Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English. Show all posts

Thursday, 26 May 2011

发现自己的英语退化看看这些常用短语,复习复习 (~ o ~)~zZ

1.abide by(=be faithful to ; obey)忠于;遵守。 
2. be absent from…. 缺席,不在 
3. absence or mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉 
4. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引…的注意力(被动语态)be absorbed in 全神贯注于… 近义:be engrossed ; be lost in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on 
5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有 6. access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解 
7. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外. Without accident(=safely) 安全地, 
8. of one’s own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地 ,主 动地 
9. in accord with 与…一致 . out of one’s accord with 同….不一致 
10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地 
11. in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照,根据 
12. on one’s own account 1) 为了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益 2) (=at one’s own risk) 自行负责 3) (=by oneself)依靠自己 on account 赊账; on account of 因为; on no account不论什么原因也不;of …account 有…..重要性. 
13. take…into account(=consider)把...考虑进去 
14. give sb. an account of 说明, 解释 (理由) 
15. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明. 
16. on account of (=because of) 由于,因为. 
17. on no account(=in no case, for no reason)绝不要,无论如何不要(放句首时句 子要倒装) 
18. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告 
19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to)习惯于. 
20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially ) 熟悉 
21. act on 奉行,按照…行动; act as 扮演; act for 代理 
22. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于 
23. adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改编, 改写(以适应新的需要) 
24. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之 
25. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外 
26. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, pe rsist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 坚持, 遵循 
27. adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗邻的, 临近的 
28. adjust..(to) (=change slightly)调节; 适应; 
29. admit of (=be capable of, leave room for) …的可能,留有…的余地. 
30. in advance (before in time) 预告, 事先. 
31. to advantage 有利的,使优点更加突出地. 
32. have an advantage over 胜过. have the advantage of 由于…处于有利条件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事 
33. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from, harness)利用. 
34. agree with 赞同(某人意见) agree to 同意 
35. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致 
36. ahead of 在…之前, 超过…;……………. ahead of time 提前. 
37. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具体. 2)在谣传中. 
38. above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的.
39. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altogether) 总共, 总计
40. after all 毕竟,到底; (not) at all 一点也不; all at once(=suddenly)突然; once and for all 只此一次; above all 最重要的; first of all 首先; all in all 大体上说; be all in 累极了; all but 几乎. 
41. allow for (=take into consideration, take into account) 考虑到, 估计到 . 
42. amount to (=to be equal to) 总计, 等于. 
43. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge for) 对…负责. 
44. answer to (=conform to) 适合,符合. 
45. be anxious about 为…焦急不安; 或anxious for 
46. apologize to sb. for sth. 为…向…道歉 
47. appeal to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人呼吁. appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力 
48. apply to sb. for sth. 为…向…申请 ; apply for申请; apply to 适用. 
49. apply to 与…有关;适用 
50. approve of (=consent to, be in favor of, favor, agree to, consider good, right) 赞成, approve vt. 批准 
51. arise from(=be caused by) 由…引起. 
52. arrange for sb.sth. to do sth. 安排…做… 
53. arrive on 到达; arrive at 到达某地(小地方);得出,作出; arrive in 到达某地(大地方); 
54. be ashamed of (=feel shame, guilt or sorrow because of sth. done) 以… 为羞耻 
55. assure sb. of sth. (=try to cause to believe or trust in sth.) 向…保证, 使…确信. 
56. attach(to) (=to fix, fasten; join) 缚, 系 ,结 
