美国人日常生活用语
1.Hold on等一下(日常生活中,人们不太用wait a minute)如果两人辩说,打骂,抬杠,你要别人"打住",可以说,hold it right there. 在打电话期间需要对方稍等也可以这样说。Hold on, I’ll find a pen .
2.I hate his guts.我最讨厌他。也有说I hate him guts . Guts是肠子,相当于"恨到骨髓"的意思。Guts也有胆子的意思。He doesn't have many guts.他是个胆小鬼。
3.Nuts,果仁,核,为复数时,意为"疯子",He is nuts。他有神经病。He went nuts and killed a guy.他发狂了,结果杀了一个人。You are driving me nuts.你真是要把我逼疯。a tough nut to crack,一项艰难的使命,一个难解之题Today’s test is really a tough to crack . 今天的考试简直太难了!
4.How is everything?(还好吗?)I am just stuck in a rut, doing the same things every day. I wish I could do something different.(烦死了,每一天都是干同样的活,我真想换个活法。) rut日常的,每一天都如此,get in a rut,日复一日,天天如此.
5.I have totally sold out to your idea.我100%地附和你的意见。类似的话还有If you are not careful enough ,you will buy into his bad idea.如果你不小心的话,你就会采纳他的这馊主张。
6.I am just ecstatic about going to visit you soon.马上要见你,我开心死了。Ecstatic狂喜的,欣喜若狂的
7.A dap and dip打个照面,露下脸就走。
Matt:Are we going to John’s party?咱们去约翰的聚会吗?
Darryl:Yeah, but I don’t want to stay long ,so let's make it a dap and dip.那就去吧,不过我可不想多待,顶多就打个照面就走人。
8.I would like to get a job within couching distance.我想找个不需要走路就可以上班的工作。Couching distance,沙发距离,就是坐在沙发上不起身也能够得着。这是那种couch potato喜欢做的美梦。
9.Yukky难吃,说这个词时还要做一个难吃的表情。Where did you get this food? It was Yukky.你从哪买了这吃的?那么难吃。
10.Yukky相反的词是yummy,好吃极了。说这个词时,要不然就把音拖一下,要不然说它两次,表示你真的喜欢主人做的这道菜。