課本上學不到的30個口語表達
01 I was like, "What?!"
(someone) was like... 口語中用於表達某人的一種反應，比如說的話或思想活動
▷ He was like, "Hold on, wait for me!"
他說，等下，等等我。
▷ I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"
我看見她臉上都寫着呢，她一臉的“嘿，別把我扯進來！”
02 That takes guts!
(something) takes guts 做某事需要勇氣。Guts本意是內臟，引申爲膽量。
▷Being a police officer takes guts, for sure.
顯然，當警察很需要勇氣。
03 All right, so much for that one.
so much for (something) 人們放棄做一件事或努力泡湯的時候常說的話。
▷It's already ten thirty? So much for getting an early start!
都十點半了？得了，不用想早起的事了！
▷Oh no! He saw us? So much for keeping it a surprise.
哦漏！他看見我們了？好吧，什麼驚喜都沒了。
04 We nailed it!
nailed it 圓滿完成某件事，或說得完全正確。Nail本意是釘釘子。
▷That's so true. He's nailed it.
確實如此，他的觀點一針見血。
Kill it也可以指事情完成得超乎意料地好。
▷ Louise has been killing it! Louise
幹得漂亮！
05 I knew you.d give me a hard time about it!
give…a hard time about… 跟某人過不去、嘲笑某人、難爲某人。
▷ When I was growing up, the other kids used to give me a hard time because of my weight. But I just tried to ignore them.
小時候由於我的體重，其他的孩子一直在取笑我。但是我儘量不理他們。
▷Come on! Why do you have to give me a hard time about that? I told you: I had to work.
拜託，幹嘛老拿這事兒跟我過不去，我都說了，我要工作了。
06 I might be 90 years old, but I'm still young at heart!
might… but… 也許……但是……，可以用來委婉地否定別人的觀點。
▷Paris might be popular, but I don’t want to live there.
巴黎可能是一個很受歡迎的地方，但是我不想住在那裏。
07 I couldn't agree more.
couldn’t agree more “不能更同意”，表示強烈同意對方的觀點。強烈不同意也能說couldn't disagree more。
▷- I think that this is a great opportunity. - I couldn’t agree more.
-我覺得這是一個非常好的機會。 -完全贊同。
08 Just do it already!
Just… already! 趕緊的做某事！這個短語一般都是在抱怨對方反應太慢，表現一種不耐煩的態度。
▷I've been hearing about this girl for weeks. Just ask her out already!
我聽你念叨這個姑娘已經好幾周了，求你快約她吧！
09 Strangely enough, I just bought a bike.
strangely enough, … 遇到巧合或驚訝的事時的表達，可以翻譯爲真巧、真稀奇。
▷如果你和小李同時找到了新工作，就可以說： Strangely enough, I just got a new job as well.
真巧，我也剛找到一份新工作。
10 Could you give me a few pointers?
give someone pointers 給某人一些建議。Pointer指建議、提示、線索。
▷You're not holding that quite right. Do you want me to give you a few pointers?
你握的方式不太對，你要我給你一些建議嗎？
11 Yeah, it's decent.
decent 不錯，挺好的。
▷-This soup isn't bad at all!
這湯味道還不錯嘛！
-Yeah, it's decent.
嗯，挺好的。
12 Who are you to talk?
who... to talk? 表示某人沒有資格發表意見或批評別人，因爲他/她自己也做得不夠好。
▷Who are you to talk? You’re just as messy as me.
你有啥資格說我？你跟我一樣邋遢。
▷He's so disorganized. But who am I to talk? I can't even keep track of what day of the week it is.
他超級迷糊。不過我也好不到哪去，我連今天是星期幾都搞不清。
13 Is it just me, or is it hot in here?
Is it just me, or…? 這是一種委婉的抱怨，一般都是在看對方是否有同樣的意見。
▷Is it just me, or are these seats even more cramped than normal?
是隻有我一個人這麼覺得麼，這個座位是不是比一般的更擠啊？
14 Did I leave my book at your place, by any chance?
by any chance 口語中常用這一表達來詢問是否有某種可能。
▷Are you by any chance free tonight?