57. make an attempt at doing sth. (to do sth.) 试图做… 
58. attend to (=give one’s attention, care and thought)注意,照顾;attend on(upon)(=wait upon, serve, look after) 侍候,照料 
59. attitude to toward …对…的态度.看法 
60. attribute…to…(=to believe sth. to be the result of…)把..归因于.., 认为..是..的结果 
61. on the average (=on average, on an average) 平均 
62. (be) aware of (=be conscious of , having knowledge or consciousness)意识到,知道. 
63. at the back of (=behind) 在…后面 
64. in the back of 在…后部(里面); on the back of 在…后部(外面); be on one’s back(=be ill in bed) 卧病不起. 
65. at one’s back(=supporting or favoring sb.) 支持,维护; have sb. at one ’s back 有…支持, 有…作后台 
66. turn one’s back on sb. (=turn away from sb. in an impolite way) 不理睬(某人),背弃,抛弃 
67. behind one’s back 背着某人(说坏话) 
68. be based on upon 基于 
69. on the basis of 根据…, 在…基础上 
70. beat…at 在…运动项目上打赢 
71. begin with 以…开始. to begin with (=first of all) 首先, 第一(经常用于开始语) 
72. on behalf of (=as the representative of) 以…名义 
73. believe in(=have faith or trust in; consider sth.sb. to be true) 相信,依赖,信仰. 
74. benefit (from) 受益,得到好处. 
75. for the benefit of 为了…的利益(好处) 
76. for the better 好转 
77. get the better of (=defeat sb.) 打败, 胜过. 
78. by birth 在出生上,论出身,按血统 at birth 在出生时; give birth to 出生 
79. blame sb. for sth. 因…责备某人 . blame sth. on sb. 把…推在某人身上 
80. in blossom开花(指树木) be in blossom开花(强调状态) come into blossom开花(强调动作) 
81. on board 到船上, 在船上, 上火车或飞机 
82. boast of (or about) 吹嘘 
83. out of breath 喘不过气来 
84. in brief(=in as few words as possible)简言之 
85. in bulk 成批地,不散装的 
86. take the floor 起立发言 
87. on business 出差办事. 
88. be busy with sth.于某事 。 be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事 
89. last but one 倒数第二. 
90. but for (=without) 要不是. 表示假设 
91. buy sth. for…money 用多少钱买 
92. be capable of 能够, 有能力 be capable of being +过去分词是能够被…的 
93. in any case(=for love or money, at any rate, at any price, at any cost , whatever happens; anyhow)无论如何 
94. in case (=for fear that) 万一; 
95. in case of (=in the event of)如果发生…万一 in the case of 至于…, 就…而言 
96. in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句) 
97. be cautious of 谨防 
98. center one’s attention on(=focus one’s attention on) 把某人的注意力集中在…上 
99. be certain of (=be sure of) 有把握, 一定. 
100. for certain of (=for sure )肯定地,有把握地 
101. by chance(=accidentally, by accident)偶然 
102. for a change换换环境(花样等) 
103. charge sb. with …控告某人犯有… 
104. in charge of (=responsible for) 负责(某事) in the charge of …由…管 
105. take charge of (=to be or become responsible for)负责管理(照顾) 
106. charge…for 因…索取(费用) , charge sb. with sth. 控告某人犯有… 
107. round the clock(=all day and all night, usually without stopping) 昼夜不停地 
108. comment on 评论 
109. commit oneself to 使自己承担… commit sb. to prison把某人送进监狱; commit one’s idea to writing 把某人的想法写下来; commit a matter to a committee 把某事交给委员会讨论 
110. in common (和…)有共同之处,共用. be common to sb. 是与某人所共有的 
111. keep company with (=be friendly and go out together) 和…要好. 
112. compare…with … 把…与…比较 
113. compare…to… 把…比作… 
114. by comparison 比较起来 
115. in comparison with (=in contrast to) 和…比起来 
116. compensate for (=give sth. to make up for) 补偿, 赔偿,弥补 compensate sb. for sth. 赔偿,弥补 
117. complain of (or about)抱怨;诉苦;控告;complain about 抱怨某人或事情; complain to sb. about sth. (or sb.) 向某人抱怨…; complain (抱怨); complement (补充); compliment (恭维) 
118. comply with (=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule etc.) 遵守, 依从 
119. conceive of (think of, imagine, consider) 想象,设想 
120. concentrate on (or upon) 集中,专心 
121. be concerned with (=about) 与…有关 
122. concern oneself about with 关心 
123. in conclusion(=as the last thing)最后一点; at the conclusion of 当…结束时; 
124. condemn sb. to 判决 
125. on condition that (=if)以…为条件, 假如. in that = because因为; now that = since既然 for all that = although 尽管 
126. in out of condition (=thoroughly healthy or fit not fit) 健康状况好不好 . in good (bad) condition处于良好(坏)状态 
127. confess(to)(=admit a fault, crime, or sth. wrong)承认, 供认; confess to a crime 承认罪行. 
128. confide in (=to talk freely to sb. about one’s secret) 对…讲真心话, 依赖

