英语的口语化表达

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,2015/3/24,#,English colloquial expression,英语的口语化表达,1.hang out here,呆在这,这是一个俚语。朋友之间相处，像剧中一群好友一样一齐和咖啡，一起在,Monica,家聊天，就是,hang out,。,2.be for the best,表示“（某件事情）可能并不像看上去那么糟，也许会出现转机，向好的方面发展”。,这是一个极其口语化的表达。如：,I know its hard for you to leave him,but its for the best.,我知道让你离开他很难，但或许这对你们是最好的,。,3.all over sb.,（十分）喜欢，（恨不得）往身上贴,剧中,Chandler,对,Monica,说“,Phoebe is all over me”,，表示“喜欢得不得了，恨不得扑上去贴着”，也可以说“,have a crush on sb,。如：,Im all over you.(=I have a crush on you.),我对你非常地着迷。,4.let the cat out of the bag,真相大白，秘密泄露,Tomorrow we are going to have a surprise party for Tom.Please dont let the cat out of the bag.,明天我们打算给汤姆举办一个惊喜派对，请不要泄露这个秘密。,5.on the grapevine(,通过非正式渠道得到的,),小道消息,A:How do you know that Sid and Nancy have separated?,你怎么知道席德和南希分手了？,B:I heard it on the grapevine.,这是小道消息。,6.shoot for the stars,追求更高远或完美的目标,Mr.Geller:Look,there are people like Ross who need to shoot for the stars,with his museum,and his papers getting published.Other people are satisfied with staying where they are-Im telling you,these are the people who never get cancer.,7.Youve got me(there)!,你难倒我了！,-How many miles is five kiolmeters?,五千米是多少英里？,-Youve got me there.,这个问题可难倒我了。,8.steal ones thunder,抢了某人的风头，抢在某人之前成功,比如朋友聚会，当你正想宣布一条爆炸性新闻时，好友抢在你之前宣布了，就可以说“,He steals my thunder.,9.The glass is half empty.,悲观的,有这样一个比喻：有一只水杯装了一半的谁，乐观者认为”谁杯有一半是满的“，悲观者则认为“水杯有一半是空的”，于是就用,The glass is half empty,来表示“悲观的”意思。,10.Monica:Yeah,I know.He can get really competitive.,Phoebe:Ha.Ha,ha.,Monica:What?,Phoebe:Oh,hello,Kettle?This is Monica.Youre black.,最后一句,Phoebe,的意思是“五十步笑百步。”英语中有这样一个谚语：“,Its like the pot calling the kettle black,罐子笑壶黑”（因为很多铁制炊具为黑色），引申义是指一个人在嘲讽别人时，其实自己也一样。,