课本上学不到精彩口语表达,看完你就从naive变native

小伙伴们有没有这种经历,去腐国或者美帝玩一趟,发现多少年的英语都白学了,满大街的人都在说啥?宝宝听不懂啊!

为啥歪果仁说的英语 ,和我们学的完全不一样呢?

这种时候,你就需要积累一些接地气的语言了!下面这些地道表达,学起来,用在自己的口语里,立马就拉近了和外国人民的距离了有木有!

01

I was like, "What?!"

▌ (someone) was like...

口语中用于表达某人的一种反应,比如说的话或思想活动。

▷ He was like, "Hold on, wait for me!"

他说,等下,等等我。

▷ I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"

我看见她脸上都写着呢,她一脸的“嘿,别把我扯进来!”

02

That takes guts!

▌(something) takes guts

做某事需要勇气。Guts本意是内脏,引申为胆量。

▷Being a police officer takes guts, for sure.

显然,当警察很需要勇气。

03

All right, so much for that one.

▌so much for (something)

人们放弃做一件事或努力泡汤的时候常说的话。

▷It's already ten thirty? So much for getting an early start!

都十点半了?得了,不用想早起的事了!

▷Oh no! He saw us? So much for keeping it a surprise.

哦漏!他看见我们了?好吧,什么惊喜都没了。

04

We nailed it!

▌nailed it

圆满完成某件事,或说得完全正确。Nail本意是钉钉子。

▷That's so true. He's nailed it.

确实如此,他的观点一针见血。

Kill it也可以指事情完成得超乎意料地好。

▷ Louise has been killing it!

Louise干得漂亮!

05

I knew you'd give me a hard time about it!

▌give…a hard time about…

跟某人过不去、嘲笑某人、难为某人。

▷ When I was growing up, the other kids used to give me a hard timebecause of my weight. But I just tried to ignore them.

小时候由于我的体重,其他的孩子一直在取笑我。但是我尽量不理他们。

▷Come on! Why do you have to give me a hard time about that? I told you: I had to work.拜托,干嘛老拿这事儿跟我过不去,我都说了,我要工作了。

06

I might be 90 years old, but I'm still young at heart!

▌might… but…

也许……但是……,可以用来委婉地否定别人的观点。

▷Paris might be popular, but I don’t want to live there.

巴黎可能是一个很受欢迎的地方,但是我不想住在那里。

07

I couldn't agree more.

▌couldn’t agree more

“不能更同意”,表示强烈同意对方的观点。强烈不同意也能说couldn't disagree more。

▷- I think that this is a great opportunity.

- I couldn’t agree more.

-我觉得这是一个非常好的机会。

-完全赞同。

08

Just do it already!

▌Just… already!

赶紧的做某事!这个短语一般都是在抱怨对方反应太慢,表现一种不耐烦的态度。

▷I've been hearing about this girl for weeks. Just ask her out already!

我听你念叨这个姑娘已经好几周了,求你快约她吧!

09

Strangely enough, I just bought a bike.

▌strangely enough, …

遇到巧合或惊讶的事时的表达,可以翻译为真巧、真稀奇。

▷如果你和小李同时找到了新工作,就可以说:

Strangely enough, I just got a new job as well.

真巧,我也刚找到一份新工作。

10

Could you give me a few pointers?

▌give someone pointers

给某人一些建议。Pointer指建议、提示、线索。

▷You're not holding that quite right. Do you want me to give you a few pointers?

你握的方式不太对,你要我给你一些建议吗?

11

Yeah, it's decent.

▌decent

不错,挺好的。

▷-This soup isn't bad at all!

这汤味道还不错嘛!

-Yeah, it's decent.

嗯,挺好的。

12

Who are you to talk?

who... to talk?

表示某人没有资格发表意见或批评别人,因为他/她自己也做得不够好。

▷Who are you to talk? You’re just as messy as me.

你有啥资格说我?你跟我一样邋遢。

▷He's so disorganized. But who am I to talk? I can't even keep track of what day of the week it is.

他超级迷糊。不过我也好不到哪去,我连今天是星期几都搞不清。

13

Is it just me, or is it hot in here?

Is it just me, or…?

这是一种委婉的抱怨,一般都是在看对方是否有同样的意见。

▷Is it just me, or are these seats even more cramped than normal?

是只有我一个人这么觉得么,这个座位是不是比一般的更挤啊?

14

Did I leave my book at your place, by any chance?

by any chance

口语中常用这一表达来询问是否有某种可能。

▷Are you by any chance free tonight?

你今晚有没有空呀?

15

The last thing I want is to hurt you.

The last thing I want is…

我最不愿意做的事情就是……

▷The last thing I want is to cause an argument on your birthday, but this is a serious problem.

我很不想在你的生日争吵,但这是一个很严重的问题。

16

Are tomatoes still in season?

be in season

表示某种蔬果是当季的。

▷I think pears are in season soon.

我觉得吃梨的季节要到了。

也可以说It's... season:

▷It's strawberry season. We should go pick some at the farm down the road.

到了吃草莓的季节了。我可以去农场采摘草莓了。

17

Don't get all impatient.

all

在口语表达中,形容词前加一个all,可以增强感情色彩,通常是表达负面情绪。

▷He gave me his old computer, but it's all old and crappy.

他把自己的旧电脑给我用,但是那电脑又老又破。

18

Summer will be over before you know it.

before you know it

表示事情过得非常快。

▷Before you know it, you'll be finished with school.

很快的,你就会毕业了。

19

I've never gotten into baseball for some reason.

get into something

对某事感兴趣。

▷I've been getting into history lately.

我近来对历史大感兴趣。

20

Man! You're on fire!

on fire

本意是着火了,引申意是指人的状态特别好。

▷Lewandowski is on fire, scoring five goals in nine minutes.

Lewandowski状态神勇,在短短九分钟内就打进五颗球。

21

I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.

relate to someone/something

理解、接受某人某事,与之有同感、有共鸣。

▷I can relate to this story. Same thing happened to me.

我对这个故事非常有共鸣,同样的事情也发生在我身上过。

22

I report to John.

report to someone

向某人汇报,这一表达常用来说明某人的直接上司是谁。

▷Jane reports to the Sales Manager.

Jane的直接领导是销售经理。

在某人手下干活,就可以说work under:

▷Do you still work under John?

你的领导还是John吗?

23

You bet!

you bet

意思是“You can bet money on that”(你可以压钱赌一把),说明你完全同意对方的观点、提议等。

▷-Are you coming to the party?

趴体你会来吧?

-You bet!

当然来!

-May I borrow your hammer?

可以借你的锤子用下么?

-You bet!

当然!

好了,今天先总这些,大家慢慢消化哦。如果喜欢的话,留言告诉我们,下次会再多给大家投喂一些干货哒。

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