129. in confidence 推心置腹地; with confidence 满怀信心地; have confidence in 对…有信心 
130. confidence in sb. sth. 对…的信赖 
131. be confident of 有信心; confidential 机密的 
132. confine…to… 把…限制在某范围内 
133. confirm sb. in 使某人更坚定(信念等) 
134. conform to (=be in agreement with, comply with) 符合,遵照,遵守;1)obey 服从; 2) observe; 3)comply with照…办; 4)keep to遵循; 5)abide by服从;6)stick to按..做 
135. be confronted with(=be brought face to face with) 面对, 面临 
136. congratulate sb. on 祝贺 
137. in connection with(=with regard to)关于, 
138. be conscious of(=be aware of)觉察,知道 
139. consent to(=give agreement to permission)同意 
140. in consequence (=as a result) 结果 
141. in consequence of (=as a consequence of)由于…的结果 

1. 142. under consideration 在考虑中 
143. in consideration of (=in return for, on account of, because of )由于 
144. on no consideration(in no case)无论如何也不 
145.take…into consideration (=take account of, take…into account)考虑到, 把 …考虑进去 
146. considerate (=thoughtful of the needs) 体贴的, 考虑他人需要的, considerable相当大的,值得考虑的 
147. consist of(=be composed of)由…组成的. consist in主要在于. consist with符合,与…一致 
148. be consistent with(=be in agreement with)与…一致. be consistent in一贯的 , 
149. consult sb. on about sth. 向…征求…方面的意见, 就…向…请教 
150. to one’s heart’s content尽情地,痛痛快快 
151. be content with(=be satisfied with) 满足于be content to do sth. 愿意做某事 
152. contrary to (=in opposition to) 与…相反 
153. on the contrary 相反 
154. contrast…with 把…与…相对(对照) 
155. in contrast towith 和…形成对比 by contrast 对比之下 
156. contribute to 有助于 
157. under control (被)控制住 out of control无法控制 
158. at one’s convenience(=where and when it suits one) 在方便的时间或地点 .be convenient to for 对…方便 
159. convince sb. of (=cause sb. to believe or feel certain; to persuade sb.) 使某人确信,try to persuade sb. to do sth.劝说某人做… 
160. cope with(=deal with, try to find a solution to)应付, 处理 
161. in the corner(of)在角落里;on(at) the comer of a street在街道拐弯处;round the comer拐过弯; be in a tight corner陷入困境 
162. correspond (with) ( =exchange letters regularly) 通信 
163. correspond to 相当于 . correspond with 符合,一致 
164. at all costs不惜任何代价 . at the cost of 以…为代价 
165. a matter of course 理所当然的事 
166. as a matter of course 当然地, 自然地 
167. in (during) the course 在…过程中 
168. in due course (=without too much delay) 没经过太久, 到一定时候 
169. on credit赊购; with credit以优异成绩; to one’s credit使某人感到光荣; do sb. credit 使…感到光荣 
170.be critical of 爱挑毛病的,批评的 
171. cure sb. of+某种疾病 治好某人的疾病 
172.a danger to对…的危险; be in danger(of)处于…危险中; be out of danger脱离危险 
173. to date(=so far, until now) 到目前为止 
174. out of date过时的;up to date新式的,时兴的; date back to可追溯到; date from从某时期开始(有) 
175. deal with (=concern) 论及 
176. be in debt to sb. 欠…的债 

177. on the decline 在衰退中, 在减少中 in decline 下降; on the increase 在增加 
178. to one’s delight 令某人感到高兴 to one’s regret 遗憾; sorrow悲痛; relief 安心; distress 苦恼; shame羞愧; surprise 惊奇; astonishment 惊奇; 
179. delight in(=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜欢, 取乐 
180. take (a) delight in 喜欢干…, 以…为乐 
181. demand sth. of sb. 向某人要求(非物质的)东西. demand sth. from sb. 向某人要求(物质的)东西 
182.in demand有需求;on demand受到要求时 
183. be dependent on 依靠 
184. deprive sb. of sth. 剥夺某人某物 
185. derive…from(=obtain…from)从…取得,由…来的.derive from(=come from)起源于 
186. despair of (=lose all hope of) 绝望 
187. in despair 绝望 
188. despite (=in spite of) 不管, 尽管 
189. in detail 详细地 
190. deviate from 偏离, 不按…办 
191. on a diet 吃某种特殊饮食, 节食 
192. differ from…in 与…的区别在于… 
193. in difficulties…有困难,处境困难, 
194. discharge sb. (from)…for (=dismiss sb. from a job for) 因…解雇, 开除 
195. fall back (=retreat, turn back) 撤退; in disorder 慌乱地, 狼狈不堪 
196. on display(=being shown publicly)陈列 
197. dispose of (=get rid of ,throw away)处理掉 
198. beyond dispute不容争议的,无可争议 
199. in dispute 在争议中 
200. in the distance 在远处. make out 辩认出 
201. (be) distinct from ( = be different from) 与…截然不同 
202. distinguish between (=make or recognize differences) 辨别 
203. distinguish…from 把…与…区别开 
204. do away with(=get rid of; abolish; discard eliminate) 除去,废除,取消; do away with (=kill) 杀掉, 镇压 
205. have…to do with 与…有关系 
206. without doubt (=undoubtedly)无可置疑地 
207. in doubt(=in a condition of uncertainty)对…表示疑惑 
208. be due to 是由于 
209. come off duty 下班 
210. go on duty 上班 
211. be on duty 值班, 值日, 在上班时 
212. be in duty bound to (do) (=be required by one’s job or esp. by conscience) 有义务(做) 
213. be eager for 想得到, 盼望 
214. by ear (=play music from memory without having seen it printed) 凭记忆,不看乐谱 
215. have an ear for (=have keen recognition of sounds esp. in music and language)对..有鉴赏力 
216. a word in one’s ear 私房话, 秘密话 
217. on earth 究竟, 到底, 全然 
218. with ease ( = easily) 容易, 不费力 
219. at (one’s) ease ( = without worry or nervousness) 自在,不拘束
220. put sb. at his her ease (=free sb. from worry or nervousness)使某人感到无拘束 
221. economize on (=save sth. instead of being wasteful) 节省 
222. have an effect on 对…有影响 
223. be in effect (=be in operation) 有效 
224. go into effect 生效. ( 近 come into effect; take effect; be brought into effect) 
225. in effect (=in fact, really) 实际上 
226. give effect to (=carry out) 实行,使…生效 
227. to no effect 不起作用,没有取得任何效果 
228. (be) of no effect (=useless) 无效 
229. to the effect that 大意是…,主要内容是… 
230. to that effect 是那个意思的… 
231. emerge from ( =appear, become known ) 出现, 暴露(问题. 意见等) 
232. place(or put, lay) an emphasis on 强调, 把重点放在…上 
233. encourage sb. in 鼓励; encourage sb. in hisher work 鼓励某人工作; encourage sb. in hisher idleness 怂恿某人游手好闲 
234. encourage sb. in …with sth. 用…鼓励某人做某事 
235. on end (=continuously) 连续地 
236. (be) at an end (=finished) 结束了

