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76．免了吧！ No need！
E.g. A: I want to make sure that I get it straight.
B: There’s no need. Forget it.
注： “no need”可自成一句，也可在句中使用。如：There was no need to call the president.
77．又来了！ Again.
E.g. A: Here it come again. I don’t want to deal with it.
That’s typical.
E.g. A: He’s not taking responsibility for this mistake.
B: That’s typical.
78. 不骗你！ Not joking。
E.g. A: Believe me. I’m not joking.
79．我请客。My treat。
E.g. A: please, it’s your birthday. My treat!
注： Treat也作动词用，如：I’ll treat you tonight. (今晚我请客。)
80．不赖嘛！ Not bad。
81．去死啦！ Go to hell！
E.g. A: you’re such a bully. Go to hell.
注：生气时在口语上诅咒别人去死前面有时会加上“you can”。
82．冷静点！ Calm down！
E.g. A: Don’t get so excited. Calm down.
Keep your pants/shirt on!
E.g. A: What’s the hurry? Keep your pants/shirt on!
83．我保证。 I guarantee. E.g.
A: You’ll be fine. I guarantee.
84. 我发誓！ I swear！
E.g. A: It will never happen again. I swear!
注：swear还有下列用法：
① I swear by my bike that I can get anywhere in town in 15minutes. (swear by…, 对着…发誓，表示很有信心)。
② The chief of justice swore in the president. （司法院长监督总统宣誓就职）。
③ I’m going to swear ff candy for the next month. (下个月我要戒吃糖果)。
85．来单挑！ Let’s fight one-on-one!
e.g. A: let’s go, you and me, let’s fight one-on-one.
B: All right, leave the others alone. It’s between you and me.
86. 正经点！ Have some decency!
E.g. A: Stop playing with the cake. Have some decency!
Seriously…
E.g. A: Ok, stop joking around. Seriously…
注：说这两句话的情况不同，“have some decency”通常是在对方有了一些恶作剧的行为之后，用来提醒他举止庄重一点。“Seriously…”则多用来转变话题，跟中文的“说真格的……”类似，说完这句话，说者就把话题转为严肃的内容。
87．干脆点！ Make up your mind！
E.g. A: Geez, we’ve been over this a thousand times. Make up your mind!
88．打扰了！ Excuse me for bothering you.
注：因为文化的差异，美国人很少有这种说法，大部分的美国人都不认为要说这么谦虚的话。
89．清醒点！ Sober up！
E.g. A: Your parents are coming. Sober up.
Wake up! (Wake up and smell the coffee!)
e.g. A: Wake up! You look like you had a long night. 清醒点，你看起来像是整夜没睡。
注：酒醉或吃药后，多会用“Sober up”。“Wake up！”或“Wake up and smell the coffee！”则是“脑袋里在想什么呀，醒醒吧你！”用来训斥别人面对现实。
90．别理他！ Don’t mind him.
E.g. A: Don’t mind him. He’s just playing.
Forget him.
E.g. A: He saw me steal the diamond!
B: Forget him. I’ll take care of him.
注：forget him是“别理他！”，而“别理我！”是leave me alone。
91．有眼光！ Good taste.
E.g. A: That looks really good. You’ve got good taste.
92．谁说的？ Who said that?
E.g. A: It’s not like that at all. Who said that?
Says who?
E.g. A: They cancelled our show.
B: Says who?
注：这两句话除了可用来询问是什么人说的，它的意思多半是用来否认所听到的消息。
93．很难说。 Hard to say. 表示不清楚、不确定而难下定论。
94．老实说。 To tell you the truth （that…）/ Honestly…
95．你撒谎！ You lie！
96．真恶心！ So disgusting！
97．真碍眼！ Rubs me the wrong way.
e.g. A: I can’t put my finger on it, but he really rubs me the wrong way.
我说不上来，但他真碍眼！
注：说这句话时通常有人惹到你，但也可能只是因为某人的外貌、言行令人不舒服。
98．别想溜！ Don’t run away!
注：run away也可指闪避问题，如：“Don’t run away from your problems. ” 是要对方面对，并解决问题。
99．不客气。 You’re welcome. / No problem. / No bother./ Don’t worry about it/ Don’t mention it.
100. 不上道。 Don’t know how to play the game.
E.g. A: Everyone accepted the bribe except him. He doesn’t know how to play the game.
注：这是现代的俚语。有一句Playing the field，它的意思就大不一样了，是表示同时跟很多不同的人约会。
101．你输了！ You lost！
102．吵死了！ So noisy！
103．不见得。 Not necessarily.
E.g. A: Everyone is gonna hate me.
