【美国口语俚语系列6】俚语是地道口语的重要构成之一

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摘要：从幼儿园开始学英语，托福雅思SAT高分，却听不懂美国同学在说啥？一不小心就闹了笑话？除了在学校里学过的英语以外，有些日常使用的口头语、俚语，难免会让初到美国的留学生们感到陌生。小编整理出一些常用俚语和口头语，了解这些也能减少一些你和美国小伙伴们的交流障碍。

学习美国俚语并不是必要的，但确实能提高归属感，加强对美国文化的了解，对社交活动也有帮助。至少在日常交流过程中，了解美国俚语也能帮你避免一些尴尬。而在托福口语考试中，恰如其分的使用一些俚语，也是一个不错的提分小技巧哦~

美国口语俚语（23）
1. kick around讨论；多考虑一下
Let’s kick around a few more proposals before we come to a final decision.我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。
2. junkie吸毒者
The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs.这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱。
3. put away大吃大喝
I’ve never seen anybody put away so much food and still look so thin.我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。
4. put a move on挑逗
He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down.他想要挑逗她，但她拒绝了他。
5. put one’s ass on the line两肋插刀，不惜一切
I put my ass on the line for you. I know you’ll do the same for me someday.
我为你两肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。

美国口语俚语（24）
1. drag讨厌
What a drag! There’s nothing to do here!真是讨厌！这里没什么可干的！
2. a drop in the bucket沧海一粟
The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary.豪威尔先生卖一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。
3. drop dead去死
Suzy told Mike, “Drop dead!” when he kept teasing her about her weight.麦克不停取笑苏体重时苏齐说你去死吧！”
4. down and out穷困潦倒
Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。
5. all that jazz诸如此类
He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz.他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。

美国口语俚语（25）
1. know-it-all万事通
Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks she’s a know-it-all.格雷斯总在纠正别人她觉得自己是万事通。
2. kooky古怪的
That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats!那个人真怪。他养了53只猫！
3. let someone have it让某人好看
Next time I see Rick, I’m going to let him have it.下次我看到李克时要他好看。
4. a leg up占上风
All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the rest of his competitors.
杰夫的努力是有报答的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。
5. low-life落魄潦倒的人
Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drink booze all day.
克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。

美国口语俚语（26）
1. call it quits不干了
After being in the used car business for 40 years, Harry finally called it quits.
做了40年旧车生意后，哈利终于洗手不干了。
2. chip in出钱
We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present.大家都出钱买一个送别礼物给Jennifer.
3. a chip off the old block一个模子印出来的；酷似（父母的人）
Scott certainly is a chip off the old block. He reminds me so much of his father when he was that age.
斯克特酷似他爸爸。他让我想起他爸爸在他这年龄时的许多事。
4. clean up one’s act信心革面，重新做人
You’d better clean up your act if you want to go to a good school.如果你想进好学校就要洗心革面，奋发图强。
5. cliffhanger吊人胃口的东西
TV series like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger.
象《达拉斯》这样的电视连续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。

美国口语俚语（27）
1. bullheaded顽固，牛脾气
Terry is so bullheaded; he won’t listen to anybody else’s opinion.特利这么顽固，他听不进别人的意见。
2. bum rap责骂
Louise got a bum rap for taking sides with Richard.路易斯因为偏袒理查德而受到责骂。
3. bummer令人恶心的经历
That show was a real bummer.那场表演令人倒尽胃口。
4. burn someone up激怒某人
It burns me up when people don’t do their job right.有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。
5. catch on to突然了解
It took Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill was saying.辛迪许久以后才突然明白比尔所说的话。

美国口语俚语（28）
1. drown one’s sorrows借酒消愁
After Megan dumped Chuck, Chuck went to the bar to drown his sorrows over a beer.
自从梅甘甩了查克后，查克就到酒吧借酒消愁。
2. creepy恐怖的
That was a creepy movie. I’ll probably have nightmares tonight.那是一部恐怖片。今晚我也许会做恶梦。
3. cross a bridge when/before one comes to it船到桥头自然直
Stop worrying about your piano recital. You’ll cross that bridge when you come to it.
别担心你的钢琴独奏会。船到桥头自然直。
4. cranky脾气暴躁
Grandpa is really cranky if he doesn’t have his afternoon nap.祖父如果不睡午觉就会很暴躁。
5. deal someone in让某人参加
Deal me in. I want to play too.让我参加，我也要玩。