最实用的地道美语口语.docx

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最实用的地道美语口语

fatcat大款

bosomfriends知心朋友

A：

IsJackafriendofyours?

B：

Yes.Heisoneofmybosomfriends.

A：

He’saniceguyasfarasIknow

B：

Youcanbecertainofthat.

conartist大骗子手

A：

Isthisyourfirstvisittothiscity?

B：

Yes,why?

A：

PerhapsIshouldwarnyouthatthiscityisfullofconartists.

B：

Thanksfortelling.I’lltakecare.

thelongandshortofit概括地说

inhotwater有麻烦

Hewasinhotwaterafterthescandalwasexposed.丑闻公开后他麻烦缠身。

I

indeepwater处境险恶

Hehasn'tbeenabletopayhismortgageontimeafterhewaslaidoff.Heisindeepwater.

fatchance（反语）微小的机会；极少的可能

astorminateacup风波；小事引起的轩然大波；小题大做

makeacleanbreastof….忏悔

Youcanbecertainofthat.这点毫无疑问

tomywayofthinking依我看来…

Rightuptoone'salley正合某人的心意或技能

eg.Ateachingjobwouldberightuptoheralley.

A：

Davidisgoodattennis.

B：

Speakingoftennis,Danielisthebest.

A：

That’sforsure.Allsportsarerightuphisalley.Actually,nobodycangetabetterhandoverhimyet.

B：

He’llmakeasuccessfulsportsman,Ithink.

somethingthematterwith出问题

Eg.Myrecorderhassomethingthematterwithitsspeaker;Iwanttohaveitfixed.

takesomeone’smindoffsomething使某人忘记某事

schoolofhardknocks艰苦的磨练

A：

Mybossissuchashrewdbusinessmaneveryoneadmireshim.

B：

Whichuniversitydidhegraduatefrom?

A：

Heneverwenttohighschool.Hewaseducatedintheschoolofhardknocks.

B：

That’sincredible.

underage未成年

26、ratrace激烈的竞争

A：

Americaisarichcountry.Manypeoplearedreamingofgoingtherebutyoucameback.

B：

Totellyouthetruth,I’mveryhappywithmymodestjobhereandthepeacefullife.

A：

NewYorkisexciting,isn’tit?

B：

Yes,butIhavenodesiretotakepartintheratracethere.

27、takesomeone’smindoffsomething使某人忘记某事

A：

Ineedaweek’svacationsothatIcantakemymindofmytroubles.

B：

Yeah,maybethingswillchangesforthebetter.

A：

Iamhopingso.

28、thinktwiceabout仔细考虑

29、Taketheturning拐弯

A：

Couldyoutellmehowtogettothebank?

B：

Letmethink.Well,takethesecondturningontherightandit’soppositethesupermarket.

A：

Isee.Isitfar?

B：

No,notreally,onlyafewminutes.

A：

Oh,good,thankyourverymuch.

30、searchme（非正式）不知道

A：

Where’sAnnie?

B：

Inthehouse.

A：

Inthehouse?

Whereisshe?

B：

Searchme,Idon’tknowwheresheisnow.

31、haveitinone有能力（做某事）

A：

Harrywaselectedmonitorattheclassmeetingyesterday.

B：

Doyouthinkhehasitinhimtobeagoodmonitor?

A：

He’sagoodstudentasfarashisachievementisconcerned.ButIreallycan’ttellwhetherhe’llmakeagoodmonitor.

32、haveitover比…..好些；胜过

A：

It’spitythatIhaven’tbeentomanycountries.

B：

ButIthinkyouhaveitoverme.I’veneverbeenoutofChina.

A：

Never?

B：

Never.Iamnotjoking.

33、Havehadenough对…..发腻；厌烦

A：

WhatdoyouthinkoftheProf.Smithlecture?

B：

I’vehavehadenoughofthatkindofstuff.

A：

SohaveI.Idecidednottogonexttime.

34、servesomebodyright自作自受

A：

Wouldyoupleasefindmeanotherjob,Dad?

B：

What’swrongwithyourjob?

A：

I’velostit.

B：

Ioncetoldyoutoworkhard,butyoualwaysturnedadeafearstome.Itservesyouright.

35、forthatmatter而且

A：

Hisparentswon’ttrusthimandforthatmatter,neitherdoI.

B：

Buthisrecordsareverygood.

