常用且好玩的"American Slang"!
1.Henpeck 妻管严
Don’t try to ask him out to drink at the bar，because he’s a well-known henpeck.
Hen-pecked 本义被母鸡啄的，引申为怕老婆，像软弱的公鸡一样，经常被强壮的母鸡啄伤。2．A cup of tea 意中人，想要之物，轻而易举之事
She is my cup of tea 她是我的意中人。
Riding a car is a cup of tea for me. 开车对我来说再简单不过了。A piece of cake 3.Anywhere but here. 除了这里，哪里都好
Anyone but her. 除了她，别人都行。
Anything but this. 除了这个，其他都行。
4.bite the bullet 咬紧牙关，忍受痛苦。
You just bite the bullet and get it over. 咬紧牙关，完成这件事吧！
5.black sheep 败家子，害群之马
He is the black sheep in the family. All he does is to drink and gamble.
6.break up with 分手
Tom and his girl friend broke up yesterday.
Warm up 和好，破镜重圆；（使…）更活跃
7.fish out of water 格格不入，很不自在，无法适应
I felt like a fish out of water when I went to a new country.
8.flog a dead horse 做无用功，白费口舌，白费力气 beat a dead horse.
I’ve made up my mind. Don’t flog a dead horse.
9.flip flop 翻来覆去，出尔反尔
I’m really angry with this kind of flip flop.你这样出尔反尔，我很生气。
10.from the top 上头交代的
I don’t mean to give you a hard time , but this is straight from th e top. 我不是有意为难你，这是直接由上头交代下来的。
“上头”可以是父母、老师，更可以是你的老师。
11.Get off your high horse! 别自以为是！
Get off your high horse! You are no better than anyone else.
别自以为是，你并不比别人强。
12.Good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深。
13 half-baked 肤浅的，半吊子
How do you come up with all these half-baked ideas?
You should think them out more carefully.
14.has-been过时的人或物，昔日黄花（表示曾经存在或流行，现跟不上形式了。）
Mary is a has-been. No one will hire her any more.
15.hide your fin 不露声色
If you want to ask the girl out, you have to hide your fin and behave yourself.
( 深藏不露，谨慎行事)
16.I wasn’t born yesterday. 你骗不了我，我可不是毛小孩。
17.in one’s hair 激怒某人，让人烦。
Her younger brother is very naughty, so he’s often getting in her hair. 让她心烦。
18.have/ keep sb on a short leash 管得很严，牢牢控制
19.hold water 正确合理，说得通，站得住脚
That excuse simp ly doesn’t hold water.
20.in 流行的，时髦的
This kind of mini-skirt is very in this year.
21.I’m straight.性取向正常
I don’t go out with gay people; I’m straight.
Gay lesbian bi
22. in the red 亏本，赤字
His company has been in the red for years. 他的公司连续亏损好几年了。
23.in the bag 十拿九稳，必然的事情，稳操胜券
You’ve been studying so hard that the final exam must be in the bag for you.
24.It takes two to tango.一个巴掌拍不响 Tango : a Latin dance
Don’t just blame your sister. It takes two to tango.
25.It’s on me ! 我请客
On me this time.这次我请客。
It’s on the house. 店家请客。
My treat. 我请客。
Let's go Dutch! AA 制
26. job hop 跳槽 hip-hop
Why do you often job hop?
She’d like to take a job hop.
27.Just because没有原因，没有理由，就是喜欢
Why do you like her?—Just because. 没有原因，就是喜欢
28.keep my fingers crossed 祝你成功，祝你好运
I know you are looking for a job so I keep my fingers crossed for you.
