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1、美国常用俚语. 美国常用俚语 1. get burnt遭殃Every time I play the nice guy, I get burnt.每次做好人，总是我遭殃。 2. shake a leg迅速行动Shake a leg, theyre getting impatient.快动身吧，他们已经等得不耐烦了。 3. jet lag由不同地区的时间差所造成的身心不适Im still suffering from jet lag.我的时差还没调整过来。 4. noon sharp正午Hell be her e at noon sharp.他中午会到这儿。 5. no picnic难以捱过Wo
2、rk today was no picnic.今天的工作不轻松。 6. the crack of dawn破晓I woke up at the crack of dawn.我一早就醒了。 7. will be终归会来What will be will be!师傅不是祸，是祸躲不过！ 8. put it out摒弃在心门外Put it out of your mind!忘了它吧！ 9. Get the picture?我说的话你明白了吧？ 10cant atch my breath气短不继I cant catch my breath.我喘不过气来了。 11. up and running生龙活虎
3、的Hell be up and running in a few days.几天后他又会生龙活虎。 12. rested up从疲劳或患病中恢复Ive rested up.我已休息够了。 13. live off依赖He lives off his parents.他仰赖他的父母生活。 14. sharp犀利He has sharp eyes.他的眼光犀利。 15. put in a good word推荐，美言Can you put in a good word for me to get that job?你能帮我美言几句，好得到那份工作吗？ 16. decent pay令人轻视不得的薪水
4、I make ( a ) decent pay.我的薪水相当可观。 17. build contacts建立专业性之联系Temping is a great way to build contacts.打临时工，是建立人际关系的良方。 18. mark time旷费时日，而不尽力工作Hes just marking time.他只是在捱时间，没在办事。 19. by hook or by crook无论如何Ive gotta finish this by five oclock, by hook or by crook.无论如何我都得在5点前把它做完。 20. call it quits叫停S
5、ometimes, I just want to call it quits.我有时真想辞职了事/有时我真想一死了之。 21. be lit up like a Christmas tree喝醉之后非常高兴Mr. Bigdrink was lit up like a Christmas tree at the party last night. 在昨天的社交晚会上，大酒徒先生喝醉以后高兴极了。 22. think better of改变主意（是不是跟字面意义想饭？：）When I saw Jims behavior, I thought better of dating him. 当我见到Ji
6、n的举止后，我改变主意，打算不跟他约会了。23. have another think coming大错特错If he thinks Id marry him, he has another think coming.如果他认为我会跟他结婚，那就大错特错了。 24. windbag饶舌的人John is such a windbag. He can talk for hours at a time without saying anything. 约翰是一个饶舌大王。他能够一连好几个小时滔滔不绝的讲毫无内容的话。25. a bay window大肚皮Anyone who drinks beer
7、 too much is bound to get a bay window.喝啤酒太多的人，必然会落得一个大肚皮。 26. go public公开宣布Mr. Smith went public today that he was retiring.史密斯先生今天公开宣布他要退休了。 27. make the grade称职；合乎水准、要求If you dont make the grade, you cant be a member of the club.如果你不合格，就不能成为俱乐部的一员。 28. get the drift了解Stop me when you get the drif
8、t. I dont want to bore you with something you already understand. 你听懂了就叫停。我不想用你已经知道的事烦你。 29. day in court申诉的机会When Mr. Jones was explaining what has happened, Mr. Smith was silent. He knew he would get his day in court. 琼斯先生解释所发生的事情时，史密斯先生沉默不语，他知道他会有机会申辩的。 30. feel someone out探听某人的意向John asked Dave
9、to feel Jane out about whether shed be interested in going out with him. 约翰要求戴夫探听简是否有兴趣和他出去。 31. get the hang of进入状态，摸到窍门I think if I practice serving a couple of times, Ill get the hang of it. 我想如果我多练习几次发球，我就会魔到窍门了。 32. out to lunch神经病，神志不清Richard stands on his head in the shower. Hes really out to
10、 lunch.理查德在浴室倒立。他真是有病。 33. rap sheet犯罪记录，前科This isnt his first offense. He has a rap sheet a mile long.这不是他第一次犯罪，他前科累累。 34. red tape官样文章，繁琐的程序I need this information as soon as possible. See if you can cut through the red tape. 我要尽快拿到这份文件。看能不能缩短申请的程序。 35. a fair shot相当大的希望You have a fair shot at the
11、 scholarship.你很有希望能拿到奖学金。 36. set someone back使某人破费That dinner set be back sixty dollars.那顿晚饭花了我60美元。37. pull a fast one欺骗He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it. 他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞前我们就明白了。 38. pull rank摆架子Do nt try to pull rank on me. Were all equals here.别对我摆架子，
12、这里人人平等。 39. red my lips注意听Read my lips. I dont like broccoli.注意听，我不喜欢绿花椰菜。 40. burp打嗝Dont burp so loud. Its not polite.不要这么大声打嗝，那样不礼貌。 41. put on airs摆架子I cant stand Mary. She always putting on airs because she thinks shes better than everybody else. 我受不了玛丽。她老摆架子，因为她自以为比别人好。 42. puton the line赔上，不惜I
13、d gladly put my reputation on the line for you. Youre my closest friend. 我愿意为你搭上我的名誉。你是我最好的朋友。 43. rag烂报The National Enquirer is a real rag.国家探密报这份报纸真次。 44. chicken feed=peanuts小钱I make chicken feed compared to you.和你比起来，我赚的只是小钱。 45. brown-nose拍马屁Harold is always brown-nosing the oss.哈罗德总是拍老板的马屁。 46
14、. eye-opener令人大开眼界的事Listening to him talk about his adventure in China was a real eye-opener. 听他谈在中国的历险令人大开眼界。 47. fake someone out骗过某人The quarterback faked the other team out by keeping the ball instead of passing it. 四分卫持球不传，骗过了敌队。 48. fall flat失败；碰壁；未达到预期效果His joke fell flat because no one unders
15、tand it.他的笑话没人听懂，所以没有收到效果。 49. cover for掩护Dont worry about mother, Ill cover for you this time.别担心妈妈那边，这一次我会为你掩护的。 50. bite the bullet咬紧牙关，忍受痛苦You just bite the bullet and get it over with.咬紧牙关完成这件事吧。 51. big picture（事情的）主要部分；重点Concentrate on the big picture for now. Dont worry about the minor details. 先把精神集中在重点上，不要担心次要的细节。 52. bite the dust死亡，报销This pen just bite the dust.这支钢笔报销了。 53. bleeding heart老好人The liberal candidate was accused by his conservation
