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(duì)...輕薄;吃豆腐
Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill對(duì)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(duì)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(huì)賠償損失的。
5. push around 欺騙
Don't try to push me around! 別想耍我!
美國(guó)口語俚語(2)
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(gè)非常重要的客戶做成了第一筆生意。
美國(guó)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(gè)小時(shí)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>
5. pull strings運(yùn)用關(guān)系 (源于“拉木偶的線”)
He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
他運(yùn)用關(guān)系替我們拿到音樂會(huì)前排的位子。
美國(guó)口語俚語(4)
1. come again 再說一遍
Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再說一遍好嗎?你剛說的話我不明白。
2. come clean 全盤托出,招供
The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯決定供出事實(shí)。
3. spring for 請(qǐng)客
Let me spring for dinner. 我來請(qǐng)客吃飯吧。
4. spill the beans 泄漏秘密
Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 別說漏了嘴,這可是個(gè)秘密哦!
5. 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,她從不想嘗試新事物。
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