學習俚語對托�？谡Z有什么好處呢?

　　什么是俚語(slang)呢?

　　我們先看看朗文詞典上的解釋。

　　very informal, sometimes offensive language that is used especially by people who belong to a particular group, such as young people or criminals.

　　英語俚語是一種非正式的語言，通常用在非正式的場合，所以在用這些俚語是一定要考慮到所用的場合和對象，最好不要隨意使用哦。

　　美國口語俚語(45)

　　1. be lit up like aChristmas tree喝醉之后非常高興

　　Mr. Bigdrink was lit up like a Christmas tree at the party last night.

　　在昨天的社交晚會上，大酒徒先生喝醉以后高興極了。

　　2. think better of改變主意

　　When I saw Jim’s behavior, I thought better of dating him.當我見到Jin的舉止后，我改變主意打算不跟他約會了。

　　3. have another thinkcoming大錯特錯

　　If he thinks I’d marry him, he has another think coming.如果他認為我會跟他結(jié)婚，那就大錯特錯了。

　　4. windbag饒舌的人

　　John is such a windbag. He can talk for hours at a time without saying anything.

　　約翰是一個饒舌大王。他能夠一連好幾個小時滔滔不絕的講毫無內(nèi)容的話。

　　5. a baywindow大肚皮

　　Anyone who drinks beer too much is bound to get a bay window.喝啤酒太多的人，必然會落得一個大肚皮。

　　美國口語俚語(46)

　　1. go public公開宣布

　　Mr. Smith went public today that he was retiring.史密斯先生今天公開宣布他要退休了。

　　2.make the grade稱職;合乎水準、要求

　　If you don’t make the grade, you can’t be a member of the club.如果你不合格，就不能成為俱樂部的一員。

　　3. get the drift了解

　　Stop me when you get the drift. I don’t want to bore you with something you already understand.

　　你聽懂了就叫停。我不想用你已經(jīng)知道的事煩你。

　　4. day in court申訴的機會

　　When Mr. Jones was explaining what has happened, Mr. Smith was silent. He knew he would get his day in court.

　　瓊斯先生解釋所發(fā)生的事情時，史密斯先生沉默不語，他知道他會有機會申辯的。

　　5. feelsomeone out探聽某人的意向

　　John asked Dave to feel Jane out about whether she’d be interested in going out with him.

　　約翰要求戴夫探聽簡是否有興趣和他出去。

　　美國口語俚語(47)

　　1. get the hang of進入狀態(tài)，摸到竅門

　　I think if I practice serving a couple of times, I’ll get the hang of it.

　　我想如果我多練習幾次發(fā)球，我就會摸到竅門了。

　　2. out to lunch神經(jīng)病，神志不清

　　Richard stands on his head in the shower. He’s really out to lunch.理查德在浴室倒立。他真是有病。

　　3. rapsheet犯罪記錄，前科

　　This isn’t his first offense. He has a rap sheet a mile long.這不是他第一次犯罪，他前科累累。

　　4. red tape官樣文章，繁瑣的程序

　　I need this information as soon as possible. See if you can cut through the red tape.

　　我要盡快拿到這份文件�？茨懿荒芸s短申請的程序。

　　5. a fair shot相當大的希望

　　You have a fair shot at the scholarship.你很有希望能拿到獎學金。

　　美國口語俚語(48)

　　1. set someoneback使某人破費

　　That dinner set me back sixty dollars.那頓晚飯花了我60美元。

　　2.pull a fast one欺騙

　　He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it.

　　他想要欺騙我們，但在他陰謀得逞前我們就明白了。

　　3. pull rank擺架子

　　Don’t try to pull rank on me. We’re all equals here.別對我擺架子，這里人人平等。

　　4. readmy lips注意聽

　　Read my lips. I don’t like broccoli.注意聽，我不喜歡綠花椰菜。

　　5.burp打嗝

　　Don’t burp so loud. It’s not polite.不要這么大聲打嗝，那樣不禮貌。

　　美國口語俚語(49)

　　1. put on airs擺架子

　　I can’t stand Mary. She always putting on airs because she thinks she’s better than everybody else.

　　我受不了瑪麗。她老擺架子，因為她自以為比別人好。

　　2. put…on theline賠上，不惜

　　I’d gladly put my reputation on the line for you. You’re my closest friend.我愿意為你搭上名譽你是我最好的朋友。

　　3. rag爛報

　　The National Enquirer is a real rag.《國家探密報》這份報紙真次。

　　4. chicken feed=peanuts小錢

　　I make chicken feed compared to you.

　　和你比起來，我賺的只是小錢。

　　5. brown-nose拍馬屁

　　Harold is always brown-nosing the boss.哈羅德總是拍老板的馬屁。