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A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。(英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强)
A cat in gloves catches no mice. (=Muffled cats catch no mice.) 带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。
A cat may look at a king. 猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A fool may give a wise man counsel
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A good dog deserves a good bone. 好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.少量的常识，当得大量的学问。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.浅学误人。
A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗。
A man is known by his friends.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
A man''s home is his castle.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A sheep among wolves 落入狼群; 落在一群恶汉手中的善良人
A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
A stitch in time saves nine.
A wolf in sheep''s clothing 披着羊皮的狼, 口蜜腹剑的人
A woman''s place is in the home.
A woman''s work is never done.
A word spoken is past recalling.
A work ill done must be twice done.首次做不好，必须重新搞。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A willing helper does not wait until he is asked. 于助人者总是主动帮助别人。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行动是知识之佳果。
Actions speak louder than words.
Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.按部就班，事情很快就做完。
After a storm comes a calm.
After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.
Agree like cats and dogs [口]像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来
All cats are grey in the dark. (=At night all cats are grey; when candles are out, all cats are grey.) 猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍
All good things must come to an end.
All is fair in love and war.
All is over but the shouting.
All lay load on the willing horse.
All roads lead to Rome.
All that glitters is not gold.
All the world loves a lover.
All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。
All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
All''s well that ends well.
Among the blind the one eyed man is the king.山中无老虎猴子称大王。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
An idle brain is the devil''s workshop.懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。
An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
An old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不乱吠; 老狗一吠, 就得小心。
An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=Y ou cannot teach old dogs new tricks.) 老狗学不了新把戏; 老年人很难适应新事物。
Anger and haste hinder good counsel.
Appearances are deceptive.
April showers brings may flowers.
Art is long, life is short.
As [like] a dog with two tails 非常开心[高兴]
As a sheep among the shearers 仿佛落在剪羊毛工人手里的绵羊
As poor as a church mouse
As weak as a cat (=as weak as water) 身体非常虚弱
As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb 偷大羊或偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑; 一不做二不休
As you make your bed, so must you lie in it.
As you sow, so shall you reap.
As you have made the bed, you must lie on it.自作自受。
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
At the eleventh hour在最后时刻表（误：在十一点钟）
Bad news travels fast.
Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人。
Be (old) dog at (a thing) 对...有经验; 对...很内行
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is only skin-deep.
Beggars can''t be choosers.
Better be safe than sorry.
Better die with honor than live with shame.
Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。
Better master one than engage with ten.会十事，不如精一事。
Better the devil you know than the devil you don''t know.
Better to be alone than in bad company.
Better to die in glory than live in dishonor.
Beware of a silent dog and still water. 提防不吠的狗, 小心静止的水。
Birds of a feather flock together.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood, toil, tears and sweat.
Boys will be boys.
Bring down the house博得满堂喝彩，引起哄堂大笑（误：把房子弄塌?br> Business before pleasure.事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business.公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.事业是生命之盐。
Business makes a man as well as tries him.事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。
Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.事业虽扰人，懒惰害更大。
Business neglected is business lost.忽视职业便是放弃职业。
Calamity is man true touchstone.
Call somebody names辱骂某人（误：喊某人的名字）
Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
Catch as catch can.
Charity begins at home.
Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。
Clean conscience laughs at false accusation.
Come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来
Crime does not pay.
Cry over spilt milk.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Dead men have no friends.
Dead men tell no tales.
Death is the great leveler.
Deliberate slowly,execute promptly.慢慢酌量，快快行动。
Dexterity comes by experience.熟练来自经验。
Diamond cut diamond.
Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.勤勉是好运之母。
Discretion is the better part of valor.
Divide and rule.
Do as I say, and not as I do.
Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.照大多数人那样干，人们会把你称赞。
Do business,but be not a slave to it.要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
Do not wear out your welcome.
Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.
Doing everything is doing nothing. 样样都做等于不做。
Don''t count your chickens before they are hatched.
Don''t cut off your nose to spite your face.
Don''t go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don''t meet trouble half-way.
Don''t put all your eggs in one basket.
Don''t ride the high horse.
Don''t wash your dirty linen in public.
Doubt is the key of knowledge.怀疑是知识之钥。
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。Easier said than done.
East or west, home is best. 出门五里，不如家里。
Easy come, easy go.来得容易去得快。
Eat no fish做忠实可靠的人（误：不吃鱼）
Enough to make a cat [horse] laugh 极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙
Enough to make a cat speak [口]令人惊讶; 事情太出奇
Entertain an angel unawares.
Every bird loves to hear himself sing.
Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。
Every dog is a lion at home. [Every dog is valiant at his own door.] 狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
Every man has his faults.
Every man has his price.
Every man is his own worst enemy.
Every picture tells a story.
Every potter praises his own pot.
Every tide hath its ebb.潮涨必有潮落时。
Everybody''s business is nobody s business. 三个和尚没水吃
Everyone to his taste.
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.万物皆有时，时来不可失。
Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。Experience is the mother of wisdom.
Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other.经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。
Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.有经验而无学问，胜于有学问而无经验。Failure teaches success.
Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Fast Barking dogs seldom bite.
Fat cat 美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人Fear is stronger than love.
Fear of death is worse than death itself.
Fight dog, fight bear. 打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。
Fight fire with fire.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Fine feathers make fine birds.
Finished labours are pleasant.完成工作是一乐。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master. 火是忠实的朋友，却是残酷的主人。
First come, first served.
First things first.
First think, and then speak.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
Garbage in, garbage out.
Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him). 一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。Give credit where credit is due.
Give him an inch and he''ll take a yard.
Give the devil his due.
Give him an inch and he will take an ell（a yard）. 得寸进尺。
God helps them that help themselves.
Good fences make good neighbors.
Goodness is better than beauty.
Grasp all, lose all.
Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
Happiness takes no account of time.欢娱不惜时光逝。
Has the cat got your tongue? [口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?
Haste makes waste.
Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today.明天如有事，今天就去做。
He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。
He is the best general who makes the fewest mistakes.
He laughs best who laughs last.
He that doth most at once doth least.什么都想一次做完，结果一件也做不完；贪多嚼不烂。
He that is master of himself, will soon be master of others.
He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.
He that plants a tree plants for posterity.
He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。He that will not work shall not eat.不工作者不得食。
He who hesitates is lost.
He who does not advance loses ground. 不进则退。
He who does not reach the Great W all is not a true man. 不到长城非好汉。
He who laughs last, laughs best. 谁笑到最后谁笑得最好。
He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 骑虎难下。
Health is not valued till sickness comes. 有病方知无病福。
Honesty is the best policy.
Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).懒人做工作，越懒越费力。
Idleness is the key of beggary.懒惰出乞丐。
Idleness is the root of all evil.懒惰乃万恶之源。
If a job''s worth doing, it''s worth doing well.
If you want knowledge,you must toil for it.若要求知识，须从勤苦得。
If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself.想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手搞。
Ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
Ill news travels fast.恶事传千里。
In for a penny,in for a pound.做事一开头，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。
Industry is fortune''s right hand,and frugality her left.勤勉是幸运的右手，世俭是幸运的左手。
It is good to learn at another man''s cost.前车可鉴。
It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. [let sleeping dogs lie; don''t wake a sleeping dog.] 别多事, 别惹麻烦。It is in to be on the safe side.
It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
It is no use crying best spilt milk.
It is not work that kills,but worry.工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。
It is right to put everything in its proper use.凡事都应用得其所。
It never rains, but it pours.
It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱
It takes two to tango.
It is no good crying over the spilt milk. 覆水难收。
It takes two to make a quarrel.一只碗不响。
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。
Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
Laughter is the best medicine.
Lead a dog''s life 过着牛马不如的生活
Lead a dog''s life 过穷困潦倒的日子
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
Let bygones be bygones.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Let the buyer beware.
Let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密
Let the dead bury their dead.
Let sleeping dog lie. 不要惹是生非。
Let''s call a spade a spade.直言不讳。
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁
Like father, like son.
Like mother, like daughter.
Live and learn.
Live like cat and dog [口]整天吵架
Live a cat and dog life（夫妻）过着不和谐的生活（误：过着猫和狗一般的生活）
Living without an aim is liking sailing without a compass. 生活没有目标等于航行没有指南针。Look after number one.
Look on the bright side.
Look before you leap.三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
Love conquers all.
Love is blind.
Love makes the world go round.
Love me, love my dog. 你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。
Love sees no faults.
Love will find a way.
Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌
Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。
Man cannot live by bread alone.
Many hands make light work.众擎易举。
Many hands make quick work.人多干活快。
Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多。
Many hands makes light work. 人多好办事。
Marriages are made in heaven.
May As soon as man is born he begins to die.
Might is right.
Mind your own business.
Money is the root of all evil.
Money isn''t everything.
More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。
Move heaven and earth想尽一切办法；竭尽全力（误：翻天覆地）
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。Never do things by halves.做事不要半途而废。
Never judge from appearances.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Never mix your liquor.
Never say die.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Never think yourself above business.勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大才小用。
Never too late to repent.
Never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢未为晚也。
No Bad news travels fast.
No man can serve two masters.
No man is indispensable.
No news is good news.
No one can call back yesterday; Y esterday will not be called again. 昨日不复来。
No pain, no gain.
No root,no fruit.无根就无果。
No one is wise at all time. 智者千虑，必有一失。
Not have a dog''s chance 毫无机会
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Nothing ventured, thing gained.
Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。Old habits die hard.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Once Cleanliness is next to godliness.
One good turn deserves another.
One man''s loss is another man''s gain.
One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。
One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。
One''s life is limited, but learning is endless. 生命有限，学海无涯。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。
Patience is a virtue.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光去如飞。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Practice what you preach.
Prepare for a rainy day.未雨绸缪。
Prevention is better than cure.
Procrastination is the thief of time.因循拖延是时间的大敌；拖延就是浪费时间。
Pull somebody''s leg戏弄某人；开某人的玩笑（误：拖某人的后腿）
Pull up one''s socks振作起来；鼓起勇气（误：提起袜子）
Punctuality is the soul of business.守时为立业之要素。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.努力工作。
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Reading makes a full man and writing an exact man. 读书使人充实，写作使人严谨。
Return to one''s sheep [muttons] 回到本题
Revenge is sweet.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Saving is getting. 节省就是获得。
Saying is one thing, doing another. 说是一回事，做是另一回事。
Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings. 人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择, 饥不择食。Scratch my back and I''ll scratch yours.
See [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump) 观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变See Naples and die.不到黄河心不死。
Seeing is believing.百闻不如一见。
Send somebody to the chair把某人判死刑；送…电椅（误：把某人送到椅子上）
Separate the sheep from the goats 区别好人和坏人
Sheep and goats 善人与恶人(来自《圣经》)
Sheep that have no shepherd 乌合之众
Silence is golden.
Sloth is the key of poverty.惰能致贫。
Sloth turneth the edge of wit.懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
Something is better than nothing.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Speak when you are spoken to.
Speaking without think is shooting without aiming. 说话不假思索，等于无的放矢。
Speech is the picture of the mind. 言为心声。
Still waters run deep.
Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
Sweet things are bad for the teeth.
T ake time when time cometh,lest time steal away.时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。
T all trees catch much wind.树大招风。
T each an old dog new tricks 使守旧的人接受新事物
T each the dog to bark 教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)
T eaching others teaches yourself.教学相长。
That''s like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl. 引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。
The bait hides the hook.
The best fish swim near the bottom.
The best go first.
The best of friends must part.
The best things in life are free.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The cat did it. [口谑]是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托责任的话)
The cat is out of the bag. [口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet. 猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。
The day is short but the work is much.工作多，光阴迫。
The dog returns to his vomit. 狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。
The early bird catches the worm.
The end justifies the means.
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.
The first step is the hardest.
The grapes are sour.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The last straw breaks the camel''s back.
The more one knows, the less one believes.
The more you get, the more you want.
The morning sun never lasts a day.好景不常；朝阳不能光照全日。
The pot calls the kettle black.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The scalded cat fears cold water. 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳)
The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SA VE.节俭是致富的秘诀。
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The shortest answer is doing the thing.最简短的回答就是一个"干"字。
The early bird catches the worm.笨鸟先飞。
The kettle and the pot.一丘之貉。
The leopard cannot change its spots. 本性难移。
The water that bears boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
There are only twenty-four hours in a day.
There are two sides to every question.
There is a black sheep in every flock.到处都有害群之马。
There is a time and a place for everything.
There is more than one way to skin a cat.
There is no honor among thieves.
There is safety in numbers.
There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。
There''s a black sheep in every flock.
There''s no fool like an old fool.
There''s no place like home.
There''s no smoke without fire.
There''s one law for the rich, and another for the poor.
They that dance must pay the fiddler.
They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。
Things are not always what they seem.
