86. 正经点! Have some decency!
e.g. Stop playing with the cake. Have some decency! Seriously
e.g. Ok, stop joking around. Seriously
注:说这两句话的情况不同,have some decency通常是在对方有了一些恶作剧的行为之后,用来提醒他举止庄重一点。Seriously则多用来转变话题,跟中文的说真格的类似,说完这句话,说者就把话题转为严肃的内容。
87.干脆点! Make up your mind!
e.g. Geez, weve been over this a thousand times. Make up your mind!
88.打扰了! Excuse me for bothering you.
注:因为文化的差异,美国人很少有这种说法,大部分的美国人都不认为要说这么谦虚的话。
89.清醒点! Sober up!
e.g. Your parents are coming. Sober up.
Wake up! (Wake up and smell the coffee!)
e.g. Wake up! You look like you had a long night. 清醒点,你看起来像是整夜没睡。
注:酒醉或吃药后,多会用Sober up。Wake up!或Wake up and smell the
coffee!则是脑袋里在想什么呀,醒醒吧你!用来训斥别人面对现实。
90.别理他! Dont mind him.
e.g. Dont mind him. Hes just playing. Forget him.
e.g. He saw me steal the diamond!
B: Forget him. Ill take care of him.
注:forget him是别理他!,而别理我!是leave me alone。
91.有眼光! Good taste.
e.g. That looks really good. Youve got good taste.
92.谁说的? Who said that? e.g. Its not like that at all. Who said that? Says who?
e.g. They cancelled our show.
B: Says who?
注:这两句话除了可用来询问是什么人说的,它的意思多半是用来否认所听到的消息。
93.很难说。 Hard to say. 表示不清楚、不确定而难下定论。
94.老实说。 To tell you the truth (that)/ Honestly
95.你撒谎! You lie!
96.真恶心! So disgusting!
97.真碍眼! Rubs me the wrong way.
e.g. I cant put my finger on it, but he really rubs me the wrong way.
我说不上来,但他真碍眼!
注:说这句话时通常有人惹到你,但也可能只是因为某人的外貌、言行令人不舒服。
98.别想溜! Dont run away!
注:run away也可指闪避问题,如:Dont run away from your problems. 是要对方面对,并解决问题。
99.不客气。 Youre welcome. / No problem. / No bother./ Dont worry about it/ Dont mention it.
100. 不上道。 Dont know how to play the game.
e.g. Everyone accepted the bribe except him. He doesnt know how to play the game.
注:这是现代的俚语。有一句Playing the field,它的意思就大不一样了,是表示同时跟很多不同的人约会。
101.你输了! You lost!
102.吵死了! So noisy!
103.不见得。 Not necessarily.
e.g. Everyone is gonna hate me.
B: Not necessarily. (意味情况可能正好相反)
104.兜风去。 Lets go out for a drive.
e.g. I feel so trapped in here. Lets go out for a drive!
我觉得有被困在这里得感觉。咱们兜风去吧!
Lets go out for some air!
e.g. Weve been studying all day. Lets go out for some air!
注:going out for a drive 是开车或骑车出去。 going out for some air 除了开车或骑车,也可表示用走来散心。
105.怕了吧? Now you are scared, arent you?
e.g. Now you are scared, arent you?
B: Get that gun away from me!
106. 真低级! How low-class!
e.g. What do you think about Marys new skirt?
B: How low-class! (通常不当别人面讲这句话)
107.就这样。 The way it is。 e.g. You cant change anything. Thats the way it is. Let it be.
e.g. I know its hard to accept. Let it be.
注:let it be通常语气和缓,以安慰别人或使人平静。
108.放弃吧! Give up!
109.太神了! Cool!
110. 解脱了! Free at last! e.g. Thank god I graduated and Im done with school forever. Free at last.
111. 要你管! Not your business. /None of your business./ Its none of your business.
注:有些用Beeswax代替Business。
112. 好恶心! Sick!
e.g. Have you seen that movie Friday the 13th? Its so sick.
113. 小气鬼! Stingy bastard!
e.g. He didnt even pay for my dinner!
What a stingy bastard.What a miser!
e.g. Hes been wearing the same clothes since high school. What a miser! Cant he buy new clothes?
注:stingy bastard语气很刻薄,因为bastard已经近乎粗话了。Stingy 是形容词,小气,吝啬之意 Miser是名词。
114. 我招了! I admit e.g. Yeah, youre right. OK, I admit it!
注:本句用来当作争论失败得声明,或者用来表示道歉。
115. 别惹我! Dont bother me.
e.g. Ok, Ill do whatever you want. But just dont bother me anymore.
Stop picking on me.
e.g. Can you stop picking on me? 你能不能别再惹我?
注:Bother 意思是阻挠,困扰,或对某人唠叨。To pick on someone是指作弄人,找人麻烦。
116. 没什么。 Not much
e.g. Hey! Whats up!
B: Not much
117. 答对了。 Bingo! / You are right!
118. 改天吧! Another time
e.g. Lets go out again tomorrow night.
B: Maybe another time
Ill take a rain check.
e.g. Ill take you out to dinner.
B: I cant tonight, but Ill take a rain check.
注:rain check本意来自比赛因下雨而取消,所发给观众下次入场得延期证明;或是商店再减价时段特价品卖完时,发给客人在有货时可以相同优惠购买该商品得证明。
119. 我不管! I dont care!
e.g. But your rival has everyones favor
B: I dont care! Im going to beat him. Just watch.
注:I dont give a damn! =I dont care. 但是更粗俗一些。
120. 别多嘴。 Enough! Shut up!
121. 耍大牌。 Poser! e.g. Who does she think she is? A movie star? What a poser!
122. 何必呢? What for?
e.g. I want to go back to school.
B: What for? You already have a Ph D! Why are you doing that?
e.g. You have all the toys you need. Why are you buying more? Why are you doing that?
注:依说话的语气,意思可能是刻薄的反讽,好奇的询问,或是冷漠不想搭理对方。
123. 书呆子。 Nerd.
e.g. All he does is study. He never goes out. What a nerd!
124. 不错吧? Look, not bad, huh?
e.g. Ive organized all this information for the presentation. Look, not bad, huh?
125. 真可怕! Thats terrible!
126. 别妄想! Youre dreaming! / In your dreams.
127. 你真行! Youre so great! / You da bomb! / You are the bomb.
128. 不难吃。 Tastes good.
129. 真体贴! So affectionate! e.g. Did you see the way she touches him? So affectionate!
注:另外一种口语用法是lovey-duvvy,但是比较负面,含有受不了别人如此亲热的意思。
130. 得了吧! Come on!
131. 末班车。 Just made it. e.g. I was the 150th prize-winner! Just made it for the championship!
注:本句得相反词就是名落孙山, just missed it。
132. 猜猜看! Guess!
133. 这简单! Its easy for me!
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