中考英语常用口语词汇和短语(2)

boss (sb.) about 把某人差来差去

　　e.g. Im not going to be bossed about by a nobody like you.

　　我不会受你这样的无名小卒的指使。

　　can of worm 一团糟

　　e.g. What he left behind after his resignation was just a can of worm..

　　他辞职后留下来的只是一大堆头痛的问题。

　　catch on 流行起来

　　e.g. The mini-skirt caught on quickly but disappeared equally fast.

　　迷你裙迅即流行，但是很快就被打入冷宫。

　　cook with gas 好极了

　　e.g. Now youre cooking with gas.

　　现在你的表现好极了

　　copy? 收到/听到？copy／copy that：收到！I copy that is walkie-talkie talk for - I understand, will do, gotcha, ok, alright, yup, uh-huh, and much more depending on the inflection of the voice.

　　e.g. Do you copy? Roger.

　　收到了吗？收到了。

　　cut down on 侮辱，咒骂

　　e.g. Hes cutting down on you. I cant stand it any longer.

　　他分明是在侮辱你。我已忍无可忍了。

　　do 表示吸食、参加、享用

　　e.g. I dont do acid any more.

　　我不再吸毒了。

　　do the town 狂欢

　　e.g. I did the town with the old boys the other day.

　　前些天我和一班旧同学狂欢了一番。

　　down play 贬低、 对某事轻描淡写

　　e.g. The press has down played the presidents role in the negotiations.

　　舆论遍地了总统在谈判中所起的作用。

　　Damn it 诅咒语

　　e.g. Now damn it! Lets quit talking about this subject.

　　他妈的！我们不要在谈这个话题了。