Think a great deal of oneself过高地估计自己（误：为自己想得多）
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。
Time cures all things.
Time flies.时光易逝。
Time is a great healer.
Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金。
Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。
Time tames the strongest grief.时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
Time tries all.时间检验一切。
Time tries truth.时间检验真理。
Time and tide wait for no man.时光不等人。
Time flies like an arrow.光阴似箭。
T o err is human.
T o him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及时做，一日胜三日。T o save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。
T omorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。
T omorrow is another day.
T oo many cooks spoil the broth （soup）. 厨师多了难烧汤。
T op dog 当权派；头儿
Treat sb. Like a dog 不把某人当人看
True love ever grows old.
Trust is the mother of deceit.
Turn the other cheek.
T wo heads are better than one.
T wo is company, three is a crowd.
T wo wrongs do not make a right.
T wo heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
United we stand, divided we fall.
V ariety is the spice of life.
Virtue is its own reward.
W alls have ears.隔墙有耳。
W aste not, want not.
W atch sb. As a cat watches a mouse. 象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。
What are the odds so long as you are happy.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.在任何时候都可做的事情，总是在任何时候都不做的事情。
What you don''t know can''t hurt you.
What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。
When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.机不可失，时不再来；机会一过，永不再来。
When in doubt, do nothing.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
When the cat''s away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。
Where there is no trust there is no love.
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.胸中有知识，胜于手中有钱。
Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。
Wisdom is better than gold or silver.知识胜过金银，
Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.知识可羡，胜于财富。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.知识之于精神，一如健康之于肉体。
Wit once bought is worth twice taught.由经验而得的智慧，胜于学习而得的智慧；一次亲身的体会，胜过两次的教师教导。
Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock.
W ork bears witness who does well.工作能证明谁做的好。
W ork makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。
W ork today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow.今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻碍多。
W orld is but a little place, after all.
Y ou cannot have it both ways.
Y ou cannot have your cake and eat it.
Y ou can''t make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Y ou can''t please everyone.
Y ou can''t take it with you when you die.
Y ou can''t tell a book by its cover.
Y ou can''t win them all.
Y ou don''t get something for nothing.
Y ou win some, you lose some.
转贴：常用的美国俚语（喜欢看西片的强烈推荐）
看到这些俚语，绝大多数我都不知道它们的意思。教科书中不太会提这些地道的美语，但是生活用却十分有用，故收藏一下，看完了可以在老美面前好好炫耀一番哦：）
1. kick ass 了不起
A: Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes. You're good.
A: 哇! 你不到十分钟就把我的计算机修好了呀! 你很棒!
B: Yep. I just kick ass.
B: 是的! 我就是厉害!
"kick ass" 除了字面上的「踢屁股」外, 还有「厉害、打败」的意思。当「踢屁股
」时, 比如某人放你鸽子, 你很气, 就可以说: "I'm going to kick his ass." (我得
踢他的屁股)。当「厉害」用时, 就像上面例句一样用。"kick ass" 还可作「打败某人
的意思」。比如某人一向在某方面比你强, 终于有一天你比他厉害了, 你就可以说:"Ha
haha...I kicked your ass."。觉得"ass" 太难听的人, 就用"butt" 吧!
【不管ass,还是butt,都是屁股的意思。只不过butt比较正式一些。黛西怎么老是写
这些东东，真是庸俗不堪，社会主义精神文明的垃圾，我们新中国的有志青年可要擦亮
眼睛，辩明是非啊！呵呵呵呵... 海泓注】
2. kiss ass 拍马屁
A: Mary, I'm sorry for cheating on you before. Do you see any chance tha
t we can get back together?
A: Mary, 我真的很抱歉对你不忠实。你想我们可不可能重修旧好呢?
B: I don't know, but you can kiss my ass.
B: 不知道, 不过你可以亲我的屁屁(巴结我)。
「亲屁屁」好象不大卫生吧! 不过人家就是这样用, 就照着「亲」吧!
"cheat" 除了作弊外, 还有「不忠实」的意思。
3. XYZ 检查你的拉链
Hey, man. XYZ.
老兄啊! 检查一下你的拉炼吧。
"XYZ" 是"Check your zipper." 的意思。在美国, 填表选项时多用打「X」来表示(台湾则用打勾表示)。这个选项的动作就叫"Check", 也就是这里的XYZ 的X所代表的。Y 是Your, Z 就是Zipper 啰!
4. Hit the road. 上路了
A: Do you want to come in for some tea?
A: 你要不要进来喝个茶呢?
B: No. I'm running late. I really need to hit the road.
B: 不了。我快迟到了, 得上路了。
"running late" 是快迟到了的意思。
"Hit the road" 的"hit" 有「去」的意思。好比某人每周去健身房三次, 你就可
以说"He hits the gym three times a week."。
"I really need to hit the road." 还可以用说成"I really need to get going ."。
5. hang out 和朋友在一起
A: I don't know what is going on lately. Jack seems to curse a lot these days.
A: 不知道最近Jack 怎么搞的。他经常口出恶言。
B: Well, that's just what you get from hanging out with the wrong crowd.
B: 嗯, 交错了朋友就是这样啊!
"hang out" 是和朋友一起做一些事。看电影、逛街、聊天都算。也不限指异性朋友。
6. click (两人)合得来
I really like talking to her. I think we two really click.
我很喜欢和她说话。我觉得我们两个蛮合得来的。
好玩的字吧! 不过click 不一定只用在异性之间。朋友之间的频率相同也可以用。
【以前只知道click the mouse,真是鼠目寸光啊！】
7. suck 差劲; 糟透了
A: Guess what? We've just now missed the bus, and the next one won't com e for another 45 minutes.
A: 知道吗? 我们刚好错过公车了; 下一班(车)还要四十五分钟才会来。
B: That sucks.
B: 真逊!
"suck" 是「差劲」的意思。"That movie sucks." 是「那部电影真是糟透了」的意思。
8. catch some Zs 小睡一下
A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs.
A: 抱歉! 我想小睡一下。
B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head.
B: 我以为你才刚睡醒。爱睡虫。
漫画里的人睡觉, 不是都画"Z,Z,Z..."来表示吗? 这里的"catch some Zs" 就是这样来的。"I have to catch some Zs." 也可以说"I have to take a nap." 或"I nee d to snooze."。
【噢！真是长见识。我怎么就没有想到呢？真该去测测智商。】
9. take a dump 上大号
A: Would you mind closing the door? I'm trying to take a dump here.
