俚语收集

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1. I couldn't care less.
这句话的意思是「我不在乎」，「缺乏兴趣」（lack of interest），也就是：I don't care at all. 或 I don't give a hoot. 例如：

人家如果问： What do you think of the budget-cut?（你对预算削减有何看法？）
你回答： I couldn't care less.（我毫不在乎）
How do you like Mr. Lee's political point of view?（你喜欢李先生的政见吗？）
I couldn't care less.（我才不在乎呢！）
但是有时说话者也有「口是心非」： 例如：
I couldn't care less about the promotion or pay raise.（我不在乎升级或加薪）
而实际上他是根本在乎升级和加薪的，那么人家也许就会回答说： Yes, you do（care）.
至于 I couldn't care more. 就是「我很在乎」（I care a lot.）或 I care deeply. 同理：
I couldn't agree more.=I totally agree.（我完全同意）
I couldn't please you more.=I did my best to please you.（我尽量使你高兴）
I couldn't be more right.=I am totally right.
但是老外为了「自尊」，不愿强调自己的错误，所以很少人说：
I couldn't be more wrong.
注意：一般人都用否定句，但也有老外把肯定句与否定句互用。
不过，严格来说，I could care less. = I care to some degree.（care 的程度可能减少）
I could care more.=I care some.（care的程度也许增加）（主词可用任何人称代名词：he, she, you, we, they 等。但只用 could，不用 can。）
2. No bones about it.
意思是：真实的，诚恳的（truly, sincerely or exactly），也就是 to make no bones about it.（bone 要加 s, it 是指 something）例如：
His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.（他的太太真是很漂亮）
Mr. A made no bones about it when he talked about abortion issue.（当 A 先生谈到堕胎问题时，他是诚恳的。）
When I spoke on the topic,he said, "No bones about it."（也就是他同意我的看法）
No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today.（今天是真的太冷了）
3. take it on me！
意思是：「这是我的，请用吧！」「这是免费的」(help yourself to it; it is free)，这多半是指吃的东西或一些不贵重的东西。例如：
Here are some candies from England; take one on me. (这是来自英国的糖果，尝一个吧！) (one = candy)
The restaurant owner said to me, "Take the dessert on me." (餐馆老板对我说：「尝尝我的甜点吧！」)
Please take these pencils on me.(取用一些我的铅笔吧！) (也许铅笔上刻有名字，做为宣传之用而免费。)
可见 take 后面的 it，是指 something，而 on 的后面通常不指别人，所以多半也只用在第一人称单数 me。
(假如夫妇在一起，也可以说：Take it on us.)
　
4. I am from Missouri.
这句话有时后面要加一句：「I need to be shown.」或「You have got to show me.」，意思是 Missouri 州的人很固执 (stubborn)，不太信任别人，一定要人家「证明一下」(prove it to me)，所以密苏里州也被称为「The Show Me State」。
据说这句话所以流行 (尤其在美国中西部) 是因为美国一些名人都住过密苏里州，包括 Harry Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney 等。后来老外不轻易相信别人时，就使用这句话。(也有半开玩笑性质) 例如：
He is not easily convinced because he is from Missouri. (他是来自密苏里州，所以不容易说服他。)
Don't try to fool me; I am from Missouri.(You have got to show me.) (别愚弄我，我是来自密苏里州。)
We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown.
As Mr. Smith is a tough guy; he must be from Missouri. (Smith先生是位倔强的人，他一定是来自密苏里州。)
(主词可用任何人称代名词 you, he, she, we, they 等
[这个贴子最后由jennifer-jin在 2001/12/21 08:40am 编辑]
美国口语俚语（1）
1.clock in 打卡
Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid.
别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
2.come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her.
Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
3.come easily 易如反掌
Languages come easily to some people.
语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
4.don't have a cow别大惊小怪
Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages.
别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。
5.push around 欺骗
Don't try to push me around!
别想耍我！

美国口语俚语（2）
1.keep one's shirt on保持冷静
Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the
way he talks.
保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。
2.cool it冷静一点
Cool it. You are * me mad.
冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
3.joy ride兜风
Let's go for a joy ride.
让我们去兜兜风。
4.rap说唱乐
Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.
你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。
5.red-letter day大日子
This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very
important client.
今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。
美国口语俚语（3）
1.go up in smoke成为泡影
Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。
2.hit the road上路
We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home.
我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
3.shape up表现良好，乖
You’d better shape up if you want to stay on.
如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
4.scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了
Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
5.pull strings运用关系 （源于“拉木偶的线”）
He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
美国口语俚语（4）
1.come again 再说一遍
Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said.
再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。
2.come clean 全盘托出，招供
The criminal decided to come clean.
罪犯决定供出事实。
3.spring for 请客
Let me spring for dinner.
我来请客吃饭吧。
4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密
Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret.
别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
5.stick in the mud 保守的人
Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything
new.
Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。

美国口语俚语（5）
1.john厕所
I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car.
我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。
2.keep in line管束
He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.
他太野了，要好好管束一下。
3.jump the gun草率行事
Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.
不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。
4.jump to conclusion妄下结论
Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first.
不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。
5.lemon次
This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.
这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！

美国口语俚语（6）
1.fishy 可疑的
His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true.
他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。
2.flip out 乐死了
Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.
我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。
3.fix someone up 撮合某人
I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them
up. (Haha,just kidding:)
我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩
笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）
4.take a shine to 有好感
He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to
right away.
他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。
5.third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.
你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。

美国口语俚语（7）
1.ripoff 骗人的东西
What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn't work!
真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！
2.rock the boat 找麻烦
Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are.
别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。
3.blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
I blew it on that last exam.
我上次考试靠砸了。
4.in hot water 有麻烦
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.
近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
5.put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for
putting his foot in his mouth.
沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。

美国口语俚语（8）
1.flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.
这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
2.drop in/by/over 随时造访
Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the
company.
欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。
3.drop a line 写信
Drop me a line! 给我写信！
4.duck 躲闪，突然低下头
Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table
so he won't hit his head.
提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。
5.go with the flow 随从大家的意见
Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow.
沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。

美国口语俚语（9）
1.act up 胡闹，出毛病
The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room.
老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。
2.ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
The comedian ad libbed most of his routine.
那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。
3.blah-blah-blah 说个不停
All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night.
她整夜说个不停。
4.hit it off 投缘，一见如故
They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since.
他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。
5.zit 青春痘
Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit
on my face?
为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？
美国口语俚语（10）
1.put someone on the spot 让某人为难
Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you
confidential information.
别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。
2.racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
The police are determined to break up the racket.
警方决定打击这个非法行业。
3.have it good 享受得很
She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need.
她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。
4.don't knock it 不要太挑剔
Don;t knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so
well.
别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！
5.pig out 狼吞虎咽
We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.
我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。
美国口语俚语（11）
1.down in the dumps垂头丧气
The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the
championship game.
球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。
2.horse around嬉闹
We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work.
我们闹够了，该去工作了。
3.pass something up放弃某事物
You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once
in a lifetime.
你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。
4.go whole hog全力以赴
She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party.
她全心全力筹办新年晚会。
5.shoo-in长胜将军
There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in.
他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。