2010/09/22

常用英語口語,俚語集錦


Go on. 
不要這個樣子啦! 
原句:Don't be like that. 

It's all Greek to me. 
我全不懂。 
原句:I don't understand. 

I've had it. 
糟了(吃飽了)。 
原句:I've had enough. 

I'm hard up. 
我經濟很困難。 
原句:I don't have money. 

He's having a hard time. 
他的處境不好。 
原句:He's in trouble. 

Do to hell! 
滾蛋! 
原句: Go away. 

It's a hit. 
這件事很受人歡迎。 
原句:It's very popular. 

He's in hot water. 
他在水深火熱中。 
原句: He is in deep trouble. 

So, you finally broke the ice. 
你終于打破了僵局。 
原句:So,you finally broke through. 

What's in it for me? 
我有什麼好處? 
原句: What's my share? 

He is in a jam. 
他可糟了。 
原句: He is in great trouble. 

Don't jump on me. 
不要跟我發火。 
原句: Don't be angry at me. 

It's a lot of junks. 
這都是一些鬼東西。 
原句: It's a lot of garbage. 

I got a big kick out of it. 
這件事真令我開心。 
原句: It makes me laugh. 

What the kick back for me? 
我有回扣拿嗎? 
原句: What's my cut under the table? 

He kicked the bucket. 
他已經歸天。 
原句: He died. 

Are you kidding? 
你是不是開玩笑? 
原句: Are you joking? 

Oh! you are killing me! 
笑死人了。 
原句:It's really funny. 

Knock it off. 
不要這個樣子。 
原句:Don't be like that. 

Stop pulling my leg. 
不要開我玩笑了。 
原句:Don't make fun of me. 

You are out of line. 
你太過份了。 
原句: You are over doing it. 

Please bring me up to date. 
把最近的情形告訴我。 
原句: Please give me the latest information
Nuts! 
胡說! 
原句:Nonsense! 

It's on the house. 
這是免費的。 
原句: It's free. 

He is an operator. (here it means a thief,a swindler,ect.) 
他是一個老滑頭。 
原句:He is a swindler. 

Don't panic. 
不要慌啊! 
原句:Don't be nervous. 

He passed out. 
他已經昏倒了! 
原句: He fainted. 

To me it is just peanuts. 
對我來講,這太不值得了。 
原句: It's nothing to me. 

He is a phoney. 
他是一個騙子。 
原句: He is fake. 

Pick me up at seven tonight. 
今天晚上七點鍾你來接我。 
原句:Come and get me at seven tonight. 

He was put on the spot. 
他已經給人打死了。 
原句:He was killed. 

He puts up a good show. 
他的表現很好。 
原句:He behaves himself well. 

I can't put up with you any longer. 
我不能再忍耐了。 
原句: I can't stand you any longer. 

Let's call it quits. 
我們算了吧! 
原句: Let's forget the whole thing. 

He was taken for a ride. 
他受騙了。 
原句:He was fooled. 

Let it ride. 
讓他去吧! 
原句: Keep it as it is. 

I'm running this shop. 
我管理這個鋪子。 
原句:I'm the owner of the shop. 

Time is running out. 
時間不多了。 
原句: There is not much time. 

He got the sack. 
他被開除了。 
原句:He was fired. 

Says who? 
誰說的?我不同意。 
原句:I don't agree. 

Let's have a show down with John. 
我們跟約翰攤牌。 
原句:Let's tell Tom the truth. 

What's up your sleeves? 
你變的是什麼戲法? 
原句: What do you have in mind? 

I am only a small potato. 
我只是一個小角色。 
原句: I'm nobody. 

John Lee is a some-body, although be was a nobody two years ago. 
李約翰現在已是名人,雖然兩年前是默默無聞的. 
原句: John Lee is a very important man, although he was a 
nobody two years ago. 

He is now in the soup. 
他現在糟糕了。 
原句: He is now in great trouble. 

Keep stalling him. 
繼續拖延他吧。 
原句: Keep brushing him off. 

Jack was all steamed up. 
傑克非常沖動。 
原句: Jack was furious. 

I'm having a swell time. 
我玩得很開心 。 
原句:I'm having a wonderful time. 

I was taken in. 
我受騙了。 
原句: I was cheated. 

Tell it to the marines. 
我不會相信的。 
原句:I don't believe. 

That's it. 
不錯,就是這樣。 
原句:That's the whole story. 

There you go again. 
啊呀!你又來了! 
原句:No, not again. 

What's up? 
有什麼好新聞? 
原句: What's going on? 

What are you up to? 
你又搞什麼鬼? 
原句: What do you intend to do now? 
I'm on the wagon. 
我戒酒了。 
原句: I quit drinking. 