29.On pins and needles 坐立不安，如坐针毡
It seems that you’re on pins and needles today. Anything troubling you? 有事吗？
美剧中50句经典俚语完美解析 1.Clear the air 消除误会 To settle a dispute and restore good relations Example: We had a meeting with the workers, and I think we’ve cleared the air now。 2.Be in the air 将要发生的事情 The feeling or idea that something new is about to happen or is going to change。 Example: From the arguments going on at the meeting, it seems that a change in pol-icy is in the air。 3.A bad egg 缺乏道德的人 Somebody who has no moral principles and should be avoided Example: You mustn’t lend Tim money, he’s a bad egg. You’ll never see him or your money again! 4.Cost an arm and a leg 极其昂贵 To be very expensive Example: I love that fur coat. However, I don’t think I’m going to buy it be-cause it costs an arm and a leg。 5.In the balance 未知的，不可预测的 Said when the outcome of a situation is unknown or unpredictable Example: His career as a pilot is in the balance, as his eyesight does not seem good enough。 6.In the Bag 稳操胜券 Said of an achievement which is secure Example: We have the deal in the bag. The client came in this morning to sign the agreement。 7.Drive a hard bargain 极力讨价还价 To have the negotiating strength and skills to get the most advantageous price and conditions Example: Amanda is negotiating the best price from the suppliers. She drives a hard bargain。 8.Ring a bell 看上去或听起来非常熟悉 To look, sound or seem familiar Example: That face rings a bell, where have I seen him before? 9.Tighten one’s belt 节衣缩食 To cut down on spending because there is less income than before Example: Now you are out of work, you’ll have to tighten your belt and give up buying new clothes and going out so often。 10.Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟 To complete two tasks together, with less effort than doing them separately
美国俚语 1.american beauty是“月季”,而不是“美国美人”。 2.Dutch act是“自杀”，而不是“荷兰人的行动”。 3.Chinaberry是“楝树”，而不是“中国莓”。 4.China grass是“苎麻”，而不是“中国草” 5.Dutch door是“杂志中的散页广告”，而不是“荷兰门”。 6.Dutch uncle是“唠唠叨叮的人”，而不是“荷兰大叔”。 7.Dutch wife是“竹、藤睡具”，而不是“荷兰老婆”。 8.go Dutch是“各人自己付钱”，而不是“去荷 兰”。 9.Take French leave是“不告而别”，而不是“请法国假”。 10.French letter是“避孕套”，而不是”法国信”。 11.Russia dressing是“蛋黄酱”，而不是“俄罗斯服装”。 12.a Greek gift是“害人的礼物”，而不是“希腊的赠品” 13.Malian iron是“圆筒形熨斗”，而不是“意大利铁”。 14.Spanish- athlete是“胡说的人”，而不是“西班牙运动员”。 15. One-two是“拳击中连击两次”，而不是“一二”。 16. two-time是“对人不忠”，而不是“两次”。 17. in two twos是“立刻”，而不是“两两之间”。 18. three-score是“六十”，而不是“三分” 19. four o'clock是“紫茉莉或食蜜鸟”，而不是“四点”。 20. four hundred是“名流、上层”，而不是“四百” 21. five-finer是“贼”，类似汉语的“三只手”，而不是“五指” 22. at sixes and sevens是“乱七八糟”，而和“六”无关。 23. tight-ball是“老实人”，这里的“八”和“发”无关。 24. to the tens是“打扮得极为华丽”，而不是“数到十” 25. a white day是“良晨吉日”，而不是“大白天”。
美国俚语集锦 1. A-Z A apple-polisher马屁精 例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the boss and making eyes at him. 她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。 as busy as a bee（象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的 as graceful as a swan （象天鹅）姿态优雅的 as gentle as a lamb （象羊羔）性情温顺的 as cunning as a fox （象狐狸）一样狡猾的 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 B I'm beat. 我非常疲乏。 beat gums空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话 bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险 black sheep害群之马 Buddy, where is john？