A：

ButIliketojudgeapersonfromhisclosefriendsorkin.

B：

It’salsoagoodways.

36、freeandeasy自由自在；满不在乎

A：

Henryisfreeandeasywithhismoney.

B：

Yes,heis.Hisfatherisamillionaire.

A：

AsfarIknow,wealthhasn’tdonehimanygood.He’sdrinkingandsmoking.He’sevenplayingtruant.

B：

I’mreallyworriedabouthisfuture.

37、backup支持

A：

Iagreedtoyourproposalatthemeetingthismorning.Itwasagoodone.

B：

YoushouldhavebackedmeupthenwhenIneededit.

A：

Thematterwastoocomplicatedtoexplain.

38、wetblanket使人扫兴的人

A：

WhatdoyouthinkofLucy?

B：

She’sawetblanket!

A：

Whydoyouthinkso?

B：

Shesulkedduringtheentiremovieyesterday.Noneofuscouldenjoytheshow.

39、keepsomebodyatarm’slength敬而远之；疏远

A：

IhaveafeelingthatLilyisnotsoclosetoJoeassheusedtobe.

B：

Yeah,whensheheardabouthisbackground,shedecidedthatshe’dbetterkeephimatarm’slength.

A：

ButJoefeelsmiserable.

40、beonone’sback卧病；卧床不起

A：

Where’sEric?

Ihaven’tseenhimforquiteafewdays.

B：

He’sonhisbacknow.

A：

I’msorrytohearthat.Buthewasallrightlastweek.

B：

Yeah,hewascaughtintheraintheotherdays.Hehasgotaverybadcold.

41、makesomebody’sbloodboil使……极度愤怒

A：

Iwanttosuetheteachersfortheirphysicalpunishmentsatschool.

B：

It’sallrightaslongasitdoesn’tharmthechildren,ortheywon’tbehavethemselves.

A：

Whydoyoualsohavethestupididea?

That’sbrutal!

Itmakesmybloodboiltoseeourdaughterstandinginclassforalongtime.

42、tothebackbone彻底

A：

HelenisgoingoutwithTom.

B：

Ihopenot.Tomisaliartothebackbone.

A：

Howcome?

B：

Henevertellsanythingtrue.

43、saddog粗野的家伙

A：

Ouch,youhurtme!

B：

You’renobetter.Youknockedoffmyglasses.

A：

Youdeserveit!

B：

You,suchasaddog!

44、wouldgiveone’srightarm要是……该多好

A：

Listen!

Someoneissingingintheclassroom.

B：

Oh,it’sBilly.Thesongisbeautiful!

A：

IwouldgiverightarmtobeabletosinglikeBilly.

45、backout

A：

Excuseme,sir.

B：

Yes?

A：

Ifthetruckparksthere,itwillblockthedriveway.Ihavetobackoutsoon.

B：

I’llaskthedrivertoparkinthestreet.

A：

Thankyou.

46、beupinarms满腔怒火

A：

Whatdoyouthinkoftheplanforthenewairportnearhere?

B：

Perhapstheyshouldgiveitasecondthought.Theresidentsherearegettingupinarmsaboutit.

A：

Ithinktheywill.

47、nofool决不是傻瓜；聪明人

A：

HethoughthecouldtakeGeorgein,butyouknow,George’snofool.

B：

So?

A：

So.Georgejusttookhimininsteadanditcosthimanarmandaleg.

B：

YoumeanfinallyMarkboughtthebrokencarhimself?

A：

Exactly.Mark’salmostbrokennow.

48、incoldblood冷血

A：

Themurdererwassentencedtolifeimprisonment.

B：

It’saseverepunishment,Ithink.

A：

Yeah,becausehejustkilledamanincoldblood.

B：

Nowonder.

49、backdownon放弃

A：

Youfinallybackeddownonyourplan.

B：

Yeah,Iwouldn’tsticktoitsincemostofyouhaveoppositeopinion.

A：

Youshouldgiveitasecondthought.

50、workaddict工作狂

51、giveittosomebodystraight直截了当告诉某人

A：

I’mverysorry.Yousee,I’mnotinthepositiontotellyouallthisbutI’mcertainlyveryworried.

B：

Don’tmakeabigspeechabouthowsorryyouare.Justgiveittomestraight.

A：

Wehavetolayoffsomeworkersandyou’reoneofthem.

