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小伙伴们有没有这种经历,去腐国或者美帝玩一趟,发现多少年的英语都白学了,满大街的人都在说啥?宝宝听不懂啊!
为啥歪果仁说的英语,和我们学的完全不一样呢?
这种时候,你就需要积累一些接地气的语言了!下面这些地道表达,学起来,用在自己的口语里,立马就拉近了和外国人民的距离了有木有!
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I was like, "What?!"
▌(someone) was like...
口语中用于表达某人的一种反应,比如说的话或思想活动。
▷He was like, "Hold on, wait for me!"他说,等下,等等我。▷I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"我看见她脸上都写着呢,她一脸的“嘿,别把我扯进来!”02
That takes guts!
▌(something) takes guts
做某事需要勇气。Guts本意是内脏,引申为胆量。
▷Being a police officer takes guts, for sure.显然,当警察很需要勇气。
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All right, so much for that one.
▌so much for (something)
人们放弃做一件事或努力泡汤的时候常说的话。
▷It"s already ten thirty? So much for getting an early start!都十点半了?得了,不用想早起的事了!▷Oh no! He saw us? So much for keeping it a surprise.哦漏!他看见我们了?好吧,什么惊喜都没了。
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We nailed it!
▌nailed it
圆满完成某件事,或说得完全正确。Nail本意是钉钉子。
▷That"s so true. He"s nailed it.确实如此,他的观点一针见血。Kill it也可以指事情完成得超乎意料地好。
▷Louise has been killing it!Louise干得漂亮!
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I knew you"d give me a hard time about it!
▌give…a hard time about…
跟某人过不去、嘲笑某人、难为某人。
▷When I was growing up, the other kids used to give me a hard time because of my weight. But I just tried to ignore them.小时候由于我的体重,其他的孩子一直在取笑我。但是我尽量不理他们。▷Come on! Why do you have to give me a hard time about that? I told you: I had to work.拜托,干嘛老拿这事儿跟我过不去,我都说了,我要工作了。06
I might be 90 years old, but I"m still young at heart!
▌might…but…
也许……但是……,可以用来委婉地否定别人的观点。
▷Paris might be popular, but I don’t want to live there.巴黎可能是一个很受欢迎的地方,但是我不想住在那里。07
I couldn"t agree more.
▌couldn’t agree more
“不能更同意”,表示强烈同意对方的观点。强烈不同意也能说couldn"t disagree more。
▷- I think that this is a great opportunity.
- I couldn’t agree more.
-我觉得这是一个非常好的机会。
-完全赞同。
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Just do it already!
▌Just…already!
赶紧的做某事!这个短语一般都是在抱怨对方反应太慢,表现一种不耐烦的态度。
▷I"ve been hearing about this girl for weeks. Just ask her out already!我听你念叨这个姑娘已经好几周了,求你快约她吧!09
Strangely enough, I just bought a bike.
▌strangely enough, …
遇到巧合或惊讶的事时的表达,可以翻译为真巧、真稀奇。
▷如果你和小李同时找到了新工作,就可以说:
Strangely enough, I just got a new job as well.真巧,我也刚找到一份新工作。10
Could you give me a few pointers?
▌give someone pointers
给某人一些建议。Pointer指建议、提示、线索。
▷You"re not holding that quite right. Do you want me to give you a few pointers?你握的方式不太对,你要我给你一些建议吗?11
Yeah, it"s decent.
▌decent
不错,挺好的。
▷-This soup isn"t bad at all!这汤味道还不错嘛!-Yeah, it"s decent.嗯,挺好的。12
Who are you to talk?
▌who... to talk?
表示某人没有资格发表意见或批评别人,因为他/她自己也做得不够好。
▷Who are you to talk? You’re just as messy as me.你有啥资格说我?你跟我一样邋遢。▷He"s so disorganized. But who am I to talk? I can"t even keep track of what day of the week it is.他超级迷糊。不过我也好不到哪去,我连今天是星期几都搞不清。13
Is it just me, or is it hot in here?
▌Is it just me, or…?
这是一种委婉的抱怨,一般都是在看对方是否有同样的意见。
▷Is it just me, or are these seats even more cramped than normal?是只有我一个人这么觉得么,这个座位是不是比一般的更挤啊?14
Did I leave my book at your place, by any chance?
