美国俚语大全.docx

1、美国俚语大全1. I couldnt care less. 这句话的意思是我不在乎，缺乏兴趣（lack of interest），也就是：I dont care at all. 或 I dont give a hoot. 例如： 人家如果问： What do you think of the budget-cut（你对预算削减有何看法） 你回答： I couldnt care less.（我毫不在乎） How do you like Mr. Lees political point of view（你喜欢李先生的政见吗） I couldnt care less.（我才不在乎呢！） 但是有时说话

2、者也有口是心非： 例如： I couldnt care less about the promotion or pay raise.（我不在乎升级或加薪） 而实际上他是根本在乎升级和加薪的，那么人家也许就会回答说： Yes, you do（care）. 至于 I couldnt care more. 就是我很在乎（I care a lot.）或 I care deeply. 同理： I couldnt agree more.=I totally agree.（我完全同意） I couldnt please you more.=I did my best to please you.（我尽量使你

3、高兴） I couldnt be more right.=I am totally right. 但是老外为了自尊，不愿强调自己的错误，所以很少人说： I couldnt be more wrong. 注意：一般人都用否定句，但也有老外把肯定句与否定句互用。 不过，严格来说，I could care less. = I care to some degree.（care 的程度可能减少） I could care more.=I care some.（care的程度也许增加）（主词可用任何人称代名词：he, she, you, we, they 等。但只用 could，不用 can。） 2.

4、No bones about it. 意思是：真实的，诚恳的（truly, sincerely or exactly），也就是 to make no bones about it.（bone 要加 s, it 是指 something）例如： His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.（他的太太真是很漂亮） Mr. A made no bones about it when he talked about abortion issue.（当 A 先生谈到堕胎问题时，他是诚恳的。） When I spoke on the topic,he said, No

5、bones about it.（也就是他同意我的看法） No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today.（今天是真的太冷了） 3. take it on me！ 意思是：这是我的，请用吧！这是免费的(help yourself to it; it is free)，这多半是指吃的东西或一些不贵重的东西。例如： Here are some candies from England; take one on me. (这是来自英国的糖果，尝一个吧！) (one = candy) The restaurant owner said to me,

6、Take the dessert on me. (餐馆老板对我说：尝尝我的甜点吧！) Please take these pencils on me.(取用一些我的铅笔吧！) (也许铅笔上刻有名字，做为宣传之用而免费。) 可见 take 后面的 it，是指 something，而 on 的后面通常不指别人，所以多半也只用在第一人称单数 me。 (假如夫妇在一起，也可以说：Take it on us.) 4. I am from Missouri. 这句话有时后面要加一句：I need to be shown.或You have got to show me.，意思是 Missouri 州的人很

7、固执 (stubborn)，不太信任别人，一定要人家证明一下(prove it to me)，所以密苏里州也被称为The Show Me State。 据说这句话所以流行 (尤其在美国中西部) 是因为美国一些名人都住过密苏里州，包括 Harry Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney 等。后来老外不轻易相信别人时，就使用这句话。(也有半开玩笑性质) 例如： He is not easily convinced because he is from Missouri. (他是来自密苏里州，所以不容易说服他。) Dont try to fool me; I am from

8、Missouri.(You have got to show me.) (别愚弄我，我是来自密苏里州。) We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown. As Mr. Smith is a tough guy; he must be from Missouri. (Smith先生是位倔强的人，他一定是来自密苏里州。) (主词可用任何人称代名词 you, he, she, we, they 等 这个贴子最后由jennifer-jin在 2001/12/21 08:40am 编辑 美国口语俚语（1） in 打卡 Dont forget to clock

9、 in,otherwise you wont get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。 on to 对.轻薄；吃豆腐 Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。 easily 易如反掌 Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。 t have a cow别大惊小怪 Dont have a cow! Ill pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。 around 欺骗 Dont try to push m

10、e around! 别想耍我！ 美国口语俚语（2） ones shirt on保持冷静 Keep your shirt on. He didnt mean to offend you. Thats just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。 it冷静一点 Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 ride兜风 Lets go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。 说唱乐 Do you like rap music I have trouble understanding th