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

口语中总想不起怎么说的英文(ZT)(不断修改中,欢迎纠错改正)


low profile 低调 (有TX提出滴~~~)

I’ve been back and forth.我犹豫不定。

squeezed juice 鲜榨的果汁   

juice with pulp 带果肉的果汁

side effect 副作用

he can’t come to the phone now.他现在不能接电话 (He is not available now.)

herbal tea 花草茶   

ready for a refill?我再给你倒一杯吧?

I love what u have done with this place.我喜欢这里的布置。   

what was tonight?今晚本来要做什么?   

I can’t feel my hands.我手麻了。   

have an affair 外遇

will anyone miss me if i weren’t here?我在不在这里有什么区别吗?

I saw a lot of stuff.我大开眼界了、   

call security 通知警卫   

dog walker 遛狗的人

does sth. mean squat to u?对你来说sth狗屁不是吗?

what’s up with the greedy?怎么这么贪啊?   

work an extra shift 多轮一班

go on, i dare u!有种你就去!

u r a freak!你这个变态!

I sensed it was u.我感觉到是你了、

I apologize on behalf of him.我替他道歉。

why are u changing the subject?为什么要转移话题?

this is so meant to be!这就是天意!

there’s no need to place blame.没有指责的必要。

curling iron 卷发机

it’s gonna leave a stain。这要留印子的。

I have part of the fault.我也有责任。

distract her with a doll 拿娃娃哄她开心

they are all well received 收到的反响都很好

talk u up 说你的好话   stand firm to 努力坚持   

I was just leering 我只是用余光看看

organize my thoughts 整理思绪   

get a little preoccupied 事先有事

no way to recover 没有掩饰的机会了

bouncy 活泼  

Intern 实习生   

mug抢劫   

drug dealer 毒贩子

admire your candor你还真胆大   

we are rolling摄像机正在拍摄   

hairnet发罩

go through this stack 看看这一叠

r u spying on me?你监视我?

just messing with u!跟你开玩笑呢!

enough is enough!闹够了   

flyers 寻人(物)海报   

it’s insensitive of me。我这么做很伤人

u don’t have to be brag。拽什么啊?   

nod along 跟着点头   

a totally separate subject 完全题外话

I thought it was the other way around 我以为是反过来的  

close my account 注销银行卡

cuff him 把他铐起来

Woody,tingly 痒   

creep me out 雷死我了   

no peeking不要偷看啊   

sneakbite kit毒蛇解药

I feel wild today 我今天好亢奋!   

I’m kind of beat 我有点累了   

my ears r ringing so bad.我耳鸣得厉害。

can u get the door?你能去开门吗   

make a huge fool of myself出了洋相   

r u mocking me?你嘲笑我?

hatrack 草包   

sth.is beyond crap 那是扯淡   

any luck?找到了吗?   

don’t u rush me.别催我!

it doesn’t count.那不算。   

she’s gonna be crushed.她会崩溃的。   

she’s healed.她好了。(病或者伤害)

goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩   

overreact 反应过度   

patch things up with sb.和某人修复关系

pierce my ears 打耳洞   

corss that off my list 从单子上划掉   

how did it go?怎么样?

present an award 颁奖   

natural charisma 天生丽质   

cut him some slack 放他一马

get over with 忘记   

get in line排队(everybody get in line)大家排好队

I don’t have the energy for this我没有能力应付这个   

you got me.你还真问住我了

美国人最爱用的个性短语!超全,超native!

Thousand times no! 绝对办不到!  

Easy does it. 慢慢来。   

Don’t push me. 别逼我。

Have a good of it.玩的很高兴。   

What is the fuss? 吵什么?

Still up? 还没睡呀?   

It doesn’t make any differences. 没关系。

Don’t let me down. 别让我失望。

God works. 上帝的安排。  

Don’t take ill of me. 别生我气。   

Does it serve your purpose? 对你有用吗?

Don’t flatter me. 过奖了。(You flattered me.)   

Big mouth! 多嘴驴!  

Sure thing! 当然!

I’’m going to go. 我这就去。  

Never mind. 不要紧。   

Can-do. 能人。

Close-up. 特写镜头。

Drop it! 停止!   

