1、 （投资的那个项目怎么样?It went down the drain. （全都白搭了。就差那么一点儿。I almost made it. *用almost表示“差一点儿就”。The train just left. （电车刚走。I almost made it. （就差那么一点儿。I was almost on time.I was just a little late. （就晚了那么一点儿。想点儿办法吧!Do something!Our house is a mess? （我们的家真乱。So, do something! （那，你就收拾收拾吧。Do something about it!P
2、lease do something about it.（请想点儿办法吧!Please take care of it for me.（请为我处理一下儿吧。我忙得要命。Im so busy.m so busy today. （我今天忙得要命。How about tomorrow? （那明天怎么样?m too busy.m as busy as a bee. *短语，“像蜜蜂一样忙碌”。这项工作对我来说太重了。This task is too much for me. * task表示“作为任务分派给人的工作”。This task is too much for me. （这项工作对我来说太重了
3、。Please dont give up yet. （请你别放弃。I cant complete this task alone. （我一个人无法完成这项工作。This is too much for me to handle.这么点儿薪水我怎么够活呀!t make ends meet on my small salary.t live on my low pay.t get along on my scanty pay.I find it impossible to make ends meet on my small salary.我再也忍不下去了。This is the last str
4、aw. *last straw 表示“再也无法承受的负担和困难上又新加的痛苦”。Your husband hit you again? （你丈夫又打你了?Yes. This is the last straw. （是的。Thats it.ve had it up to here.t take it any more.你的答复我接受不了。Your response is unacceptable. *unacceptable 表示“接受不了”。m not satisfied with what you say.Your answer is unsatisfactory.我不满意他的回答。m no
5、t satisfied with his answer. *be satisfied with. “对感到满意”。m dissatisfied with his answer.His answer didnt satisfy me.他今天一副挑衅的样子。Hes got a chip on his shoulder today. *指“要打架的样子”、“情绪不好的态度”。公平点儿!Play fair!Play fairly!Dont cheat! （不许搞鬼。多费时费钱呀!What a waste of time and money! （费时又费钱。t say that. （你别那么说呀!You
6、re wasting your time and money!你太慷慨了。re too generous. *在送给别人相当有价值的东西等场合时使用。generous “慷慨的”、“不吝惜的”、“宽大的”、“度量大的”。d like you to have this. （我想送你这个。re too generous. Thank you very much. （你太慷慨了。谢谢。re too kind.他把一切都告诉了我。He told me all about it.He told me everything.怎么花这么长时间?Whats taking so long?Why is it t
7、aking so long?10分钟怎么也来不及。t make it in ten minutes.I need more time. （我还需要点儿时间。Itll take me longer than ten minutes. （要花10分钟以上。Ten minutes isnt enough time. （10分钟太仓促了。他看不起我。He looks down on me.He despises me.He respects me. （他尊重我。你什么忙也帮不了。re good for nothing.简直快让我疯了。It drives me crazy.I hate that noi
8、se. （我真讨厌那种声音。It drives me crazy. （它简直快让我疯了。It makes me crazy.It drives me up the wall.就这些吗?Is that all?d like this one, and that one, please. （我要这个和那个。 （就这些吗?Is that it?Anything else? （还要别的吗?这太少了。/这不够。s not enough. *用于所持或得到的量不足时。ll give you 10% off. （我给你便宜10%。s not enough. How about 20% off? （这太少了。
9、20%怎么样?d like more. （我还想要点儿。I need more. （我需要再多一点儿。他对我不公平。s unfair to me. *unfair “不公平的”、“不合理的”。He treats me unfairly.He doesnt treat me fairly. （他对待我不公平。发怒别再辩解了!No more excuses! *excuse “辩解”。t make （any） excuses!t give me excuses.No ifs, ands or buts! *用在有人用if（如果的话）、and（还有）、but（但是）等词作解释时。But I cant
10、. （可是，我不会呀! You will finish it today. （不要找借口，你今天怎么也得完成。我不想再听你的辩解了。ve heard enough of your excuses. *直译是“我已经听够你的解释了。”t help it. （可是我毫无办法呀!ve heard enough of your excuses. （我不想再听你的辩解了。我不想听任何解释。I dont want to hear any excuses.这样也解释不通呀。s not a good excuse.s no excuse.你到底在想什么呢?s the big idea? *用来表示“你怎么做那