11、e words. 你喜欢说唱音乐吗我听不太懂其中的歌词。 day大日子 This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。 美国口语俚语（3） up in smoke成为泡影 Peters vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。 the road上路 We should

12、probably hit the road. Its going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧到家的两个小时呢！ up表现良好，乖 Youd better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 the shit out of someone吓死某人了 Dont sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。 strings运用关系 （源于“拉木偶的线”） He p

13、ulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。 美国口语俚语（4） again 再说一遍 Come again I didnt quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗你刚说的话我不明白。 clean 全盘托出，招供 The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 for 请客 Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。 the beans 泄漏秘密

14、Dont spill the beans. Its supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！ in the mud 保守的人 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。 美国口语俚语（5） 厕所 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。 in line管束 He needs to be kept in line. Hes too wi

15、ld. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。 the gun草率行事 Dont jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。 to conclusion妄下结论 Dont jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。 次 This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times. 这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！ 美国口语俚语（6） 可疑的 His story sounds f

16、ishy. We should see if its really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。 out 乐死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。 someone up 撮合某人 I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Lets fix them up. (Haha,just kidding:) 我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩 笑，习习

17、和macaulay不会生气吧：） a shine to 有好感 He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。 wheel 累赘，电灯泡 You two go on ahead. I dont want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。 美国口语俚语（7） 骗人的东西 What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesnt work! 真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！

18、the boat 找麻烦 Dont rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。 it 搞砸了，弄坏了 I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。 hot water 有麻烦 He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。 ones foot in ones mouth 祸从口出 Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a rea

19、l talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。 美国口语俚语（8） （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it. 这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 in/by/over 随时造访 Feel free to drop in anytime. Im usually home and Id love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。 a line 写信 Drop me a line! 给我写信！ 躲闪，突然低

20、下头 Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he wont hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。 with the flow 随从大家的意见 Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。 美国口语俚语（9） up 胡闹，出毛病 The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left

21、the room. 老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。 lib 即兴而作，随口编 The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。 说个不停 All she does is go blah-blah-blah all night. 她整夜说个不停。 it off 投缘，一见如故 They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。 青春痘 Why is it that every time I have a hot

22、 date, I break out with a big zit on my face 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢 美国口语俚语（10） someone on the spot 让某人为难 Dont put me on the spot like this. You know I cant give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。 it g

23、ood 享受得很 She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。 t knock it 不要太挑剔 Don;t knock it! You wont be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！ out 狼吞虎咽 We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。 美国口

24、语俚语（11） in the dumps垂头丧气 The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。 around嬉闹 Weve horsed around long enough. Its time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。 something up放弃某事物 You cant pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetim

25、e. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。 whole hog全力以赴 She went whole hog in planning he New Years Eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。 长胜将军 Theres no way he can lose. Hes a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。 美国口语俚语（12） the ball rolling开始 Lets get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。 on the ball用心做 If you hope to keep your job, youd better get on th

26、e ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！ 帅哥 Hes a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。 off停止，解雇 Lay off! I dont need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！ it off=cut it off停止 Knock it off! Im trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！ 美国口语俚语（13） a passion for钟爱 I have a passion for blue

27、 dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。 talk打气，鼓励的话 The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory. 教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。 someones brains请教某人 I dont understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since youre so knowledgeable in this area 我对医学术语一无所知。你在

28、这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下 out醉到了 He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。 back好久以前 Weve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。 美国口语俚语（14） someone with a problem让某人面对问题 Im sorry to hit you with this problem. I dont know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。 it bad for狂恋 He really has it bad f

29、or her, but she has no ideas. 他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。 over宿醉未醒 Dont disturb him. Hes still hung over from last night. 别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。 4 has-been过时的人或物 Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more. 丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。 a bone to pick with有账要算 I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars y

30、ou borrowed. 我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！ 美国口语俚语（15） the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 I wont let the cat out of the bag. 我不会泄漏秘密的。 the market for 想买，积极物色 People are always in the market for something new and different. 人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。 in 干涉，搅和 Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life. 哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。 loose脱线，神经不对头 Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; hes acting really strangely. Bill一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪。 someone on 以.说服某人 She sold me on her idea. I think it will work. 她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通