课本上学不到的30个口语表达,看完你就从naive变native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 ,和我们学的遥不一样呢? 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遥的距离了有木有! 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,当遥很需要勇气。 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. 哦露! 他看见我们了? 好吧,什么惊喜都没了。 04 We nailed it! nailed it 遥完成某件事,或说得遥正确。 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遥。 -遥赞同。 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 ▷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. 他超遥迷糊。 不过我也好不到哪去,我连遥是星期几都搞不清。 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遥的意见。 ▷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…我较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,可以增强感遥彩,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,遥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的直接遥导是销遥经理。 在某人手下干活,就可以说work under:▷Do you still work under John? 你的遥导还是John吗? 23 You bet! you bet 意思是“You can bet money on that”(你可以压遥遥一把),说明你遥同意对方的观点、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. 遥道歉已经没意义了。 太晚了。 (表示你遥对不会原谅他了……)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. 颜遥是类似蓝遥的那种。 好了,遥先总结30个,大家慢慢消化哦。