A: 你可不可以把门关起来呢? 我正在上大号。
B: Well, learn to lock the door next time.
B: 那么下次学会把门锁起来吧!
"dump" 是「丢掉」的意思, 「丢」什么不必我解释了吧?
「我要上厕所」(大小号都一样) 可以说"I need to use the restroom." 或简单地说"I need to go."。
10. crank up 把声量调大
A: Hey! The volume is too low. Why don't you crank it up some?
A: 嘿! 这声量太小了。你把它调大一点好吗?
B: No problem.
B: 没问题。
这里的「声量调大」也可以说"turn it up"。意思是一样的。
cranky 则是形容人暴躁、易生气。如: "Why are you so cranky today? Someth ing happened?" 你今天怎么这么容易生气? 发生什么事了吗?
11. Shoot! 说吧!; 有屁快放!
A: I've got a question for you.
A: 我想请问你一个问题。
B: Shoot!
B: 说吧!
"Shoot!" 除了当「说吧!」外, 很多女孩子也用它来代替"Shit!", 因为觉得后者
听起来不雅。
【啊！女孩子也说，嘻嘻.cty2k】
12. Give it a shot! 试试看!
A: It would be so cool if I can win this contest. I don't think I'm good enough, though.
A: 要是我可以赢了这项比赛的话会有多好。但我不认为自己够好。
B: Give it a shot! You'll never know.
B: 试试看啊! 没试怎么会知道!
"cool" 是「很棒」的意思。"You'll never know." 是「你不知道(会怎么样」的意思。
13. Got you! (骗、吓...)到你了吧!
A: My sister just now called and said she's moving in with us.
A: 我姐姐刚刚打电话来, 说她要搬进来跟我们一块儿住。
B: What?
B: 什么!
A: Got you!
A: 上当了吧!
"Get you" 是「(骗、吓、捉弄...)到你了吧!」的意思。油画班上有一个同学有一次想捉弄我。趁我正要把画具收到柜子里时忽然把柜子的门关起来, 想趁机把我的手夹住。结果我闪得快, 使他的恶计失败。我便哈哈的对他说:"Haha.. You didn't get m
e."。
14. no-brainer 不必花脑筋的事物
A: How do you use this program? It looks quite complicated.
A: 你怎么样用这个软件呢? 看起来蛮复杂的。
B: No. Looks can be deceiving. This thing is actually a no-brainer. Let
me show you.
B: 不会! 外表有时是会骗人的。这个东西其实很容易(不必花脑筋的)。我玩给你看!
"Looks can be deceiving." 是「外表有时是会骗人的」的意思。也许你的竞争对方把自己抬高, 表现出很厉害的样子, 你的朋友就可以说"Looks can be deceiving. H e may be just a paper tiger."来安慰你。
【哈哈！paper tiger可是我们伟大领袖毛主席的专利啊！cty2k】
15. work one's butt off 很努力地(做一件事)
A: I can't believe all my work is gone just like this. I've worked my bu
tt off on this all day.
A: 我不敢相信我的心血就这样丢掉了!我今天整天辛辛苦苦都在搞这个!
B: What happened? Computer crashed?
B: 怎么啦? 计算机当了吗?
发现美语里不少口语都跟"butt"(屁屁)有关, 像"kick ass"、"kiss ass"(见本单
元第一页)。这里的"work one's butt off" 也是。还有一个"freeze one's butt off "(冷得把屁屁冻僵)也是喔!
16. push around 驱使(某人)
A. Gary, do you think you can rewrite this paper. I don't really like th
e topic.
A: Gary, 你想你是不是可以把这个报告重写一遍。我并不是很喜欢那个主题。
B: Hey, I'm only trying to help you out. You shouldn't be pushing me aro und like this.
B: 嘿! 我是在帮你忙耶! 你不应该这样指使我喔!
「把一个人推来推去」应该和「指使」很容易联想吧!
17. brush off 不理; 默视
英语口语交际用语 1.问候Greetings (1)Good morning/afternoon/evening. 早上好/下午好/晚上好Hello/Hi! 嗨! How are you? 你好吗? (2)Fine, thank you.And you? 很好,谢谢,你呢? V ery well,thank you! 很好,谢谢. 2.介绍Introductions (1)This is Mr/Ms... 这是...先生/小姐. (2)How do you do? 你好吗? Nice/Glad to see/meet you. 很高兴见到你. (3)My name is...I'm a student/work etc. 我叫...我是个学生/工人. 3.告别Farewells (1)I think it's time for us to leave now. 我想我们该离开了. (2)Goodbye! 再见! See you later/tomorrow.(See you.) 回头见/明天见。 Good night! 晚安! 4.打电话Making telephone calls (1)Hello!May i speak to...? 你好,我想找.....? （2）This is ...speaking. (2)Hold on, please. 你别挂. He/she isn't here right now. 他/她不在这儿. Can i take a message for you? 我能替你捎个口信吗? (3)I'm calling to tell/ask you... 我打电话是想告诉/问你...... (4)Goodbye! 再见! 5.感谢和应答Thanks and responses (1)Thank you(very much.). (非常)感谢 Thanks a lot. 多谢 Many thanks. 多谢 Thanks for... 谢谢,因为..... (2)Not at all. 没关系 That's all right. 没关系 You're welcome. 不客气 交际用语之问路 1.Excuse me, where is the shop? 2.Excuse me, is there a shop near here? 3.How can I get to the shop? 4.Which is the way to the shop?
电梯安全？ 美国人打电话时最常用的句子 刚来美国最怕接电话了，每次接到电话都不知道对方在讲什么。有时用录音机录下来，结果听到第七八遍才完全了解对方在说什么。提供一点电话英语给大家参考，这些也是美国人讲电话时最常用到的一些句子： 附记: 老美曾纠正过我, 不要只说, No, I don’t know. 这样听来是不礼貌的, 最好是说, No, I am sorry, I don’t know. 别人的问题自己的回答 打电话进来: Is Yang there? (最常用) Is Yang around? (次常用) Hello, May I speak to Yang please? Hello, Can I talk to Yang please? 如果正是本人: Is Daisy there? Daisy 在吗? This is he. (男的) This is she. (女的) This is Kun-Lin ( 你的名字) speaking.
