Pull over!把車子開(kāi)到旁邊。
Drop me a line!寫封信給我。
Give me a ring.=Call me!來(lái)個(gè)電話吧!
For here or to go?堂食或外賣。
cool; That’s cool! 等于臺(tái)灣年輕人常用的口語(yǔ)“酷!”,表示不賴嘛!用于人或事均可。
What’s up?=What’s happening?=What’s new?
見(jiàn)面時(shí)隨口問(wèn)候的話“最近在忙什么?有什么新鮮事嗎?”一般的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”
Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it!
少來(lái)這一套!同學(xué)之間開(kāi)玩笑的話。
Don’t give me a hard time!別跟我過(guò)不去好不好!
Get yourself together!振作點(diǎn)行不行!
Do you have "the" time? 現(xiàn)在幾點(diǎn)鐘?可別誤以為人家要約你出去。
Hang in there.=Don’t give up.=Keep trying. 再撐一下。
Give me a break !你饒了我吧!(開(kāi)玩笑的話)
Hang on.請(qǐng)稍候。
Blow it.= Screw up.搞砸了。
What a big hassle.真是個(gè)麻煩事。
What a crummy day.多倒霉的一天。
Go for it.加油
You bet.=Of course.當(dāng)然;看我的!
Wishful thinking.一廂情愿的想法。
Don’t be so fussy!別那么挑剔好不好。
It’s a long story.唉!說(shuō)來(lái)話長(zhǎng)。
How have you been?=How are you doing?你過(guò)得如何?近來(lái)可好?
Take things for granted.自以為理所當(dāng)然。
Don’t put on airs.別擺架子。
Give me a lift!=Give me a ride!送我一程吧!
Have a crush on someone.迷戀某人。
What’s the catch?有什么內(nèi)幕?
Party animal.開(kāi)Party狂的人(喜歡參加舞會(huì)的人)。
Pain in the neck.=Pain in the ass.討厭的東西、人或事。
Skeleton in the closet.家丑
Don’t get on my nerve!別把我惹毛了!
I am racking my brains.我正在絞盡腦。
She’s a real drag.她真有點(diǎn)礙手礙腳。
I am so fed up.我受夠了!
It doesn’t go with your dress.跟你的衣服不配。
What’s the point?=What are you trying to say?你的重點(diǎn)是什么?
By all means.=Definitely.一定是。
Let’s get a bite.=Let’s go eat.去吃點(diǎn)東西吧!
I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner).=It’s on me.=My treat.我請(qǐng)客
Let’s go dutch.各付各的
My stomach is upset.我的胃不舒服
吃牛排時(shí),waiter會(huì)問(wèn)“How would you like it ?” 就是問(wèn)“要幾分熟?”的意思,可以選擇 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?
(例如有人請(qǐng)你吃飯,你不能赴約,只好請(qǐng)他改到下一次。)
I am not myself today.我今天什么都不對(duì)勁!
Let’s get it straight.咱們把事情弄清楚!
What’s the rush!急什么!
Such a fruitcake!神經(jīng)病!
I’ll swing by later. =I’ll stop by later.待會(huì)兒,我會(huì)來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth.這個(gè)消息是千真萬(wàn)確的(tip指消息)!
easy as pie=very easy=piece of cake很容易。
flunk out被當(dāng)?shù)簟?/p>
take french leave不告而別。
I don’t get the picture.=I don’t understand.我不明白。
You should give him a piece of your mind.你應(yīng)該向他表達(dá)你的不滿。
hit the road =take off =get on one’s way離開(kāi)。
Now he is in the driver’s seat=He is in control now.
Keep a low profile (or low key).采取低姿態(tài)。
Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird古怪的。
lion’s share 大部份。
take a back seat.讓步。
take a hike =leave me alone =get lost滾開(kāi)。
hit the hay=go to bed睡覺(jué)。
Can you give me a lift?=Can you give me a ride?載我一程好嗎?
green hand生手、沒(méi)有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人。
chill out=calm down =relax(來(lái)自黑人英語(yǔ))
rip off =steal;I was ripped off.我被偷了;
rip off 也常被用為“剝奪”
My right was ripped off.權(quán)利被剝奪(來(lái)自黑人英語(yǔ))。
mess around (with)瞎混;
Get to work. Don’t mess around.趕快工作,別瞎攪和。
snob勢(shì)利眼。
sneak in,sneak out偷偷溜進(jìn)去,溜出來(lái)
sneakers運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋
Keep your study (work) on track.請(qǐng)按進(jìn)度讀書(shū)(工作)。
Did you come up with any ideas?
有沒(méi)有想到什麼新的意見(jiàn)?
Don’t get uptight !Take it easy.
別緊張,慢慢來(lái)!