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　　1

　　I was like, "What?!"

　　▌ (someone) was like...

　　口语中用于表达某人的一种反应，比如说的话或思想活动。

　　▷ He was like, "Hold on, wait for me!"

　　他说，等下，等等我。

　　▷ I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"

　　我看见她脸上都写着呢，她一脸的“嘿，别把我扯进来!”

　　2

　　That takes guts!

　　▌(something) takes guts

　　做某事需要勇气。Guts本意是内脏，引申为胆量。

　　▷Being a police officer takes guts, for sure.

　　显然，当警察很需要勇气。

　　3

　　All right, so much for that one.

　　▌so much for (something)

　　人们放弃做一件事或努力泡汤的时候常说的话。

　　▷It's already ten thirty? So much for getting an early start!

　　都十点半了?得了，不用想早起的事了!

　　▷Oh no! He saw us? So much for keeping it a surprise.

　　哦漏!他看见我们了?好吧，什么惊喜都没了。

　　4

　　We nailed it!

　　▌nailed it

　　圆满完成某件事，或说得完全正确。Nail本意是钉钉子。

　　▷That's so true. He's nailed it.

　　确实如此，他的观点一针见血。

　　Kill it也可以指事情完成得超乎意料地好。

　　▷ Louise has been killing it!

　　Louise干得漂亮!

　　5

　　I knew you'd give me a hard time about it!

　　▌give…a hard time about…

　　跟某人过不去、嘲笑某人、难为某人。

　　▷ 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.

　　小时候由于我的体重，其他的孩子一直在取笑我。但是我尽量不理他们。

　　▷Come on! Why do you have to give me a hard time about that? I told you: I had to work. 拜托，干嘛老拿这事儿跟我过不去，我都说了，我要工作了。

　　6

　　I might be 90 years old, but I'm still young at heart!

　　▌might… but…

　　也许……但是……，可以用来委婉地否定别人的观点。

　　▷Paris might be popular, but I don't want to live there.

　　巴黎可能是一个很受欢迎的地方，但是我不想住在那里。

　　7

　　I couldn't agree more.

　　▌couldn't agree more

　　“不能更同意”，表示强烈同意对方的观点。强烈不同意也能说couldn't disagree more。

　　▷- I think that this is a great opportunity.

　　- I couldn't agree more.

　　-我觉得这是一个非常好的机会。

　　-完全赞同。

　　8

　　Just do it already!

　　▌Just… already!

　　赶紧的做某事!这个短语一般都是在抱怨对方反应太慢，表现一种不耐烦的态度。

　　▷I've been hearing about this girl for weeks. Just ask her out already!

　　我听你念叨这个姑娘已经好几周了，求你快约她吧!

　　9

　　Strangely enough, I just bought a bike.

　　▌strangely enough, …

　　遇到巧合或惊讶的事时的表达，可以翻译为真巧、真稀奇。

　　▷如果你和小李同时找到了新工作，就可以说：

　　Strangely enough, I just got a new job as well.

　　真巧，我也刚找到一份新工作。

　　10

　　Could you give me a few pointers?

　　▌give someone pointers

　　给某人一些建议。Pointer指建议、提示、线索。

　　▷You're not holding that quite right. Do you want me to give you a few pointers?

　　你握的方式不太对，你要我给你一些建议吗?

　　11

　　Yeah, it's decent.

　　▌decent

　　不错，挺好的。

　　▷-This soup isn't bad at all!

　　这汤味道还不错嘛!

　　-Yeah, it's decent.

　　嗯，挺好的。

　　12

　　Who are you to talk?

　　▌who... to talk?

　　表示某人没有资格发表意见或批评别人，因为他/她自己也做得不够好。

　　▷Who are you to talk? You're just as messy as me.

　　你有啥资格说我?你跟我一样邋遢。

　　▷He's so disorganized. But who am I to talk? I can't even keep track of what day of the week it is.

　　他超级迷糊。不过我也好不到哪去，我连今天是星期几都搞不清。

　　13

　　Is it just me, or is it hot in here?

　　▌Is it just me, or…?

　　这是一种委婉的抱怨，一般都是在看对方是否有同样的意见。

　　▷Is it just me, or are these seats even more cramped than normal?

　　是只有我一个人这么觉得么，这个座位是不是比一般的更挤啊?

　　14

　　Did I leave my book at your place, by any chance?

　　▌by any chance

　　口语中常用这一表达来询问是否有某种可能。

　　▷Are you by any chance free tonight?

　　你今晚有没有空呀?

　　15

　　The last thing I want is to hurt you.