Speaking. 我就是，说吧。 That's me. 我就是。 This is Daisy. 我就是Daisy. You're speaking / talking to her. 你正在跟她说话。 如果是别人: Hold, please. 请稍等。 Hold on. (最常见) I'll get him. Hold on, please. Hold on. Let me see if he is here. Let me see if he's here. Hang on. OK？ One moment, please. 如果他正好不在: May I speak to Mr. Gates? 请问Gates 先生在吗? Can I talk to Mark? 我可以跟Mark 讲话吗? No, He is out. (最常见) No, He is not in. He's not here right now. 他现在不在这里。 No, He just went out and he will be back in 30 minutes. He's in a meeting right now. 他现在正在开会。 You've just missed him. 你刚好错过他了。 He's just stepped out. 他刚好出去了。 He's out on his lunch break right now. Would you like to leave a message? 他出去吃午饭了, 你要留言吗? He's not available right now. Can I take a message? 他不在, 我可以帮你传话吗?
最常用的100个句型 1. I am writing to confirm /enquire/inform you…我写信时要确认/询问/通知你… 2. I am writing to follow up on our earlier decision on the marketing campaign in Q2. 我写信来追踪我们之前对于第二季度营销活动的决定。 3. With reference to our telephone conversation today…关于我们今天在电话中的谈话。 4. In my previous e-mail on October 5…先前在10月5日所写的信… 5. As I mentioned earlier about…如我先前所提及关于… 6. as indicated in my previous e-mail…如我在先前的信中所提出… 7. As we discussed on the phone…如我们上次在电话中的讨论… 8. from our decision at the previous meeting…如我们在上次会议中的决定… 9. as you requested/per your requirement…按照你的要求… 10.In reply to your e-mail dated April 1，we decided…回答你在4月1日写的信，我们决定… 11.This is in response to your e-mail today.这是针对你今天早上来信的回复。 12. As mentioned before, we deem this product has strong unique selling points in china. 如先前所述，我们认为这个产品在中国有强有力且独一无二的销售点。 13. As a follow-up to our phone conversation yesterday, I wanted to get back to you about the pending issues of our agreement. 追踪我们昨天在电话中所谈，我想答复你我们合约的一些待解决的议题。 14. I received your voice message regarding the subject. I’m wondering if you can elaborate i.e. provide more details. 我收到你关于这个主题的留言。我想你是否可以再详尽说明，也就是再提供多一点细节。 15. Please be advised/informed that…请被告知… 16. Please note that…请注意… 17. We would like to inform you that…我们想要通知你… 18. I am convinced that…我确信… 19. We agree with you on…我们同意你在… 20. With effect from 4 Oct., 2008…从2008年10月4日开始生效… 21. We will have a meeting scheduled as noted below…我们将举行一个会议，时间表如下。 22. Be assured that individual statistics are not disclosed and this is for internal use only. 请确保个人信息不会外泄且只供内部使用。 23. I am delighted to tell you that…我很高兴地告诉你… 24. We are pleased to learn that…我们很高兴得知… 25. We wish to notify you that…我们希望通知你… 26. Congratulation on your…恭喜您关于… 27. I am fine with the proposal. 我对这份提案没意见。 28.I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to join the workshop scheduled for 22-24 Nov,2008. 我很高兴地告诉你，你已经被同意参加2008年11月22-24日的研讨会。 29. We are sorry to inform you that…我们很抱歉地通知你… 30. I’m afraid I have some bad news. 我恐怕要带来一些坏消息。 31. There are a number of issues with our new system. 我们的新系统有些问题。 32. Due to circumstances beyond our control…由于情况超出我们所能控制… 33. I don’t feel too optimistic about…我觉得不太乐观关于… 34. It would be difficult for us to accept…我们很难接受… 35. Unfortunately I have to say that, since receiving your enquiries on the subject, our view has
1. I see ．我明白了。 2. I quit! 我不干了! 3. Let go! 放手! 4. Me too ．我也是。 5. My god! 天哪! 6. No way! 不行! 7. Come on ．来吧( 赶快) 8. Hold on ．等一等。 9. I agree 。我同意。 10. Not bad ．还不错。 11. Not yet ．还没。 12. See you ．再见。 13. Shut up! 闭嘴! 14. So long ．再见。 15. Why not? 好呀! ( 为什么不呢?) 16. Allow me ．让我来。 17. Be quiet! 安静点! 18. Cheer up! 振作起来! 19. Good job! 做得好! 20. Have fun! 玩得开心! 21. How much? 多少钱? 22. I'm full ．我饱了。 23. I'm home ．我回来了。 24. I'm lost ．我迷路了。 25. My treat ．我请客。 26. So do I ．我也一样。 27. This way 。这边请。 28. After you ．您先。 29. Bless you! 祝福你! 30. Follow me ．跟我来。 31. Forget it! 休想! ( 算了!) 32. Good luck! 祝好运! 33. I decline! 我拒绝! 34. I promise ．我保证。 35. Of course! 当然了! 36. Slow down! 慢点! 37. Take care! 保重! 38. They hurt ．( 伤口) 疼。 39. Try again ．再试试。 40. Watch out! 当心。 41. What's up? 有什么事吗? 42. Be careful! 注意! 43. Bottoms up! 干杯( 见底)! 44. Don't move! 不许动! 45. Guess what? 猜猜看?
