美国俚语（二）
美国口语俚语（11） <BR>1. down in the dumps垂头丧气 <BR>The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the <BR>championship game. <BR>球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。 <BR>2. horse around嬉闹 <BR>We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work. <BR>我们闹够了，该去工作了。 <BR>3. pass something up放弃某事物 <BR>You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once <BR>in a lifetime. <BR>你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。 <BR>4. go whole hog全力以赴 <BR>She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party. <BR>她全心全力筹办新年晚会。 <BR>5. shoo-in长胜将军 <BR>There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in. <BR>他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。 <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（12） <BR>1. get the ball rolling开始 <BR>Let's get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。 <BR>2. get on the ball用心做 <BR>If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet <BR>the deadline. <BR>如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！ <BR>3. lady-killer帅哥 <BR>He's a real lady-killer. <BR>他是个不折不扣的帅哥。 <BR>4. lay off停止，解雇 <BR>Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! <BR>别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！ <BR>5. knock it off=cut it off停止 <BR>Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. <BR>别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！ <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（13） <BR>1. have a passion for钟爱 <BR>I have a passion for blue dresses. <BR>我钟爱蓝色的衣服。 <BR>2. pep talk打气，鼓励的话 <BR>The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory. <BR>教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。 <BR>3. pick someone’s brains请教某人 <BR>I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area? <BR>我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？ <BR>4. pass out醉到了 <BR>He passed out after three beers. <BR>喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。 <BR>5. way back好久以前 <BR>We’ve been friends since way back. <BR>我们老早就是好朋友了。 <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（14） <BR>1. hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题 <BR>I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who else to turn to. <BR>很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。 <BR>2. have it bad for狂恋 <BR>He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas. <BR>他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。 <BR>3. hung over宿醉未醒 <BR>Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night. <BR>别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。 <BR>4． has-been过时的人或物 <BR>Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more. <BR>丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。 <BR>4. have a bone to pick with有账要算 <BR>I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. <BR>我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！ <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（15） <BR>1. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 <BR>I won't let the cat out of the bag. <BR>我不会泄漏秘密的。 <BR>2. in the market for 想买，积极物色 <BR>People are always in the market for something new and different. <BR>人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。 <BR>3. meddle in 干涉，搅和 <BR>Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life. <BR>哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。 <BR>4. screw loose脱线，神经不对头 <BR>Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; he's acting really strangely. <BR>Bill一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪。 <BR>5. sell someone on 以...说服某人 <BR>She sold me on her idea. I think it will work. <BR>她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。 <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（16） <BR>1. hang in there忍耐一下 <BR>Hang in there. Things will look up soon. <BR>忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。 <BR>2. hands-off无为而治，顺其自然 <BR>He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising his children. <BR>他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。 <BR>3. gag me with a spoon我快吐了 <BR>Gag me with a spoon! Please don’t tell me such disgusting stories any more. <BR>我快吐了！请别再说这么恶心的故事了。 <BR>4. get a move on赶快 <BR>Get a move on. You can’t park your car here. <BR>赶快！你不能在这儿停车。 <BR>5. cook up想出 <BR>He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday. <BR>他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。 （呵，女人心中的好丈夫！） <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（17） <BR>1. roll with the punches逆来顺受 <BR>You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business. <BR>如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，就得逆来顺受。 <BR>2. right off the bat立刻 <BR>I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat. <BR>我正准备和他大打一场，但是他马上就投降了。 <BR>3. get one’s feet wet参与，开始做 <BR>It’s not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or dancing. <BR>单单写作对你不好。你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈。 <BR>4. get after盯着，责备 <BR>Ann’s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes. <BR>安的妈妈盯着她，要她把衣服挂好。 <BR>5. pan out成功，奏效 <BR>Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars. <BR>这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了1，000美元。 <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（18） <BR>1. screw someone over欺负某人 <BR>After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that? <BR>爱丽斯工作了十年之后，无缘无故被炒鱿鱼。他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢？ <BR>2. down to the wire等到最后一刻才开始做事 <BR>Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that. <BR>彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事。我从不想他那样等到最后一刻才开始干。 <BR>3. buck抗拒 <BR>You can’t buck the system. <BR>你无法抗拒整个制度。 <BR>4. blockhead笨蛋 <BR>Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one. <BR>阿诺德是我见过的最笨的人。 <BR>5. blow the lid off揭发（丑闻） <BR>That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator’s illegal business deals. <BR>报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。 <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（19） <BR>1. round up集合 <BR>Round everybody up. It’s time for our business meeting. <BR>叫大家集合，开会时间到了。 <BR>2. put someone up留宿某人 <BR>I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people. <BR>你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。 <BR>3. take care of business负责 <BR>Who’s going to take care of business while I am away? <BR>我不在的时候谁负责？ <BR>4. take out on拿…出气 <BR>Don’t take your frustrations out on me. <BR>别把气出在我身上。 <BR>5. hot stuff大人物 <BR>He thinks he’s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks he’s a jerk. <BR>他自以为了不得，但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。 <BR><BR>美国口语俚语（20） <BR>1. nitty-gritty细节，基本情况 <BR>Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happens next. <BR>让我们来认真了解详细的情况，我想知道后来发生了什么。 <BR>2. no good很糟 <BR>This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out. <BR>这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。 <BR>3. have someone’s number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人 <BR>She dare not do anything to me, I have her number. <BR>她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。 <BR>4. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物 <BR>Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number. <BR>Tom认为Sherry是个尤物。 <BR>5. off the hook逃脱，溜掉，不受罚 <BR>I’ll let you off the hook this time, but don’t do that again. <BR>这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。 <BR> thank you. 先下，好好看看。 :loveliness: 我好喜欢哦，谢谢 ３ＱＬ
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