美国常用俚语.

26. go public

公开宣布

Mr. Smith went public today that he was retiring.

宣布他要退休了。

27. make the grade

称职；

合乎水准、

要求

If you don’t make the

grade, you can’t be a member of

the club.

如果你不合格，就不能成为俱乐部的一员。

28. get the drift

了解

Stop me when you get the drift. I don’t want to bore you with something

you already understand.

你听懂了就叫停。我不想用你已经知道的事烦你。

29. day in court

申诉的机会

When Mr. Jones was explaining what has happened, Mr. Smith was

silent. He knew he would get his day in court.

琼斯先生解释所发生的事情时，

史密斯先生沉默

不语，他知道他会有机会申辩的。

30. feel someone out

探听某人的意向

John asked Dave to feel Jane out about whether she’d be

interested in going out with him.

约翰要求戴夫探听简是否有兴趣和他出去。

31. get the hang of

进入状态，

摸到窍门

I think if I practice serving a couple of times, I’ll get the

hang of it.

我想如果我多练习几次发球，我就会魔到窍门了。

32. out to lunch

神经病，神志不清

Richard stands on his head in the shower. He’s really out to

lunch.

理查德在浴室倒立。他真是有病。

33. rap sheet

犯罪记录，

前科

This isn’t his first offense. He has a rap sheet a mile long.

这不是他

第一 次犯罪，他前科累累。

34. red tape

官样文章，

繁琐的程序

I need this information as soon as possible. See if you can cut

through the red tape.

我要尽快拿到这份文件。看能不能缩短申请的程序。

35. a fair shot

相当大的希望

You have a fair shot at the scholarship.

你很有希望能拿到奖学金。

36. set someone back

使某人破费

That dinner set be back sixty dollars.

那顿晚饭花了 我

60

美

元。

37. pull a fast one

欺骗

He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got

away with it.

他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞前我们就明白了。

38. pull rank

摆架子

Do

n’t try to pull rank on me. We’re all equals here.

别对我摆架子，这里人

人平等。

39. red my lips

注意听

Read my lips. I don’t like broccoli.

注意听，我不喜欢绿花椰菜。

40. burp

打嗝

Don’t burp so loud. It’s not polite.

不要这么大声打嗝，那样不礼貌。

41. put on airs

摆架子

I can’t stand Mary. She always putting on airs because she thinks she’s

better than everybody else.

我受不了玛丽。她老摆架子，因为她自以为比别人好。

42. put…on the line

赔上，不惜

I’d gladly put my reputation on the line for you. You’re my

closest friend.

我愿意为你搭上我的名誉。你是我最好的朋友。

43. rag

烂报

The National Enquirer is a real rag.

《国家探密报》这份报纸真次。

44. chicken feed=peanuts

小钱

I make chicken feed compared to you.

和你比起来 ，我赚的只是

小钱。

45. brown-nose

拍马屁

Harold is always brown-nosing the oss.

哈罗德总是拍老板的马屁。

46. eye- opener

令人大开眼界的事

Listening to him talk about his adventure in China was a real

eye- opener.

听他谈在中国的历险令人大开眼界。

47. fake someone out

骗过某人

The quarterback faked the other team out by keeping the ball

instead of passing it.

四分卫持球不传，骗过了敌队。

48. fall flat

失败；碰壁；未达到预期效果

His joke fell flat because no one understand it.

他的笑

话没人听懂，所以没有收 到效果。

49. cover for

掩护

Don’t worry about mother, I’ll cover for you this time.

别担心妈妈那边，

这一

次我会为你掩护的。