英语口语1.Goodmorning? 早上好? 2 .Good afternoon? 下午好？ 3.Good evenin g
晚上好 4. How old are you? I am nine. 你几岁了？我9岁。 5. What is your name? My name is li qi liang 你叫什麽名字？
我叫李其亮。 6. See you tomorrow! 明天见! 7. Are you OK? Yes, I am OK. 你还好吗？我挺好的。 8. Hi, how are you? I am fine, thank you. 嘿，你好吗？我很好，谢
谢。 9. Excuse me! 打扰一下！ 10. Bye-bye mum / daddy. 再见妈妈/ 爸爸。 11. Good-bye 再见。 12.See you next week. 下周见。
（二）表扬，感谢 1. You are beautiful! 你真漂亮！ 2. You are clever! 你真聪明！ 3. You are good! 你真棒！ 4. Great! / Good! / OK! 好。 5. Very nice! 非常好！ 6. Happy New Year! 新年快乐！ 7. Happy birthday! 生日快乐！ 8. Merry Christmas! 圣诞快乐！ 9. Thank you very much! 非常感谢你！ 10. Wonderful! 太棒了！ 11. I am the winner! 我是胜利者！ 12. I am the first! 我是第一名! 13. You are beautiful! 你真漂亮！ 14. You are welcome! 欢迎你！ 15. How beautiful! 多美呀！ 16. How funny! 多有趣呀！ 17. Wow! It’s so nice!哇！太好了。 18. It’s a nice day! 这是一个很好的一天！ 19. Oh, my god / goodness!哦，我的上帝！ 20. Wow! It’s so nice / lovely! 哇！它太棒了/ 太可爱了！ 21. Nice girl / boy. 好女孩/ 男孩。
写作常用100个句型 1 There was a time when… 曾经有段时间 2 happen to do …when… 当….时候，碰巧……. 3 not…until…直到…才…. 4 It is the first time that sb…have/has done… 这是某人第一次做某事 5 even if=even though 即使 6 more…than… 与其说…不如说…
7 There is no such...as… 世界上没有什么… 8 This/It is because … 这是因为…… 9 It is +被强调部分+that/who+句子剩余部分 10 insitst that …(should) do …坚持… 11 sth.+ be + adj.+to do …. 12 It seems as if …似乎，好像…. 13 Everywhere … 无论哪里……,都…
14 all …not…=not all … 并非都……. 15 the first (+ 名词)to do sth 第一个做某事的… 16 Only + 状语（副词、介词或状语从句）+ 部分倒装(助动词/情态动词/be+主语) 17…the first time第一次… 18 could not have done .. 不可能干了某事 19 This is a time when … 正值是…
20 as+much+名词+as 同…一样多… 21 the +比较级,the +比较级 越…, 就越… 22 It takes some time before…过不了多久才… 23 As time went by … 随着时间的流逝…. 24 see sb.doing sth. 看到某人在做某事 25 too …to…太…而不能… 26 adj./adv./+enough to
学习日常英语口语的方法 学习日常英语口语的方法第一，如何用英文简单界定一个东西的技巧。 美国人和美国人交谈80%是想告诉对方what is a book 。我们中国人从小学到大学的课本尽管词汇难度不断加深，但思维逻辑结构却只停留在一个水平上。中国人常说where is the book?很少有人说what is a book?而美国的小学生就开始问：what is the book?这种where is the book?只是描述阶段，连哑巴也能做到。但是我想连大学生也很难回答what is a book?因为中国传统英语教学模式没有教会学生表达思想的技巧。 第二，如果已经学会界定，但理解还有偏差，那就要训练how to explain things in different ways. 一种表达方式对方不懂，美国人会寻找另一种表达方式最终让对方明白。因为事物就一个，但表达它的语言符号可能会很多。比如水，世界上就这一个事物，但却有多种符号来表达它。如果一个人懂8种语言，那他在世界上被别人理解的机会就会大得多。用汉语说"水"别人不懂，用德语说别人也不懂，但用英语说water，别人可能就懂了。这就要多做替换练习。传统的教学方法也做替换练习，但这种替换不是真替换，只是语言层面的替换，而不是思维层面的替换。比如，i love you,按中国的替换方法就把you 换成her,my mother,them等，这种替换和小学生练描红没有什么
区别。这种替换没有对智力构成挑战，没有启动思维。换到最后也不知道到底在love 谁，现实生活中也不能这么随便love(笑声)。这种替换句子的基本结构没变，我听不懂i love you,肯定也听不懂i love her。如果替换为i want to kiss you.i want to hug you.i've a crush on you.i will show my heart to you等，或者给对方讲电影《泰坦尼克》，告诉对方that is love，这样一来对方可能就明白了。这才叫真正的替换。 也就是说用一种不同的方式表达同一个意思，或者对方听不清楚，举一个简单易懂的例子来表达，直到对方明白。 对，比如爱因斯坦讲相对论，他用科学术语讲，除了科学家之外是没人听得懂的，所以爱因斯坦就用一个通俗的例子把相对论讲了出来。他说，什么叫相对论呢?两个lovers在一起，一小时相当于一分钟，而两个仇人呆在一起，一分钟相当于一小时，就这是相对论。他这样一讲，我想没有人不会明白相对论的。 第三，我们必须学会美国人怎样描述东西。 从描述上来讲，由于中美的文化不同会产生很大的差异。我们描述东西无外乎把它放在时间和空间两个坐标上去描述。但美国人对空间的描述总是由我及外，由里及表。而中国人正好相反。美国人说"我向雪山走去"，中国人就会说"我从雪山走来"。时间上来说，中国人是按自然的时间顺序来描述。我们描述一个东西突然停住时，住往最后说的那个地方是最重要的。我们听评书常说，欲知后事好何，请听下回分解，中国人很认可这种压轴戏、抖包袱式的方式，而美国人听到这里可能会把收音机砸了：我听的就是what happened,但发生了什么我不知道，还要让我下回再
、 小学英语日常交际用语 一、日常问候和答语 1. Hello/ Hi你好。 3. Good morning/ afternoon/evening. 早上/下午/晚上好。 4. How are you(this morning/afternoon/evening)? 你今天早晨/下午/晚上好吗？ 5. Fine, thank you/ thanks. 我很好，谢谢。 6. Not bad, thank you. 不错，谢谢。 7. How do you do? 你好。 8. Nice to meet /see you. 很高兴认识/见到你。 二、告别、祝福和答语 1. Goodbye/Bye . 再见 2. See you! (See you later!)再见，回头见。 3. Good night. 晚安。 4. Happy birthday! 生日快乐！Thank you!谢谢！ 5. Happy New Year! 新年快乐！Happy New Year!/ The same to you!(大家共同的节日) 6. Happy Children’s Day!Happy Wome n’s Day! 7.Merry Christmas! 圣诞快乐！ 三、介绍和谈论人物 1. My name is…/ I’m… 我的名字是…/ 我名叫… 2. This is Miss/ Mr/ Mrs… 这位是…小姐/先生/女士。 3. This is my friend. 这是我的朋友。
4. He/ She is …他是/她是… 四、询问 人：1)姓名 1. What’s your name, please? 你的名字是什么? My name is … 2. What’s his/her/its name? 她/他/它叫什么名字？Her/His/Its name is …2）年龄 1.How old are you? 你多大了？I’m… 2. How old is he/she/it? 她/他/它多大？She /He/ It is … 3) 生日 1．When is your /his/her birthday? It’s July 1st. 4) 出处 1. Where is/ are ….from?She is from American. 她来自美国。 2. Wh ere do/does… come from?She is from American. 她来自美国。 5) 人物 1. Who is he ? He is my brother. 他是我弟弟。 6）职业 1. What is he? He is a doctor. 他是医生。 2. What does he do? He is a doctor. 3. What’s his job?He is a doctor. 7）外貌 1. What is he like? He is short and thin. 他很矮很瘦。 8) 喜好 1. What do/does he like? He likes English. 2. Do/does …like English?Yes, he does/ No, he doesn’t. 9) 事情 1. What’s the matter with you? 你怎么啦？I have a cold.我感冒了。
