俚语1

和婚礼的有关英语词汇

wedding ceremony 结婚典礼wedding reception 婚宴register office 结婚登记处trousseau 嫁妆usher 引宾员vows 婚

誓say one's vows 立下婚誓wedding day 举行婚礼的日子wedding anniversary 结婚周年纪念日bride新娘bridegroom or groom 新郎officiator 主婚人pastor 牧师groomsman 伴郎bridesmaid 伴娘honeymoon 蜜月wedding dress 婚纱、结婚礼服wed in a civil ceremony登记结婚 marriage certificate 结婚证 guest 来宾 marriage

after divorce 再婚 wedding march 婚礼进行曲 mixed marriage 涉外婚姻；跨国婚姻

俚语

Believe it or not 信不信由你，你爱信不信的意思。

I’ve given up smokin g, believe it or not.

Ready to roll？（等于Are you ready to go？）意思是可以走了吗。

I got every suitcase, Ready to roll?我的箱子都准备好了，可以走了吗？

在口语中，你知不知道可以说成any idea ，详细用法如下。

Excuse me, any idea what time it is?劳驾，你知不知道几点了？

Any idea when the mall will be closed?你知不知道那个商店几点关门？

Beat sb to the draw 意思是：比别人抢先一步

We lost the project. Rainbow Company beat us to the draw.这个项目我们没有拿到，因为彩虹公司抢先了一步。

Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw.

玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画，不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。

The order of the day 意思是最重要的事

It’ll take three months to repair the house. Now patience is the order of the day for us.

这个房子装修要三个月，对我们来说耐心是最重要的。

Sharp 两个常用法：

①穿着帅气：That’s a really sharp looking suit.这种穿着很漂亮。

②聪明：He’s a sharp lawyer.

Kill somebody 狂胜，赢过。

In the soccer game last week, Chinese killed Japanese.上星期的足球赛中国狂胜日本。

busting my ass 的意思是让……难堪/ 努力工作

I wish the directors just would stop, you know, busting my ass because I already have lots of problems.

我真的希望导演别再为难我，我的麻烦事已经够多了。

Every day I work, I bust my ass so my family can live well.每天我努力工作，为了使我家人的生活好一些。

Gush, I think I hurt myself. Can I get a minute?我受伤了，能等我一下吗？

sneak into这个短语的意思是潜入,悄悄的进入。

If I come home late. I sneak into my house so I don’t wake anyone up. 如果我回家晚了，我会静悄悄的进去，不吵醒别人。

It's up to you. “由你来决定，由你说了算！”

You can have any sweater you want . It’s up to you. The color’s up to you.你想穿什么毛衣，你自己定，颜色由你来选。She's totally buying it 这是一句美国俚语，在这里buy=believe，是相信的意思。

He said he could help me get a job at his company but I don’t buy it. He doesn’t have that much influence.他说他能在他的公司帮我找到一份工作，我才不相信呢。他在公司没什么影响力的。

Hone one's skills 提高技能

Owning my own computer gives me the chance to hone my computer skills.

有了自己的电脑，我的电脑技能就会大幅度提高。

Jane's new job requires her to talk to lots of people. She’s really honing her people’s skills.

因为简的工作每天都要与人打交道，所以她的谈话技能越来越棒.。

Take your pick意思是“随你挑”

We have enough money to buy any DVD player this store has so take your pick. 我们有足够的钱，所以我们可以任意挑一个DVD机。

keep my edge = stay sharp意思是某人保持最好的状态

I have to speak English every day just in order to keep my edge.

为了我英语一直好下去，我每天都练习口语。

相反的，lose your edge 意思是不在状态，状态不好。

David Beckham is a great soccer player but if he doesn’t practice every day, he’ll lose his edge.

贝克汉姆是位伟大球员，如果他不每天练球的话他就会失去他的战斗力。

Don't be a baby! 的意思是“不要发牢骚不要抱怨”，“别太孩子气”。

He's such a baby.他总发牢骚。