实用英语小句（zt），大家可以接着补充：） -tseng(含笑) @巴尔的摩华人论坛:巴尔的摩枫下论坛 The Rolia Forum of Baltimore

工作学习 / 外语学习 / 实用英语小句（zt），大家可以接着补充：） -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-1 {4380} (#3647610@0)
本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Pull over！把车子开到旁边。
Drop me a line！写封信给我。
Give me a ring = Call me！来个电话吧！
For here or to go？堂食或外卖。
What’s up? = What’s happening?=What’s new? 见面时随囗问候的话“最近在忙什么？有什么新鲜事吗？”一般的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”
Cut it out! = Knock it out！= Stop it! 少来这一套！同学之间开玩笑的话。
Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好！
Get yourself together! 振作点行不行！
Do you have "the" time? 现在几点钟？可别误以为人家要约你出去。
Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
Give me a break! 你饶了我吧！（开玩笑的话）
Hang on. 请稍候。
Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。
What a crummy day. 多倒霉的一天。
Go for it. 加油
You bet. = Of course. 当然；看我的！
Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。
Don’t be so fussy! 别那么挑剔好不好。
It’s a long story. 唉！说来话长。
How have you been? = How are you doing? 你过得如何？近来可好?
Take things for granted. 自以为理所当然。
Don’t put on airs. 别摆架子。
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride! 送我一程吧！
Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人
What’s the catch? 有什么内幕？
Party animal. 开Party狂的人(喜欢参加舞会的人)
Potluck Party：一种聚餐方式，主人准备场地和餐具，参加的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料，最好事先问问主人的意思。
Pain in the neck. =Pain in the ass. 眼中钉，肉中刺。
Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了！
A fat chance. =A poor chance. 机会很小
I am racking my brains. 我正在绞尽脑
She’s a real drag. 她真有点碍手碍脚
Spacingout = daydreaming. 做白日梦
I am so fed up. 我受够了！
It doesn’t go with your dress. 跟你的衣服不配。
What’s the point? = What are you trying to say? 你的重点是什么？
By all means = Definitely. 一定是。
Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧！
I’ll buy you a lunch (a drink; a dinner). = It’s on me. = My treat. 我请客
Let’s go Dutch. 各付各的
My stomach is upset. 我的胃不舒服
diarrhea 拉肚子
吃牛排时，waiter会问“How would you like it?”就是问“要几分熟”的意思，可以选择rare，medium或 well-done。
I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!
May I take a rain check? 可不可改到下次？(例如有人请你吃饭，你不能赴约，只好请他改到下一次。)
I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不对劲!
Let’s get it straight. 咱们把事情弄清楚!
What’s the rush! 急什么!
Such a fruitcake! 神经病！
I’ll swing by later. =I’ll stop by later. 待会儿，我会来转一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. 这个消息是千真万确的（tip指消息）!
easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。
flunk out 被当掉
take French leave 不告而别
I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。
You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。
hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 离开。
Now he is in the driver’s seat =He is in control now.
Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。
Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。
klutz (=clutz) =idiot 白痴、笨蛋。
know one’s way around 识途老马。
lion’s share 大部份。
tailgate 尾随（尤其跟车跟得太近）。
take a back seat. 让步。
take a hike =leave me alone =get lost 滚开。
hit the hay =go to bed 睡觉。
Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 载我一程好吗？
green hand 生手、没有经验的人。
moonshine = mountain dew 指私酿的烈酒（威士忌）或走私的酒。胡说八道也可用moonshine。His story is plain moonshine.
chill out =calm down =relax（来自黑人英语）
rip off =steal：I was ripped off. 我被偷了；rip off 也常被用为“剥夺”My right was ripped off. 权利被剥夺(来自黑人英语)。
mess around (with)瞎混；Get to work. Don’t mess around. 赶快工作，别瞎搅和。
snob 势利眼
sneak in, sneak out 偷偷溜进去，溜出来 sneakers 运动鞋
She is such a brown-nose/boot-licker. 她是个马屁精。
This is in way over my head. 对我而言这实在太难了。
I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach. 我是个考试紧张大师，一考试胃就抽筋。
Keep your study (work) on track. 请按进度读书（工作）。
Did you come up with any ideas? 有没有想到什麽新的意见？
Don’t get uptight! Take it easy. 别紧张，慢慢来！
Cheese! It tastes like cardboard. 天哪，吃起来味如嚼腊！
Get one’s feet wet. 与中文里的“涉足”或“下海”，寓意相同，表示初尝某事。I am going
to try dancing for the very first time. Just to get my feet wet.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

mark...谢谢分享.... -linger2007(玲儿-焦头烂额); 2007-5-1 (#3648016@0)