要上厕所? Bungee jumping蹦极跳 Stop bugging me, man! 喂，别烦我了。 C blue collar蓝领 white collar白领 pink collar粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人） gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司 的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面， 有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位） D dog-eared books读得卷了边的书 dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠 dog-tired 像狗一样的累 dog watch夜班 old dog 上了岁数的人、老手 a sly dog偷鸡摸狗者 a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人
美国句最实用俚语解析 1. kick ass 了不起 A: Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes. You'regood。 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："Hahaha...I kicked your ass."。觉得"ass" 太难听的人，就用"butt"吧！ 赵晴注：改作形容词就变成ass kicking. 你可以说，wow, this new trick is asskicking. 或者说，this is an ass kicking trick. Kick somebody's ass有给某人一个教训的意思。 2. kiss ass 拍马屁 A: Mary, I'm sorry for cheating on you before. Do you see anychance that 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)。 赵晴注：Kiss somebody's ass 是拍马屁的意思，但是在这句话里的意思是"你就做梦去吧",也就是"你去死吧". 马屁精显然就是ass kisser 3. XYZ 检查你的拉链 Hey, man. XYZ。 老兄啊！检查一下你的拉炼吧。
[美国口语俚语]以B开头的常见俚语 简介：俚语（lǐyǔ）(Slang)，是指民间非正式、较口语的语句，是百姓在日常生活中总结出来的通俗易懂顺口的具有地方色彩的词语。地域性强，较生活化。俚语是一种非正式的语言，通常用在非正式的场合。有时俚语用以表达新鲜事物，或对旧事物赋以新的说法。中国人说英语常常闹笑话，其实并不见得是单词量不够，往往是无法理解对话中所出现的俚语。自己表达地生硬刻板，也是因为不懂得如何使用Slang。美国俚语这个栏目主要是为读者介绍英语口语中出现的高频俚语，从而提高自身的口语表达和地道性。 以B字母开头的常用俚语(1) 1. back off 减轻，软化，后退，滚开，别插手 Do you always back off? 你总是退避三舍吗？ 2. back out 退出（交易），叫停 George backed out of the deal at the last minutes. 乔治在最后一刻退出了交易 3. back to/at square one 回到了原点，白费力气 It's really frustrating! After so much effort, I'm back at square one. 太让人沮丧了！做了这么多努力，最后还是白忙一场 4. backseat driver 喜欢在后座指导人家如何开车的人，不在其位而某其政,爱指手划脚的人 Please be quiet, I can't concentrate with so many backseat drivers. 安静点吧，那么多人指挥，我无法专心 5. bad-mouth 说坏话
things go wrong,smile. 当事情不如意时，要泰然处之。 don't get itIt's so simple. 这么简单，你都不懂 me up-to-date. 给我最新消息。 in Rome,do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。 of whatYou are not a kid. 怕什么你又不是小孩子。 is the best excuse you could come up with 那就是你找出来的最佳借口吗 has an itch for money. 人人都想发财。 appreciate something only after you lose it.东西失去时，才觉得其可贵。 Dutch. 各自付账。 heat is on,you had better go! 情况紧急，你最好赶快离开！ 'd better get to the point. 你最好把话说清楚。
's sweatheart is ugly. 情人眼里出西施。 can I ever thank you 我该怎样感激你才好 day you have to face it. 总有一天你要面对现实。 you stop treating me like a child 请你不要把我当小孩子看待好吗 want to show you something. 我要给你看点儿东西。 are the apple of my eye. 你是我心爱的人。 's the beef 发什么牢骚 just give him my message. 你把我的口信带给他就是了。 's return to our mutton! 让我们言归正传！ got off on the wrong foot. 你一开始就弄错了。 don't want to be in your shoes.我不想跟你一样（处境）。
地道美国俚语 . kick ass 了不起 A: Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 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:”Hahaha…I kicked your ass.”。觉得“ass” 太难听的人，就用“butt” 吧! . kiss ass 拍马屁 A: Mary, I’m sorry for cheating on you before. Do you see any chance that we can get back together? 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。 . XYZ 检查你的拉链 Hey, man. XYZ. 老兄啊! 检查一下你的拉链吧。 “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! . Hit the road. 上路了。 A: Do you want to come in for some tea?