Bottle it! 闭嘴!    

Don’’t play possum! 别装蒜!

There is nobody by that name working here.这里没有这个人。   

Break rues. 反规则。

How big of you! 你真棒!   

Poor thing! 真可怜!    

Nuts! 呸;胡说;混蛋   Make it up! 不记前嫌!

Watch you mouth. 注意言辞。   

Any urgent thing? 有急事吗?   

Don’t over do it. 别太过分了。

Can you dig it? 你搞明白了吗?    

You want a bet? 你想打赌吗?

What if I go for you? 我替你去怎么样?    

Who wants? 谁稀罕?   

Follow my nose. 凭直觉做某事。

Gild the lily. 画蛇添足。   

I’ll be seeing you. 再见。   

I wonder if you can give me a lift? 能让我搭一程吗?

I might hear a pin drop. 非常寂静。   

Why are you so sure? 怎么这样肯定?   

Is that so? 是这样吗?

Don’t get loaded. 别喝醉了。

Don’t get high hat. 别摆架子。    

Right over there. 就在那里。

Doggy bag. 打包袋。    

That rings a bell. 听起来耳熟。   

Sleeping on both ears. 睡的香。

Play hooky. 旷工、旷课。   

I am the one wearing pants in the house. 我当家.

It’s up in the air. 尚未确定。    

I am all ears. 我洗耳恭听。   

Get cold feet. 害怕做某事。

Good for you! 好得很!   

Help me out. 帮帮我。   

Let’s bag it. 先把它搁一边。

Lose head. 丧失理智。   

Talk truly. 有话直说。   

He is the pain on neck. 他真让人讨厌。

You bet! 一定,当然!   

That is a boy! 太好了,好极了!    

It’s up to you. 由你决定。

The line is engaged. 占线。   

My hands are full right now. 我现在很忙。

Don’t make up a story. 不要捏造事实。   

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。

She make a mess of things. 她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。   

Get an eyeful. 看个够。

He has a quick eye. 他的眼睛很锐利。   

Shoot the breeze. 闲谈。    

Tell me when! 随时奉陪!

Let’s play it by ear. 让我们随兴所至。

Monday, 16 May 2011

教你一眼认出英语单词的意思(太绝了,可惜知道太晚了)

请大家想一想,英语是谁发明的?英国人呗!英国人认不认识汉语?不认识!那么英国人在学英语单词的时候需不需要记住单词的汉语意思?不需要,英国人的英语课本里根本就没有汉字,何谈记住单词的汉语意思?那么既然英国人学英语不需要记住(甚至根本就见不到)单词的汉语意思,那么中国人学英语为什么要去记住单词的汉语意思呢?这种做法大家不觉得奇怪吗?
  然而由于中国人学英语时都在背单词的汉语意思,因此大家反而觉不出“背汉字”有什么奇怪的了。其实仔细想一想,这个行为真的很奇怪,奇怪的根源不在于行为本身,而在于中国人普遍不会直接识别英语单词的意思,因而只好靠汉语符号来机械地帮助记忆英语单词的意思,这样去学英语不仅多此一举,而且必然会陷入苦海无边的符号记忆灾难中。
  其实英语单词和汉字一样,存在着很多的“偏旁部首”,知道了偏旁部首你就可以根据它们直接来猜测单词的意思,虽不说百分之百猜准,但起码可以猜测个大概,至少在别人告诉过你单词的意思后你可以恍然大悟地领会它,这样就可以大大增强你对英语单词“见字识意”的能力,做到真正认识一个单词,而把它的汉语意思仅做为一般参考。
  举几个例子来说吧:
  比如单词representative,请别急着告诉我你认识这个单词,其实你不见得“认识”这个单词,你仅是凭着你的记忆力记住了这串英语字母和两个汉字符号“代表”之间的对应关系,这样去学英语你会多费劲?下面我来告诉你这个单词为什么是“代表”的意思。re在英语里是一个偏旁部首,它是“回来”的意思;pre也是一个偏旁部首,是“向前”的意思;sent也是一个偏旁部首,是“发出去、派出去”的意思;a仅是偏旁部首之间的一个“连接件”,没了它两个辅音字母t就要连在一起了,发音会分不开,会费劲,因此用一个元音字母a隔开一下;tive也是一个偏旁部首,是“人”的意思。那么这几个偏旁部首连在一起是什么意思呢?re-pre-sent-a-tive,就是“回来-向前-派出去-的人”,即“回来征求大家的意见后又被派出去替大家讲话的人”,这不就是“代表”的意思吗!这么去认识一个单词才是真正“认识”了这个单词,把它认识到了骨子里。
  再举一个例子吧:psychology。
  psy=sci,是一个偏旁部首,是“知道”的意思;cho是一个偏旁部首,是“心”的意思;lo是一个偏旁部首,是“说”的意思;gy是一个偏旁部首,是“学”的意思,logy合起来是“学说”的意思。因此psy-cho-logy连起来就是“知道心的学说”,因此就是“心理学”的意思。
  依此类推,不多举例了,我要表达的观点已经清楚了,那就是,不要去死记硬背单词的汉语意思,而要用识别“偏旁部首”的方法去真正认识一个单词,真正认识了单词后,你会发现单词表里的汉语翻译原来其实很勉强,有时甚至根本翻译不出来,因为汉语和英语是两种不同的文字体系,两者在文字上本来就不是一一对应的,只背英语单词的汉字意思是不能真正认识这个单词的,会造成很多的后续学习困难,会造成你一辈子看英语单词如雾里看花,永远有退不掉的陌生感。
  那么接下来的问题是,英语里有多少个“偏旁部首”,怎样知道和学会它们?
  回答这个问题时我才发现中国人对英语偏旁部首陌生的两个主要原因,一是这些重要内容不在学校的英语教材当中,大家在课堂上学不到(这是目前学校英语教材急需弥补的缺陷);二是少数书店里销售的有关这方面内容的书过分复杂化,动辙几百上千页,内容苦涩庞大,影响了这些常识的普及,使得本来是常识的东西不常识。其实英语里偏旁部首的学名叫“字根”,常用的也就二百多个,它们就像26个字母一样普通而重要,就像汉语里的偏旁部首那样普通而重要,它们是学英语第一课里就应该学习的重要内容,学英语者应及早地掌握这些重要的常识,及早地摆脱死记硬背的蛮干状态,及早地进入科学、高效的识字状态。


