課本上學(xué)不到的口語

1 There's not much to it.

? There's not much to it：

很容易，沒什么難的。通常在講解如何操作某種東西時(shí)使用。

You just flip that switch and wait. There's not much to it.

只要撥一下開關(guān)，然后就等著，沒什么難的。

2 All right, whatever. Suit yourself.

? Suit yourself:

隨你便吧，你自己決定。這可以是中性的表達(dá)，但如果語氣重一點(diǎn)，就是在說，愛咋咋地，我不管了。

-I'm too tired to go out tonight.

我今晚太累，不想出去玩了。

-Suit yourself.

隨你便。

3 Can you Cc me and Eddie when you send that?

? Cc (someone) : Cc 是 Carbon copy的縮寫，是在寫郵件中所用到的“抄送”。

I'll Cc you when I send it.

我會在發(fā)郵件的時(shí)候抄送給你。

4 I'm so out of it this morning.

? (someone) is out of it ：

指某人不在狀態(tài)。

You seem kind of out of it today.

你今天看起來好像不太在狀態(tài)啊。

5 There's a fine line between helping your kids with their homework and doing it for them.

? There’s a fine line between： 這個(gè)表達(dá)用于指兩件事很相似，以至于容易混淆，指微妙的差別。

There's a fine line between a frown and a grimace.

皺眉和做鬼臉，兩者之間有微妙差別。

6 You can tell that she's had work done.

? (someone) has had work done： 這句話是指某人做過了整形手術(shù)。

Amy said she's never had work done on her face.

Amy說她從來沒整過容。

7 I don't know off the top of my head, but I'll shoot them over to you this afternoon.

? Off the top of my head：當(dāng)場就能想到，即興說出。如果用在否定意義的句子里，多半是用來暗示需要再多一點(diǎn)時(shí)間思考。

I can think of two people who might be interested, off the top of my head.

我現(xiàn)在只能想到兩個(gè)可能會感興趣的人。

8 If you’re feeling under the weather, by all means go home and get some rest.

? By all means：請務(wù)必，一定要做某事。也可以在回答提議時(shí)說，相當(dāng)于“當(dāng)然”。

“May I make a suggestion?” “By all means.”

我能提個(gè)建議嗎? 當(dāng)然。

9 Can you please cut it out.

? Cut it out： 當(dāng)別人在做一些令你心煩的事情，你就可以讓他cut it out，意思就是你能停下來嗎。

I'm sick of that joke. Cut it out, will you?

我不喜歡那個(gè)玩笑，你能不能別說了?

10 Let’s crack open the window and have some fresh air.

? Crack open the window : 這個(gè)表達(dá)和“open the window” 很像，但程度不同，crack open the window是指把窗戶打開一道縫隙。

It’s a bit stuffy in here, let’s crack open the window.

這里面有點(diǎn)悶，我們開一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)窗吧。

11 You're gonna screw up that test.

? Screw up：把事情搞砸。

I had a perfect chance, but I screwed up.

我本來有一個(gè)特別棒的機(jī)會，但是我把它搞砸了。

12 I was on the verge of going to sleep at a point.

? At a point / at some point：在某個(gè)時(shí)刻，其中at a point 更強(qiáng)調(diào)是在某一個(gè)特定的時(shí)刻。

You will have to do your homework at some point.

你遲早是要做作業(yè)的時(shí)候。

I was so close to beat the record at a point.

我有一次差點(diǎn)就打破紀(jì)錄了。

13 Get over it!

? Get over it: 指忘掉煩心事，相當(dāng)于forget about it。

It’s not a big deal, so get over it.

多大點(diǎn)事，別想它了。

14 I wound up going over to James’s place.

? Wind up: 結(jié)果;最終變成的樣子。

He overspent and wound up in debt.

他大手大腳地花錢，結(jié)果負(fù)債累累。

15 I’m working the night shift tomorrow.

? Work … shift：表示上…班，work the night shift是指上晚班。

I’m working the morning shift today.

我今天上早班。

16 They've been getting a bit of media attention lately.

? Get media attention：得到媒體的關(guān)注，媒體曝光率高，也就是所謂的“紅”。

She’s getting all the media attention recently.

她最近可紅了。

17 I thought it was a really original take on the play.

? A take on something：對某事物的見解、詮釋。上面的例句可以理解成對這部話劇的全新有創(chuàng)意的演繹。Original指獨(dú)創(chuàng)、新穎的。

So what's your take on this new book? 你對這本新書有什么看法嗎?

18 Go easy on me!

? Go easy on (someone)：手下留情，別太狠。

Go easy on me, I just started a month ago.

對我手下留情啊，我才開始一個(gè)月。

19 Just ease into it.

? Ease into it：意思是“慢慢來”，一般用于勸別人放松心情。

Don’t try so hard, ease into it.

不要那么拼命，慢慢來。

20 I’m going to head off to bed.

? Head off to (somewhere)：指出發(fā)去某個(gè)地方。

We are heading off to school.

我們要去上學(xué)了。

21 You have to chill.

? Chill：原意是冷，在日常用語中，多表示relax，放松。

The test shouldn’t be that hard; you can chill.

考試不會那么難，你可以放輕松。

22 Would you happen to have a pen?

? Happen to (do something)：這個(gè)表達(dá)的意思是“正好”，一般用于委婉地請求別人做某事。

Do you happen to have your Chemistry book?

你手頭有化學(xué)課本嗎?

23 For the record he wasn't agreed with that.

? For the record：鄭重說明。

For the record, I have never been to the apartment.

鄭重說明一下，我從來沒去過那個(gè)公寓。

24 Just because I am fat doesn’t mean I’m slow.

?Just because… doesn’t mean…：這是口語中非常常見的表達(dá)，雖然很多人覺得它語法有問題，意思是“雖然……但不代表……”。

Just because I am slim doesn’t mean I like sports.

雖然我很苗條，但這不代表我喜歡運(yùn)動(dòng)。

25 Does anyone want to split with me?

? Split with (someone)：這個(gè)詞組跟“share with” 是同義詞，翻譯成“與…分享”。

Do you want to split this cake with me?

你想跟我分吃這個(gè)蛋糕嗎?

26 Are you seeing anyone?

? seeing someone ：表示談朋友，搞對象

Have you heard the news? Rick is seeing someone.

聽說了嗎，Rick交了個(gè)女朋友。

27 I’ll let it slide this time.

? Let it slide：這個(gè)表達(dá)常用于對方犯錯(cuò)誤的時(shí)候，不追究，不指出，放過某人。

He used an incorrect word but, because he's my friend, I let it slide.

他說錯(cuò)了一個(gè)詞，但是因?yàn)樗俏遗笥?，我沒多追究。

28 A woman wants a guy who she can click with.

? Click：一拍即合、合得來，能產(chǎn)生共鳴。

When I first met her, we just clicked, and we're best friends now.

我們第一次見面，我就感覺和她很投緣，現(xiàn)在我們是最好的朋友了。

29 Do I look presentable?

? Presentable：衣著得體，能出去見人的意思。

I don’t think you are presentable.

我覺得你需要把自己整理一下。

30 You need to scale back.

? Scale back：指“縮減”，或者“使減少”。

It’s way too much, you have to scale it back. 這也太多了，你得要想辦法讓減掉一點(diǎn)。