I am glad you like it. Since I am on my maternity leave now, I guess I can do something before my due date, only 40 days to go. Ok, I will try to post 2 stories each day which contain useful slangs or idioms. Wish you like them as well. -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-2 (#3648847@0)

I do like it. I found somehow quite difficult to understand people's slangs here. I tried to get the meaning once I know it. Good summary! thx! -linger2007(灵儿); 2007-5-3 (#3652332@0)

Good job! -mimoxiaoyun(小云：飞了一万光年); 2007-5-1 (#3648128@0)
should be "knock it off" not "knock it out" -sayyescici(sayyescici); 2007-5-1 (#3648302@0)

Thanks. You are right. :) -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-2 (#3648713@0)

Thanks for share. When you order breakfast... -wutever(as I said); 2007-5-1 {184} (#3648309@0)
waitress usually ask : - white or brown? 要白面包还是全麦面包的toast. - how do you want your eggs? 可选择sunny up (单面流黄),over easy(双面流黄), over hard(双面煎熟), scramble(炒鸡蛋)

Awsome. The first time I went to McDonald, I was totally confused by "sunny up". Luckily my BF(my hubby now) is with me. :) -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-2 (#3648719@0)
It should be "sunny side up", not "sunny up" -wind_dancer(风舞者); 2007-5-4 (#3652912@0)

Thanks, you are right. Sometimes I just say whatever I heard, but it maybe not the very wordJ. I asked my hubby and he said it should be”sunny side up”. -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-6 {617} (#3657329@0)
It reminded me of another idiom”you are the man”. I didn’t know the real words till last year. I was always saying”you’d man”.LOL
the man (the Man) ：someone who has the ability over you大哥; 厉害的人
"You're the man." 这个口语对象不一定要是男人, 只要是有人作了一件很厉害的事, 你就可以好象很崇拜地拍拍他(她)的肩膀说:"You're the man."(老外说这句话说, 常常会把"man"这个字的尾音拉的长长的)
A: O.K. Your car is fixed. There should be no more problem now. A: 好了! 你的车修好了。应该不会再有问题了! B: You've got it taken care of just like that? You're the man. B: 你这样(一下子)就搞好了啊!大哥真是厉害!

加一条儿, people mountain people sea, 大家多用让它成为英语的时尚外来语. -647i(流浪的步行万里); 2007-5-1 (#3648311@0)

Yeah, maybe just like "Long time no see".:) -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-2 (#3648721@0)

I thought "Long time no see" is authentic English.. -cool_john(Pipi Mom); 2007-5-2 (#3649610@0)

FYI. As I know, I guess not. To be exact, it should be called Pidgin English(洋泾浜英语), and now it’s called “Chinglish”. . -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-3 {1607} (#3650889@0)
本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛“Long time no see” was first mentioned in the book written by an American guy called William Hunter who was one of the foreign people mastering Chinese in the early 19th century.
(zt)Long time no see is often attributed as a good example of Chinglish being used by native English speakers. The phrase is said to have originated from 好耐冇見(啦)(Cantonese)/好久不見(了)(Mandarin). These Chinglish phrases were used by dock workers to greet sailors from overseas.
It began in early 1900's when British and American warships and trading ships often stayed at Chinese docks, and through pidgin communications with dock workers, started to communicate in what is now known as Chinglish. The sailors used the phrase long time no see as a joke when they got home and somehow the phrase became widely used even in English-speaking countries. A more grammatically correct phrase of English should be I haven't seen you for ages.
While this story is substantiated by other sources [1], this may just be a myth as there are no known records of the origin. The phrase has also been said to originate from trade with American Indians. Similar seemingly grammatically "incorrect" phrases (such as "no pain, no gain" or "the more, the merrier") are common and native to English; thus "long time no see" may have been just a coincidence.
"Chinglish" is also used to describe the broken Chinese interspersed with English used by westernized Chinese (e.g. American born Chinese) who are no longer fluent in their parents' language and must use English words to supplement their limited Chinese vocabulary.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

first time heard this is when I was at a park gate in Vancouver as tourist, The first feeling is the gate keeper is tissing me? wired English gramma. -647i(流浪的步行万里); 2007-5-2 (#3649615@0)

yeah, baby, yeah. shake it, baby! -dodotoron(哇咧); 2007-5-2 (#3648621@0)
good job, wish more to come -geoguy(RocketScientist); 2007-5-2 (#3648630@0)
上来就PULL OVER!真不吉利! -dedade(伸手不见六指); 2007-5-2 (#3648643@0)

hehe, sorry, I should write "bravo"!:) -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-2 (#3648726@0)