  【英语字根】
  1,ag=do,act 做,动
  2,agri=field 田地,农田(agri也做agro,agr)
  3,ann=year年
  4,audi=hear听
  5,bell=war战争
  6,brev=short短
  7,ced,ceed,cess=go行走
  8,cept=take拿取
  9,cid,cis=cut,kill切,杀
  10,circ=ring环,圈
  11,claim,clam=cry,shout喊叫
  12,clar=clear清楚,明白
  13,clud=close,shut关闭
  14,cogn=known知道
  15,cord=heart心
  16,corpor=body体
  17,cred=believe,trust相信,信任
  18,cruc=cross 十字
  19,cur=care关心
  20,cur,curs,cour,cours=run跑
  21,dent=tooth牙齿
  22,di=day 日
  23,dict=say说
  24,dit=give给
  25,don=give给
  26,du=tow二
  27,duc,duct=lead引导
  28,ed=eat吃
  29,equ=equal等,均,平
  30,ev=age年龄,寿命,时代,时期
  31,fact=do,make做,作
  32,fer=bring,carry带拿
  33,flor=flower花
  34,flu=flow流
  35,fus=pour灌,流,倾泄
  36,grad=step,go,grade步,走,级
  37,gram=write,draw写,画,文字,图形
  38,graph=write,records写,画,记录器,图形
  39,gress=go,walk 行走
  40,habit=dwell居住
  41,hibit=hold拿,持
  42,hospit=guest客人
  43,idio=peculiar,own,private,proper特殊的,个人的,专有的
  44,insul=island岛
  45,it=go行走
  46,ject=throw投掷
  47,juven=young年轻,年少
  48,lectchoose,gather选,收
  49,lev=raise举,升
  50,liber=free自由
  51,lingu=language语言
  52,liter=letter文字,字母
  53,loc=place地方
  54,log=speak言,说
  55,loqu=speak言,说
  56,lun=moon月亮
  57,man=dwell,stay居住,停留
  58,manu=hand手
  59,mar=sea海
  60,medi=middle中间
  61,memor=memory记忆
  62,merg=dip,sink 沉,没
  63,migr=remove,move迁移
  64,milit=soldier兵
  65,mini=small,little小
  66,mir=wonder惊奇
  67,miss=send 投,送,发(miss也作mit)
  68,mob=move动
  69,mort=death死
  70,mot=move移动,动
  71,nomin=name名
  72,nov=new新
  73,numer=number 数
  74,onym=name 名
  75,oper=work工作
  76,ori=rise升起
  77,paci=peace和平,平静
  78,pel=push,drive推,逐,驱
  79,pend,pens=hang悬挂/weigh称量/pay支出,付钱,花费
  80,pet=seek追求
  81,phon=sound声音
  82,pict=paint画,描绘
  83,plen=full满,全
  84,plic=fold折,重叠
  85,pon=put放置
  86,popul=people人民
  87,port=carry拿,带,运
  88,pos=put放置
  89,preci=price价值
  90,punct=point,prick点,刺
  91,pur=pure清,纯,净
  92,rect=right,straight正,直
  93,rupt=break破
  94,sal=salt盐
  95,scend,scens=climb爬,攀
  96,sci=know知
  97,sec,sequ=follow跟随
  98,sect=cut切割
  99,sent,sens=feel感觉
  100,sid=sit坐
  101,sist=stand站立
  102,son=sound声音
  103,spect=look看
  104,spir=breathe呼吸
  105,tail=cut切割
  106,tain,ten,tin=hold握,持,守
  107,tect=cover掩盖
  108,tele=far远
  109,tempor=time时
  110,tend(tens,tent)=stretch伸
  111,terr=land,earth土地,陆地
  112,text=weave纺织
  113,tract=draw拉,抽,引
  114,un=one一
  115,urb=city城市
  116,vac,vacu=empty空
  117,vad,vas=walk,go行走
  118,vari=change变化
  119,ven=come来
  120,vert,vers=turn转
  121,vi,via=way道路
  122,vis,vid=see看
  123,vit=life生命
  124,viv=live活