美国口语俚语（二） 1. Ed loves to give his sister a hard, just to make her mad. 埃德爱和他姐姐过不去，故意惹她生气。 2. goner无可救药的人 Mark’s a goner. He didn’t finish his chores before going out.麦克镇事无药可救，他日常工作没做完就出去了。 3. make a killing大有所获 He made a killing on that deal. I wish I had bought some shares. 那笔生意他大有所获。真希望我当初也加入了。 4. no sweat不麻烦，没问题 No sweat. I’ll have he report done for you in an hour. 没问题。我会在一小时之内让认为你做出这份报告。 5. pissed off生气 I really pissed off at Harry. He took the credit for all my work. 我对哈利真的很生气。我拼命工作他却坐享其成。 美国口语俚语（32） 1. on the up and up光明正大，诚实无欺 I checked out his story, he’s on the up and up. 我核实过他所讲的事情，他诚实可靠。 2. uppity自命不凡 Don’t be so uppity. You don’t think we’re good enough for
you? 不要那么自以为了不起。你难道认为我们配不上你吗？ 3. up shit creek惨兮兮 If Mom catches you smoking in the ho use, you’ll be up shit creek.如果你在家里抽烟让妈妈逮到，你就惨了。 4. push comes to shove事态严重 When push comes to shove, only your true friends will still stand by you. 当事态严重时，只有真正的朋友还会支持你。 5. push someone’s button惹火某人，激怒某人 Nobody makes me as mad as Dave does. He really knows how to push my buttons. 没有人象戴夫那样惹我生气。他真知道怎样惹我发火。
I beat my brains (out) to get a job. 为了找寻工作，我伤透了脑筋。 I blinded with science. 无言以对。 I broke my neck to add slangs here. 我努力地往这里添加俚语：） I can‘t come up with it. 我做不到。 I can‘t burn the candle at both ends forever. 我不能永远这么消耗精力。 I can‘t help it. 我没办法。 I can‘t pinpoint it. 我没办法明确地指出来。 I can‘t see you quickly enough. 我巴不得尽快见你。 I can‘t think of it off hand. 我一时想不起来。 I detest you! 我恨你。 I didn‘t know. I was only a shot in the dark. 我不知道。那只是我瞎猜的。 I didn‘t mean to pour cold water on your idea. 我本不想给你的想法浇冷水的。 I don‘t have the vaguest idea. 我一点也不知道。 I don‘t know what has set my nerves on edge these days. 这几天不知是什么把我搞的心烦意乱的。 I enjoyed your company. 我喜欢有你做伴。
I fast a day every week. 我每周绝食一天。 I got a big kick out of it. 这件事真令我开心。 I have a sweet tooth. 我喜欢吃甜食。 I have a bottomed-down mind. 我是个没什么独到见解的人。 I have no direction, I just go wherever the winds blows. 我没有方向，只是随风到处飘。 I have to get rid of my car. 我必须把我的车子脱手。 I have to brush up on my English. 我得温习英文。 I have to watch my weight. 我必须注意我的体重。 I haven‘t got a good house, but I‘ll keep a good house. 我没有好的房子，但是我会招待周到的。 I hope I didn‘t offend you. 希望我没使你生气。 I hope you saved room for dessert. 我希望你留了点肚子吃甜点。 I hope your idea takes wings. 我希望你的想法成真。 I just keep my head above water. (生活)还凑合！ I knew from the word go what to do next. 我很快知道了下一步怎么做。 I like raisins and kebabs.
