美国俚语精选.doc

come easily 易如反掌
e easily to some people.
语言学****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!
cool it冷静一点
Cool it. You are making me mad.
joy ride兜风
Let's go for a joy ride.
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。
come clean 全盘托出,招供
The criminal decided e clean.
罪犯决定供出事实。
spring for 请客
Let me spring for dinner.
spill the beans 泄漏秘密
Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret.
别说漏了嘴,这可是个秘密哦!
stick in the mud 保守的人
Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.
Cathy真保守,她从不想尝试新事物。
john厕所
I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car.
keep in line管束
He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.
jump the gun草率行事
Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.
jump to conclusion妄下结论
Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first.
fishy 可疑的(dubious;doutful)
His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true.
他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。
flip out 乐歪了
Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.
take a shine to 有好感
He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to
right away.
third wheel 累赘,电灯泡
You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.
ripoff 骗人的东西
What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn't work!
rock the boat 找麻烦
Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are.
blow it 搞砸了,弄坏了
I blew it on that last exam.
in hot water 有麻烦
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.
put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出