▌by any chance
口语中常用这一表达来询问是否有某种可能。
▷Are you by any chance free tonight?你今晚有没有空呀?15
The last thing I want is to hurt you.
▌The last thing I want is…
我最不愿意做的事情就是……
▷The last thing I want is to cause an argument on your birthday, but this is a serious problem.我很不想在你的生日争吵,但这是一个很严重的问题。16
Are tomatoes still in season?
▌be in season
表示某种蔬果是当季的。
▷I think pears are in season soon.我觉得吃梨的季节要到了。也可以说It"s... season:
▷It"s strawberry season. We should go pick some at the farm down the road.到了吃草莓的季节了。我可以去农场采摘草莓了。17
Don"t get all impatient.
▌all
在口语表达中,形容词前加一个all,可以增强感情色彩,通常是表达负面情绪。
▷He gave me his old computer, but it"s all old and crappy.他把自己的旧电脑给我用,但是那电脑又老又破。18
Summer will be over before you know it.
▌before you know it
表示事情过得非常快。
▷Before you know it, you"ll be finished with school.很快的,你就会毕业了。19
I"ve never gotten into baseball for some reason.
▌get into something
对某事感兴趣。
▷I"ve been getting into history lately.我近来对历史大感兴趣。20
Man! You"re on fire!
▌on fire
本意是着火了,引申意是指人的状态特别好。
▷Lewandowski is on fire, scoring five goals in nine minutes.Lewandowski状态神勇,在短短九分钟内就打进五颗球。21
I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.
▌relate to someone/something
理解、接受某人某事,与之有同感、有共鸣。
▷I can relate to this story. Same thing happened to me.我对这个故事非常有共鸣,同样的事情也发生在我身上过。22
I report to John.
▌report to someone
向某人汇报,这一表达常用来说明某人的直接上司是谁。
▷Jane reports to the Sales Manager.Jane的直接领导是销售经理。在某人手下干活,就可以说work under:
▷Do you still work under John?你的领导还是John吗?23
You bet!
▌you bet
意思是“You can bet money on that”(你可以压钱赌一把),说明你完全同意对方的观点、提议等。
▷-Are you coming to the party?趴体你会来吧?-You bet!当然来!-May I borrow your hammer?可以借你的锤子用下么?-You bet!当然!24
Good thinking! That would be great.
▌good thinking
好主意,跟good idea同意。
▷-Why don’t we take a rest?我们休息一下吧?- Good thinking.好主意。25
It"s way past your bedtime!
▌way past
Way相当于"far",这个表达是远远超过某个点的意思。
▷There"s no use apologizing now. We"re way past that point.现在道歉已经没意义了。太晚了。(表示你绝对不会原谅他了……)26
What? That"s nuts!
▌That"s nuts!
Nuts是非常口语化的表达,表示“crazy”疯了。
▷-We hiked 45 miles in two days.我们两天徒步走了45英里。-Whoa, that"s nuts! Really?哇~太疯狂了!真的吗?27
Oh, that sucks!
▌(something) sucks
在谈论糟糕的、让人失望的、不幸的事情时,人们常用这个表达。正式场合慎用。
▷My computer sucks! I need to get a new one.我的电脑糟糕透了!我要买个新的。28
So, what"s your story?
▌What"s (someone"s) story?
人们常用这一表达来询问不太熟悉的人的信息。相当于说,"Tell me more about that person",再说说那人的情况吧。
▷You know that guy you introduced me to at your party? What"s his story?你在派对上介绍我认识的那个人,你很熟吗?跟我说说他吧?如果你对某人说,what"s your story?意思就是让对方自我介绍一下。
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I didn"t mean to walk in on you.
▌walk in on someone / something
走进一个地方打扰了里面的人或正在进行的事,通常是些尴尬的事……
▷Someone walked in on me while I was in the bathroom.我在浴室的时候突然有人走进来……30
He"s around fiftyish, I"d say.
▌-ish
口语中,在一个词后面加-ish,就等于说"a little bit" ,"kind of",给人一种大约的、模糊的、不确定的感觉。
▷Come over at 12-ish.12点左右过来。▷That color is blue-ish.颜色是类似蓝色的那种。好了,今天先总结30个,大家慢慢消化哦。