from 英语世界

小伙伴们有没有这种经历，去腐国或者美帝玩一趟，发现多少年的英语都白学了，满大街的人都在说啥？宝宝听不懂啊！

为啥歪果仁说的英语 ，和我们学的完全不一样呢？

这种时候，你就需要积累一些接地气的语言了！下面这些地道表达，学起来，用在自己的口语里，立马就拉近了和外国人民的距离了有木有！

01
I was like, "What?!"
▌ (someone) was like...
口语中用于表达某人的一种反应，比如说的话或思想活动。

▷ He was like, "Hold on, wait for me!"
他说，等下，等等我。

▷ I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"
我看见她脸上都写着呢，她一脸的“嘿，别把我扯进来！”

02
That takes guts!
▌(something) takes guts
做某事需要勇气。Guts本意是内脏，引申为胆量。

▷Being a police officer takes guts, for sure.
显然，当警察很需要勇气。

03
All right, so much for that one.
▌so much for (something)
人们放弃做一件事或努力泡汤的时候常说的话。

▷It's already ten thirty? So much for getting an early start!
都十点半了？得了，不用想早起的事了！

▷Oh no! He saw us? So much for keeping it a surprise.
哦漏！他看见我们了？好吧，什么惊喜都没了。

04
We nailed it!
▌nailed it
圆满完成某件事，或说得完全正确。Nail本意是钉钉子。

▷That's so true. He's nailed it.
确实如此，他的观点一针见血。

Kill it也可以指事情完成得超乎意料地好。

▷ Louise has been killing it!
Louise干得漂亮！

05
I knew you'd give me a hard time about it!
▌give…a hard time about…
跟某人过不去、嘲笑某人、难为某人。

▷ When I was growing up, the other kids used to give me a hard time because of my weight. But I just tried to ignore them.
小时候由于我的体重，其他的孩子一直在取笑我。但是我尽量不理他们。

▷Come on! Why do you have to give me a hard time about that? I told you: I had to work.
拜托，干嘛老拿这事儿跟我过不去，我都说了，我要工作了。

06
I might be 90 years old, but I'm still young at heart!
▌might… but…
也许……但是……，可以用来委婉地否定别人的观点。

▷Paris might be popular, but I don’t want to live there.
巴黎可能是一个很受欢迎的地方，但是我不想住在那里。

07
I couldn't agree more.
▌couldn’t agree more
“不能更同意”，表示强烈同意对方的观点。强烈不同意也能说couldn't disagree more。

▷- I think that this is a great opportunity.
- I couldn’t agree more.
-我觉得这是一个非常好的机会。
-完全赞同。

08
Just do it already!
▌Just… already!
赶紧的做某事！这个短语一般都是在抱怨对方反应太慢，表现一种不耐烦的态度。

▷I've been hearing about this girl for weeks. Just ask her out already!
我听你念叨这个姑娘已经好几周了，求你快约她吧！

09
Strangely enough, I just bought a bike.
▌strangely enough, …
遇到巧合或惊讶的事时的表达，可以翻译为真巧、真稀奇。

▷如果你和小李同时找到了新工作，就可以说：
Strangely enough, I just got a new job as well.
真巧，我也刚找到一份新工作。

10
Could you give me a few pointers?
▌give someone pointers
给某人一些建议。Pointer指建议、提示、线索。

▷You're not holding that quite right. Do you want me to give you a few pointers?
你握的方式不太对，你要我给你一些建议吗？

11
Yeah, it's decent.
▌decent
不错，挺好的。

▷-This soup isn't bad at all!
这汤味道还不错嘛！

-Yeah, it's decent.
嗯，挺好的。

12
Who are you to talk?
▌who... to talk?
表示某人没有资格发表意见或批评别人，因为他/她自己也做得不够好。

▷Who are you to talk? You’re just as messy as me.
你有啥资格说我？你跟我一样邋遢。

▷He's so disorganized. But who am I to talk? I can't even keep track of what day of the week it is.
他超级迷糊。不过我也好不到哪去，我连今天是星期几都搞不清。

13
Is it just me, or is it hot in here?
▌Is it just me, or…?
这是一种委婉的抱怨，一般都是在看对方是否有同样的意见。

▷Is it just me, or are these seats even more cramped than normal?
是只有我一个人这么觉得么，这个座位是不是比一般的更挤啊？

