地道口语

阿邱

想说一口流利的英语吗？只用一些简单词汇如何能显示你的才能，地道美语让你的英语“更上一层楼”。 see things in black and white 把什么问题看的过于简单,刻板 Eg: I'm seeing things in black and white , you're either with us or against us. 我把一切都看清楚了，要么你站在我这边，要么就反对我。 Eg : You have to stop seeing things in black and white, there are many ways to look at a situation.   你不应该如此简单的看待问题，因为有许多方法的。 save the day 拯救...的一天;帮....很大的忙(引申)力挽狂澜 例：Our team was losing the game until Duren scored 3 goals in a row ! I saved the day. 直到duran连进仨球力挽狂澜，我们队才不至于输掉比赛。 all talk 光说不做 例：You're all talk , There's no way you got five girls phone numbers tonight . 嘿！你在吹牛呢。 今晚你不可能弄到5个女孩子的电话号码。 You think you can beat me at tennis ? You're all talk , I've seen you play , and I can beat you playing with my left hand. 你认为能在网球比赛中击败我。你简直是吹牛。我看过你的比赛，我能用左手击败你！ give sth a shot 尝试 例：I'm not sure If I'll be able to help you with your homework , but I 'll give it a shot . 我不能确定能否帮助你写家庭作业。但是我会去试试的。 You're not really qualified for this job , but I like you ,so I'll give you a shot . 你不是很胜任这项工作。可我喜欢你。所以我会给你这个机会的。 ugly display 行为恶劣 例：Can you believe the ugly display, he put on at the dinner party last night? He kept saying the food was bad. 你能相信昨晚他在餐会上的劣行吗？他一直在抱怨菜的质量。 kick yourself 自责 例：I know you're upset about failing that test, but stop kicking yourself , you tried your best. 我知道你在为考试失利而难过，但是你别再自责了。因为你已经尽力了。 think twice 仔细考虑 ,再三考虑 他企图让我们再三考虑放过他。 I took the job as soon as they offered it , I didn't even think twice. 他们一给我提供了这个工作我就参加了，我都没加考虑。 itch to do something 迫不及待做...热切期望 例：Oh, man, I'm itching to get off work , I have a hot date tonight . 噢，先生。我已经迫不及待要下班了。今晚我有个很棒的约会啊！ pull something off 克服困难做成某事 例：I don't know how we're gonna pull this meeting off , we still don't have all the facts. 我真不知道我们该如何把会开下去。我们又没有任何数据。 leave somebody hanging 把....晾在一边,不理睬 例：Why didi you ignore me at the part last night? 昨晚你为什么忽略了我？ I can't believe you left me hanging . 我简直不能相信你能将我置之不理。 They never told me why they turned down my appointment they just left me hanging. 他们没对外婆解释为何拒绝我。他们只是把我晾在了一边。 play dumb 装傻 例：Stop playing dumb! I know you know who ate the last piece of cake . 别再装傻了！我知道你清楚是谁吃的最后一块蛋糕。 When the police get here, Let's play dumb, I don't want to get in trouble for something I didn't do. 警察来这时，咱们得装傻。我可不想卷入麻烦，我可什么都没做啊！ turn on the charm 施展,释放魅力 eg : If you want girl to like you. 如果你想让女孩喜欢你。 You'd better turn on the charm . 你就要施展你的魅力喽。 prank: 恶作剧 eg : We're hiding our teacher's bike from her . 我们把老师的自行车藏起来了。 It was a great prank ! 真是一个太棒的恶作剧啊！ She was looking for it for hours . 她已经找了好几个小时了. play a prank 恶作剧 Eg : You guys better stop playing those prank on your sister . 你们几个家伙最好别欺负你妹妹了！ bigger fish to fry 有更重要的事情要办 Eg : I can't waste my time in this dead end job . 我再也不想把时间僵在这工作上了。 I've got bigger fish to fry . 我要去办更有意义的事情。 Eg : I don't care if I get into BeiDa . 我不在乎是否被北大录取。 I've got bigger fish to fry . 我还有远大前程呢！ I'm going to UCCA . 我即将去南加洲了。 phase 一个人一生中必经阶段 例：I went through a phase in high school where I dyed my hair bright purple. 上高中时我经历了一个将头发染成紫色的阶段。 I'm in a phase of my life , when I really need to focus on my career . 我要历经生活中的必经阶段，那就是我必须要全身心投入到我的工作中。