英语常用俚语合集

英语常用俚语合集

趣味俚语/习惯用语

1.I'm sorry I'm in such a bad mood today-I just got up on the wrong side of the bed.But our baby cried all night long.And I forgot to set the alarm so had no time to eat breakfast.After a good night's sleep I'll be okay again!

对不起，我今天脾气真糟糕-我一整天都情绪不好。我们的孩子昨晚哭闹了一夜，而我又忘了上闹钟，所以今天早上早饭都来不及吃。只要晚上好好睡一觉，我就会回复正常的。

get up on the wrong side of the bed意思是“整天心烦意乱、情绪不佳”2.There's a board meeting next Friday to vote on whether to give us the raise.So we are all hopeful but nervous at the same time.But there's nothing we can do now,for they'll not drop the other shoe until late Friday afternoon.

下星期五董事会要表决是否给我们加薪的事情，所以我们大家目前都是既抱希望又紧张不安。然而眼下我们也无可奈何，因为他们要到星期五晚间才会作出决定。

drop the other shoe意思是“定下悬而未决的事情”

3.Joe borrowed my savings to open a coffee shop.It made money at first but then somebody opened a bigger place down the street.This competition put my brother out of business and all the money I lent him went down the drain.

Joe为了开咖啡店问我借了我的积蓄。这家店起先倒还赚钱，可是后来有人在同一条街上开了家更大的咖啡店。我弟弟竞争不过他们只好停业，我借给他的钱也全都泡汤了。

go down the drain意思是“泡汤”或者“付诸东流”。

4.My uncle's got two joys in life:faith in God and working all day in his dry cleaning shop for his children's future.He doesn't care if you call him a stick-in-the-mud:he knows what he's doing.

我的伯父的生活乐趣只有两个：对上帝的信仰以及为子女的前途整天在他的干洗店里操劳。但是他不在乎别人叫他“老古板”，因为他明确知道自己在干什么。

a stick-in-the-mud这意思是“老古板，守旧的人”

5.I really want to ask Sally out,but I'm afraid to ask her.She can have her choice of any man in this school-a fat chance she'd ever go out on a date with an ordinary guy like me!

我真想约Sally出去，但是又不敢开口。她在这个学校里要挑哪个男人都成，象我这么个普普通通的人，根本没有希望约到她一块儿出去。

fat chance意思是希望渺茫，可能性极小。

6.Amy wants to buy a car for$500dollars.She has her head in the clouds.The car is much more expensive than that.

艾米想花500美元买辆车，她头脑一定不清楚，一辆车的价钱当然不止500美元。

head in the clouds意思是“脑子不清楚，想入非非”

7.When the missing money was noticed,he chose to disappear rather than face the music.

当失窃的

钱被发现时，他选择了消失逃避而不是去承担责任。

face the music意思是“承担后果”

8.After failing a math test,Tom had to go home and face the music.

汤姆数学考试不及格，只能回家接受惩罚了。

face the music意思是“接受惩罚”

一词多义

一、cut off

1.I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.我话讲了一半，电话中断了。

cut off电话中断

2,They have cut us off.他们将我们分隔开了。

cut off隔离

3，He was cut off in his prime.他死于壮年。

cut off使...死亡

二、Put down

1，Put down your address here.把你的地址写在这里。

put down写下来

2.The army put down the rebellion.军队镇压了叛乱。

put down镇压

3.You never give me credit for anything--you're always putting me down.你从来不表扬我，只是一个劲儿地责难我。

put down责难