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Are you all right?-------你好吗？
This is the most commonly used greeting when people meet each other rather than how are you? from our textbook.
eg. ------Are you all right, David?
------Fine, thank you.
Cheers!------谢谢, 再见！
Whilethey get off the bus or buy things from shops etc, very often we canhear them saying Cheers! to the drivers or sellers instead of Thank Youor Goodbye.
eg. ---------Five pounds fifty, please. Cheers!
---------Cheers!
Give me a minute!------请稍等一会！
eg. Give me a minute, David! I will find the map for you.
Does it make sense?-----你明白我的意思吗？
eg. If you buy a day ticket, you will save more. Does it make sense?
I don’t follow you.-------我不明白你说什么
eg. Sorry, I don’t follow, you. Could you say it again?
Are you kidding(joking)？-----你在开玩笑吧？
eg. ------Are you kidding,David?
-------I am not going to kid you, I am being serious!
I am behind you. ---------我支持你
eg Whatever decision you are going to make, I am behind you.
Do you really mean it?----------此话当真？
eg. ------- I can give what you want.
-------Do you really mean it?
-------Yes, I mean it!
That depends.--------那得看情况而定
eg. ---------Will you come here on that day?
----------That depends.
Feel free to do it-------请随意……
eg. If you have any problem, please feel free to ask me.
What’s going on?--------怎么了？
eg. -------What’s going on here?
-------He got his watch broken, I am helping fix it.
get on with it!--------快点！
eg. Get on with it, we have no time left!
Get a move on!---------赶快行动吧!
eg. Get a move on and help yourself to some food!
Believe it or not!-------信不信由你！
eg. Believe it or not, I don’t know how to cook!
Come to think of it.---------说到这……
eg. Come to think of it, let me tell you what the school is like first.
That’s a deal!--------成交, 一言为定！
eg. Ok, that’s a deal! Be there or be square!
my fingers crossed--------祝君好运！
eg. I hope you can pass the exam: my fingers crossed!
I will be keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Wish you a prosperous new year!-------恭喜发财！
eg. I wish you a prosperous new year and all the best for your future!
Are you struggling to do it?-------有困难吗？
eg. Are you struggling to live in Britain?
You are dead meat!---------你死定了！
eg. Help me out, otherwise I am dead meat!
You scared me!----------你吓着我了！
eg. ---------Did I scare you?
----------Yes, you did!
Don’t get me wrong!--------别误会我！
eg. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mean that.
Don’t let me down!----------别让我失望！
eg. Don’t let me down, I am sure you can make it!
You make me sick!----------你让我恶心！
eg. Get out of here, you make me sick!
We are even!------------------我们扯平了！
eg. You don’t tell me the truth, either. We are even!
It’s a must-see!----------------非看不可!
eg. The movie Star World is a must-see!
sold me out---------------------背叛我
eg. I am always with you, why did you sell me out?
Get lost!------------那凉快那呆着去！
eg. Get lost! I am busy now.
feel poorly---------感到身体不舒服
eg. I have been feeling poorly these days.
sort out-------解决
eg. I have got everything sorted out and I am ready to leave.
Could you help me to sort out all those problems?
pop in-------短时来访
eg. I will give the book to you if you can pop in tomorrow.
A good idea popped into my head.
hang on, please!-------请等（停）一下！
eg. Hang on, please! I have got sth to say.
Come on!------来吧（快点!）
eg. Come on, get a move on! I am here by your side.
Just checking---------只随便问问
take it or leave it!--------要不要随你
observe your class-------听课
eg. Would it be possible for me to observe your class this afternoon?
bloody-------该死的
eg. I hate these bloody people.
Get out of here! I don’t want your bloody money.
lovely-----------好！棒！
eg. ------What do you think of this book?
-------Oh, lovely! I like it.
brilliant--------真好！真棒！
eg.------Mum, David tells me that I am brilliant at Chinese.
------That’s brilliant, my love!
fantastic-------太好了！太棒了！
British people particularly like to use lovely，brilliant or fantastic instead of good or very good.
eg. It’s a fantastic movie, I enjoy it very much.
Your English is fantastic, absolutely fantastic!
absolutely-------绝对
The word they prefer to use in conversations when they want to express the extent is not always very but absolutely.
eg. I like it, it’s absolutely fantastic!
------Are you sure of it?
------Absolutely!
Boo!------嘘声
eg. Boo! Boo! Get out of here!
fag--------香烟（cigarette）
eg. --------Can I have a fag, please?
---------Sorry, you are not allowed to smoke here.
balance--------余额
eg. --------You have to pay 100 pounds now, and then the balance by the end of July.
--------All right, and could you check my Debit Card balance?
---------Yes,your balance is 250 pounds, sir.
mortgage-------贷款
eg. You have to pay the deposit first and then pay off the mortgage every month.
property-------房产
eg. Property in Britain is going crazy, I can’t afford it!
travel----------交通工具
eg. ---------Who pays the cost of travelling to school?
---------I have to pay the travel myself, which costs me 2.8 pounds for a day ticket.
relationship------恋爱关系
eg. I am seeking a like-minded man for friendship or possibly a relationship.
CCTV----------监视器
eg. No entry! CCTV is on. |
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