?一些美国黑人常用俚语 - American Slangs 美国黑人常用俚语 - American Slangs 2010-08-18 20:03:56 来自: Afra O.G. - 即Original Gangster，用来指有案底的帮派份子。 red rum - 就是谋杀 (murder) 的意思，只是这里把它反过来写。Rolling 60's - 一黑帮的支派。 set - 帮派分支。 Set tripping - 帮派内斗。 smoke - 杀人。 Soldier - 没有案底的帮派份子。 toa - 帮派间的义气。 thug - 身无长物的人，也可以称为“恶棍”。 TTP - 指 Tree Top Piru，一黑帮的支派。 up north trip - 被送往监狱。 madhatter - 贩毒的人。 slang - 贩毒。 trap - 贩毒。 rock star - 吸毒上瘾的人。 primo, turbo, zootie - 此三名词皆为掺了可卡因的大麻。 slab, snow - 皆指可卡因。 smacked - 药效发作。 through - 嗑药的兴奋状态。 triple beam - 原来是拿来秤金子，但后来被拿来当作秤毒品的秤子。skins, zig zags - 皆为卷大麻烟的纸。 sherm stick - 浸泡过精油的大麻烟。 roll - 卷一管大麻。 zooted - 抽大麻。 spliff - 牙买加产的大麻烟。 Vegas - 一家卖大麻烟的厂商。 另外，还有许多大麻的同义字。像是：bammer, bonic, brown, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, chronic, dank, doubage, ganja, grass, green, groove weed, hash, herb, home-grown, ill, Indo, iszm, Lebanon, Mary Jane, maui, method, pot, sess, shake, shit, skunk, stress, tabacci, Thai, tical, wacky, and weed. 都是大麻。 phat - 当指女生时有两个意思：一为大屁股，二为外在的吸引力。shorty - 指女性时，意思就像 baby 或 honey。
Thousand times no! 绝对办不到！Easy does it. 慢慢来。 Don't push me. 别逼我。 Have a good of it.玩的很高兴。 What is the fuss？吵什么？ Still up？还没睡呀？ It doesn't make any differences. 没关系。 Don't let me down. 别让我失望。 God works. 上帝的安排。Don't take ill of me. 别生我气。 Does it serve your purpose？对你有用吗？Don't flatter me. 过奖了。 Big mouth! 多嘴驴！Sure thing! 当然！ I''m going to go. 我这就去。Never mind. 不要紧。 Can-do. 能人。Close-up. 特写镜头。 Drop it! 停止！Bottle it! 闭嘴！Don''t play possum! 别装蒜！ There is nobody by that name working here.这里没有这个人。 Break the rules. 反规则。How big of you! 你真棒！ Poor thing! 真可怜！Nuts! 呸；胡说；混蛋 Make it up! 不记前嫌！Watch you mouth. 注意言辞。 Any urgent thing？有急事吗？Don't over do it. 别太过分了。 Can you dig it？你搞明白了吗？You want a bet？你想打赌吗？ What if I go for you？我替你去怎么样？Who wants？谁稀罕？ Follow my nose. 凭直觉做某事。Gild the lily. 画蛇添足。 I'll be seeing you. 再见。 I wonder if you can give me a lift？能让我搭一程吗？ I might hear a pin drop. 非常寂静。Why are you so sure？怎么这样肯定？ Is that so？是这样吗？Don't get loaded. 别喝醉了。 Don't get high hat. 别摆架子。Right over there. 就在那里。 Doggy bag. 打包袋。That rings a bell. 听起来耳熟。 Sleeping on both ears. 睡的香。Play hooky. 旷工、旷课。 I am the one wearing pants in the house. 我当家. It's up in the air. 尚未确定。I am all ears. 我洗耳恭听。 Get cold feet. 害怕做某事。Good for you! 好得很！ Help me out. 帮帮我。Let's bag it. 先把它搁一边。 Lose head. 丧失理智。Talk truly. 有话直说。
美国趣味俚语 ill me in 告诉某人;让某人了解一些状况 A: Really? You and Scott got married? Fill me in. It’s been five years. A: 真的吗?你和[font=Times New Roman]Scott结婚了?告诉我是怎么回事，都已经五年了。 B: Scott is a wonderful man. B: 他是一个很好的人。 fill in 替补 A: Justin gave me a call. He can’t come in. A: Justin打电话给我。他不能来了。 B: Anybody fill in for him? B: 有人代他吗? dirty work 卑鄙的工作;讨厌的工作 A: All right. You go ahead. And sign this paper. I’ll do the dirty work. A: 好吧，你就把这份文件签了，剩下来的麻烦事就交给我了。 B: Sounds good to me. B: 听起来不错。 lame 差劲的 A: How about that movie?