Acutally "I was ripped off." can also means我被卖主给骗了。（买东西买贵了） -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-2 (#3648827@0)

ppl always say "I was robbed ---我被卖主给骗了" -geoguy(RocketScientist); 2007-5-2 (#3649250@0)

I guess both are acceptable. But my friends say"I was rippled off" more often :) -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-3 (#3650895@0)

job well done. Thanks for sharing. -clearjune(出污泥而不染); 2007-5-2 (#3649161@0)
One more *_^ : Good good study, day day up!! -mimoxiaoyun(小云：飞了一万光年); 2007-5-2 (#3649866@0)

hehe, :) -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-3 (#3650902@0)

well done -cindyma1972(cindy); 2007-5-2 (#3650618@0)
Well done! Thanks. 我补充一个:"rubber necking" 指大家回头看，　特别是马路上出事故，　大家慢下来扭头看．　 -meizi(梅子); 2007-5-3 (#3650961@0)

thanks*^* -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-3 (#3650980@0)
en. that is new for me. good work! -geoguy(RocketScientist); 2007-5-3 (#3651365@0)
每次考试前老师都说“no rubber necking", hehe. -snicker(会笑的狗); 2007-5-3 (#3652603@0)

"get lost"有时候也用在朋友之间开玩笑的时候。比如你的朋友告诉你一件事情你觉得不可思议，就可以对他/她说“get lost"。当然表情不要太严肃，不然人家以为你真让他滚蛋。 -sinbad(Seven Seas); 2007-5-3 (#3652299@0)
Once sb. talk to me, " You could pass for Korea." She meant that I looked like Korea. -snicker(会笑的狗); 2007-5-3 (#3652594@0)

Thanks:) It's really new to me. -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-4 (#3653101@0)

One more. When you say sth. is "on the tip of your tougue", you mean you really know the thing, but cannot remember the name. -snicker(会笑的狗); 2007-5-3 (#3652602@0)
baker's dozen = 13 -trilogy(trilogy); 2007-5-4 (#3653339@0)
请教一下，what's the catch是否有"不好的一面，坏的一面“的意思？ -dodiddone(简简单单); 2007-5-4 (#3653429@0)

Yeh, you said it. ：） -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-6 {386} (#3657330@0)
a hidden drawback or disadvantage 诡计, 圈套, 陷阱; 隐藏着的问题或缺点; 难人的问题；蹊跷
Free food? It sounds too good to be true. What's the catch? 免费食物？听起来难以置信，有什么条件？
That new car is very cheap; there must be a catch in it somewhere!
那辆新车这么便宜,里面一定有蹊跷!
That question looks easy, but there's a catch in it.
那个问题看起来容易，但这里面有蹊跷。

几个点和大家讨论一下。有错的欢迎指正 -sayyescici(sayyescici); 2007-5-5 {5898} (#3655144@0)
本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛--What’s up? = What’s happening?=What’s new? 见面时随囗问候的话“最近在忙什么？有什么新鲜事吗？”一般的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”

这个的回答我好像从来不用nothing much。我都是说not much. 还有可以说same old same old. 就是说老样子。nothing much 是第一回听说。有大虾指正一下吗？

--Give me a ring = Call me！来个电话吧！

还可以说give me a shout. 这个很多人用。

--Have a crush on someone. 迷恋某人
还可以说 I have a thing for someone. 我曾经去面试的时候说 I have a thing for downtown. ：）

--Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
记得看desperate housewife的时候，说了一句家丑不可外扬。我记得是这么说的：don't laundry your dirty clothes in the public.

--Don’t get on my nerve! 别把我惹毛了！
气死我了。就是piss me off.

--I am so fed up. 我受够了！
还有一种说法，特别中国化：I had it enough.

--Let’s get a bite. = Let’s go eat. 去吃点东西吧！
想说说grab的用法．老外用这个单词的特别多．比如说去吃点东西，买杯咖啡，打个盹，都用这个词．grab a bite, grab a cup of coffee, grab a nap. ...

