美劇里最常用的俚語(yǔ)，這次先和大家分享10句。看看你認(rèn)識(shí)幾個(gè)~
1、LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY
放飛自我
to let others see your uniqueness
讓別人看到你的不同(放飛自我，張揚(yáng)個(gè)性)
例：
My colleagues were surprised at the Christmas party- I let my freak flag fly and showed them a break dance routine.
我的同事都很驚訝我在圣誕舞會(huì)上的表現(xiàn)——放飛自我，展示了霹靂舞。
2、GET OUT OF HAND
失控
when you lose control of things, they get out of hand
當(dāng)你是對(duì)事情失去控制了，就叫失控
例：
The party got out of hand and the guests started to throw bottles at each other.
當(dāng)賓客們開(kāi)始朝對(duì)方互扔瓶子時(shí)，這個(gè)派隊(duì)就失去控制了。
3、GET YOUR HEAD AROUND IT
理解，相信
to understand something
知道，了解
例：
I just can’t get my head around the fact that Joe is leaving us.
我只是難以相信Joe已經(jīng)離開(kāi)我們這個(gè)事實(shí)罷了。
4、POUND THE PAVEMENT
徘徊街頭找工作
to walk the streets looking for a job
穿梭街頭找工作
例：
I’d been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fast food restaurant.
我已經(jīng)在街頭徘徊數(shù)月了，終于在一家快餐店找到了一份工作。
5、PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT
出其不意
to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible
做看起來(lái)不可能的并且無(wú)法預(yù)料到的事情
例：
I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat and we landed a major contract.
我本來(lái)以為我們要破產(chǎn)了，但是，我的合伙人出乎意料的完成了不可能的是事情，我們簽了一個(gè)大合同。
6、STEP UP YOUR GAME
迎頭趕上
to start performing better
開(kāi)始表現(xiàn)的更好
例：
If you want to win this competition, you’ll have to step up your game.
如果你想要贏得這場(chǎng)比賽，你得加把勁了。
7、SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT
要么好好干，要么走人
either start performing better or leave
表現(xiàn)好一些，否則離開(kāi)
例：
This is the last time I’m telling you to arrive on time. Shape up or ship out.
這是我最后一次警告你準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)。你要么好好干，要么走人!
8、BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH
勉強(qiáng)做成某事
When you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed/ nearly fail
你剛好一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)成功了/你差一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)就失敗了
例：
I hadn’t studied much, but passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
我沒(méi)有學(xué)很多，但是我低分飄過(guò)考試。
9、ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
千載難逢
when something rarely ever happens
指某事幾乎不發(fā)生
例：
We used to see him all the time, but now he just visits us once in a blue moon.
我們過(guò)去常常看見(jiàn)他，不過(guò)，現(xiàn)在他幾乎不來(lái)找我們了。
10、PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER
恢復(fù)鎮(zhèn)靜
to calm down and behave normally
平靜下來(lái)，表現(xiàn)正常
例：
I understand you’ve had a bad day, but pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?
我知道你今天過(guò)得挺糟糕的，但是你得平靜下來(lái)，繼續(xù)你得工作，可以嗎?