A: 那部电影如何? B: It’s so lame. B: 太差劲了! pull one’s leg 开玩笑 A: Did Richard really go abroad? A: Richard真的出过国? B: No way. He just pulled your leg. Did you believe him? B: 哪有可能!他只是跟你开玩笑。你还当真啊? shake a leg 赶快 A: Something is on sale today? A: 有东西在打折吗? 来源网络搜集整理，仅作为学习参考，请按实际情况需要自行编辑
1.Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 麻烦没来找你，就别去自找麻烦。 第一、四个trouble是动词，第二、三个trouble是名词。 2. I think that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong. 我认为那个学生写在黑板上的那个“that”是错误的。 第一个that是连词，引起宾语从句；第二、五个that是指示代词“那个”；第三个that在这儿相当于名词；第四个that是关系代词，引起定语从句。 3. I know. You know. I know that you know. I know that you know that I know. 我知道。你知道。我知道你知道。我知道你知道我知道。 4. We must hang together, or we'll be hanged separately. 我们必须团结在一起，否则我们将被一个个绞死。 这是一句双关语。前面的hang together是“团结一致”的意思，后面的hanged是“绞死”的意思。 5. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. 那只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒惰的狗。 这个句子包含了英语中的26个字母。 6. Was it a bar or a bat I saw? 我看到的是酒吧还是蝙蝠？ 这是一句回文句，顺着读和倒着读是一样的。 7. 上联：To China for china, China with china, dinner on china. 去中国买瓷器，中国有瓷器，吃饭靠瓷器。 下联：到前门买前门，前门没前门，后门有前门。 这是一副对仗工整、妙趣横生的英汉对联。下联中的第二、四、五个“前门”指“大前门”香烟。 8. 2B or not 2B, that is a ？ 这是一种文字简化游戏。它的意思是：To be or not to be, that is a question. (生存还是毁灭，那是一个问题 9.There are a lot of fish in the sea. 天涯何处无芳草。 10.You're a dead duck. 你死定了。
【打招呼、感谢】 Alright? – Hello. How are you? 你好 Hiya, Aye up – These informal greetings both mean Hello and are especially popular in the north of England. The aye is pronounced like the letter A.这两种非正式的打招呼用法，都是"你好"的意思，在英格兰北部非常流行。其中"aye"发音与字母"A"同。 Howay – Let's go or Come on. 走吧 Ta – Thank you 谢谢 Cheers – This is usually said as a toast when you raise your glasses to celebrate, but it also means Thank you.这个词通常在举杯祝酒的时候说，但也可以表示谢谢。 【人的称呼】 Bairn – Baby or young child 小孩子 Lad – Boy 男孩 Lass, Lassie – Girl 女孩 Bloke, Chap – Man 男人 Mate, Pal – Friend 朋友、伙计 Our kid – My brother or my sister 我的兄弟或姐妹 Don't be confused if someone calls you pet, duck, sweetie, love, chicken, chuck, chucky-egg or sunshine. People in the UK often use these terms when they are addressing other people as a sign of friendliness and affection. It is usually not appropriatefor younger people to use these terms with older people, however.如果有人叫你pet、duck、sweetie、love、chicken、chuck、chucky-egg或sunshine，不要觉得奇怪，英国人喜欢用这些昵称来表达友好和喜爱之情。不过年轻人这样称呼长辈就有些不妥。 【社交、约会】 Do – Party. You would go to a do if you were going to a party in the UK.派对、聚会。在英国，参加派对就是"go to a do"。
电影中的美国俚语50句记住就是你的！ 1.Be in the air 将要发生的事情 The feeling or idea that something new is about to happen or is going to change. Example: From the arguments going on at the meeting, it seems that a change in policy is in the air. 2.Clear the air 消除误会 To settle a dispute and restore good relations Example: We had a meeting with the workers, and I think we’ve cleared the air now. 3.Cost an arm and a leg 极其昂贵 To be very expensive Example: I love that fur coat. However, I don’t think I’m going to buy it because it costs an arm and a leg. 4.A bad egg 缺乏道德的人 Somebody who has no moral principles and should be avoided Example: You mustn’t lend Tim money, he’s a bad egg. You’ll never see him or your money again! 5.In the Bag 稳操胜券 Said of an achievement which is secure Example: We have the deal in the bag. The client came in this morning to sign the agreement. 6.In the balance 未知的,不可预测的 Said when the outcome of a situation is unknown or unpredictable Example: His career as a pilot is in the balance, as his eyesight does not seem good enough. 7.Drive a hard bargain 极力讨价还价 To have the negotiating strength and skills to get the most advantageous price and conditions Example: Amanda is negotiating the best price from the suppliers. She drives a hard bargain. 