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美国口语俚语精华(一)

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  托福考试中经常隐藏着很多俚语,这些俚语的意思很难从字面上猜测出来,如果考生在托福备考中没有准备,有可能就会误会俚语的深层含义。下面前程百利小编给大家总结了一些美国口语中常见的俚语,希望能给大家的学习带来帮助。

  clock in 打卡

  Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡,否则领不到钱。

  come on to 对...轻薄;吃豆腐

  Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。

  come easily 易如反掌

  Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。

  don't have a cow 别大惊小怪

  Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的!我会赔偿损失的。

  push around 欺骗

  Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我!

  keep one's shirt on 保持冷静

  Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。

  cool it 冷静一点

  Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。

  joy ride 兜风

  Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。

  rap 说唱乐

  Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜欢说唱音乐吗?我听不太懂其中的歌词。

  red-letter day 大日子

  This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 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。

  go up in smoke 成为泡影

  Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题,peter的假期泡汤了。

  hit the road 上路

  We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧?到家的两个小时呢!

  shape up 表现良好,乖

  You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了

  Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。

  pull strings 运用关系(源于“拉木偶的线”) He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。

  come again 再说一遍

  Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗?你刚说的话我不明白。

  come clean 全盘托出,招供

  The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。

  以上就是小编给大家收集的一部分美国口语常见俚语,希望对大家有所帮助。有关托福词汇的更多内容,请关注前程百利托福考试栏目。
 

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