小伙伴们有没有这种经历,去腐国或者美帝玩一趟,发现多少年的英语都白学了,满大街的人都在说啥?宝宝听不懂啊!
为啥歪果仁说的英语 ,和我们学的完全不一样呢?
这种时候,你就需要积累一些接地气的语言了!WinKey教你下面这些地道表达,学起来,用在自己的口语里,立马就拉近了和外国人民的距离了有木有!
NO.
01
I was like, "What?!"
▌ (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, "Hold on, wait for me!"
他说,等下,等等我。
▷ I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"
我看见她脸上都写着呢,她一脸的“嘿,别把我扯进来!”
NO.
02
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。
NO.
03
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。
NO.
04
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!
NO.
05
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。
NO.
06
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!
NO.
07
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。
NO.
08
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。
NO.
09
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。
NO.
10
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。
NO.
11
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。
NO.
12
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?
NO.
13
You bet!
▌you bet
意思是“You can bet money on that”(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!
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