美式英语培训老美生活上的用的一些口头禅
学说一口美国人都倾慕的地道美式英语口语,融入当地人生活!
Potluck Party: 一种聚餐方式,主人准备场地跟餐具,加入的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料,最好当时问问主人的意思。
Pull over! 把车子开到旁边。
Drop me a line! 写封信给我。
Give me a ring. = Call me! 来个电话吧!
For here or to go? 堂食或外卖的美式英语口语。
cool; That's cool! 等於台湾年轻人常用的囗语“酷!”,表示不赖嘛!用于人或事均可。
What's up? = What's happening? = What's new?
会见时随囗问候的话“最近在忙什么?有什么新鲜事吗?”个别的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”
Cut it out! = Knock it out! = Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。
Don't give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!
Get yourself together! 振作点行不行!
Do you have "the" time? 当初多少点钟?可别误以为人家要约你出去。
Hang in there. = Don't give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话的美式英语口语)
Hang on. 请稍候。
Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。
What a crummy day. 多可怜的一天。
Go for it. 加油
You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!
Wishful thinking. 两厢甘心的主张。
Don't be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
It's a long story. 唉!说来话长。
How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何?近来可好?
Take things for granted. 自认为理所当然。
Don't put on airs. 别摆架子。
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧!
Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人。
What's the catch? 有什么底细?
Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜好参加舞会的人)。
Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 讨厌的东西、人或事。
Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
Don't get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了!
Afat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小。
美国人平时生活上所用的一些「口头禅」,真实 未审字句都很简单,然而如果不加说明,往往还会让人「一知半解」或「似懂非懂」。美式英语培训下面所举的例子,即是常常听到的一些美语「口头禅」。
1. I couldn''t care less.
这句话的意思是「我不在乎」,「缺乏兴趣」(lack of interest),也就是:I don''t care at all. 或 I don''t give a hoot. 例如:
人家如果问: What do you think of the budget-cut?(你对估算削减有何看法?)
你答复: I couldn''t care less.(我毫不在乎)
How do you like Mr. Lee''s political point of view?(你喜好李先生的政见吗?)
I couldn''t care less.(我才不在乎呢!)
然而有时谈话者也有「口不应心」: 例如:
I couldn''t care less about the promotion or pay raise.(我不在乎进级或加薪)
而实际上他是基础在乎升级跟加薪的,那么人家兴许就会回答说: Yes, you do(care).
至于 I couldn''t care more. 就是「我很在乎」(I care a lot.)或 I care deeply. 同理:
I couldn''t agree more.=I totally agree.(我完全同意)
I couldn''t please you more.=I did my best to please you.(我尽量使你高兴)
I couldn''t be more right.=I am totally right.
但是老外为了「自尊」,不愿强调自己的错误,所以很少人说:
I couldn''t be more wrong.
美式英语培训留心:个别人都用否定句,但也有老外把断定句与否认句互用。
不过,严格来说,I could care less. = I care to some degree.(care 的程度可能减少)
I could care more.=I care some.(care的水平也许增加)(主词可用任何人称代名词:he, she, you, we, they 等。但只用 could,不用 can。)
2. No bones about it.
意思是:切实的,诚恳的(truly, sincerely or exactly),也就是 to make no bones about it.(bone 要加 s, it 是指 something)例如:
His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.(他的太太真是很漂亮)
Mr. A made no bones about it when he talked about abortion issue.(当 A 先生谈到堕胎问题时,他是恳切的。)
When I spoke on the topic,he said, "No bones about it."(也就是他同意我的看法)
No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today.(今天是真的太冷了)
3. take it on me!
意思是:「这是我的,请用吧!」「这是免费的」(help yourself to it; it is free),这多半是指吃的东西或一些不可贵的东西。例如:
Here are some candies from England; take one on me. (这是来自英国的糖果,尝一个吧!) (one = candy)
The restaurant owner said to me, "Take the dessert on me." (餐馆老板对我说:「尝尝我的甜点吧!」)
Please take these pencils on me.(取用一些我的铅笔吧!) (兴许铅笔上刻有名字,做为宣传之用而免费。)
可见 take 后面的 it,是指 something,而 on 的后面通常不指别人,所以多半也只用在第一人称单数 me的美式英语培训讲解。
(假如夫妇在一起,也可能说:Take it on us.)
4. I am from Missouri.
这句话有时后面要加一句:「I need to be shown.」或「You have got to show me.」,美式英语培训意思是 Missouri 州的人很固执 (stubborn),不太信任别人,一定要人家「证明一下」(prove it to me),所以密苏里州也被称为「The Show Me State」。