英大看美剧的时候,经常遇到这样的情况:剧中演员笑得可欢乐了,可我完全理解不了,天知道笑点在哪里...
英大一气之下,就去整理了美剧里最常用的俚语,这次先和大家分享10句。看看你认识几个~
1

 LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY
放飞自我

to let others see your uniqueness
让别人看到你的不同(放飞自我,张扬个性)
例: 
My colleagues were surprised at the Christmas party- I let my freak flag fly and showed them a break dance routine.
我的同事都很惊讶我在圣诞舞会上的表现——放飞自我,展示了霹雳舞。
2

GET OUT OF HAND
失控

when you lose control of things, they get out of hand
当你是对事情失去控制了,就叫失控
例:
The party got out of hand and the guests started to throw bottles at each other.
当宾客们开始朝对方互扔瓶子时,这个派队就失去控制了。
3

GET YOUR HEAD AROUND IT

理解,相信

to understand something
知道,了解
例:
I just can't get my head around the fact that Joe is leaving us.
我只是难以相信Joe已经离开我们这个事实罢了。
4

POUND THE PAVEMENT
徘徊街头找工作

to walk the streets looking for a job
穿梭街头找工作
例:
I'd been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fast food restaurant.
我已经在街头徘徊数月了,终于在一家快餐店找到了一份工作。
5

PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT
出其不意

to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible
做看起来不可能的并且无法预料到的事情
例: 
I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat and we landed a major contract.
我本来以为我们要破产了,但是,我的合伙人出乎意料的完成了不可能的是事情,我们签了一个大合同。
6

STEP UP YOUR GAME
迎头赶上

to start performing better
开始表现的更好
例:
If you want to win this competition, you'll have to step up your game.
如果你想要赢得这场比赛,你得加把劲了。
7

SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT
要么好好干,要么走人

either start performing better or leave
表现好一些,否则离开
例:
This is the last time I'm telling you to arrive on time. Shape up or ship out.
这是我最后一次警告你准时到达。你要么好好干,要么走人!
8

BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH
勉强做成某事

When you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed/ nearly fail
你刚好一点点成功了/你差一点点就失败了
例:
I hadn't studied much, but passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
我没有学很多,但是我低分飘过考试。
9

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
千载难逢

when something rarely ever happens
指某事几乎不发生
例:
We used to see him all the time, but now he just visits us once in a blue moon.
我们过去常常看见他,不过,现在他几乎不来找我们了。
10

PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER
恢复镇静

to calm down and behave normally
平静下来,表现正常
例:
I understand you've had a bad day, but pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?
我知道你今天过得挺糟糕的,但是你得平静下来,继续你得工作,可以吗?
上面这些俚语都学会了吗?是不是又要一个人默默的练习了...
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