--I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。
还可以说I don't get it.

--green hand 生手、没有经验的人
生手rookie老手 veteran

-mess around (with)瞎混；Get to work. Don’t mess around. 赶快工作，别瞎搅和。
这个以前到没用过．不过我知道那种混日子的人叫做＂slack off＂有的人用fool around.但是fool around要慎用，因为非常看场合。还有解释为那种鬼混的意思。但是slack off就是偷懒的意思

--She is such a brown-nose/boot-licker. 她是个马屁精。
马屁精好像叫ass kisser.

还有好多，觉得在办公室里可以用的上，随便补充几个：
flirt around--就是指两个人眉来眼去的，打情骂俏．
annoying--就是讨厌的意思，如果说那个人特别讨厌就是she is annoying.
厕所是washroom 这里不用toilet．
说一个人身上有怪味就是stinking
说一件事特别恶心：gross, discussing,
说一个人特别丑比ugly还丑hideous
我本人觉得形容一个人的长相的词依级别高低是cute, good-looking, hot, stunning.
精疲力尽就是burn me out
和谁分手了，日常说法就是break out,书面说法，文雅的说法是go seperate ways就是分道扬镳的意思
老公就是hubby，老婆好像只听到wife.
说某人垫了个鼻子，作了整胸手术，就是这样说．she got her nose job done. she got her boobs job done. 就是nose job & boobs job.
说某人把别人搞大了肚子，注意就是搞这个意思就是knock sb up说她被别人搞大了肚子，就是she is knocked up.以前看了一篇文章说Hidy Clumb.糟了，那个德国的名模的名字拼错了．她怀孕了三次，网上有人留言就是这样写的：she was knocked up three times.
说这个女的是那种傍大款的就是用gold digger
那种小吊带就是top or tank top
说这个人跳槽了可以说jump around 或者move on. move on这个词特别好，当你和别人分手了以后，就可以用i moved on.表示你跳出了旧恋情．
说．．．多了，就是这个形容词，可以用way这个词．比如说说我好看多了：i am way prettier.说我好多了．i am way better.
说某人多管闲事，就是butt in other people's businesses
说一件事大出意料之外就是blow away, 比如说you blow me away.就是surprise 的意思
说搞定一件事就是pull off
说需要掩盖，或者帮助的时候，可以用cover up.我曾经跟我的老板谈话的时候用过这个词：i need someone to cover up my lunch time.
说编：make out这个和lie,cheating不一样．
闲聊就是chitchat
工作狂，购物狂，酒鬼，都是名词后加后缀holic: workholic, shopholic,alcoholic,drugholic
说这个人是老光棍，或者老单身汉，就是he is a die-hard banchelor.
说她已经有男朋友了就是：she is taken. or she is not available.she is attached.
说你别着急：don't be panic.
说这个人特别考虑周到：she is considerate.
说这个人喜欢发牢骚就是用whine.不用complain.后者是一次性的意思，前者有反复的意思．
说我明天第一件事就是干什么什么就说i will do something first thing tomorrow/Monday morning.
说你是个人物，或者说表示你与众不同就说：I am something.
说我需要听听别的意见，说法就说：i need second opinion. I have second thoughts.
说我昨晚睡得比较晚，就说：i had a late night.有一次我这么说，人家跟我开玩笑说：do you have late night or early morning? 哈哈
说我不是故意的：i don't mean that.
说这个人特别会读书就是book smart和它对应的就是street smart那个carpenter节目里donald trump就经常问那些哈福的人：are you book smart or street smart?
墙头草就是grass on the wall
说一件事会使我高兴就是turn on对应的就是turn off?比如说：what will turn you on?
取消：cancel/call off
放鸽子就是blow off
说一个人挺平易近人的就用she is approachable.
说你被别人出卖了就是sell out
还有两个，我翻译不好，让高手来翻译以下，我只会用：i am all over you.
i am all for you.是不是可以翻成：我随时听你差遣？
全搞定了就说：you are all set.我有一次打电话到bell去搞了一下我的手机，最后我就问了一句：am I all set?然后人家就说you are all set.
说你最近在和说搞对象？或者和谁在约会，表示还没有男女朋友的时候：what is you next crush? who are you working on?
说一个人诡计多端就用：quirky
说某人是老板的红人，红人用golden boy
说一个人专门是搞破坏的，就用crasher不是有个电影叫wedding crasher吗？
说不是一个圈子的就是这么说out of one's league
说别理他，别睬他：ignore him.
说人生的起起落落就说：ups and downs
我特别喜欢ugly betty里面betty形容自己时用的三个单词，我看女同胞都可以用这三个词：i am professional, intelligent, and sophisticated.这个intelligent和smart不一样，smart,记得前面说过的吗，可以是book smart or street smart, while intelligent means你是well educated.表示你是受过正规学校的教育的．sophisticated表示你不是shallow,superficial是deep.
突然之间：all of a sudden
说某人的综合条件特别好：he has a whole package.注意一定要用whole..package
说某人是那种有小孩的,就是国内说的带拖油瓶的,就是he catched too much baggages.
注意了,luggage表示行李,baggage表示有小孩的,package表示综合条件
说你是的干哪行的:what is your line of work/business?
知识分子:intellectual
说一个人特别无知:用这个单词:ignorant.有一次去多伦多的那个游乐园玩,一个白人和一个黑人吵起来了,那个白人女的就用这个单词骂那个黑人女的.
说那个人特别热心肠:big heart
还有一个特别酷: you do want you are.千万别说成了you are what you do.这句话可以引申:you are what you eat.以前看老外骂中国人,什么都吃,就说的这句.当时特别不理解.现在知道了.
新婚燕尔:newlywedded

