还在用教科书上的英语和老外交流吗?是时候改改了,快学些地气儿的表达方式,让自己的口语活泼起来。
I owe you
借条;欠据
例句:
I'll need an I owe you because I don't have any money.
我没钱了,得找你开张借条了。
Give it to me straight
有话直说
例句:
How bad is it? Just give it to me straight.
情况到底有多糟?你就直接告诉我吧。
Don't be a stranger
别变生疏了(保持联系)
例句:
Keep in touch man. Don't be a stranger.
保持联系啊伙计,别生疏了。
Get a life
别烦我;做点有意义的事
例句:
Would you stop bothering me and get a life!
你能不能别烦我了,一边儿玩儿去。
Nature calls
内急;要上厕所
例句:
Can you pull the car over at a rest stop as soon as you can? Nature calls!
你能不能快点找个休息站点停一下车?内急!
What's eating you?
你怎么了?
例句:
You're in a bad mood today. What's eating you?
你今天情绪不太好啊,到底怎么啦?
Take a hike
滚蛋
例句:
He asked for my phone number and I told him to take a hike.
他问我要电话号码,我叫他滚蛋了。
I'm hosed
我完蛋了
例句:
I am hosed. My mom found out I skipped school last week.
这下惨了,我妈发现我上周翘课了。
Hang in there
坚持下去
例句:
Hang in there. I am sure things will work out in the end.
坚持住,我相信问题最后解决的。
Since when
从什么时候起(太阳打西边出来了)
例句:
Since when have you been interested in my opinion?
你啥时候起也开始关心我的意见了?
Dressed to kill
打扮迷人
例句:
She must be trying to impress him. She is dressed to kill.
她一定花了很大心思要引他注意,穿得这么花枝招展。
It totally slipped my mind
完全忘记要做的事
例句:
There was something I needed to do today but it totally slipped my mind.
我今天有个什么事要做,但是我完全想不起来了。
Let's go fifty-fifty
平分账单
例句:
Let's split the tab for drinks fifty-fifty.
喝酒的账单咱们平分吧。
Good for nothing
一无是处
例句:
That girl is a good for nothing troublemaker.
那姑娘就是个一无是处的捣乱鬼。
You bet
当然;肯定地
例句:
You bet I'll be at your game. I would not miss it.
我当然会去看你的比赛,绝对不会错过。
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