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81.I am fed up! 受够了。I am fed up with 脑白金’s commercial. It is on TV all the time.我真是有点厌恶脑白金的广告了,电视节目里老是它的广告。“受够了某人”也可以说:I have had enough of Shi, he made a fortune by selling snake oil. 这个史真是让我烦,他靠卖狗皮膏药发了大财, or I have had enough of his bad behavior.

82.I have been there. Or I have been around.这事我经历过。I have been there, so I know how you feel. 这些事我都经历过,所以我能明白你的感受。I have been around long enough to know this kind of guys. I can rip him to pieces in a second.这种场合我经历多了,对这类人我太了解,我可以瞬间就把他给打得落花流水。(直译:把他撕得粉碎)My brother has always been there for me. 我(有困难时)哥哥是我随时的帮助。

83.We are at bingo. 成功了,干完了。如果你赢了,就大喊一声:Bingo。

84.If you make a mistake, just fess up to it. Take your licks and we’ll press on. 如果你犯了错,承认就好了,忍住伤痛,然后我们继续进行下去。Lick通常的意义是“舔”,这里作“打击”。

85.I am swamped. 我太忙了。

86.I am tired.My legs are giving out, my brain is going to neutral, I need to take a shower and go to bed. 我累了,脚也走不动,头脑也昏沉,我要洗个澡然后睡觉。

87.口语中说没有考好可以用 flunk, “fail” 相对来说比较正规了点。He flunked all of his courses.如果门门课都不及格的话,就会被学校开除,因此可以说“flunk out”:It is kind of sad, after Jason flunked out of high school, it is hard for him to find a job.

88.说一个学生全面发展:“He is fully dimensional.”dimension的基本意思是“面”,例如“三维”:three dimensions。说一个人优秀,比平常人多了点才华,可以说:He is excellent, and has the extra dimension.

89.Cookie 本意是“饼干”,口语中指你特别喜欢的人。That is my girl, that is my cookie。她就是我的,正是合我口味的姑娘。A clever cookie, 一个聪明的伙计,a lawyer who was a tough cookie 一个难对付的律师

90.说一个人很紧张我们一般会说“nervous”,口语里可说“edgy”,you are so edgy. Relax, man. 你太紧张了,放松一点,老兄。The performers were edgy as they waited for the show to begin. 演出开始前,演员们紧张得要命。

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91.He is a stud.他很帅,他是个帅哥。注意stud只能用于男性,而且是那种具阳刚气、棱角分明、健壮的人(well-cut)。女性相对应的词是bombshell,美得像丨炸丨弹,她一出现,就要炸翻一片男士。She is a sure-fire bombshell。以前江南一带形容女孩漂亮的俚语也有“她很炸”。不知道现在说女孩漂亮的俚语是什么了。还有一个类似的说法:She is a knock-out.knock-out是拳击词汇,一拳把对手打出圈外。

92.Lighten up!不用那么紧张。Lighten up on yourself.

93.Knuckle-head,笨蛋,傻。He is really a knuckle-head.

94.He has a strong ego. He believes he is a big shot, and beats his chest. A strong ego, 很强烈的自我优越感,Big shot, 大腕,重要的人物。Beat one’s chest,那些篮球运动员灌篮后都要捶打自己的胸脯,表示得意自豪。Do you wanna try another shot. Shot在这句的意思是“试试”,“想再试一次吗?”It is your shot.这是你的工作了。

95.Goofy是个很有用的词,意思有点像silly。Goofy是个卡通狗,长长的耳朵,表情古怪,引人发笑。If you do something goofy, you will gain children’s attention. You are acting goofy. They were worrying about their goofy kids. 傻,不懂事。

96.Spooky 可疑,可怕。He is trying to sell something to me, but it looks spooky to me. 他想向我推销东西,不过看起来可疑。 It is dark down the ally, quite spooky.小巷子很暗,有点可怕。

97.Fishy,不诚实,可疑。It sounds fishy. 听起来不可信。

98.Buff原意是牛皮,口语中指“对某事务有强烈爱好,知识丰富的人”a Civil War buff 内战史迷。He happens to be a genealogy buff. Those who are not beef buffs can order something else. Buff又指那种肌肉发达的人: Some buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.

99.It may be a cock-and-bull story. Cock-and-bull 没有书对的事。He is good at telling cock-and-bull stories. 他最会胡编乱讲。

100.That will crank you up. 意思是“That will cheer you up.”

101. I have a fire in my belly to do something for this village. 我有一股强烈的愿望,能为这个村庄做点什么。特别注意,这个成语与“一肚子火”没有关系,是表示有一种正面的强烈愿望。

I love this desire which comes from a fire in my belly.

一首歌的歌词:Fire in my heart, fire in my belly too Got a heart and a mind and a fire inside And I’m crazy about you You, you on your high flying cloud You, you when you’re laughing out loud.

Have a yen for也是口语,同样表示“I have a desire for”: I have a yen for a thick juicy steak. He has a yen for this girl.

102.Digital cameras are cheap now, you can get one for peanuts. 最便宜的东西莫过于花生,用买花生的钱就能买的东西,那当然是很便宜了。以前美国南部产棉花,但棉花对土地有结板块的作用。后来农民发现棉花收割后种花生对土地有帮助,于是开始种花生。那时花生不过像杂草一样,农民任其烂在田里。直到发明了花生酱后,花生才渐渐地成为人们喜欢的食物。

103.Blow out 与 blow away

With this dress, you are going to blow away everybody at your party.

I am blown out to find out that she would not come.

104.You are so jumpy. 你真是有点神经质。一个人兴奋得乱蹦乱跳,所以显得有点神经质.

105.Are you getting the pictureYou are going to get the whole picture.

106.Tough, 这个词是口语中使用频率比较高的,a tough guy,

It is pretty tough to get a reservation. 这里的tough就是difficult得意思。You just have to tough it out.

107.Rough, 注意,rough与touch意思不同,容易混淆。

I have some rough patches with my wife. 我有好些地方得与老婆去磨合磨合了。

108.I am here now, I need to get in a swing of it. 我已经到了,该投入行动了。

109.More brawn than brain 四肢发达,头脑简单 Nowadays, pop-culture icons are more brawn than brain. 现在流行文化中的偶像都是些四肢发达,头脑简单的家伙。

110.Once you get to the meat of the subject, you will start to enjoy it. Meat肉,这里做“精髓”解。Nub也有这个意思:the nub of the story

111.Watch out for bait-and-switch tactics. 街头骗子常用的手法就是快速地掉包,先用一个诱饵,乘你不注意掉包。

112.Ball这个词人人都识,就是球的意思。但在口语里,还有三个其他的含义。The little girl had a ball at school today. 这个小女孩今天在学校参加了一个舞会。

另外on the ball 的含义是,有知识,有才华,懂行,办事利索。

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