  【第二部分,多认词根,多识单词】
  125,aer(o)空气,空中,航空
  126,alt高
  127,am爱
  128,ambul行走
  129,anim生命,活,心神,意见
  130,anthrop(o)人,人类
  131,aqu水
  132,arch统治者,首脑archy 统治
  133,avi鸟
  134,bat打
  135,biblio书
  136,birg战斗,打
  137,cad,cas降落,降临
  138,cert 确定,确信
  139,chron时
  140,cid降落,降临
  141,clin倾
  142,cosm(o)世界,宇宙
  143,cracy统治crat支持
  144,cub躺,卧
  145,cult耕,培养
  146,cycl(o)圈,环,轮
  147,dem(o)人民
  148,dexter右
  149,doc教
  150,dom屋,家
  151,dorm睡眠
  152,drom跑
  153,ego我
  154,err漫游,走,行
  155,fabl,fabul 言
  156,feder联盟
  157,ferv沸,热
  158,fict,fig塑造,虚构
  159,fid信任
  160,fil线
  161,flat 吹
  162,flect,flex弯曲
  163,flict打击
  164,frag,fract破,折
  165,frig冷
  166,fug逃,散
  167,fund,found底,基础
  168,gam婚姻
  169,gram谷物,谷粒
  170,grav重
  171,greg群,集合
  172,gyn,gynce(o)妇女
  173,hal呼吸
  174,helic(o)螺旋
  175,hes,her粘着
  176,ign火
  177,integr整,全
  178,junct连接,连结
  179,later边
  180,leg读
  181,leg,legis法
  182,luc光
  183,lumin光
  184,magn(i)大
  185,matr(i),metro母
  186,mega大
  187,mens测量
  188,ment心,神,智,思,意
  189,min伸出,突出
  190,misc混合,混杂
  191,mis(o)恨,厌恶
  192,mon告诫,提醒
  193,mon单独,一个
  194,mur墙
  195,mut变换
  196,nat诞生
  197,nav船
  198,nect,nex结,系
  199,negr,nigr黑
  200,nihil无
  201,noc,nox伤害
  202,noct(i)夜
  203,norm规范,正规,正常
  204,nutri营养
  205,orn装饰
  206,par生,产
  207,parl说,谈
  208,past喂,食
  209,path(o),pathy疾病,疗法
  210,patr(i)父,祖
  211,ped脚,足
  212,ped儿童,小孩
  213,petr(o)石
  214,phag吃
  215,phil(o)爱
  216,phob(ia)怕
  217,plex重叠,重
  218,polis城市
  219,prim第一,最初
  220,radic根
  221,ras,rad擦,刮
  222,rid,ris笑
  223,rod,ros咬,啮
  224,rot轮,转
  225,rud原始,粗野
  226,rur,rus农村
  227,sat,satis,satur足,满,饱
  228,sen老
  229,simil,simul相似,相同
  230,sol单独
  231,sol太阳
  232,soph智慧
  233,sper希望
  234,spers,spars散,撒
  235,splend发光,照耀
  236,stell星
  237,tact,tag触
  238,the(o)神
  239,ton音
  240,tort扭
  241,tour迂回,转
  242,trud,trus推,冲
  243,tut,tuit监护,看管
  244,umbr阴影
  245,ut,us用
  246,vas走,漫游
  247,val强
  248,van空,无
  249,ver(i)真实
  250,voc,vok声音,叫喊
  251,vol,volunt意志,意愿
  252,volu,volv滚,转
这些叫词根词缀。拉丁语系所有的语言以及衍生语言都是由前缀+词根+曲折变化、复合、派生+后缀组成的。在国外学语言学,音位学,语法的都要学习词语构成。国内官方机构的英语教学说实话很不成熟。教学方式很害人。根本不科学,不专业,不系统。很多写教材的人自己就不专业,背了两篇课文记了基本字典就觉出来教学了。语法全部掰碎了来讲,根本不系统。而且语言这个东西是习惯性的,是一步一步积累的,国内全部讲究速成,速记,速考,速忘。搞不懂的就死背。完全没有引入系统的语言学,语法,音位学,语音学。学徒怎么可能体会到语言构成形成的奥妙。国内的外语都是拿来应考的,不是拿来使用的。大陆在外语研究的水平上远远不及港台,日韩。到现在我们连一本专门的解释外部语言历史,发展,结构的译本都没有,可是在国外到处都是,装备到高中图书馆。倒不是因为大陆人少,出国的人少,是因为机制和动机就有毛病。

