Perfect your 中级口语

钟声 · 发表于 2009-8-13 13:18:56

最近很闲，在网上收集整理了一些非常实用的城市(urban)日常口语，这些口语表达适合于 
中,上级口语水平者使用，原因是他们都有一定的西方文化背景和理解基础，相信心领神会 
之后，这些词汇一定会让你的日常英语交流锦上添花,信心倍增。 
 

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 [Australian usage] 
absolutely, certainly (an expression of emphatic agreement)
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 例：A:So did you buy that CD you wanted?
 
 B:Too right I did!
 
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Too Much Time
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Often shortened to T.M.T. Scream phrase used by two individuals upon
suggesting the same activity because of near-homosexual familiarity
with each other (or spending too much time together).
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 too much information/info 
 
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 An expression of exasperation and disgust when a person is divulging
personal details of his sex life, toilet habits, or anything the
listener finds disgusting, uninteresting, and unwelcome. 
 
 例： 
A:"I'm still dating Susie, but her vagina has a foul
odor. Still we made love three times last night, and once I let her go
on top."
 
 
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will do 
 
1. 行, 没问题 
 
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<pre style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: italic;">A: What would u like to eat? B: Anything will do. </pre>
 
2. =enough 
 
(used to order sb.to stop doing or saying sth.)用于阻止别人的行动或说话.译成"行啦,够啦" 
 

That'll do ,children, you're getting far too noisy.-----行啦,孩子们,你们简直吵死人啦
 
 
 Happy-go-lucky 乐天知命，随遇而安的 Bob刚丢了工作，女朋友又跟他吹了，如今连房租都付不起，到处欠人的钱。然而他却说Bob is happy-go-lucky，你看看他为什么这样说。

In Bob's place I'd never get out of bed. But he's happy-go-lucky as
ever, greets you with that big smile, tells a few jokes, then invites
you for a drink. What a guy!

要是我处在Bob的地位我管保消沉得都不想起床了。但是Bob仍然是一如既往的乐天派。他满面笑容地跟你打招呼，说说笑笑，再请你喝上一杯。可真有他的! shop talk 三句话不离本行 Joe, we get enough shop talk at the office, so let's just relax
tonight, okay? Now excuse me: I'm going over and get acquainted with
that lovely girl in the green dress.

他说：Joe，咱们在办公室里谈工作谈得够多的了，所以今晚轻松轻松，好吗? 对不起，我要去那边跟那穿绿裙子的漂亮姑娘认识一下了。

这里的shop talk是在非工作时间谈论本行的话。 To cry in one's beer 自我可怜有不少美国人经常到酒吧间去，一面喝酒，一面聊天。还有的人在心情不好的时候喜欢到酒吧间去喝酒解闷。我们今天要讲的第一个俗语就是和这种习惯有关的。

To cry in one's beer，的意思是坐在酒吧间里对着啤酒哭，自己可怜自己。比如说，一个人在劝他的朋友：

Come on, Joe! Instead of sitting around in a bar all day crying in
your beer about not having any money, why not get off your bottom and
go out and look for a job!

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行了，乔伊！与其成天坐在酒吧间里，为了没有钱而可怜自己，你为什么不振作起来到外面去找个工作呢！" 
Talk one's ear off 喋喋不休Talk one's ear off要是按照字面意思来解释就是:
跟一个人说话说掉了他的耳朵。你一定明白这是夸张的说法，就好比中文俗语：这话听得我耳朵都长茧了。这其实是在形容没完没了反反复复地对你说这话。那么
talk one's ear off究竟是什么意思呢?

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我们看个例子来琢磨。这个人要告诉我们他在火车上跟一个人相处时的经历。我们看看他这位火车旅伴说话有什么特别的地方。

On the train to New York I sat next to a man who talked my ear off
about himself. He didn't even stop to catch his breath. It was the
longest three hours I've spent in my life.

他在去纽约的火车上身边的旅伴跟他大谈特谈自己，而且说个没完没了，甚至连喘气的工夫都没有，使他觉得在车上渡过的那三小时简直长得漫无止境。 the go-ahead 批准，许可<ul><li class="dct-em">
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permission to proceed, permission for sb to start doing sth 批准；许可
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The council has given the go-ahead to start building. 委员会已批准破土动工。</div></li><li class="dct-ee" style="font-style: italic;"><div class="dct-ee">Waiting for the go-ahead from the control tower. 等待着指挥调度台的起飞许可。</div></li></ul>
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 lose face 丢脸 <div class="ds-single"> to lose status; to become less respectable. 例：John is more afraid of losing face than losing money. Things will go better if you can explain to him where he was wrong without making him lose face. to not maintain your reputation and the respect of others 例：The sales manager lost face with his customers when he continually promised items he couldn't deliver. </div>

红袖 · 发表于 2009-8-13 13:32:18

thank you, any more? [s:1] [s:1] [s:1]

etcz · 发表于 2009-9-5 15:48:26

thank you, any more?

zhlh7888 · 发表于 2010-2-17 21:53:40

太好了 [s:1] [s:1] [s:1] 。谢谢LZ

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