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发布时间: 2024年11月25日 21:41
学会这些英语表达,留学生活更顺当出国留学是很多人的愿望,可是出去学习你应该学习一些地道的表达。
一、表达篇
我对xxx了如指掌: I know ... like the back of my hand
你太过分了: You are way out of line
表达我们想法一致:We are on the same page
英文中有很多表 mad 的方式:
a. I blew my tops off that time.
b. It really burns my brisket
c. the new you seems a little on edge
英文中还有很多表达sad,upset的方式
a. I get really bummed out
b. piss me off
c. feel run down
很多表达中还带有butt/ass,很有喜剧效果:
a. Got my ass here as quick as I could.我已经尽快赶来了
b. pain in the ass: when something is really difficult. It's a more crude expression.
c. Don't climb up my ass = Don't annoy me.
d. get off your lazy butt 别偷懒
e. work your butt off = working very hard
几种表达试一试,try it out的方式
a. give it a spin
b. give it a whirl
c. give it a go
二、场景篇
1.住在LA,是个摊大饼一样的城市,除了downtown基本没有高楼,散的很开,当地人会说:LA is very spread out.
2.健身房出来,会有如下非常有趣的对话:
A: You are popular.
B: I wish!
3.夸一个人很nice的幽默对答:
A: Why are you so nice!
B: Because I eat a lot of sugar!
4.有一种学习地道表达的方法,就是在听美国人回答的时候想想你会怎么说。如果跟你的想法不一样,就是更加地道的表达。比如跟一个美国人去吃自助,有了如下对话:
A: Are you finished?
B: Very close.
如果是想说“快吃完了”,会用"almost",所以"very close"是更地道的表达。
5.问美国朋友,吃饭的时候想跟服务员说“买单”怎么表达:
a.catch the waiter as they 're passing the table
"Check,please."这是通用的表达,简洁明了,而不用像以前一样说"Can we have the check?"
b.they ask me how I'm doing
"Good,but I think we're about done here"
6.有一次美国朋友说了这么句话:
"All in all,I really wouldn't trade my experience."
美国人用了trade很有意思,因为一般中国人想到的词是exchange。exchange侧重于“以物易物”,trade强调这些经历如此珍贵以至于千金不换。
7.关于“我不知道”的有趣表达:
A: Do you know how to...?
B: Beats me. (I don't know).
10.关于“我也不知道”的有趣表达:
A: I don' know Shanghainese.
B : That makes two of us! (I don't know it either)
8.别人询问你能否做某事,你想说,请随意。
A: Hey,can I use your drill to build this thing?
B: Sure,knock yourself out. (go do it,have fun with whatever you're asking to do)
9.美国人走在路上,前面有障碍物,他会这样说我们绕过去吧:
Let's go around
10.在美国叫uber/lyft,下车时司机通常会说一句Have a good/nice day,在超市买东西,收银员也经常说,而另一种类似表达是 Have a good one.
11.如果朋友失恋想安慰他,不用在一棵树上吊死,可以说"The world's your oyster"(You can go explore,it's not the end of the world)。另一种安慰人的方式,说“如果你想找人聊聊,我随时都在”:
"I'm nothing but ears if you ever need to talk"
而被安慰的一方,如果不想倾吐情绪垃圾,可以回复
"I don't want to weigh you down at all
(I don't want to make you feel like you have to help me with my emotional burdens)
12.如果想说“不要破坏气氛”:Don't kill the vibe. vibe是一个很玄乎,很抽象的概念,就是看不见,摸不着的氛围。
怎么样,你们记住了吗。