8.Ring a bell 看上去或听起来非常熟悉 To look, sound or seem familiar Example: That face rings a bell, where have I seen him before? 9.Tighten one’s belt 节衣缩食 To cut down on spending because there is less income than before Example: Now you are out of work, you’ll have to tighten your belt and give up buying new clothes and going out so often. 10.Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟 To complete two tasks together, with less effort than doing them separately Example: Since I’d gone to the store to buy some bread, I thought of killing two birds with one stone and invited Mr. Biggs to the party. 11.Be in a black mood 情绪极差 To be so negative about everything that it is impossible for anyone to reason with him/her Example: My father has been in a black mood for days, we dare not say anything
A a class act (n) A great guy. He's my best buddy; he's a class act. [UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1998] ace (v) To leave wherever you are at without further delay Yo bro , let's ace or we're gonna miss this thing [University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1999] Used mostly by stoners. (Judi's comment: Surely there are no stoners in Eugene! Gee, there weren't any there when I was a student at U of O . . . ) A.C. Slaters (int) A way to say good-bye; peace, see ya later. [North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC] ag (adj) Crazy; fun. [University of San Diego, San Diego, CA] (primarily used by surfers) aight (adj) Acceptable; alright; okay. He ain't all that; he's aight though. [Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 1999; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA] Ain't dat some shit! (phr) Has both good and bad connotations, but is usually used as a response to express great awe at something someone else said. [Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD] ?lde" or "?lden hyv?" (adj) "?lde" comes from "?ll?tt?v?", which means ugly or disgusting and "hyv?" means good. So "?lden hyv?" means something very or super good, fun(NY) or exciting. (These words are of course in Finnish language, notice!) The phrase can also be used sarcastically. That joke was ?lden hyv?. He is ?lden hyv? dancer. The weather's ?lden hyv? ! [Helsinki, Finland, 1998] all about (adj) 1. Something you are very enthusiastic about or very into; something you want. I'm all about surfing the web during work hours. I'm all about that gorgeous guy over there. [University of Minnesota, Minneapolis , 1998; University of Georgia at Athens, Athens, GA, 1998; Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS , 1998; Elizabethtown University, PA] 2. What is important in a given situation. It's all about making the grade. [Smith College, Northampton, MA] 3. An intensifying phrase. You put it in front of a gerund. He's all about eating. Cheri's all about hooking up. Professor Stewart is all about grading on the curve. [Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1999] all fawked up (adj) Really drunk; really intoxicated; really high; totally obliterated. After that party last night, I was all fawked up! [Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI] all over it (phr) To be very interested or involved in something. The bio project? I'm all over it! [University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA] all up in (someone) (phr) To be sexually involved with someone. Don't mack on him; he's all up in Katie. [Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD] all up in da koolaid and don't kno da flava! (phr) When someone is intrusive about something that is none of their business and about which they know nothing. Stay outta this man, u all up in da koolaid and don't even kno da flava! [Tulsa