说了太多了,献丑了更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

Impressive... & informative... -breezzee(吹面不寒...); 2007-5-6 {331} (#3656912@0)
您真是有心人。谢谢分享。

也献几个宝：

Spruce up 打扮整洁的
Tap into/off 接进/流出（抱歉，一时想不到更好的翻译）
Eyesore 眼中钉，刺眼的东西
Lame 没有说服力的，跛足的（vs. convinsing）
Rub elbows with 与….交往
Pet peeve （不知准确的翻译，大概是）最烦的（人，事），最讨厌的
I'm all ears 洗耳恭听
You are the man:))Thanks! -tseng(含笑); 2007-5-7 {1336} (#3657335@0)
本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛-- Sorry for the typo.-à What’s up? = What’s happening?=What’s new? 见面时随囗问候的话“最近在忙什么？有什么新鲜事吗？”的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”.
--There are many ways to say来个电话吧！-à My hubby likes to say”buzz me up”J
--Skeleton in the closet. 家丑
记得看desperate housewife的时候，说了一句家丑不可外扬。我记得是这么说的：don't laundry your dirty clothes in the public. ---à是的，好象也可以说don’t wash your dirty linen in public.
-She is such a brown-nose/boot-licker. 她是个马屁精.--à马屁精也有好多说法，文雅一点的还可以叫apple polisher
说一件事特别恶心：gross, discussing-àdisgusting ,
精疲力尽就是burn me out , --àor worn out ,pooped. etc。
老公就是hubby，老婆好像只听到wife. --à once my hubby introduced me to one of his buddies who hadn’t seen each other for ages, he said” hey, dude, it’s my girl 含笑。I know he’s teasing.
那种小吊带就是top or tank top-à 我想起男人穿的那种背心，后面是s形状的好象叫wife beater
说某人多管闲事，就是butt in other people's businesses --à或者说nosy 也成
还有两个，我翻译不好，让高手来翻译以下，我只会用：i am all over you. ---à我对你非常地着迷。前面说过还有一种说法，叫I have a crush on you. 这两句都是表达很喜欢某人的意思。
i am all for you.是不是可以翻成：我随时听你差遣？-----》直译：我的存在只是为了你。意译的话，我觉得应该看语境吧。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Don't do your dirty laudry in the public.家丑不可外扬。(similar to the one in your post) -happyeversince(happyeversince); 2007-5-6 (#3657695@0)
说一件事特别恶心：gross, discussing,(应该是 disgusting?) -worlddreamer31(GET READY); 2007-5-6 (#3657946@0)

你是对的。我拼错了 -sayyescici(sayyescici); 2007-5-8 (#3660625@0)

During meeting, ppl like to say 'it is not the end of the world' to showoff their capability to resolve the issues they proposed earlier. -geoguy(RocketScientist); 2007-5-5 (#3655443@0)
原来go for it是加油的意思。。这个词，感觉不够生动：） -stephanie220(sanrimin); 2007-5-12 (#3670883@0)

@Baltimore

实用英语小句（zt），大家可以接着补充：）

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