小車禍、輕微交通事故
例句：
I got into a fender bender in the parking lot.
我的車在停車場(chǎng)遇到了些小刮小蹭。
Give somebody a hard time
不讓人好過
例句：
If you don't finish your project, the manager is going to give you a hard time.
你要是完不成項(xiàng)目，經(jīng)理肯定不會(huì)讓你好過的。
Go Dutch
AA制、平攤費(fèi)用
例句：
I can't believe John didn't pay for me. We ended up going dutch on the whole date.
想不到約翰竟然沒請(qǐng)我。最后整個(gè)約會(huì)的費(fèi)用都AA了。
Throw in the towel
放棄，認(rèn)輸(源自拳擊比賽)
例句：
He's not a quitter, so he's not going to throw in the towel.
他不是個(gè)臨陣脫逃的人，所以他不會(huì)放棄的。
