美国英语口语俚语(11)
美国英语口语俚语(11)
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 1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 2 one’s nose into something多管闲事
Gladys is always poking 3 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。
6.beats me我不知道
Beats me. We haven’t learned that.
我不知道。我们还没学过那个。
7.beat it走开
Beat it! I’m busy right now.
走开！我现在正忙着。
8.beat a dead horse白费口舌，白费力气
I’ve already made up my mind. There’s no sense beating a dead horse.
我已经下了决心，不要再白费口舌了。
9.John Hancock签名
Put your John Hancock right here.
请在这里签名。
10.keep it under raps保密
Don’t tell anyone about the party. Let’s just keep it under eraps.
不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人。这件事情不要泄漏出去。
- We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
- Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。