26句美国人日常生活中常用的句子 熟练地运用英语的一个重要方面就是学习并掌握英语本族者常用的生动、活泼的习语。 1. After you.你先请。 这是一句很常用的客套话，在进／出门,上车得场合你都可以表现一下。(好 象现在女士不愿意你这么做，特别是那些女权主义者，我还记得这么一段话：一个 女士对一个让她先行的男士说：you do this because i am a woman?那个男士回 答说：i do this not because you are a woman but because i am a man!i love this guy! 2. I just couldn't help it.我就是忍不住。 想想看，这样一个漂亮的句子可用于多少个场合？下面是随意举的一个例子： I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn't help it. 太棒的句子了，我爱死它了。：） 3. Don't take it to heart. 别往心里去，别为此而忧虑伤神。 生活实例：This test isn't that important. Don't take it to heart. 安 慰人的超级句子。 4. We'd better be off.我们该走了。 It's getting late. We'd better be off . 5. Let's face it. 面对现实吧。 常表明说话人不愿意逃避困难的现状。 参考例句：I know it's a difficult situation. Let's face it, OK? 很棒啊，年轻人犯错误，上帝都会原谅，remember?但是犯了错误，你必须面对他 ，let's face it,或者是：let's face the music. 6. Let's get started.咱们开始干吧。 劝导别人时说：Don't just talk. Let's get started. let's get started. let's start. let's do it right now. let's hit sth. let's rock&roll. let's put our hands on sth. 7. I'm really dead.我真要累死了。 坦诚自己的感受时说：After all that work, I’m really dead. 8. I've done my best.我已尽力了。 这句话，很有用，失败有时难免，但是你要是可以说，i've done my best.or i spare no efforts.就不必遗憾，毕竟，man supposes,god disposes. 9. Is that so?真是那样吗？ 常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑。 10. Don't play games with me!别跟我耍花招！
1. It is important for everyone to learn English well in our rapidly developing world. 在这个迅速发展的世界里，对每个人来说，学好英语是非常重要的。 同样句型包括：It is important/（necessary, difficult, convenient, possible）for sb. to do sth. 2. The harder you work at it, the more progress you will make. 你工作越努力，你取得的进步就越大。 ①The+比较级..., the+比较级... ②比较级+and+比较级（The world is getting smaller and smaller.） 3. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful. 如果每个人都为保护环境做出贡献，世界会变得更加美好。 类似的句型还有：If necessary…, they can… 4. The best way to remember new words is to practice them everyday. 记忆新单词最好的方法是每天操练这些单词。 5. The atmosphere in my family is fantastic 我的家庭气氛温馨和睦。 6. The reason why people choose to live in the city is that the life is more convenient and colorful. 人们为什么选择生活在城市的原因是因为城市的生活更方便、更多彩。 7. I had a great first impression of American people. 我对美国人民有了很好的第一印象。 8. We have lots of confidence in our ability to solve any problem. 我们对自己解决问题的能力有足够的信心。 9. With the rapid development of modern technology, the Internet has become a necessary part of our daily life and work. 随着现代科技的迅速发展，互联网已经成为生活和工作中必不可少的一部分。
1. No problem! 在国内学到的是： -Could you help me with xxx? -No problem! 而在这边听到的往往是： -Thank you! -No problem. 有时甚至： -Oh sorry! -No problem! 2. Go by 在课堂自我介绍时，有时会说中文名，然后英文名。Instead of saying "My Chinese name is xxx, and my English name is xxx.", 你可以这样说： -My name is xxx（你的原名）, and I go by xxx(你的英文名). 一些美国学生不乐意用自己的原名，而偏好昵称，也可以用go by来表达： -My name is Catherine, and I go by Cat. 3. Appreciate it! 每次从校车上下来时，大家都会礼貌地对司机表示感谢，有次看到四个小哥鱼贯而出，每个人表达感谢的语句都不同。除了常见的"Thank you very much!"，"Thanks a lot!"以外，我觉得最好听的就是“Appreciate it!" 4. Have a good one! 美国人很喜欢互相道好，无论认识不认识。每次和人再见的时候（可能是下班，结完账离开超市，下课等等），往往会对同事/收银员/老师/...说声"Have a good day/night"之类的。有时下午5,6点，天还没黑，我总会把”Have a good night!"说成"Have a good day!"，后来发现，还有种更简易的表达，日夜均可使用，即"Have a good one!" 简单顺口，客套必备。 5. 宾语前置（知友@Scrummble指出应该是状语前置） 这是种B格很高的表达方式，在每张美元背面都有一句话 "In God We Trust" （如下图） 此外有次等红灯时，看见前面一辆车的车牌上的 Motto写的是"United We Stand"，当时瞬间感受到这种句式的力量与B格，于是脑补出一句“ A Sandwich I Had" 。 （ @Scrummble 还说我的例子语法错误…我去角落捂脸了） 6. Without further ado 这句在YouTube视频里经常听到，那些YouTubers在视频开头往往先介绍这个视频是干什么的，再顺便扯几句近期生活，然后在切入正题之前，有时会用这么一句"Without further ado, let's get started."这句话的意思就类似于“废话少说，让我们开始吧。” 每次听到这句，我都会联想另一个四字常用词汇“原来如此”，真希望它在英文里
英语日常交际用语大全一、祝愿、祝贺和应答（Good wishes, congratulations and responses） 1.- 很好完成了和对你的祝贺。 1.- Well done and congratulations to you. - 非常的谢谢。 - Thanks very much. 2.- 我希望你意志成功在每件事物中。 2.- I hope you'll succeed in everything. - 我也是。 - So do I. 3.- 我希望你成功。 3.- I wish you success. - 谢谢你。 - Thank you. 4.- 我们向你问好希望。 4.- We send you our best wishes. - 非常谢谢你。 - Thank you very much. 5.- 新年快乐! 5.- Happy new year ! - 新年快乐! (对你的一样.) - Happy new year! (The same to you.) 6.- 一圣诞快乐对你。 6.- A merry Christmas to you. - 谢谢你。 - Thank you. 7.- 我希望你将会有善行时间。 7.- I hope you'll have a good time. - 谢谢你。 - Thank you. 8.- 生日快乐! 8.- Happy birthday! - 谢谢你。 - Thank you. 二, 邀請和应答（邀请和反应）（Invitations and responses） 1.- 你会喜欢到达宴会吗? 1.- Would you like to come to the party? - 哦是的，谢谢你。- Oh yes, thank you. 2.- 我希望你能来到那跳舞下一个星期六。 2.- I hope you can come to the dance next - 对不起，但是我不能。 - I'm sorry, but I can't. 3.- 你能和我们去舞蹈吗? 3.- Will you go dancing with us? - 当然。我将高兴到。 Of course. I'll be glad to. 4.- 你能到达我们的英国人晚上吗? 4.- Will you come to our English Evening? - 是的，谢谢你。 - Yes, thank you. 5.- 你会请给予我们一谈话在英国人身上学问? 5.- Would you please give us a talk on English Learning? - 好。当? OK. When? 6.- 你和你的朋友一定过来我的房子而且见到 6.- You and your friends must come over to my house and see mooncakes。 - 好。非常谢谢你。 - OK. Thank you very much. 三, 表示同意和不同意（达成共识和不合）（Expressing agreement and disagreement） 1. - 我想商店是关闭在这次日子。 1. - I think the shop is closed at this time of day. - 不, 我认为它是公开。 - No, I think it's open. 2. - 我想外国语比科学更有趣。 2. - I think foreign languages are more interesting than science. - 我真的不能同意你。我偏爱科学 - I really can't agree with you. I prefer science.
