美国口语俚语(转自旺旺论坛)(作者jennifer-jin)

小西天

一个一个加分太费劲，我就一块儿全加在一个帖子上了啊。
可惜，一次最多只能加 10 分。嘿嘿。

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美国口语俚语（ 15 ）
1.let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密
I won't let the cat out of the bag.
我不会泄漏秘密的。
2.in the market for 想买，积极物色
People are always in the market for something new and different.
人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。
3.meddle in 干涉，搅和
Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life.
哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。
4.screw loose 脱线，神经不对头
Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; he's acting really strangely.
Bill 一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪。
5.sell someone on 以 ... 说服某人
She sold me on her idea. I think it will work.
她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。

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美国口语俚语（ 16 ）
1.hang in there 忍耐一下
Hang in there. Things will look up soon.
忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。
2.hands-off 无为而治，顺其自然
He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising his children.
他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。
3.gag me with a spoon 我快吐了
Gag me with a spoon! Please don ’ t tell me such disgusting stories any more.
我快吐了！请别再说这么恶心的故事了。
4.get a move on 赶快
Get a move on. You can ’ t park your car here.
赶快！你不能在这儿停车。
5.cook up 想出
He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday.
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！）

小猪猪

如此兢兢业业，好感动！加分！

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美国口语俚语（ 17 ）

1.roll with the punches 逆来顺受
You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.
如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，就得逆来顺受。

2.right off the bat 立刻
I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat.
我正准备和他大打一场，但是他马上就投降了。

3.get one ’ s feet wet 参与，开始做
It ’ s not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or dancing.
单单写作对你不好。你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈。

4.get after 盯着，责备
Ann ’ s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes.
安的妈妈盯着她，要她把衣服挂好。

5.pan out 成功，奏效
Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.
这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了 1 ， 000 美元。

blueice2001

真好！ :O
我已经把他们都 SAVE 下来了，赶明儿我要去和老板沟通一下，看看他能不能明白我？
不过还有 18 ， 19... 什么的，麻烦图书你继续贴上来，多多学习总是好的。

江南

你准备和老板说什么？
“ He passed out after three beers.
喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。 ”  ？

“ 5.pan out 成功，奏效
Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.
这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了 1 ， 000 美元。”？
还是“ 3.meddle in 干涉，搅和
Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life.
哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。 ”？？？？     

blueice2001

最初由 [ 江南 ] 发布
你准备和老板说什么？
“ He passed out after three beers.
喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。 ”  ？

“ 5.pan out 成功，奏效
Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.
这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了 1 ， 000 美元。”？
还是“ 3.meddle in 干涉，搅和
Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life.
哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。 ”？？？？     


你小子在忙些什么？整天神神秘秘的？
赶明儿和老板吃了年夜饭，再向你汇报我的学习成果。 :p

蝶衣

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美国口语俚语（ 18 ）

1.screw someone over 欺负某人
After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that?
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？

2.down to the wire 等到最后一刻才开始做事
Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that.
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。

3.buck 抗拒
You can ’ t buck the system.
你无法抗拒整个制度。

4.blockhead 笨蛋
Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.
阿诺德是我见过的最笨的人。

5.blow the lid off 揭发（丑闻）
That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator ’ s illegal business deals.
报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。

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美国口语俚语（ 19 ）

1.round up 集合
Round everybody up. It ’ s time for our business meeting.
叫大家集合，开会时间到了。

2.put someone up 留宿某人
I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people.
你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。

3.take care of business 负责
Who ’ s going to take care of business while I am away?
我不在的时候谁负责？

4.take out on 拿…出气
Don ’ t take your frustrations out on me.
别把气出在我身上。

5.hot stuff 大人物
He thinks he ’ s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks he ’ s a jerk.
他自以为了不得，但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。

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美国口语俚语（ 20 ）

1.nitty-gritty 细节，基本情况
Let ’ s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happens next.
让我们来认真了解详细的情况，我想知道后来发生了什么。

2 ． no good 很糟
This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out.
这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。

3.have someone ’ s number 清楚某人的底细，看穿某人
She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.
她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。

4.hot number 新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物
Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.
Tom 认为 Sherry 是个尤物。

5.off the hook 逃脱，溜掉，不受罚
I ’ ll let you off the hook this time, but don ’ t do that again.
这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。

blueice2001

真佩服图书兢兢业业的发布资料。 :smile:
顺便问一下，还有多少篇？  :rolleyes:

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我手头有 50 篇，好像还没完

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美国口语俚语（ 21 ）

1.hunky-dory 没问题
Everything here is hunky-dory. Don ’ t worry.
别担心，这里一切都没问题。

2.I kid you not 我不骗你
I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand.
我不骗你。我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。

3. pop one ’ s cork 大发脾气
I ’ ve never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought she was a very laid-back person.
我从来没见过 Teresa 发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。

4.poke one ’ s nose into something 多管闲事
Gladys is always poking her nose into other people ’ s business. I don ’ t see how she has time to take care of her own affairs.
格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事，我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事。

5.pull a fast one 欺骗
He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it.
他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了。