 |
[摘要]小伙伴們有沒(méi)有這種經(jīng)歷，去腐國(guó)或者美帝玩一趟，發(fā)現(xiàn)多少年的英語(yǔ)都白學(xué)了，滿大街的人都在說(shuō)啥？寶寶聽(tīng)不懂啊！為啥歪果仁說(shuō)的英語(yǔ) ，和我們學(xué)的完全不一樣呢？
小伙伴們有沒(méi)有這種經(jīng)歷，去腐國(guó)或者美帝玩一趟，發(fā)現(xiàn)多少年的英語(yǔ)(精品課)都白學(xué)了，滿大街的人都在說(shuō)啥？寶寶聽(tīng)不懂啊！
為啥歪果仁說(shuō)的英語(yǔ) ，和我們學(xué)的完全不一樣呢？
這種時(shí)候，你就需要積累一些接地氣的語(yǔ)言了！下面這些地道表達(dá)，學(xué)起來(lái)，用在自己的口語(yǔ)里，立馬就拉近了和外國(guó)人民的距離了有木有！
01 I was like, "What?!"
(someone) was like... 口語(yǔ)中用于表達(dá)某人的一種反應(yīng)，比如說(shuō)的話或思想活動(dòng)。
He was like, "Hold on, wait for me!"
他說(shuō)，等下，等等我。
I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"
我看見(jiàn)她臉上都寫(xiě)著呢，她一臉的“嘿，別把我扯進(jìn)來(lái)！”
02 That takes guts!
(something) takes guts 做某事需要勇氣。Guts本意是內(nèi)臟，引申為膽量。
Being a police officer takes guts, for sure.
顯然，當(dāng)警察很需要勇氣。
03 All right, so much for that one.
so much for (something) 人們放棄做一件事或努力泡湯的時(shí)候常說(shuō)的話。
It''s already ten thirty? So much for getting an early start!
都十點(diǎn)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！他看見(jiàn)我們了？好吧，什么驚喜都沒(méi)了。
04 We nailed it!
nailed it 圓滿完成某件事，或說(shuō)得完全正確。Nail本意是釘釘子。
That''s so true. He''s nailed it.
確實(shí)如此，他的觀點(diǎn)一針見(jiàn)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… 跟某人過(guò)不去、嘲笑某人、難為某人。
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.
小時(shí)候由于我的體重，其他的孩子一直在取笑我。但是我盡量不理他們。
Come on! Why do you have to give me a hard time about that? I told you: I had to work.
拜托，干嘛老拿這事兒跟我過(guò)不去，我都說(shuō)了，我要工作了。
06 I might be 90 years old, but I''m still young at heart!
might… but… 也許……但是……，可以用來(lái)委婉地否定別人的觀點(diǎn)。
Paris might be popular, but I don’t want to live there.
巴黎可能是一個(gè)很受歡迎的地方，但是我不想住在那里。
07 I couldn''t agree more.
couldn’t agree more “不能更同意”，表示強(qiáng)烈同意對(duì)方的觀點(diǎn)。強(qiáng)烈不同意也能說(shuō)couldn''t disagree more。
- I think that this is a great opportunity. - I couldn’t agree more.
-我覺(jué)得這是一個(gè)非常好的機(jī)會(huì)。 -完全贊同。
08 Just do it already!
Just… already! 趕緊的做某事！這個(gè)短語(yǔ)一般都是在抱怨對(duì)方反應(yīng)太慢，表現(xiàn)一種不耐煩的態(tài)度。
I''ve been hearing about this girl for weeks. Just ask her out already!
我聽(tīng)你念叨這個(gè)姑娘已經(jīng)好幾周了，求你快約她吧！
09 Strangely enough, I just bought a bike.
strangely enough, … 遇到巧合或驚訝的事時(shí)的表達(dá)，可以翻譯為真巧、真稀奇。
如果你和小李同時(shí)找到了新工作，就可以說(shuō)： Strangely enough, I just got a new job as well.
真巧，我也剛找到一份新工作。
10 Could you give me a few pointers?
give someone pointers 給某人一些建議。Pointer指建議、提示、線索。
You''re not holding that quite right. Do you want me to give you a few pointers?
你握的方式不太對(duì)，你要我給你一些建議嗎？
11 Yeah, it''s decent.
decent 不錯(cuò)，挺好的。
-This soup isn''t bad at all!
這湯味道還不錯(cuò)嘛！
-Yeah, it''s decent.
嗯，挺好的。
12 Who are you to talk?
who... to talk? 表示某人沒(méi)有資格發(fā)表意見(jiàn)或批評(píng)別人，因?yàn)樗?她自己也做得不夠好。
Who are you to talk? You’re just as messy as me.
你有啥資格說(shuō)我？你跟我一樣邋遢。
He''s so disorganized. But who am I to talk? I can''t even keep track of what day of the week it is.
他超級(jí)迷糊。不過(guò)我也好不到哪去，我連今天是星期幾都搞不清。
13 Is it just me, or is it hot in here?
Is it just me, or…? 這是一種委婉的抱怨，一般都是在看對(duì)方是否有同樣的意見(jiàn)。
Is it just me, or are these seats even more cramped than normal?