1. I am writing toconfirm /enquire/inform you... 我写信时要确认/询问/通知你。。。 2. I am writing to follow up on our earlier decision on the marketing campaignin Q2. 我写信来追踪我们之前对于第二季度营销活动的决定。 3. With reference to our telephone conversation today... 关于我们今天在电话中的谈话。。。 4. In my previous e-mail on October 5... 先前在10月5日所写的信。。。 5. As I mentioned earlier about... 如我先前所提及关于。。。 6. as indicated in my previous e-mail... 如我在先前的信中所提出。。。 7. As we discussed on the phone... 如我们上次在电话中的讨论。。。 8. from our decision at the previous meeting... 如我们在上次会议中的决定。。。 9. as you requested/per your requirement... 按照你的要求。。。 10.In reply to your e-mail dated April 1，we decided... 回答你在4月1日写的信，我们决定。。。 11.This is in response to your e-mail today. 这是针对你今天早上来信的回复。 12. As mentioned before, we deem this product has strong unique selling pointsin china. 如先前所述，我们认为这个产品在中国有强有力且独一无二的销售点。 13. As a follow-up to our phone conversation yesterday, I wanted to get back toyou about the pending issues of our agreement. 追踪我们昨天在电话中所谈，我想答复你我们合约的一些待解决的议题。 14. I receive d your voice message regarding the subject. I’m wondering if youcan elaborate i.e. provide more details. 我收到你关于这个主题的留言。我想你是否可以再详尽说明，也就是再提供多一点细节。
21天英语口语集训营 英文口语中最常用的100个句式 艾力老师说： 以句子为单词学习是口语中非常高效的一种方式，让我们来看看口语中最常用的100个句式吧。尝试着把他们补充完整！ 001.Are you sure…? 002.Are you used to? 003.As far as… 004.As far as…(is)(am)(are)concerned,… 005.Be careful with… 006.But this doesn’t mean that… 007.By the way… https://www.doczj.com/doc/1713660160.html,pared to… 009.Did you use to… 010.Don’t ever… 011.Do you agree…? 012.Do you carry this in…? 013.Do you have…available? 014.Do you mind…? 015.Do you feel like…? 016.Shouldn’t we…? 017.Have you ever…?
018.Not…until… 019.He is as…as… 020.He is either…or… 021.He is so…that… 022.He is not only…but also… 023.Help yourself to… 024.How about…? 025.How come…? 026.How dare you…! 027.How do you like…? 028.How long does it take…? 029.How often…? 030.I bet… 031.I can hardly believe that… 032.I can’t help… 033.I can’t say… 034.I cannot wait to… 035.I dare say… 036.I’d like you to… 037.I’d hate for you to… 038.If it hadn’t been for… 039.If there is one thing that…me,it’s…
1.Charge or debit? (Credit or debit?) 使用信用卡或是电子钱包? Charge (Credit) 指的就是一般我们说的信用卡, 信用卡使用上很方便, 但若是没有收入又没有社会安全卡, 是很难申请到信用卡的. 而我们的提款卡(ATM 卡) 就是 debit, 它会从你的支票户头直接扣钱. 一般而言, 只要去有刷卡的地方都会被问这一句, 刚来美国的人常常对这句话感到莫名奇妙, 不知道这句话到底在问什么, 其实只要了解什么是 charge 什么是 debit, 这句话就不难了解, 视你是使用信用卡还是 ATM 卡而回答. 使用信用卡就说 charge, 使用 ATM 卡就答 debit. 2. Cash back? 是否要找回现金? 在美国跨行提款的手续费是 $1.5, 够吓人的吧? 可是偏偏美国那么大, 你要找到跟发卡银行同一家银行的提款机谈何容易? 那这是不是意谓著每次去提领现金都要负担高额的手续费? 其实只要你善用 cash back 这个功能, 那情况就完全不一样了, cash back 就是说假设你买 10 块的东西, 但刷卡时你可以刷 30 元, 剩下的 20元他会 拿现金 20 块找你, 如此出门就不必带著大笔的现金, 又不必负担高额的提款手续费. 唯一缺点是有金额限制, 有些店最多可 cash back $50, 有些店只能cash back $20. 一般的情形是只有 ATM 卡才能 cash back 的, 一般的信用卡是不行的, 但是有些特别的信用卡, 如 Discover, 也有提供 cash back 的功能. 他的优点在于不受发卡银行提款机的限制, 我在亚特兰大拿的 ATM 卡到波士顿一样可以 cash back, 而且完全不收手续费, 请大家多加利用. 3. How are you going to pay? 你要怎么付款? 不住在美国的人, 或是刚来美国的人听到这句话一定觉得丈二金刚摸不著头脑. 其实这句话跟 Charge or debit 这句话很像, 问的就是你要用什么方式付款如信用卡(credit card) 提款卡 (debit card) 或是现金 (cash) 来付帐. 这句话在"电子情书"这部电影中曾出现过, 在男主角去女主角的书店买东西时, 店员就问男主角这句, 汤姆汉克就答: cash. 就是付现的意思了. 4. Double coupon. 双重折价卷.