14
Did I leave my book at your place, by any chance?
▌by any chance
口语中常用这一表达来询问是否有某种可能。

▷Are you by any chance free tonight?
你今晚有没有空呀？

15
The last thing I want is to hurt you.
▌The last thing I want is…
我最不愿意做的事情就是……

▷The last thing I want is to cause an argument on your birthday, but this is a serious problem.
我很不想在你的生日争吵，但这是一个很严重的问题。

16
Are tomatoes still in season?
▌be in season
表示某种蔬果是当季的。

▷I think pears are in season soon.
我觉得吃梨的季节要到了。

也可以说It's... season：

▷It's strawberry season. We should go pick some at the farm down the road.
到了吃草莓的季节了。我可以去农场采摘草莓了。

17
Don't get all impatient.
▌all
在口语表达中，形容词前加一个all，可以增强感情色彩，通常是表达负面情绪。

▷He gave me his old computer, but it's all old and crappy.
他把自己的旧电脑给我用，但是那电脑又老又破。

18
Summer will be over before you know it.
▌before you know it
表示事情过得非常快。

▷Before you know it, you'll be finished with school.
很快的，你就会毕业了。

19
I've never gotten into baseball for some reason.
▌get into something
对某事感兴趣。

▷I've been getting into history lately.
我近来对历史大感兴趣。

20
Man! You're on fire!
▌on fire
本意是着火了，引申意是指人的状态特别好。

▷Lewandowski is on fire, scoring five goals in nine minutes.
Lewandowski状态神勇，在短短九分钟内就打进五颗球。

21
I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.
▌relate to someone/something
理解、接受某人某事，与之有同感、有共鸣。

▷I can relate to this story. Same thing happened to me.
我对这个故事非常有共鸣，同样的事情也发生在我身上过。

22
I report to John.
▌report to someone
向某人汇报，这一表达常用来说明某人的直接上司是谁。

▷Jane reports to the Sales Manager.
Jane的直接领导是销售经理。

在某人手下干活，就可以说work under：

▷Do you still work under John?
你的领导还是John吗？

23
You bet!
▌you bet
意思是“You can bet money on that”（你可以压钱赌一把），说明你完全同意对方的观点、提议等。

▷-Are you coming to the party?
趴体你会来吧？
-You bet!
当然来！

-May I borrow your hammer?
可以借你的锤子用下么？
-You bet!
当然！

24
Good thinking! That would be great.
▌good thinking
好主意，跟good idea同意。

▷-Why don’t we take a rest?
我们休息一下吧？

- Good thinking.
好主意。

25
It's way past your bedtime!
▌way past
Way相当于"far"，这个表达是远远超过某个点的意思。

▷There's no use apologizing now. We're way past that point.
现在道歉已经没意义了。太晚了。（表示你绝对不会原谅他了……）

26
What? That's nuts!
▌That's nuts!
Nuts是非常口语化的表达，表示“crazy”疯了。

▷-We hiked 45 miles in two days.
我们两天徒步走了45英里。

-Whoa, that's nuts! Really?
哇~太疯狂了！真的吗？

27
Oh, that sucks!
▌(something) sucks
在谈论糟糕的、让人失望的、不幸的事情时，人们常用这个表达。正式场合慎用。

▷My computer sucks! I need to get a new one.
我的电脑糟糕透了！我要买个新的。

28
So, what's your story?
▌What's (someone's) story?
人们常用这一表达来询问不太熟悉的人的信息。相当于说， "Tell me more about that person"，再说说那人的情况吧。

▷You know that guy you introduced me to at your party? What's his story?
你在派对上介绍我认识的那个人，你很熟吗？跟我说说他吧？

如果你对某人说，what's your story?意思就是让对方自我介绍一下。

29
I didn't mean to walk in on you.
▌walk in on someone / something
走进一个地方打扰了里面的人或正在进行的事，通常是些尴尬的事……

▷Someone walked in on me while I was in the bathroom.
我在浴室的时候突然有人走进来……

30
He's around fiftyish, I'd say.
▌-ish
口语中，在一个词后面加-ish，就等于说"a little bit" ，"kind of"，给人一种大约的、模糊的、不确定的感觉。

▷Come over at 12-ish.
12点左右过来。

▷That color is blue-ish.
颜色是类似蓝色的那种。

好了，今天先总结30个，大家慢慢消化哦