B: Not necessarily. (意味“情况可能正好相反”)
104．兜风去。 Let’s go out for a drive.
E.g. A: I feel so trapped in here. Let’s go out for a drive!
我觉得有被困在这里得感觉。咱们兜风去吧！
Let’s go out for some air!
E.g. A: We’ve been studying all day. Let’s go out for some air!
注：going out for a drive 是开车或骑车出去。 going out for some air 除了开车或骑车，也可表示用走来散心。
105．怕了吧？ Now you are scared, aren’t you?
e.g. A: Now you are scared, aren’t you?
B: Get that gun away from me!
106. 真低级！ How low-class！
E.g. A: What do you think about Mary’s new skirt?
B: How low-class! (通常不当别人面讲这句话)
107．就这样。 The way it is。
E.g. A: You can’t change anything. That’s the way it is.
Let it be.
E.g. A: I know it’s hard to accept. Let it be.
注：let it be通常语气和缓，以安慰别人或使人平静。
108．放弃吧！ Give up！
109．太神了！ Cool！
110． 解脱了！ Free at last！
E.g. A: Thank god I graduated and I’m done with school forever. Free at last.
111. 要你管！ Not your business. /None of your business./ It’s none of your business.
注：有些用Beeswax代替Business。
112. 好恶心！ Sick！
E.g. A: Have you seen that movie “Friday the 13th”?
It’s so sick.
113. 小气鬼！ Stingy bastard！
E.g. A: He didn’t even pay for my dinner!
What a stingy bastard.
What a miser！
E.g. A: He’s been wearing the same clothes since high school. What a miser! Can’t he buy new clothes?
注：stingy bastard语气很刻薄，因为“bastard”已经近乎粗话了。Stingy 是形容词，小气，吝啬之意。Miser是名词。
114. 我招了！ I admit…
E.g. A: Yeah, you’re right. OK, I admit it!
注：本句用来当作争论失败得声明，或者用来表示道歉。
115. 别惹我！ Don’t bother me.
E.g. A: Ok, I’ll do whatever you want.
But just don’t bother me anymore.
Stop picking on me.
E.g. A: Can you stop picking on me? 你能不能别再惹我？
注：Bother 意思是阻挠，困扰，或对某人唠叨。To pick on someone是指作弄人，找人麻烦。
116. 没什么。 Not much…
E.g. A: Hey! What’s up!
B: Not much…
117. 答对了。 Bingo！ / You are right！
118. 改天吧！ Another time…
E.g. A: Let’s go out again tomorrow night.
B: Maybe another time…
I’ll take a rain check.
E.g. A: I’ll take you out to dinner.
B: I can’t tonight, but I’ll take a rain check.
注：rain check本意来自比赛因下雨而取消，所发给观众下次入场得延期证明；或是商店再减价时段特价品卖完时，发给客人在有货时可以相同优惠购买该商品得证明。
119. 我不管！ I don’t care!
E.g. A: But your rival has everyone’s favor…
B: I don’t care! I’m going to beat him.
Just watch.
注：I don’t give a damn! =I don’t care. 但是更粗俗一些。
120. 别多嘴。 Enough! Shut up!
121. 耍大牌。 Poser！
E.g. A: Who does she think she is? A movie star? What a poser!
122. 何必呢？ What for？
E.g. A: I want to go back to school.
B: What for? You already have a Ph D!
Why are you doing that?
E.g. A: You have all the toys you need. Why are you buying more? Why are you doing that?
注：依说话的语气，意思可能是刻薄的反讽，好奇的询问，或是冷漠不想搭理对方。
123. 书呆子。 Nerd.
E.g. A: All he does is study. He never goes out. What a nerd!
124. 不错吧？ Look, not bad, huh?
E.g. A: I’ve organized all this information for the presentation. Look, not bad, huh?
125. 真可怕！ That’s terrible!
126. 别妄想！ You’re dreaming! / In your dreams.
127. 你真行！ You’re so great! / You ‘da bomb! / You are the bomb.
128. 不难吃。 Tastes good.
129. 真体贴！ So affectionate！
E.g. A: Did you see the way she touches him? So affectionate!
注：另外一种口语用法是“lovey-duvvy”，但是比较负面，含有受不了别人如此亲热的意思。
130. 得了吧！ Come on！
131. 末班车。 Just made it.
E.g. A: I was the 150th prize-winner! Just made it for the championship!
注：本句得相反词就是名落孙山， “just missed it”。
132. 猜猜看！ Guess!
133. 这简单！ It’s easy for me! |
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发表于 2007-12-8 03:27:35