你今晚有沒有空呀？
15 The last thing I want is to hurt you.
The last thing I want is…
我最不願意做的事情就是……
▷The last thing I want is to cause an argument on your birthday, but this is a serious problem.
我很不想在你的生日爭吵，但這是一個很嚴重的問題。
16 Are tomatoes still in season?
be in season 表示某種蔬果是當季的。
▷I think pears are in season soon.
我覺得吃梨的季節要到了。
也可以說It's... season：
▷It's strawberry season. We should go pick some at the farm down the road.
到了吃草莓的季節了。我可以去農場採摘草莓了。
17 Don't get all impatient.
all 在口語表達中，形容詞前加一個all，可以增強感情色彩，通常是表達負面情緒。
▷He gave me his old computer, but it's all old and crappy.
他把自己的舊電腦給我用，但是那電腦又老又破。
18 Summer will be over before you know it.
before you know it 表示事情過得非常快。
▷Before you know it, you'll be finished with school. 很快的，你就會畢業了。
19 I've never gotten into baseball for some reason.
get into something 對某事感興趣。
▷I've been getting into history lately.
我近來對歷史大感興趣。
20 Man! You're on fire!
on fire 本意是着火了，引申意是指人的狀態特別好。
▷Lewandowski is on fire, scoring five goals in nine minutes. Lewandowski
狀態神勇，在短短九分鐘內就打進五顆球。
21 I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.
relate to someone/something 理解、接受某人某事，與之有同感、有共鳴。
▷I can relate to this story. Same thing happened to me.
我對這個故事非常有共鳴，同樣的事情也發生在我身上過。
22 I report to John.
report to someone 向某人彙報，這一表達常用來說明某人的直接上司是誰。
▷Jane reports to the Sales Manager.
Jane的直接領導是銷售經理。
在某人手下幹活，就可以說work under：
▷Do you still work under John?
你的領導還是John嗎？
23 You bet!
you bet 意思是“You can bet money on that”（你可以壓錢賭一把），說明你完全同意對方的觀點、提議等。
▷-Are you coming to the party? 趴體你會來吧？ -You bet! 當然來！
-May I borrow your hammer? 可以借你的錘子用下麼？ -You bet! 當然！
24 Good thinking! That would be great.
good thinking 好主意，跟good idea同意。
▷-Why don’t we take a rest?
我們休息一下吧？
- Good thinking.
好主意。
25 It's way past your bedtime!
way past Way相當於"far"，這個表達是遠遠超過某個點的意思。
▷There's no use apologizing now. We're way past that point.
現在道歉已經沒意義了。太晚了。（表示你絕對不會原諒他了……）
26 What? That's nuts!
That's nuts! Nuts是非常口語化的表達，表示“crazy”瘋了。
▷-We hiked 45 miles in two days.
我們兩天徒步走了45英里。
-Whoa, that's nuts! Really?
哇~太瘋狂了！真的嗎？
27 Oh, that sucks!
(something) sucks 在談論糟糕的、讓人失望的、不幸的事情時，人們常用這個表達。正式場合慎用。
▷My computer sucks! I need to get a new one.
我的電腦糟糕透了！我要買個新的。
28 So, what's your story?
What's (someone's) story? 人們常用這一表達來詢問不太熟悉的人的信息。相當於說， "Tell me more about that person"，再說說那人的情況吧。
▷You know that guy you introduced me to at your party? What's his story? 你在派對上介紹我認識的那個人，你很熟嗎？跟我說說他吧？
如果你對某人說，what's your story? 意思就是讓對方自我介紹一下。
29 I didn't mean to walk in on you.
walk in on someone / something 走進一個地方打擾了裏面的人或正在進行的事，通常是些尷尬的事……
▷Someone walked in on me while I was in the bathroom.
我在浴室的時候突然有人走進來……
30 He's around fiftyish, I'd say.
-ish 口語中，在一個詞後面加-ish，就等於說"a little bit" ，"kind of"，給人一種大約的、模糊的、不確定的感覺。
▷Come over at 12-ish.
12點左右過來。
▷That color is blue-ish.
顏色是類似藍色的那種。
好了，今天先總結30個，大家慢慢消化哦。
