每日一句英语 / 美国俚语收集(一)

Don't trust that back-stabbing guy.He will steal all your money as soon as he has a chance.
back-stabbing :阴险的，小人的，暗箭伤人的。
Back-stabber

a lesser man:不太政治的人
1.Thank you for returning my wallet,a lesser man would have kept it for himself.
2.You are a lesser man than he is,because you lied to me.

Something more is going on here

原文：事情不是你想象的那么简单
不同情景下会更精彩

The evidence was cooked

证据是捏造的

d d d

a lesser man，直译：小人，呵呵

"losing one's marbles" means "going crazy" or "lose one's mind"
1.Have you lost your marbles?Don't tell your girlfriend that you thinks she is ugly.
2.Are you losing your marbles?Are you really gonna marry with that guy?

noodle means "Brains"
ues the noodle/use your smarts
1.Use your noodle to figure out the math problem.
2.You haven't used your noodle,so you've got ripped-off.

snap out of it:振作起来，重新找回你自己
1.I know you broke up with your girlfriend,and you've depressed.But snap out of it,that's not the end of the world.
2.I don't know what you are thinking about,but snap out of it!You still have a lot of work to do.

Sham,fake,phony 假冒的
1.That company is a sham.They promise to help you,but they only steal your money.
2.I am a sham.I cann't really do all the things that I said I can do.

you wanna do it the hard way.

Wanna be friend

a pep talk:鼓舞士气的话
1.Is that your version of a pep talk.
2.My boss gave me a great pep talk before the big meeting.I think it really helped me colse the deal.
3.Angela needed a good pep talk after she didn't get asked to the prom.

in pertty bad shape:表示状况很糟糕
1.That bicycle is in pretty bad shape,I'll only give you 30 bucks for that.
2.He was in pretty bad shape after his girlfriend broke up with him.

be tough on sb:表示对某人很难；对谁很苛刻,严格
1.Now I know all this studying is tough on you ,but when you get accepted to college,you'll be happy.
2.The coach was just being tough on you because he can see you potenial.

make something harder than it has to be:把某事变复杂，多此一举
1.Dave is making it harder than it has to be by insisting we wait for the red light before wo cross the street.
2.Don't make this harder than it has to be,just do what the boss says so we can all get out of here early.

Ya Right： 不相信你
1.Ya right you got perfect on the test, you didn't even study.
2.I just made first string(首发) on the soccer team。Ya right ,you can't even run a mile without losing your breath.

Here's the deal：你看这样行不行？
1.Here's the deal:I'll give you half the money now,and half the money when the DVDs are safely deliverd.

give it a go ：试一把
1.I'm not so sure I 'll be able to fix your skateboard,but let's give it a go and see if it works.
2.We only have 20mies left to finish the report.But ,let's give it a go,maybe we can finish in time.

You bet：当然了
1.You bet we're going to the concert,we just got a great deal on tickets!

2.Can you help me with my homework?
You bet,I just took this course last year.

round and round 都圈子 说话拐弯抹角
1.Look,we can go round and round this all afternoon,but we have to make a decision about the investment.
2.You keep going round and round on the subject.
Do you want to join the team or not?

have a gift
1.You should really continue with your tennis lessons.You have a gift. I think you could make it all the way to the pros one day.
2.He really has a gift with the ladies.He always has a date on Friday night.