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课本上学不到的30个口语表达,看完你就从naive变native!

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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!

01

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。

03

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。

04

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!

05

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。

 08

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。

 29

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。

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