美国日常生活中常见的美式俚语解答
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美式英语中有许多独特的词语、短语、流行语,就像我们的蓝瘦香菇一样,初到美国的你,乍一看绝壁会让人一头雾水。不必担心,今天就为大家准备了一份指南——教你绝地反击啊!
问候和表达
在美国,有许许多多表达“你好”的用语,更不用说那些表达个人感受的词语了。熟记并使用以下语句,与当地人轻松交流。
Hey, y’all! (大家好!此问候语常见于美国南部,Y’all是you的一种复数形式)Howdy(你好。这是区域性用语,常见于德克萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州和大平原地区) What’s up? (How are you?——你好吗?)
That sucks/that’s beat (That is bad——糟透了)
Chillin’(Not doing much, relaxing——没干什么事情,挺轻松的)
Hang out (Spend time with someone/relax in a certain place——与某人共度时光/在某个地方放松休息)
Wicked(真的。这是区域性用语,常见于马萨诸塞州的波士顿地区——“that party was wicked good!”)
Awesome (Great——棒极了)
Cool (Nice/great——不错/好极了)
Having a blast (Having a really good time –“I had a blast in my English class”——度过了一段美好时光)
That’s sick! (That’s really good——真是太棒啦!)
Filthy (Seattle slang for good –“You got an A in the paper? That’s filthy!”
——西雅图俚语“好”)
Sweet (Nice——不错)
You bet! (Yes——是的)
To take off (To leave –“We‘re taking off now”——离开)
See ya! (Goodbye——再见)
Laters! (Goodbye——再见)
服饰
Pants (Trousers——裤子)
Panties (Female underwear——女式内裤)
Underpants (Male underwear——男士内裤)
Sweater (Jumper/pullover/jersey——针织套衫/套头毛衣/毛线衫)Vest (Waistcoat——马甲)
Undershirt (Vest——汗衫)
Sneakers (Trainers——运动鞋)
Suspenders (Braces——吊带)
Galoshes (Wellington boots——橡胶套鞋)
Turtleneck (Polo neck——高领毛衣)
Bathing suit (Swimming costume——泳装)
Bath robe (Dressing gown——浴袍)
Diaper (Nappy——尿布)
食物和饮料
Cotton candy (Candy floss——棉花糖)
Candy (Chocolate/sweets——巧克力/糖果)
Cookie (Sweet biscuit——甜饼干)
Biscuit (Savoury scone——美味烤饼)
Soda (Fizzy drink. Can also be pop or Coke depending on the region——碳酸饮料,部分地区用来指汽水或可乐)
Chips (Crisps——薯片)
Jelly (Jam——果酱)
Jell-O (Jelly——果冻)
Cilantro (Coriander——香菜)
Flapjack (Can mean a pancake——可用来指薄烤饼)
Popsicle (Ice lolly——冰棍)
Zucchini (Courgette——西葫芦)
Eggplant (Aubergine——茄子)
Appetizer (Starter——开胃菜)
Take out (Take away food——外卖食物)
Get the check (Ask for the bill in a restaurant——在餐馆买单)
人物、地点和生活方式
Chick (Girl——女生)
Dude (Boy——男生)
Redneck/hick (A derogatory term for someone who lives in a rural area——贬义词,用来指生活在农村地区的人)
Wheels (A vehicle, usually a car——交通工具,通常指汽车)
Parking lot (Place to park cars——停车场)
Sidewalk (Pavement——人行道)
Soccer (Football——足球)
Football (American football——橄榄球)
Elevator (Lift——电梯)
金钱
在美国,有许多词语可以用来指口袋里的钱。熟悉最常见的用法,就不怕自己给错钱啦!以下是关于钱的一些俚语用法:
A $5 bill can be referred as a ‘fin’, ‘fiver’or ‘five-spot’.
用“fin”“fiver”或“five-spot”来指5美元钞票
A $10 bill is a ‘Hamilton’or ‘sawbuck’.
用“Hamilton”或“sawbuck”来指10美元钞票
$20 can be a ‘Jackson’or a ‘dub’.
用“Jackson”或“dub”来指20美元钞票
A $1 bill is either a ‘single’, ‘ace’or ‘buck’.
用“single”、“ace”或“buck”来指1美元钞票
A $100 bill is known as a ‘Benjamin’, so called because a portrait of Benjamin