52、squareupto对……摩拳擦掌

A：

BeingChinese,thelittleboybravelysquareduptothetallJapanesesolider.

B：

Andthen?

A：

Andthenwithawhistleofbullet,thesoliderwaskilled.

B：

Bywhom?

A：

Bythelittleboy’sfather,appearingrightbehindtheJap!

53、haveathingabout对…….反应强烈（喜欢或不喜欢）

A：

Mygrandfatherhasathingaboutmenwithlonghair.

B：

Why?

A：

Hesaysit’ssomethinglikearascal.

B：

Well,tellhimnottojudgepeoplebytheirlooks.

54、harpon责骂；批评；申斥

A：

Mymotheralwaysharponme.

B：

Sodoesmymother.They’rejustlikethat,I’malreadyusedtoit.

A：

ButIcan’tbearit.

B：

Whattheydoisjustforourgood.

55、toone’sface当着某人的面

A：

It’shardtotellsomeoneshe’swrongtoherface.

B：

Whyareyousosad?

A：

It’smyfriend,Joan.Shewasveryrudetoherboyfriendyesterday.Itoldhershewaswrongandshestartedtohateme.

B：

No,thatwon’tdo!

Howcouldshebesonarrow-minded?

I’lldosomethingforyou.

56、bindsomeonehandandfoot使动弹不得

A：

Keepwatchonhimsothathewon’tbeabletoescape.

B：

We’vealreadyboundhimhandandfoot.

A：

Justincaseheescapes?

B：

That’simpossible.

57、haveheadlikeasieve健忘

A：

What’sthatman’sname?

B：

Ithoughtyou’dbeenintroducedtohimtwice.

A：

Yeah.ButIstillcannotrememberhisname.I’vegotaheadlikeasieve

58、inone’sheartofhearts在心里

A：

AreyoureallydatingwithTom?

B：

Yeah.Butinmyheartofhearts,Ifindhe’snotverytomyliking.

A：

Thenwhynotkeepawayfromhim?

B：

TheproblemisthatIjusthavenoonetoturnrightnow.

A：

That’sstupid.

59、coolone’sheels久候

A：

Youfinallycome.Ihadtocoolmyheelsforyou.

B：

Sorry.Somethingunexpectedtiedmeup.

A：

Hurryup,orwe’llmissthelastperformance.

B：

OK.Let’sgoin.

60、haveabignose爱打听

A：

FranksaidIhaveabignose.Iwonderwhatthemeans.

B：

You’reinterestedinotherpeople’sbusiness,aren’tyou?

A：

DoeshemeanI’minquisitiveorI’mnosy?

B：

That’sright.

61、haveasweettooth喜爱甜食

A：

Alanaisgettingfatterandfatter.Whydoesn’tshetrytolosesomeweight?

B：

Shehasasweettoothandlovesmeatmorethananythingelse.

A：

Nowondershe’sgettingweightsofast.

B：

Butnowshe’scometorealizetheconsequencesanddecidedtocutdownoncandiesanddesserts.

62、haveanitchingpalm贪财

A：

Don’ttrustBen.

B：

Why?

A：

Hehasanitchingpalmandissuretocheatyououtofyourshareoftheprofits.

B：

ThenImustbecarefulabouthim.

63、theshotinthearm激励；鼓舞

A：

Goodnews!

B：

Whatisit?

A：

Thestateofeconomyisstartingtogoupinourcountry.

B：

That’sjusttheshotinthearmweneed.

64、twistone’sarm采取强制手段

A：

It’snoteasytobeadeanofadepartment.

B：

Iagree.

A：

Thenewdeaninourdepartmentistwistingthearmsofsomeofthefacultymembersinordertogethisway.

65、rudeawakening如梦初醒

A：

IheardthatDaniel,notDonaldhasbeenpromoted.

B：

Yes,Donaldhadthoughtthathewastheboss’sfavoriteemployee.Thistimehehadarudeawakening.

A：

PoorDonald!

66、poorapologyforsomething有名无实

A：

Didyouhaveagoodtimeduringyourholidays.

B：

Generallyspeakingyes.TherestaurantIstayedinhasaniceatmosphere,buttheyserveapoorapologyforameal.

A：

Howlongdidyoustaythere?

B：

10days.

67、what（ever）next还有比这更荒唐的（或更料