标题: American Slang [打印本页] 作者: Lepapillon0311 时间: 2006-1-23 13:03 标题: American Slang [music]http://mlls.englishvod.net/jasinda/media/text/20030904151527247/textmedia/20040306172521687.mp3[/music]
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<br>Above is a good song
<br>Hope u'll like it
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<br>American Slang
<br>1. clock in 打卡
<br>Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid.
<br>别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
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<br>2. come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
<br>Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her.
<br>Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
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<br>3. come easily 易如反掌
<br>Languages come easily to some people.
<br>语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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<br>4. don't have a cow别大惊小怪
<br>Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages.
<br>别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。
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<br>5. push around 欺骗
<br>Don't try to push me around!
<br>别想耍我
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<br>美国口语俚语（2）\r<br>1. keep one's shirt on保持冷静
<br>Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks.
<br>保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。
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<br>2. cool it冷静一点
<br>Cool it. You are making me mad.
<br>冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。\r<br>
<br>3. joy ride兜风
<br>Let's go for a joy ride.
<br>让我们去兜兜风。
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<br>4. rap说唱乐
<br>Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.
<br>你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。
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<br>5. red-letter day大日子
<br>This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client.
<br>今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。\r<br>
<br>美国口语俚语（3）\r<br>1. go up in smoke成为泡影
<br>Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
<br>办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。
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<br>2. hit the road上路
<br>We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home.
<br>我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
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<br>3. shape up表现良好，乖
<br>You’d better shape up if you want to stay on.
<br>如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
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<br>4. scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了
<br>Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
<br>不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
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<br>5. pull strings运用关系 （源于“拉木偶的线”）
<br>He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
<br>他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。\r<br>
<br>美国口语俚语（4）\r<br>1. come again 再说一遍
<br>Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said.
<br>再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。\r<br>
<br>2. come clean 全盘托出，招供
<br>The criminal decided to come clean.
<br>罪犯决定供出事实。
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<br>3. spring for 请客
<br>Let me spring for dinner.
<br>我来请客吃饭吧。
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<br>4. spill the beans 泄漏秘密
<br>Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret.
<br>别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
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<br>5. stick in the mud 保守的人
<br>Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything
<br>new.
<br>Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。\r<br>
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<br>美国口语俚语（5）\r<br>1. john厕所
<br>I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car.
<br>我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。
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<br>2. keep in line管束
<br>He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.
<br>他太野了，要好好管束一下。
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<br>3. jump the gun草率行事
<br>Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.
<br>不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。\r<br>
<br>4. jump to conclusion妄下结论
<br>Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first.
<br>不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。
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<br>5. lemon次
<br>This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.
<br>这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！
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