Walls have ears. 
隔牆有耳。 
原句: Keep your voice down. 

Still water runs deep. 
大智若愚。 
原句:A wise man playing a fool. 

What do you say? 
你的意思怎麼樣? 
原句: What do you think? 

So what? 
那又怎麼樣? 
原句: What can you do about it? 

What's up? 
有什麼事情嗎? 
原句: Anything happen? 

What's new? 
有什麼新聞嗎? 
原句: Any new developments? 

You'd better wise up. 
放聰明點。 
原句:You'd better do as I say. 
1.clock in 打卡 
Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 
別忘了打卡,否則領不到錢。 
2.come on to 對...輕薄;吃豆腐 
Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. 
Tanya在Bill對她輕薄之後打了他一巴掌。 
3.come easily 易如反掌 
Languages come easily to some people. 
語言學習對有些人來說易如反掌。 
4.don't have a cow別大驚小怪 
Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 
別大驚小怪的!我會賠償損失的。 
5.push around 欺騙 
Don't try to push me around! 
別想耍我! 


 
1.keep one's shirt on保持冷靜 
 Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the   
 way he talks. 
 保持冷靜。那只是他說話的慣常方式,他並非有意要冒犯你。 
2.cool it冷靜一點 
 Cool it. You are making me mad. 
 冷靜一點。你快把我逼瘋了。 
3.joy ride兜風 
 Let's go for a joy ride. 
 讓我們去兜兜風。 
4.rap說唱樂 
 Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 
 你喜歡說唱音樂嗎?我聽不太懂其中的歌詞。 
5.red-letter day大日子 
 This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very     
 important client. 
 今天是susan的大日子。她和一個非常重要的客戶做成了第一筆生意。 

1.go up in smoke成為泡影 
Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 
辦公室出了問題,peter的假期泡湯了。 
2.hit the road上路 
We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 
我們可能該上路了吧?到家的兩個小時呢! 
3.shape up表現良好,乖 
You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 
如果你還想留下來的話最好乖一點兒。 
4.scare the sh*t out of someone嚇死某人了 
Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the sh*t out of me. 
不要那樣從後面突然嚇我。你嚇死我了。 
5.pull strings運用關系 (源于“拉木偶的線”) 
He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 
他運用關系替我們拿到音樂會前排的位子。 

 
1.come again 再說一遍 
 Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 
 再說一遍好嗎?你剛說的話我不明白。 
2.come clean 全盤托出,招供 
 The criminal decided to come clean. 
 罪犯決定供出事實。 
3.spring for 請客 
 Let me spring for dinner. 
 我來請客吃飯吧。 
4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密 
 Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 
 別說漏了嘴,這可是個秘密哦! 
5.stick in the mud 保守的人 
 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything 
 new. 
 Cathy真保守,她從不想嘗試新事物。 

1.john廁所 
 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 
 我要去廁所。在車裏等我一下。 
2.keep in line管束 
He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 
他太野了,要好好管束一下。 
3.jump the gun草率行事 
Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 
不要草率行事。我們應該耐心等一會兒。 
4.jump to conclusion妄下結論 
Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 
不要妄下結論,先把事情搞清楚。 
5.lemon次 
This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times. 
這輛車真次,已經壞了四次了! 



1.fishy 可疑的 
 His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true. 
 他的故事聽起來可疑。我們應該看看到底是不是真的。 
2.flip out 樂死了 
 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 
 我告訴克裏斯我們贏了比賽時,他樂歪了。 
3.fix someone up 撮合某人 
 I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them 
 up. (Haha,just kidding:) 
 我想習習和macaulay會是理想的一對,我們來撮合他們吧。(呵,開個玩 
 笑,習習和macaulay不會生氣吧?:) 
4.take a shine to 有好感 
 He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to 
 right away. 
 他真的喜歡你。他很少對人一見面就有好感的。 
5.third wheel 累贅,電燈泡 
 You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel. 
 你們兩個去好了,我不想當電燈泡。 
 
1.ripoff 騙人的東西 
What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn't work! 
真是個騙人貨!我買的新車啟動不了! 
2.rock the boat 找麻煩 
Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 
別找麻煩了,事情這樣就夠好了。 
3.blow it 搞砸了,弄壞了 
I blew it on that last exam. 
我上次考試靠砸了。 
4.in hot water 有麻煩 
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 
近段時間他跟女友的關系有點僵。 
5.put one's foot in one's mouth 禍從口出 
Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for 
putting his foot in his mouth. 
沃力盡說這種蠢話。他真有惹是生非的本事。 


