美国口语俚语

　 　 1. have a passion for钟爱

　　I have a passion for blue dresses.

　　我钟爱蓝色的衣服。

　　2. pep 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。

　　3. pick someone’s brains请教某人

　　I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area?

　　我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下?

　　4. pass out醉到了

　　He passed out after three beers.

　　喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。

　　5. way back好久以前

　　We’ve been friends since way back.

　　我们老早就是好朋友了。

　 　 1. get the ball rolling开始

　　Let's get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。

　　2. get on the ball用心做

　　If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the 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!

　　3. lady-killer帅哥

　　He's a real lady-killer.

　　他是个不折不扣的帅哥。

　　4. lay off停止，解雇

　　Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do!

　　别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做!

　　5. knock it off=cut it off停止

　　Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep.

　　别吵了!我正想睡觉呢!

　 　 1. down 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。

　　2. horse around嬉闹

　　We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work.

　　我们闹够了，该去工作了。

　　3. pass something up放弃某事物

　　You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once

　　in a lifetime.

　　你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。

　　4. go whole hog全力以赴

　　She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party.

　　她全心全力筹办新年晚会。

　　5. shoo-in长胜将军

　　There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in.

　　他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。

　 　 1. nitty-gritty细节，基本情况

　　Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happens next.

　　让我们来认真了解详细的情况，我想知道后来发生了什么。

　　2. no good很糟

　　This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out.

　　这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。

　　3. have someone’s number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人

　　She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.

　　她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。

　　4. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物

　　Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.

　　Tom认为Sherry是个尤物。

　　5. off the hook逃脱，溜掉，不受罚

　　I’ll let you off the hook this time, but don’t do that again.

　　这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。

　 　 1. roll with the punches逆来顺受

　　You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.

　　如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，就得逆来顺受。

　　2. right off the bat立刻

　　I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat.

　　我正准备和他大打一场，但是他马上就投降了。

　　3. get one’s feet wet参与，开始做

　　It’s not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or dancing.

　　单单写作对你不好。你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈。

　　4. get after盯着，责备

　　Ann’s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes.

　　安的妈妈盯着她，要她把衣服挂好。

　　5. pan out成功，奏效

　　Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.

　　这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了1，000美元。

　 　 1. hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题

　　I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t 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。

　　2. have it bad for狂恋

　　He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.

　　他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。

　　3. hung over宿醉未醒

　　Don’t disturb him. He’s 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。

　　5. have a bone to pick with有账要算

　　I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.

　　我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢!

　 　　1. flop (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。

　　2. drop in/by/over 随时造访

　　Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the

　　company.

　　欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。

　　3. drop a line 写信

　　Drop me a line! 给我写信!

　　4. duck 躲闪，突然低下头

　　Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table

　　so he won't hit his head.

　　提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。

　　5. go 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。

　 　　1. john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。

　　2. keep in line管束

　　He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.

　　他太野了，要好好管束一下。

　　3. jump the gun草率行事

　　Don't 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。

　　4. jump to conclusion妄下结论

　　Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first.

　　不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。

　　5. lemon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!