是只有我一個(gè)人這么覺(jué)得么，這個(gè)座位是不是比一般的更擠�。�
14 Did I leave my book at your place, by any chance?
by any chance 口語(yǔ)中常用這一表達(dá)來(lái)詢問(wèn)是否有某種可能。
Are you by any chance free tonight?
你今晚有沒(méi)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爭(zhēng)吵，但這是一個(gè)很?chē)?yán)重的問(wèn)題。
16 Are tomatoes still in season?
be in season 表示某種蔬果是當(dāng)季的。
I think pears are in season soon.
我覺(jué)得吃梨的季節(jié)要到了。
也可以說(shuō)It''s... season：
It''s strawberry season. We should go pick some at the farm down the road.
到了吃草莓的季節(jié)了。我可以去農(nóng)場(chǎng)采摘草莓了。
17 Don''t get all impatient.
all 在口語(yǔ)表達(dá)中，形容詞前加一個(gè)all，可以增強(qiáng)感情色彩，通常是表達(dá)負(fù)面情緒。
He gave me his old computer, but it''s all old and crappy.
他把自己的舊電腦給我用，但是那電腦又老又破。
18 Summer will be over before you know it.
before you know it 表示事情過(guò)得非常快。
Before you know it, you''ll be finished with school. 很快的，你就會(huì)畢業(yè)了。
19 I''ve never gotten into baseball for some reason.
get into something 對(duì)某事感興趣。
I''ve been getting into history lately.
我近來(lái)對(duì)歷史大感興趣。
20 Man! You''re on fire!
on fire 本意是著火了，引申意是指人的狀態(tài)特別好。
Lewandowski is on fire, scoring five goals in nine minutes. Lewandowski
狀態(tài)神勇，在短短九分鐘內(nèi)就打進(jìn)五顆球。
21 I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.
relate to someone/something 理解、接受某人某事，與之有同感、有共鳴。
I can relate to this story. Same thing happened to me.
我對(duì)這個(gè)故事非常有共鳴，同樣的事情也發(fā)生在我身上過(guò)。
22 I report to John.
report to someone 向某人匯報(bào)，這一表達(dá)常用來(lái)說(shuō)明某人的直接上司是誰(shuí)。
Jane reports to the Sales Manager.
Jane的直接領(lǐng)導(dǎo)是銷(xiāo)售經(jīng)理。
在某人手下干活，就可以說(shuō)work under：
Do you still work under John?
你的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)還是John嗎？
23 You bet!
you bet 意思是“You can bet money on that”（你可以壓錢(qián)賭一把），說(shuō)明你完全同意對(duì)方的觀點(diǎn)、提議等。
-Are you coming to the party? 趴體你會(huì)來(lái)吧？ -You bet! 當(dāng)然來(lái)！
-May I borrow your hammer? 可以借你的錘子用下么？ -You bet! 當(dāng)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?
我們休息一下吧？
- Good thinking.
好主意。
25 It''s way past your bedtime!
way past Way相當(dāng)于"far"，這個(gè)表達(dá)是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)某個(gè)點(diǎn)的意思。
There''s no use apologizing now. We''re way past that point.
現(xiàn)在道歉已經(jīng)沒(méi)意義了。太晚了。（表示你絕對(duì)不會(huì)原諒他了……）
26 What? That''s nuts!
That''s nuts! Nuts是非�？谡Z(yǔ)化的表達(dá)，表示“crazy”瘋了。
-We hiked 45 miles in two days.
我們兩天徒步走了45英里。
-Whoa, that''s nuts! Really?
哇~太瘋狂了！真的嗎？
27 Oh, that sucks!
(something) sucks 在談?wù)撛愀獾�、讓人失望的、不幸的事情時(shí)，人們常用這個(gè)表達(dá)。正式場(chǎng)合慎用。
My computer sucks! I need to get a new one.
我的電腦糟糕透了！我要買(mǎi)個(gè)新的。
28 So, what''s your story?
What''s (someone''s) story? 人們常用這一表達(dá)來(lái)詢問(wèn)不太熟悉的人的信息。相當(dāng)于說(shuō)， "Tell me more about that person"，再說(shuō)說(shuō)那人的情況吧。
You know that guy you introduced me to at your party? What''s his story? 你在派對(duì)上介紹我認(rèn)識(shí)的那個(gè)人，你很熟嗎？跟我說(shuō)說(shuō)他吧？
如果你對(duì)某人說(shuō)，what''s your story? 意思就是讓對(duì)方自我介紹一下。
29 I didn''t mean to walk in on you.
walk in on someone / something 走進(jìn)一個(gè)地方打擾了里面的人或正在進(jìn)行的事，通常是些尷尬的事……
Someone walked in on me while I was in the bathroom.
我在浴室的時(shí)候突然有人走進(jìn)來(lái)……
30 He''s around fiftyish, I''d say.
-ish 口語(yǔ)中，在一個(gè)詞后面加-ish，就等于說(shuō)"a little bit" ，"kind of"，給人一種大約的、模糊的、不確定的感覺(jué)。
Come over at 12-ish.
12點(diǎn)左右過(guò)來(lái)。
That color is blue-ish.
顏色是類(lèi)似藍(lán)色的那種。
好了，今天先總結(jié)30個(gè)，大家慢慢消化哦。