 
1.flop (表演、電影等)不賣座,失敗 
The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it. 
這部電影賣座率奇低,沒有人去看。 
2.drop in/by/over 隨時造訪 
Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the 
company. 
歡迎隨時來坐坐。我通常在家,也喜歡游人做伴。 
3.drop a line 寫信 
Drop me a line! 給我寫信! 
4.duck 躲閃,突然低下頭 
Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table 
so he won't hit his head. 
提醒小波比爬到桌下時要低頭才不會受傷。 
5.go with the flow 隨從大家的意見 
Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 
沙倫是個隨和的人。人家怎麼說,她就怎麼做。   


1.act up 胡鬧,出毛病 
 The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 
 老師一離開教室,孩子們就鬧起來了。 
2.ad lib 即興而作,隨口編 
 The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 
  那個喜劇演員大多是即興表演。 
3.blah-blah-blah 說個不停 
 All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 
 她整夜說個不停。 
4.hit it off 投緣,一見如故 
 They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 
 他們一見面就很投緣,從此成了好朋友。 
5.zit 青春痘 
 Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit 
 on my face? 
 為什麼每次我有重要約會時,臉上都會冒出一個很大的青春痘呢? 

1.put someone on the spot 讓某人為難 
Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you           
confidential information. 
別這樣讓我為難,你知道我不能給你機密資料的。 
2.racket 非法行業,掛羊頭賣狗肉 
The police are determined to break up the racket. 
警方決定打擊這個非法行業。 
3.have it good 享受得很 
She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 
她真是享受得很,大家都依著他。 
4.don't knock it 不要太挑剔 
Don;t knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so 
well. 
別挑剔了!你未必可以找到另外一個待遇這麼好的工作! 
5.pig out 狼吞虎咽 
We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 
我們大吃薯條和曲奇,吃到肚子撐到痛為止。 

 
1.down in the dumps垂頭喪氣 
The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the 
championship game. 
球員輸掉決賽哪一場後個個垂頭喪氣。 
2.horse around嬉鬧 
We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work. 
我們鬧夠了,該去工作了。 
3.pass something up放棄某事物 
You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once 
in a lifetime. 
你不可錯過這個工作。這種機會一輩子才有一次。 
4.go whole hog全力以赴 
She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party. 
她全心全力籌辦新年晚會。 
5.shoo-in長勝將軍 
There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in. 
他不會輸的,他是位長勝將軍。 

 
1.get the ball rolling開始 
Let's get the ball rolling.讓我們開始吧。 
2.get on the ball用心做 
If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet 
the deadline. 
如果你還想要你的那份工作,你最好用心做,趕上最後期限! 
3.lady-killer帥哥 
He's a real lady-killer. 他是個不折不扣的帥哥。 
4.lay off停止,解雇 
Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! 
別再講了!我不需要你告訴我怎麼去做! 
5.knock it off=cut it off停止 
Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 
別吵了!我正想睡覺呢! 

1.have a passion for鍾愛 
I have a passion for blue dresses. 
我鍾愛藍色的衣服。 
2.pep talk打氣,鼓勵的話 
The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory. 
教練在半場時候給球員們打起,希望將他們引上勝利之途。 
3.pick someone’s brains請教某人 
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? 
我對醫學術語一無所知。你在這方面如此在行,我能不能請教你一下? 
4.pass out醉到了 
He passed out after three beers. 
喝了三杯啤酒後他就醉倒了。 
5.way back好久以前 
We’ve been friends since way back. 
我們老早就是好朋友了。 

1.hit someone with a problem讓某人面對問題 
I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who else to turn to. 
  很抱歉把這個問題拋給你,我不知道還可以找誰求助。 
2.have it bad for狂戀 
He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas. 
他狂戀著她,而她卻不知道。 
3.hung over宿醉未醒 
Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night. 
別吵醒他,他宿醉仍未醒。 
4. has-been過時的人或物 
Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more. 
麗莎已經過時了。沒人會再雇傭她。 
4.have a bone to pick with有賬要算 
I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 
我有賬跟你算。你向我借的十五美金還沒還呢! 



1.let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 
 I won't let the cat out of the bag. 
 我不會泄漏秘密的。 
2.in the market for 想買,積極物色 
 People are always in the market for something new and different. 
 人們總想買點新奇的且與眾不同的東西。 
3.meddle in 幹涉,攪和 
 Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life. 
 哈羅德要求老板別再幹涉他的私生活。 
4.screw loose脫線,神經不對頭 
 Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; he's acting really strangely. 
 Bill一定是哪根筋不對,他的行動真奇怪。 
5.sell someone on 以...說服某人 
 She sold me on her idea. I think it will work. 
 她用她的看法說服了我,我想那行得通。 

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