　　▌The last thing I want is…

　　我最不愿意做的事情就是……

　　▷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争吵，但这是一个很严重的问题。

　　16

　　Are tomatoes still in season?

　　▌be in season

　　表示某种蔬果是当季的。

　　▷I think pears are in season soon.

　　我觉得吃梨的季节要到了。

　　也可以说It's... season：

　　▷It's strawberry season. We should go pick some at the farm down the road.

　　到了吃草莓的季节了。我可以去农场采摘草莓了。

　　17

　　Don't get all impatient.

　　▌all

　　在口语表达中，形容词前加一个all，可以增强感情色彩，通常是表达负面情绪。

　　▷He gave me his old computer, but it's all old and crappy.

　　他把自己的旧电脑给我用，但是那电脑又老又破。

　　18

　　Summer will be over before you know it.

　　▌before you know it

　　表示事情过得非常快。

　　▷Before you know it, you'll be finished with school.

　　很快的，你就会毕业了。

　　19

　　I've never gotten into baseball for some reason.

　　▌get into something

　　对某事感兴趣。

　　▷I've been getting into history lately.

　　我近来对历史大感兴趣。

　　20

　　Man! You're on fire!

　　▌on fire

　　本意是着火了，引申意是指人的状态特别好。

　　▷Lewandowski is on fire, scoring five goals in nine minutes.

　　Lewandowski状态神勇，在短短九分钟内就打进五颗球。

　　21

　　I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.

　　▌relate to someone/something

　　理解、接受某人某事，与之有同感、有共鸣。

　　▷I can relate to this story. Same thing happened to me.

　　我对这个故事非常有共鸣，同样的事情也发生在我身上过。

　　22

　　I report to John.

　　▌report to someone

　　向某人汇报，这一表达常用来说明某人的直接上司是谁。

　　▷Jane reports to the Sales Manager.

　　Jane的直接领导是销售经理。

　　在某人手下干活，就可以说work under：

　　▷Do you still work under John?

　　你的领导还是John吗?

　　23

　　You bet!

　　▌you bet

　　意思是“You can bet money on that”(你可以压钱赌一把)，说明你完全同意对方的观点、提议等。

　　▷-Are you coming to the party?

　　趴体你会来吧?

　　-You bet!

　　当然来!

　　-May I borrow your hammer?

　　可以借你的锤子用下么?

　　-You bet!

　　当然!

　　24

　　Good thinking! That would be great.

　　▌good thinking

　　好主意，跟good idea同意。

　　▷-Why don't we take a rest?

　　我们休息一下吧?

　　- Good thinking.

　　好主意。

　　25

　　It's way past your bedtime!

　　▌way past

　　Way相当于"far"，这个表达是远远超过某个点的意思。

　　▷There's no use apologizing now. We're way past that point.

　　现在道歉已经没意义了。太晚了。(表示你绝对不会原谅他了……)

　　26

　　What? That's nuts!

　　▌That's nuts!

　　Nuts是非常口语化的表达，表示“crazy”疯了。

　　▷-We hiked 45 miles in two days.

　　我们两天徒步走了45英里。

　　-Whoa, that's nuts! Really?

　　哇~太疯狂了!真的吗?

　　27

　　Oh, that sucks!

　　▌(something) sucks

　　在谈论糟糕的、让人失望的、不幸的事情时，人们常用这个表达。正式场合慎用。

　　▷My computer sucks! I need to get a new one.

　　我的电脑糟糕透了!我要买个新的。

　　28

　　So, what's your story?

　　▌What's (someone's) story?

　　人们常用这一表达来询问不太熟悉的人的信息。相当于说， "Tell me more about that person"，再说说那人的情况吧。

　　▷You know that guy you introduced me to at your party? What's his story?

　　你在派对上介绍我认识的那个人，你很熟吗?跟我说说他吧?

　　如果你对某人说，what's your story?意思就是让对方自我介绍一下。

　　29

　　I didn't mean to walk in on you.

　　▌walk in on someone / something

　　走进一个地方打扰了里面的人或正在进行的事，通常是些尴尬的事……

　　▷Someone walked in on me while I was in the bathroom.

　　我在浴室的时候突然有人走进来……

　　30

　　He's around fiftyish, I'd say.

　　▌-ish

　　口语中，在一个词后面加-ish，就等于说"a little bit" ，"kind of"，给人一种大约的、模糊的、不确定的感觉。

　　▷Come over at 12-ish.

　　12点左右过来。

　　▷That color is blue-ish.

　　颜色是类似蓝色的那种。

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