11、种事，你到底在想什么呢?”别给我开空头支票。t give me any lip service! *lip “嘴唇”，“lip service”表示“口惠”。t give me any lip.你少命令我!t tell me what to do! *这是句常用语，直译“用不着你对我说该做什么。You dont need to buy that. （你没必要买那个。Hey, don Its my money. （喂!你少命令我，这是我自己的钱。气疯了我了!m mad!m mad at you! （你气死我了!m sorry, please forgive me. （对不起，请原谅。m angr
12、y.m upset. *upset “生气，心烦意乱”。m ticked off. *tick off 俚语，“使人生气”。那真讨厌!s disgusting. *disgusting“讨厌的，令人厌恶的，让人作呕的”。表达让人厌恶、讨厌得直想吐的心情。s disgusting. Are you going to eat that? （看上去真恶心，你准备吃吗?Yes, its delicious. Try it. （嗯，很好吃啊，你试试!s gross. （那真恶心。你真让我心烦。re getting on my nerves. *nerve “神经”，get on my nerves“触动
13、我的神经，让我心烦”。re getting on my nerves.（你真让我心烦。s not a nice thing to say.（你这样说也太失礼了。re bothering me. （你使我感到烦恼。）*bother“使人为难”、“纠缠不休”、“烦恼”。re really irritating me. （你真让我烦。）*irritate“使人心烦，让人着急，使人生气”。re starting to get on my nerves. （你又开始做让我心烦的事了。别取笑我!t make fun of me! *make fun of.惯用短语，“嘲笑，开玩笑”。Ha, ha, you
14、 fell down. （哈!哈!摔倒了呀。t make fun of me. （别取笑我!t tease me. （别拿我开玩笑。t talk down to me. （别说看不起人的话。t belittle me. （别看不起人。请别上火。t be upset.我再也没耐心了。ve run out of patience. *run out of. “用光，耗尽”。patience “忍耐，耐性”。Calm down. （冷静点儿。t. Ive run out of patience. （我做不到，我再也忍耐不了了。I lost my temper. （我发脾气了。你放肆!What ner
15、ve!你竟有脸说这种事!How impudent you are to say such a thing! *impudent “厚颜的”，“不知羞耻的”。How impolite! （怎么那么厚颜无耻!s a rude thing to say! （那样说太野蛮。他说的话多气人呀。What he says offends me. *offend “得罪人，使人生气，给人不愉快的感觉”。What he says offends me. （他说的话多气人呀。I know what you mean. （我理解你的心情。What he says bothers me. （他说的话让人心烦。我们得反
16、击。Weve got to get even. *get even “回击，报复”。We have to get him back.我又不是不懂。I wasnt born yesterday. *直译“我可不是昨天才生下来的”。s a great deal. （那可是件好事呀。t born yesterday. （我又不是不懂。I didnt just fall off the turnip truck! *turnip 蔬菜中的“芜菁”，直译“我又不是刚从货车上掉下来的芜菁。”用该短语表示“我知道得十分清楚”。m not stupid! （我没那么傻。m not naive! （我又不是没见
17、过世面。别把我当傻瓜。t think you can make a fool out of me! *make a fool out of. 表示“轻视，看不起”。直译是“别以为你可以轻视我!t try to make me look foolish! 直译“别把我弄得像个傻瓜”。You cant make me look stupid!你拿我开涮呢。re making fun of me. *make fun of. 表示“看不起人，把作为取笑对象”。把它作为一个短语来记。re teasing me. （你耍我呢。） *tease “逗弄，戏弄”、“愚弄”。Are you trying to
18、 make a fool out of me? （你是不是在把我当笑料呀?真是狮子大开口。s asking too much.ll do it for ￥50,000. （给五万，我就干!s asking too much. （真是狮子大开口。re being too greedy. （你也太贪了。re pushing your luck. （你还真来劲!他是急脾气。He has a quick temper.He has a short temper.He has a bad temper.你知道你是在对谁说话吗?Who do you think youre talking to? *表示“
19、你对我能用这种口气说话吗?”。t talk to me like that. （你不能这样对我说话。Do you know who you你有什么要说的吗?Do you have anything to say?Do you have anything to complain about?Do you have any objection to it? （你有什么不同意见?我不能让你随心所欲。I wont let you have your own way. *let “同意让”、“让”、“随便让”。t have everything your own way.m not giving in.
