时间:2019-02-21 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

   1. XYZ 检查你的拉链


  Hey, man. XYZ. 老兄啊! 检查一下你的拉链吧。
  "XYZ" 是 "Check your zipper 1." 的意思。美国填表中的选项多用打"X"来表示。这个选项的动作就叫"Check",也就是XYZ 中的X。Y 代表Your,Z代表Zipper .
  2. kiss ass 2 拍马屁
  A: Mary, I’m sorry for cheating on you before. Do you see any chance that we can get back together? Mary,我真的很抱歉对你不忠。你看我们可不可能重修旧好呢?
  B: I don’t know, but you can kiss my ass. 不知道,不过你可以拍我马屁,讨好我试试。
  3. kick ass 了不起
  A: Wow, you fixed 3 my computer in less than 10 minutes. You’re good. 哇! 你不到十分钟就把我的计算机修好了! 你真棒!
  B: Yep. I just kick ass. 是的! 我就是了不起!
  "kick ass" 除了字面意“踢屁股”外,还有“了不起、打败”的意思。当“踢屁股”讲时,比如某人放你鸽子,你很生气,就可以说"I’m going to kick his ass." (我得踢他的屁股)。当“了不起”讲时,就像上面例句一样用。
  "kick ass" 还可作“打败某人的意思”。比如某人一向在某方面比你强,但终于有一天你比他厉害了,你就可以说"Hahaha...I kicked your ass."。觉得 "ass" 太难听的人,也可以用 "butt 4" 代替! 不管ass还是butt都是屁股的意思,只不过butt比较正式一些。
  4. click (两人)合得来
  I really like talking to her. I think we two really click. 我很喜欢和她说话。我觉得我们两个蛮合得来的。
  click 不一定只用在异性之间。朋友之间也可以使用。
  5. Say cheese. (照相时)笑一个
  美国人照相时喜欢露齿而笑,如果是“抿嘴”笑的话,很可能是因为他觉得自己的牙齿长得不好或黄黄的(当然也不是绝对如此)。试着讲 "cheese" 这个字,你的牙齿是不是露出来了呢? 这跟中国人在照相时说“茄子”真是有异曲同工之妙呢。
  6. catch some Zs 小睡一下
  A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs. 抱歉! 我想小睡一下。
  B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head. 我以为你才刚睡醒。瞌睡虫。
  漫画里的人睡觉,不是都画"Z,Z,Z..."来表示吗? 这里的 "catch some Zs" 就是这么演变而来的。"I have to catch some Zs." 也可以说成"I have to take a nap." 或 "I need to snooze."。
  7. Oh, boy! 乖乖! 唉呀! 真是!
  A: Guess what? We first got a flat tire, and now my cell phone is dead. 你猜怎么了? 先是我们的车胎爆了,而后我的手机又没电了。
  B: Oh, boy! 唉!
  "Oh, boy!"是美国人用的一种感叹表示词句。不必问他们为什么不说 "Oh, girl" 或者别的,因为这么用就是一种习惯,大家都不知道原因。
  8. all set 一切准备妥当
  A. Is my car ready yet? 我的车好了吗?
  B: Yep! We just need to get this paper work done and you’ll be all set. 是的! 我们只要把这份证明填好,一切就都准备妥当了!
  一次到修车厂提车,付完修车费后,老板就说"O.K. You’re all set."。有时你到超市买东西,买完要付帐时,店员也会对你说"Are you all set?"。意思是问你是否想买的东西都找到了。
  9. dirty work 卑鄙的工作; 讨厌的工作
  A: All right. You go ahead and sign this paper and I’ll do the dirty work. 好吧! 你就把这个签了,剩下来的讨厌工作就交给我了。
  B: Sounds good to me. 听起来不错!
  "dirty work" 指的是一些没人愿意做的扮坏人的事。举个例子:有个人朋友遇人不淑,室友出去旅行一去不回,不打电话,也不付他该付的房租。三个月后这个人气炸了,就向房东提出要另??后把他室友的东西搬到别的地方去了。这个房东做的就是这里说的 "dirty work" 。
  10. cop 警察
  A: Oh! No. My TV and stereo are gone. Who did this? 噢! 不! 我的电视和音响都不见了。谁干的?
  B: I’ve already called 911. The cops should be here any time. 我已经报警了。警察应该随时会来。
  美国人在口语里很少用 "policeman" 来表示“警察”。这里报警的电话号码是 "911" 。有时候,美国人也用 "911" 来表示“紧急的事”。
  11. spooky 玄; 可怕
  A: I had a dream last night that Keith and I had a big argument. This morning he came in wearing the same clothes he had on in my dream! 我昨晚梦见我和 Keith 大吵了一顿。今天早上,他穿着和他昨晚在我梦里穿的一样的衣服进来。
  B: That’s spooky! 真玄!
  "spooky" 就是一些所谓的鬼怪、太凑巧而令人觉得“恐怖”的意思。
  12. My hands are tied 我无能为力
  A: Mr. Chapman, can I hand in my homework next time. I left it at home. Chapman 先生,我能不能下次再交作业呢? 我把功课忘在家里了。
  B: All of the scores must be given to the office by Friday, so you must have your homework today. It is a school rule and there is nothing I can do. My hands are tied!. 所有的分数都必须在礼拜五前交到办公室,所以你今天必须交作业。这是学校的规定,我无能为力。
  "My hands are tied." 并不是真正的“手被绑起来”的意思,而是指“没办法”的意思。好比电话响了,你很忙不能接,也可以说"Can you get it? My hands are tied." (我很忙,你能接一下吗?")

n.拉链;v.拉上拉链
  • The zipper is red.这条拉链是红色的。
  • The zipper is a wonderful invention.拉链是个了不起的发明。
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
  • The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
  • He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
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