美国英语口语俚语(2)

    美国英语口语俚语(2)
   1.go up in smoke成为泡影Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis¹ arose in the office.
    办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。
    2.hit the road上路We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home.
    我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
    3.shape up表现良好，乖You’d better shape up if you want to stay on.
    如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
    4.scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了Don’t sneak² up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
    不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
    5.pull strings³运用关系 （源于“拉木偶的线”）He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
    他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
    6.come again 再说一遍Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said.
    再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。
    7.come clean 全盘托出，招供The criminal decided⁴ to come clean.
    罪犯决定供出事实。
    8.spring for 请客Let me spring for dinner.
    我来请客吃饭吧。
    9.spill the beans 泄漏秘密Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret.
    别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
    10.stick in the mud 保守的人Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anythingnew.
    Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。

1 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

2 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

3 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。