20、 （我绝不让步。这是恐吓。s blackmail! *blackmail“勒索”、“恐吓”。A） If you dont help me, Ill turn you in. （你要不帮我，我就把你交给警方。B） That （你这是恐吓。）*B做了坏事，而被A知道。你别侮辱人。t insult me.t insult my intelligence. *直译“你别侮辱我的才智”。用于吵架开始时。你是一个卑鄙的骗子。re a filthy liar. *filthy“污秽的，卑鄙的，肮脏的”。你会后悔的。ll be sorry.I lent him money. （我把钱借给他了。ll be so
21、rry. （你会后悔的。ll regret it.ll wish you hadnt done it. （你会后悔这么做的。你疯啦?Are you crazy?Isnt he cool? （他是不是很酷? （你是不是疯啦?Are you nuts?Are you out of your mind?Are you insane?Are you delirious?Are you all there?Are you confused? *更尖锐的说法。别用那种眼神看着我!t look at me like that! （别用那种眼神看着我!Like what? （什么眼神?t stare at m
22、e! （别盯着我。） *stare at.“一直盯着看，凝视”。我要报复。I want to get even with him.ll pay him back. （这个仇我一定得报。那个狡猾、卑鄙的家伙。That sneaky, low life creep! *sneaky“鬼鬼祟祟，卑鄙的”，low life “社会下层的人，卑怯的家伙”，creep “阴郁得让人讨厌的人”、“非常讨厌的人”。（根本）不是!?是的!Is not! ? Is too! *孩子们吵架时常用。 Is so!Uh-uh! Uh-huh! 因为Is not和Uh-uh表达的是No的意思，所以是一边摇着头一边说。随便
23、吧!Have it your way!We should turn right. （我们该往右拐。I think we should go left. （我觉得该往左拐。Okay, okay, have it your way! （好吧，好吧，你随便吧!Do it your way!Do whatever you want!Do as you please.s your choice.Suit yourself! *用于好心好意给人出主意却不被接受时。“那随你便吧，爱怎么着就怎么着吧。厌烦真无聊!s boring.Do you want to watch that movie? （你想看那部电
24、影吗?No, I hear its boring. （不，听说那电影很无聊。真没意思!Dull.My life is dull. （我每天都这么无聊。s dull. （没劲。毫无价值!/不值一提!s for the birds. *直译“帮不了谁，最多只能帮帮鸟罢了”，即“无聊，没有意思”。是比较旧的说法，但现在仍然在用。I hate this class. （我最讨厌上这课。I agree. Its for the birds. （没错。真无聊。s no good.It sucks.我不感兴趣。m not interested.So, when do you want to go out w
25、ith me? （你什么时候能和我约会呢?m not interested in you. （我对你不感兴趣。没什么了不起的。s nothing great.Hows your new job? （你的新工作怎么样?s nothing great. （没什么了不起的。s nothing much.我不满意。m not satisfied.m dissatisfied.m not happy about it.m not content.m discontent.就是常见的那种会议。It was just another meeting. *just another“常有的，不稀奇的”。How
26、was the meeting? （那个会怎么样?It was just another meeting. （很平常。It was just a meeting.That meeting was nothing special. （那个会没有什么特别的。我不能专心工作。t get into my work. *get into.“专心做”、“对抱有兴趣”。t concentrate on my work. （我不能集中精力工作。） *concentrate on.“集中精力做”。t get excited about my job. （我没有工作的热情。ve lost interest in my work.
