日常英語口語:濃縮的都是精品

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    【篇一】
    1. My jaw dropped.
    我大吃一驚。
    2. Opposition was feeble.
    沒遇到什么反對。
    3. Don't rise to the bait.
    別上鉤。
    ►rise to the bait [習(xí)](魚)咬餌;(人)中圈套;上當(dāng);中計
    4. I could have bitten my tongue off.
    我恨不得抽自己。
    ►bite one's tongue off 一想到……就后悔
    e.g. I could bite my tongue off whenever I think of what I had said that day. 一想到那天說的話我就后悔得要死。
    5. I'm filled with remorse.
    我滿懷愧疚。
    6. We all have human frailties.
    人無完人。
    7. I can feel it in my bones.
    我有預(yù)感。
    ►feel it in one's bones 有一種直覺,預(yù)感某件事一定會發(fā)生。
    8. It's come to the crunch now.
    非做決定不可了。
    ►crunch 這里做名詞,意思是緊要關(guān)頭,重要事件,關(guān)鍵時刻。
    e.g. If it comes to the crunch, I'll resign over this. 必要時,我會為此而辭職。
    9. Good things come in small packages.
    濃縮的都是精品。
    10. The guy couldn't be more servile.
    瞧他那點頭哈腰的樣子。
    【篇二】
    1. She showed manifest lack of interest.
    她明顯不感興趣。
    2. That’s just a side issue.
    那不是主要問題。
    ►side issue 與正題無關(guān)的問題;枝節(jié)問題;次要問題
    e.g. I must forget these side issues and remember my mission. 我必須忘掉這些枝節(jié)問題,記住我的使命。
    3. Was that a tacit approval?
    默認(rèn)了?
    ►tacit approval 默認(rèn)
    e.g. He indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking. 他用微笑和眨眼來表示默許。
    4. Don’t let the genie out of the bottle.
    會一發(fā)而不可收。
    ►genie n.(阿拉伯神話中的)魔仆,神怪,神靈
    來看一個相關(guān)的句子:
    The genie is out of the bottle. 字面上是說魔鬼已經(jīng)從瓶子里出來,用來形容將對人們的生活造成永久性的、尤指負(fù)面影響的事件已經(jīng)發(fā)生。
    5. Not a moment too soon.
    差一點來不及。
    6. You can’t have your cake and eat it.
    魚與熊掌,不可兼得。
    7. This issue is too hot to handle.
    這件事很棘手。
    ►too hot to handle 習(xí)慣用語,用來描繪叫人左右為難的棘手事兒。
    8. Stop bickering!
    為一點小事吵什么?
    9. That’s just a cloak for / cover story.
    那只是他的幌子。
    ►cloak 有偽裝,借口的意思
    e.g. His friendly behavior was a cloak for his evil intention. 他的友善行為是險惡用心的偽裝。
    ►cover story 為了掩蓋真相而編造的謊話,用來隱藏遮蓋事實真相的幌子。
    e.g. We'll get to work on a cover story right away. 我們要準(zhǔn)備掩飾的說辭了。
    10. So help me, I will never let you off.
    我保證不會放過你。
    ►so help me 我敢斷言,千真萬確
    有關(guān)誓言承諾的詞語:
    cross one's heart/I promise.../You have my word.(這個句子在《吸血鬼日記》里出現(xiàn)過好多次。)
    【篇三】
    1. She's a kept woman.
    她是個二奶。
    ►kept woman 外室,靠男人養(yǎng)活的姘婦,二奶
    e.g. Who would ever believe that a kept woman wrote that! 誰能相信這是一個風(fēng)塵女子的手筆!
    2. Courage will carry you through.
    勇氣會助你渡過難關(guān)。
    ►carry through 完成,貫徹,進行;幫助克服困難
    e.g. We must carry the experiment through to the end, not give up halfway. 這項試驗一定要搞到底,不能半途而廢。
    e.g. The task is difficult but the enthusiasm will carry him through. 任務(wù)是困難的,可是他的熱情會使他堅持到底。
    3. I’ll never go cap in hand to him.
    我才不會求他。
    ►go cap in hand to 必恭必敬,卑躬屈節(jié)
    4. I hate his guts.
    我恨死他了。
    5. My dad is a real stick-in-the-mud.
    我爸是個老古板。
    ►stick-in-the-mud 作名詞時用來比喻頑固和墨守成規(guī)的人;作形容詞時表示保守的,思想遲鈍的
    e.g. Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud! 別這么死腦筋嘛!
    6. Time is of the essence.
    時間緊迫。
    7. I know him by reputation.
    我聽說過他。
    ►by reputation 由(或通過)名聲;由于知名度;靠名氣
    e.g. I know Frank Cowper wood by reputation, anyhow. 無論如何,我是久仰法蘭克·柯帕烏的大名的。
    同為久仰之意的還有:I get mind of you. / I have heard so much about you.
    8. I shall be with you in spirit.
    我精神上支持你。
    ►in spirit 在內(nèi)心,在精神上,心靈上
    e.g. He is troubled in spirit. 他內(nèi)心苦惱。
    9. He is a thorn in my side.
    他是我的眼中釘。
    ►a thorn in the side/flesh 肉中刺;棘手的事,不斷使某人煩惱的根源
    e.g. I wonder why I become a thorn in their side. I've never harmed them. 不知為什么我成了他們的眼中釘了。我可從未錯待過他們。
    10. Beauty and the beast.
    一朵鮮花插在牛糞上了。