美国最常用俚语.docx
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美国最常用俚语
HEWHOLAUGHSLASTLAUGHSLONGEST!
=thepersonwhoplaysthelastjoke(trick)hasthelongestlaugh!
BobmadefunofLou'spronunciationbutthenextday,LouputatoysnakeonBob'schair.Bobthoughtitwasrealandscreamedwhenhesatonit.Louthoughtitwasreallyfunny.Hewholaughslastlaughslongest!
!
!
TOLENDAHAND
=tohelp
TheSmiths'neighborslentahandwhentheywerebuildingtheirnewfence(Theneighborshelpedthembuildthenewfence).
INHOTWATER
=introuble
Bobdidn'tdohishomework,sohe'sgoingtobe/getinhotwater!
(fromtheteacher)
PUTYOURMONEYWHEREYOURMOUTHIS!
=Ifyoubelievethatwhatyouaresayingis
true/right,let'sbetonit!
THATTAKESTHECAKE!
=That'sunbelievable/incredible/ridiculous!
NOTPLAYINGWITHAFULLDECK
=crazy
Thatguyalwaystalksandshoutstohimself.
He'snotplayingwithafulldeck!
PUTALIDONIT!
=Bequiet!
!
!
TWOHEADSAREBETTERTHANONE!
=Twopeoplewhoworktogetherwillhavemoreideasthanjustoneperson!
TOLOSEYOURSHIRT
=tolosealloformostofyourmoney
Ilostmyshirtatthecasino!
Joelosthisshirtbettingonthehorses.
TOLOSETOUCH
=tofailtokeepincontact/communicationwithsomeone
AfterIgraduatedfromuniversity,Ilost
touchwithmostofmyclassmates.
PAINTTHETOWN(RED)
=Let'sgooutandenjoytheexciting
entertainmentofthecity!
Aftertheexam,let'sgooutandpaintthetown!
APICTUREISWORTHATHOUSANDWORDS!
=Apictureexplainsthingsbetterthanwordscanexplainthings
LET'SGETTHEBALLROLLING!
=Let'sstartnow!
(usuallysaidaboutanimportantproject)
IHEARYOU!
=Iagreewithwhatyouaresaying!
YOUBET!
=Yes,sure,ofcourse!
ONCEINABLUEMOON
=Onceinawhile,occasionally
Igoswimmingoutsideonceinabluemoon.
IT'SADEAL!
=Okay,Iagree,itwillbedone!
TOBETONTHEWRONGHORSE
=Tomakeanincorrectguessaboutthefuture
IfyouthinktheQueenplanstoretire,you'rebettingonthewronghorse!
TOBEFULLOFHOTAIR!
=Whensomeonetalksalotaboutsomethinghe/shecanorwilldobutinreality,thereisnotruthinanyofwhathe/sheissaying-justhotair!
Hewentonthejobinterviewbecausethecompanysaidtheywouldbeabletoofferhimagoodposition,butduringtheinterview,herealizeditwastoosmall,withnoopportunities.Themanagerwasjustfullofhotair!
WHENTHEGOINGGETSTOUGH,THE
TOUGHGETGOING!
=Whenthereareproblems,strongpeopletakeactiontosolvetheproblems!
Whenthegoinggetstough=Whenlifebecomesdifficult
thetoughgetgoing=strongpeopletakeactionanddosomething
MONKEYSEE,MONKEYDO!
=Whenonepersondoessomething,everyonefollowsanddoesthesamething!
TOBLOWONE'SOWNHORN
=whenapersonboastsabouthowgreathe/sheis...!
Donalwaysblowshisownhorn.Instaffmeetings,hetellseveryonehowgreatHISideasare!
BIRDSOFAFEATHERFLOCKTOGETHER!
=Peoplewhohavesomethingincommonfeelcomfortabletogether.
HITTHEBOOKS
=tostudy,prepareforclass
TonightI'mgoingtohitthebooks!
ICANHAVEMYCAKEANDEATITTOO!
=IcanhaveEVERYTHINGIwantinlife!
APOKERFACE
=afacewithnoexpression
Thisidiomoriginatesfromthecardgameofpokerbecausenogamblingpokerplayershouldhaveanexpressionthatiseasytoread!
(thatway,theotherplayersinthegamewon'tbeabletoguesshowgood/badhis/hercardsare)
Georgehasapokerfacesoyouneverknowwhathe'sthinking!
TOLOOKLIKEAMILLIONDOLLARS
=tolookgreat,tobeverywelldressed!
JuliaRobertslookedlikeamilliondollarsattheOscars!
ADIMEADOZEN
=verycommon,easytofind
(countablenounsinpluralform)
InNorthAmerica,shoppingmallsareadimeadozen!
YOUHAVEAONETRACKMIND!
=Youalwaysthinkaboutthesame(one)thing!
(wecanalsosayhe/she/we/they"has/haveaonetrackmind")
TOHAVETHEINSIDETRACK
=Tohaveanadvantagebecauseyouknowcertainpeopleoryouhavespecialinformation
Bobknowswhatthepresidentisgoingtoannounceinhistelevisedspeechthiseveningbecausehehastheinsidetrack!
IwouldwriteanarticleaboutJuliaRoberts'lifeifIcouldgettheinsidetrack!
ONTHEWRONGSIDEOFTHETRACKS
=inabad/poor/undesirableneighborhood
Samgrewuponthewrongsideofthetracks.
CURIOSITYKILLEDTHECAT!
=It'snotgoodtobetoocurious!
THECAT'SOUTOFTHEBAG!
=Thesecretisnotasecretanymore!
IT'SRAININGCATSANDDOGS!
=It'sraininghard(alot)!
THERE'SNOTIMELIKETHEPRESENT!
=Itisbesttodoitnow!
TIMEHEALSALLWOUNDS
=Withtime,sadnesswillpass
TIMEOUT!
=Stop,calmdown!
(usuallysaidinthemiddleofadiscussionorargument)
=Let'stakeabreaknow!
APENNYFORYOURTHOUGHTS!
=Afriendlywaytosay"Whatareyouthinkingabout?
"
WHATGOESAROUNDCOMESAROUND!
=Ifyoutreatpeoplebadly,somethingbadwillhappentoyouandifyoutreatpeoplewell,somethinggoodwillhappentoyou.ThiscommonidiomprovesthatAmericansaresuperstitious!
ALLTHATGLITTERSISN'TGOLD!
=Noteverythingisaswonderfulasitseems(thiscanrefertomaterialthingsandalsosituations)
YOUSCRATCHMYBACKANDI'LLSCRATCHYOURS!
=Ifyoudoafavorforme,Iwilldoafavorforyou!
ROMEWASN'TBUILTINADAY!
=Itmighttakealongtimetoachievesomethinggreat.
MONEYTALKS
=Moneyhaspower/influence!
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