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教你7句常用的英语口头语,和老外交流脱口而出!

生活里,有些话的出镜率特别高,比如“睡了吗”、“在那边”、“帮我一下”,不管在东方国家还是西方国家,我们都离不开这些口头禅。

今天我们收集了一些平时常用的口头语,来看看它们用英语怎么说吧。

▼ 1. 随便

Whatever

"whatever"原意为“不管怎样,无论什么”。当你想结束话题停止争吵,或者想表示什么都行,不怎么在意时就可以说"whatever"。但是有调查显示,"whatever"是美国人最反感的口头禅,使用的时候也要小心谨慎哦。

例句:

A: Hey, let's go to the cinema tonight. Or what about the museum?(嘿,今晚一起去电影院吧,或者去博物馆?)

B: Yeah, whatever.(随便吧。)

▼ 2. 你真是3分钟热度

3-minute passion

"passion"意为激情、热情,这个短语非常容易记忆,和中文意思也完全符合。

例句:

A: I would like to learn piano therefore I will need to buy one. (我想学钢琴,所以我要去买把琴。)

B: Oh, I suggest that you think carefully before you buy one as you are always a '3-minute passion' person.(我建议你考虑清楚,因为你总是3分钟热度。)

▼ 3. 改天吧

Rain check

“改天吧”经常出现在懒人或大忙人的口中,相当于英语中的"rain check"。该短语来源于美国的棒球文化,如果球赛进行时天公不作美,骤然倾盆大雨不得不暂停,观众可领“雨票”,或用原票存根作为“雨票”(rain check),球赛改期举行时可凭之入场。

后来,这短语就不局限在体育赛事方面了,保留了原义运用到生活中,就变成了“改天吧”。

例句:

A:How about a cup of coffee? (去喝杯咖啡?)

B:Rain check.(改天吧。)

▼4. 看着办吧

play it by ear

及时行乐的人经常会将"看着办吧"挂在嘴边,英语的说法是"play it by ear"。为啥会和耳朵有关呢?

这句短语原是音乐用语,指某人仅凭听过的记忆就可弹奏乐曲。由此意引申出来后,"play by ear"强调事件的“即兴”成分,没有计划、依据当时情况而行事(to let things go as they may),很有“边走边看吧,走着瞧”的味道。

例句:

A:What are you doing tonight? (你今晚有什么安排?)
B:Oh, I don't know...I'll just play it by ear.(不知道唉,没啥安排,看着办吧)

▼5. 真是白费力气

to beat a dead horse

"To beat a dead horse"出自古罗马戏剧,在喜剧大师Plautus的剧作里,主人公狠命抽打一匹已经死掉了的马,希望能把“它”抽活,继续为主人托货物。可是,马都已经死掉了,除非有起死回生的能力,否则就是“白费力气,枉做无用功”。

例句:

A:Dad, are you sure we can't get a new computer? (爸爸,你真的决定我们不再添新电脑了吗?)
B:Son, we talked about this and the decision was 'no'. You are beating a dead horse."(孩子,这事儿我们已经谈过了,答案是‘不添’。不要再白费口舌了。)

▼6. 都是套路

to fall into one's trap/setup

"trap"和"setup"作为名词的时候意为“陷阱”,即“套路”。当陷入人家设的套路里了,可以说"fall into one's trap/setup"。如果你要给人家设套,就可以说"play games/tricks with somebody",把某人给“玩儿了”。

例句:

Don't buy his words. You will fall into his trap.(别信他的话,都是套路。)

▼7. 吃瓜群众

onlooker/spectators

“我们都是不明真相的吃瓜群众”,“吃瓜群众”这个词用来形容围观某事物、事件的人们。

在英文中,"onlooker/spectator"意为旁观者、观众。坐在场边以看客的心态看事情的发展,哪里热闹就往哪儿看,就是“吃瓜群众”的典型特征啦。

例句:

Don't drag me into this. I am just an innocent onlooker.(不要拖我下水。我只是个不明真相的吃瓜群众。)

STAR&BRUCO (6+): PART 8

Star arrived just in time. Bruco was breaking the shell of the chrysalis to emerge once again outside. The young foal watched, fascinated. Finally, Bruco managed to free himself from the cocoon; he had changed appearance, and now, around his body, he had small, contracted wings.
"You've really grown wings!" Star exclaimed happily, "and now?".
Bruco looked at him. He had a mature and wise look now. He didn't say anything but slowly spread his wings. They were marvelous! Surrounded by an intense black that made them appear soft and silky like velvet, they shaded into an intense electric blue that expanded to caterpillar's body, half black and half electric blue. He even had two antennae!
Star was impressed.
"But how is it possible?".
"My transformation is complete, and I have grown up," Bruco commented satisfied.
Even his voice had changed; it was now deep and warm.
Star suddenly felt strange, almost uncomfortable. "What exactly does it mean that you've grown up? Grown up... how much?".
"Let's say I'm halfway through my life", Bruco replied.
The foal stared at him with big, shiny eyes.
"But you and I… will always be together, right?"
Bruco didn't answer immediately; now he knew well that "always together" was a very short time for him, but he didn't want to make his young friend suffer.
"Of course, for the duration of our respective lives," he replied then, before to give him a big smile.
"Hey, what's with the long face? I've worked hard to grow these wings, let's fly!".
Star shook off that unexpected feeling of sadness and neighed happily; in those weeks, he had waited for nothing else!

#StarAndBruco##Metamorphosis##LifeChanges##AnimalFriendship##KidLitMagic##NatureMiracles##GrowingUp##AdventureTales##InspirationalStories##ChildrensBookshelf##EleanorLianOfficial#


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