让你的口语提升一个档次的地道美语
日期:2010-02-22 11:04
(单词翻译:单击)
be my guest 你想做什么就去做吧
例:If you think you can do the job. Be my guest and give it a try. 如果你认为你能做这个工作,那就去试着做一下吧。
Can I try you new badminton racket? Sure, be my guest. 我可以试用你的羽毛球拍吗? 当然可以。
hand it to ya 恭喜你 ya=you
例:I have to hand it to ya. I mean that is a great party.我必须恭喜你。我是说那舞会真棒。
I don't know how you meet so many girls, I have to hand it to ya.我真得恭喜你,不知你怎么会遇到那么多漂亮姑娘。
come through 帮了我一把,一个大忙
例:My brother really comes through when he lent me the money to pay for college.我哥哥帮了我一把,他借钱给我付学费。
Thanks for driving me to work this morning, you really came through, I would have been late. 谢谢你今天早上送我去上班,你真帮了我一把。否则我就要迟到了。
welcome to the club (欢迎加入我们俱乐部)同病相连
例:Your girlfriend dumped you, welcome to the club, mine dumped me last week. 你被女朋友甩了? 咱俩真是同病相连,我的那位上周把我给甩了.
I hope my band gets famous, welcome to the club—who doesn't want to be a rock star? 彼此彼此,同楚相连,我也想成为一位摇滚巨星.
get sour (变酸了)变得不好了!
例:The game gets sour when all the players started yelling at the referee.当所有球员向裁判大喊大叫,比赛就变得不愉快了.
The date got sour when my ex-girlfriend showed up last night.昨晚我的前女友露面使我的约会泡汤.
we're on it 我们马上做完 / 我们马上开始做
例:The boss asked us if we could finish the report by 5pm I told him we we're on it .老板问我们是否能在5点前完成报告,我告诉他我们马上就会做完。
A: Did you remember to call your mother. 别忘了给妈妈打电话。
B: No but I'll get on it 我马上就去。
sneak 鬼鬼祟祟的人、 偷偷摸摸的行为, 偷偷摸摸、鬼鬼祟祟做事
例:You threw me a surprise party? You're such a sneak.你给我一个惊奇的聚会?你真是个神神秘秘的人。
You sneak! How did you get into the movies without money?你真够神秘的!你不花钱买票是怎么进的电影院啊?
good for a laugh 什么人、东西是很好笑、有趣的
例:My uncle's always good for a laugh, He tells funny stories.我叔叔总是很风趣。他经常讲有趣的故事。
The movie is worth seeing. It's good for a laugh.这部电影值得一看。它很有意思。
sugar coat 粉饰 (在衣服上涂上一层糖)
例:I told Jessica what happened, but I had to sugar coat it. 我告诉Jessica发生了什么事,但是我不得不加以粉饰。
Don't sugar coat the truth, tell me everything. 不要粉饰事实,告诉我所有的事情。
piss something away 把....浪费掉
例:My father thinks I'm pissing my life away because I'm in a rock band.我父亲认为我在浪费生命,因为我在一个摇滚乐队里。
I could have gone to Sydney, but I pissed all my money away gambling 我本来可以去悉尼的,但是我去赌博挥霍掉了所有的钱。