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。
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!
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 nailed it! 或者 He has 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!
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。
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。
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。
19 I've never gotten into baseball for some reason.
get into something 对某事感兴趣。
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!
24 Good thinking! That would be great.
good thinking 好主意,跟good idea同意。
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。
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。
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……
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。
31 I'm good.
I'm good除了可以用来回答How are you?,表示“我很好”之外,还常用于:
▷Do you want some chips with your sandwich?
你的三明治要带薯条吗?
No, I'm good. Thanks.
不用了,谢谢。
▷Do you have any questions?
你还有什么问题吗?
No, I'm good.
没有了。
也可用作委婉拒绝。
▷Do you wanna go to a strip club?
要不要去看脱衣舞?
- I'm good.
不去啦。
32 Go by
在课堂自我介绍时,有时会说中文名,然后英文名。 Instead of saying "My Chinese name is xxx, and my English name is xxx.", 你可以这样说:
▷My name is xxx (中文名), and I go by xxx (英文名).
Go by即“被叫做,人们常叫我……”,“To be called; be known”。
▷Our friend William often goes by Billy.
我们的朋友William,我们一般都叫他Billy。
一些学生不乐意用自己的原名,而偏好昵称,也可以用go by来表达:
▷My name is Catherine, and I go by Cat.
我的名字是Catherine,你们可以叫我Cat。
33 Appreciate it!
在澳洲,每次下公交车的时候,大家都会礼貌地对司机表示感谢,除了常见的"Thank you very much!","Thanks a lot!"以外,就是“Appreciate it!"
Appreciate it,完整意思就是:
I appreciate what you have done for me.
我非常感谢你为我做的事。
34 Have a good one
无论认识不认识,每次和人说再见的时候(可能是下班,结完账离开超市,下课等等),往往会对同事/收银员/老师……说声"Have a good day / night / weekend"之类的。
还有种更简易的表达,即"Have a good one!",简单顺口,客套必备。
如果你再懒一点,还可以省掉one的一个辅音,直接说,Have a good'un!
35 Figure
当想表达“我觉得/我认为/我猜”的时候,有个很好用的表达就是“I figure..."。
▷I figure it'll rain tomorrow.
我觉得明天要下雨了。
在这里figure是比think更好的选择,它多了一层推想的意思,此外,figure是更加口语化的不正式的表达。
36 E-mail礼貌用语
用于邮件开头:
▷I hope this e-mail finds you well.
希望在收到这封邮件的时候,你一切都好。
用于结尾:
▷Any response will be appreciated.
如蒙回复,不胜感激。
通常正文是找对方询问事情。
▷Please feel free to let me know if there should be any question.
如果有任何问题,请尽管告知。
通常正文是上交文件、材料,或者回答问题等。
▷It would be great/the best if you could... 这就是传说中比"Could you please..."还要更加委婉的请求式句型了。
37 No problem
在国内学到的是:
▷Could you help me with xxx?
No problem!
而在国外听到的往往是:
▷Thank you!
No problem.
有时甚至:
▷Oh sorry!
No problem!
38 Shoot
除了“射击”之意,还有以下日常用法:
▷Whenever you need help, just shoot me an email.
要帮忙的时候,发个邮件给我就行。(比send更口语化)
▷I've collected some negative comments on you.
我这有一些关于你的负面评论。
Shoot.
说。(类似于Go ahead,说吧。)
▷I was shooting for 100, but 98 is ok.
我本想冲击一下100分的,不过98也挺好。
▷Oh shoot...(其实就是Oh s**t! 的委婉说法)
39 告别时用语
▷I'll leave you be.
你继续忙吧。(类似于“打扰了”,“告辞了”。)
▷I'm off.
我走了。
40 A touch of
意为"一点儿", 但是不是比a little, a bit of听起来要更有画面感?
▷"Chinese White Tie" means White Tie with a touch of China.
中式白领结的意思就是白领结晚宴着装中融入一些中国元素。
另外,生了小病也可以用这个词。
▷I have a touch of flu and need some rest.
我有点感冒,需要休息。

