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和婚礼的有关英语词汇
wedding ceremony
结婚典礼
wedding reception
婚宴
register office
结婚登记处
trousseau
嫁妆
usher
引宾员
vows
婚
誓
say
one's
vows
立下婚誓
wedding
day
举行婚礼的日子
wedding
anniversary
结婚周年纪念日
bride
新娘
bridegroom
or
groom
新郎
officiator
主婚人
pastor
牧师
groomsman
伴郎
bridesmaid
伴娘
honeymoon
蜜月
wedding
dress
婚纱、结婚礼服
wed
in
a
civil
ceremony
登记结婚
marriage certificate
结婚证
guest
来宾
marriage
after divorce
再婚
wedding march
婚礼进行曲
mixed
marriage
涉外婚姻；跨国婚姻
俚语
Believe it or
not
信不信由你，你爱信不信的意思。
I’ve given up smokin
g,
believe it or not.
Ready to
roll
？
（等于
Are you ready to
go
？）意思是可以走了吗。
I
got every suitcase,
Ready to roll?
我的箱子都准备好了
，可以走了吗？
在口语中，你知不知道可以说成
any idea
，详细用法如下。
Excuse
me, any idea what time it
is?
劳驾，你知不知道几点了？
Any idea when the mall will be
closed?
你知不知道那个商店几点关门？
Beat sb to the draw
意思是：比别人抢先一步
We lost the project. Rainbow Company
beat us to the
draw.
这个项目我们没有拿到，因为彩虹公司抢先了一步。
Mary wanted to buy that painting by
Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the
draw.
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画，不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。
The order of the day
意思是最重要的事
It’ll
take three months to repair the house. Now
patience is
the order of the
day
for us.
这个房子装修要三个月，对我们来说耐心是最重要的。
Sharp
两个常用法
：
①
穿着帅气：
That’s a really sharp
looking suit.
这种穿着很漂亮。
②
聪明：
He’s a sharp
lawyer.
Kill somebody
狂胜，赢过。
In the
soccer game last week, Chinese killed
Japanese.
上星期的足球赛中国狂胜日本。
busting my ass
的
意思是让
……
难堪
/
努力工作
I wish the
directors just would stop, you know, busting my
ass because I already have lots of problems.
我真的希望导演别再为难我，我的麻烦事已经够多了。
Every day I work, I bust my ass so my
family can live
well.
每天我努力工作，为了使我家人的生活好一些。
Gush, I think I hurt myself. Can I get
a minute?
我受伤了，能等我一下吗？
sneak into
这个短语的意
思是潜入
,
悄悄的进入。
If I come home late. I sneak into my
house so I don’t wake anyone up.
如果我回家晚
了，我会静悄悄的进去，不吵醒别
人。
It's up to you
.
“
由你来决定，由你说了算！
”
You can have any sweater you want .
It’s up to you. The color’s up to
you.
你想穿什么毛衣，你自己定，颜色由你来选。
She's totally buying it
这是一句
美国俚语，在这里
buy=believe
，是相信的意思。<
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He said he could help me get
a job at his company but I don’t buy it. He
doesn’t have that much influence
.
他说他
能在他的公司帮我找到一份工作，我才不相信呢。他在公司没什么影响
力的。
Hone one's skills
提高技能
Owning my
own computer gives me the chance to hone my
computer skills.
有了自己的电脑，我的电脑技能就会大幅度提高。
Jane's new job requires her to talk to
lots of people. She’s really honing her people’s
skills.
因为简的工作每天都要与人打交道，所以她的
谈话技能越来越棒
.
。
Take your pick
意思
是
“
随你挑
”
We have enough money to buy any DVD
player this store has so take your pick.
我们有足够的钱，所以我们可以任意
挑一个
DVD
机。
keep my edge =
stay sharp
意思是某人保持最好的状态
I have to speak English every day just
in order to keep my edge.
为了我英语一直好下去，我每天都练习口语。
相反的，
lose your edge
意思是不在状态，状态不好。
David Beckham is a great soccer player
but if he doesn’t practice every day, he’ll lose
his edge.
贝克汉姆是位伟大球员，如果他不每天
练球的话他就会失去他的战斗力。
Don't be a
baby
!
的意思是
“
不要发牢骚不要抱怨
”
，
“
别太孩子气
”
。
He's such a
baby.
他总发牢骚。