英美文化：老外发生的十大误会

你和老外沟通中闹过笑话或者误会吗?中西文化差异会造成两方人对某些事情的态度和做法的不同。加强沟通，彼此尊重，理解万岁。为了让你和老外轻松相处，这里总结出经常发生的10种误会

英美人天天都在说的4000句 107:let the cat out of the

[00:01]P：There's something about this thing I don't quite understand, Mr. Masry. [00:05]If PGE messed with our water, why would they bother say anything about it to us at all? [00:11]Why not just keep quiet about it? [00:13]E：To establish a statu

英美人天天都在说的4000句 90:have other (bigger) fis

[00:00]D：Sherman, Sherman, Sherman, in the end we know so little of each other, hmm? [00:04]Now, my friend, I've got bigger fish to fry. [00:06]S：Oh, yes, absolutely yes. [00:07]D：Harlan Hanley's offering that tiny trinket to save your entire r

英美人天天都在说的4000句 200:you haven’t even got

[00:00]C：In my business, it pays to have friends on the force... [00:04]You look white as a ghost, Roy. [00:06]I don't want you to pass out before you make your first payment. [00:08]First, first thing first, let's have the money you took from me.

英美人天天都在说的4000句 197:white lie

[00:00]B：Tell me something. [00:03]Are you stupid or something? [00:05]F：Stupid is as stupid does, sir. [00:07]F：That's what's left after me saying, [00:11]When I was in China on the All-American Ping Pong team I just loved playing with my Flex

英美人天天都在说的4000句 95:hot cakes

[00:01]L：It's 11:00 and people are leaving. This is a disaster! [00:04]J: It is? [00:06]L：Speaking of disasters, what is she doing here? [00:09]J：Who? [00:10]L：Sparkle's editor in chief, Trish Sackett. Headed our way. [00:15]T：Hi, girls. Ou

英美人天天都在说的4000句 161:shotgun wedding

[00:00]B: Say, fellas! Do any of you fellas know where Carl Smith is? [00:05]Ba: He took off in the middle of the night to get married. [00:08]Bb: Yeah, probably one step ahead of a shotgun． [00:11]B: Would you happen to know where he's getting mar

英美人天天都在说的4000句 140:pull the wool over...

[00:01]V：...Nobody, I mean nobody, pulls the wool over the eyes of a Gambini. [00:06]Especially this one. Give me the chance. [00:10]One chance. Let me question the first witness. [00:14]If, after that point, you don't think that I'm the best man f

英美人天天都在说的4000句 137:play sth. by ear

[00:04]L：Oh, shit! Thelma, we've got to pull over. [00:07]T：Alright. Shit! Shit! What do you wanna do? What should we do? [00:12]L：I don't know. I don't know. Oh, all right, we're just gonna play it by ear. [00:15]Maybe he doesn't know. Maybe h

英美人天天都在说的4000句 136:play ball

[00:01]B：I'm against it. We need some good drivers that can put this asshole and his money together. [00:06]A1：You're gonna roll with Agent Dunn here. [00:09]B：If I don't? [00:10]A2：Well, here's a list of the laws you broke in L. A...obstruct

英美人天天都在说的4000句 134:pick one’s brain

[00:01]C：You know, I, I probably wouldn't even tell you this if, if I weren't a little tipsy... but, [00:08]I'm in complete awe of you. [00:11]I mean, your firm is hands-down the Rolls Royce of local real estate firms. [00:18]Your personal sales re

英美人天天都在说的4000句 125:on the rebound

[00:00]T：I'm a pretty dangerous character. [00:02]S：I'm sorry. It's not up to me. [00:04]It's fake. It's all for you. The sky and the sea. Everything is a set! Truman, he's lying! [00:10]Get out of here. Come and find me. [00:12]T：Don't worry!

英美人天天都在说的4000句 123:on a silver platter

[00:08]D：Bud? ...What's going on? [00:19]B：Today was the b [00:25]ig crash. [00:22]Liquidation sale. He's gonna curve Bluestar into little pieces and sell it all off. Bastard. [00:32]I handed it to him on a silver platter. [00:35]D：Bud, it's no

英美人天天都在说的4000句 122:off the sauce

[00:06]N：I'm sorry, Beth. I got hung up in Stenson. [00:11]How long do we have to keep doing this? [00:13]B：As long as Internal Affairs wants you to, I suppose. Have a seat. [00:16]N：It's bullshit, OK? You know it is. [00:18]Beth：I know it is

英美人天天都在说的4000句 192:use your head

[00:00]M：we have traveled from Earth's future to Earth's past. [00:04]That is another reason for us to keep silent. [00:07]Apes, at this instant in time cannot yet talk. [00:12]For the moment, we should follow their example. [00:15]Z：And how in t

英语词汇分类：英美军衔

Army 陆军 Field Marshal 元帅 General 上将 Lieutenant General 中将 Major General 少将 Brigadier 准将 Colonel 上校 Lieutenant Colonel 中校 Major 少校 Captain 上尉 Lieutenant 中尉 S

英美人天天都在说的4000句 191:under the gun

[00:00]V：I'm the one that's under the gun. The trial starts tomorrow. [00:03]L：You wanna know what I'm nervous about? [00:04]I'll tell you what I'm nervous about. [00:06]I am in the dark here with this legal crap. [00:08]I have no idea what's goi

英美人天天都在说的4000句 190:turn in one’s grave

[00:01]S: Did you have to come here? [00:03]D: I had to hear from you. [00:04]S: You have no idea what you've put me through. [00:06]My mother died. [00:08]She's going on and on, saying how my grandmother would turn over in her grave. [00:11]D: You c

英美人天天都在说的4000句 178:that’s the way the..

[00:00]S：That's the way the cookie crumbles. [00:03]D：But this is so unfair! You're a better flight attendant than we'll ever be. [00:07]S：Thanks. I'll be fine. I've been thinking about quitting anyway. [00:13]T：Congratulations to Donna Jense

英美人天天都在说的4000句 176:take the rap

[00:01]G：But they're his family. What makes you think they'll fall for it? [00:04]Mr：They'll think he's Fester, their long-lost brother. [00:06]Mo：I hope so, Mr. Alford, for your sake. [00:09]It had better be. Now, get out! [00:12]G：This is i