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一定要
get
的六十个地道英语口语表达
——重庆安迪英语
Emma
老师
1
I was like,
(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,
他说，等下，等等我。
?
I saw it on her
face
–
she was
like
我看见她脸上都写着呢，她一脸的“嘿，别把我扯进来！”
2
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。
3
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。
4
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！
5
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。
6
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。
7
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。
8
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！
9
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。
<
/p>
?
如果你和小李同时找到了新工作，就可以说：
< br>
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。
Poi
nter
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 tha
t
”（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
，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!