Sunday, 15 May 2011

高级英语日常口语、习惯语(吐血解密)

1. Hold on 等一下 (口语中,人们不太用wait a minute)如果两人辩论,吵架,抬杠,你要别人“打住”,可以说,hold it right there.

2. I hate his guts. 我最讨厌他。也有说I hate him guts. Guts 是肠子,相当于“恨之入骨”的意思。He doesn’t have much guts. 他是个胆小鬼。 ut feeling 直觉

3. Nuts, 果仁,核,为复数时,意为“疯子”,He is nuts。他有神经病。He went nuts and killed a guy.他发疯了,结果杀了一个人。You are driving me nuts. 你真是要把我逼疯。a tough nut to crack, 一项艰巨的任务,一个难解之题

4. How is everything? (还好吗?) I am just stuck in a rut, doing the same things every day. I wish I could do something different. (烦死了,每天都是干同样的活,我真想换个活法。) rut 日常的,每天都如此,get in a rut,日复一日,天天如此

5. I have totally sold out to your idea. 我100%地赞同赞同你的意见。类似的话还有If you are not careful enough, you will buy into his bad idea. 如果你不小心的话,你就会采纳他的这馊主意。

6. I am just ecstatic about going to visit you soon. 马上要见你,我高兴死了。

7. A dap and dip 打个照面,露下脸就走。
Matt: Are we going to Jon’s party?我们去琼的聚会吗?
Darryl: Yeah, but I don’t want to stay long, so let’s make it a dap and dip.那就去吧,不过我可不想多呆,顶多就打个照面就走人。

8. I would like to get a job within couching distance. 我想找个不用走路就可以上班的工作。Couching distance,沙发距离,就是坐在沙发上不起身也能够得着。这是那种 couch potato喜欢做的美梦。

9. Yukky 难吃,说这个词时还要做一个难吃的表情。Where did you get this food? It was yukky. 你从哪里弄了这吃的?那么难吃。

10. 与yukky相反的词是yummy,好吃极了。说这个词时,要不然就把音拖一下,要不然说它两次,表示你真的喜欢主人做的这道菜。

11. I cannot take it any more. 我再也无法忍受了。前面还可以加上一句:don’t push me. 不要再逼我呀。 同样意思的句子还有:I cannot stand him any longer.
  
12. Don’t take it out on me! 不要把气出在我身上。

13. You have my word. 我向你保证(是这样)。

14. Look, I have got going. 就这样了,我还得干活呢(还得赶路)。这是向人告辞的说法。

15. You talk crazy. 你满嘴胡言。相当于you talk nonsense之意。 从语法上看,将形容词放在动词后不是很正规,但人家都这么说,也就可以将就了。

16. I don’t mean to cross the line. 直译是“我不想越界”。这句话的意思是,我并不是想管闲事呀,只是随便问问。“I don’t mean to cross the line, is she your new girl friend ?”

17. Thank you for .....(the tea, and so on), and everything else. 谢谢你的(茶水款待),以及一切。当你向人道谢时,你一下只想起了一件具体的事,但又接受了不止一项的好处,就加上一句 and everything else,这样就不会漏谢什么了。

18. I won’t take that crap.我才不会信那套鬼话。也可以说:I won’t buy that beef.同样的意思。

19. Calm down. 不要激动好不好?

20. sick 恶心 you make me sick. 你叫我恶心。 People do sick things to young girls nowadays. 现在总有人对小女孩做那些恶心的事。 He is sick. 如果你把sick一词念得很重,意思就是“他令人恶心。”如果念得不重,意思就只是“他病了。” 所以要小心。

21. You look concerned. What’s on your mind 你看上去有点心思沉沉,在担心什么呢?

22. I’ve got to quiet down and get focused. 我该冷静下来,集中注意力。

23. I know he has the blues(He is feeling very down!), but it doesn’t mean he can vent his anger on me. 我知道他心情不好,但他也不能把气发在我身上呀。the blues 心情不好,If a girl is sad, an ice-cream cone can normally chase the blues away. 如果女孩心情不好的话,给她一个冰淇淋,她就会转哭为笑了。也可说,an ice-cream cone can normally help shake off the blues.

24. I’m up to my neck in work.这句话的意思就是I am quite busy. 我太忙了,这工作把我忙得晕头转向。I have got a pretty tight schedule today. 我今天的日程安排得很紧。

25. Easy! 悠着点;不要性急;轻一点;也可以说:Go easy. Go easy on it(省着点用). Easy-going, 很容易相处:She is caring and easy-going.

26. Crush 原意为“粉碎”,现常指“暗恋”,又常指青涩少年的那种爱,并不稳定,例如,小女生对老师的爱恋,过一阵就烟消云散。Peter has a crush on Jenny.

27. Ask somebody out 与人约会,谈恋爱:He doesn’t have the guts to ask her out because he is afraid she will turn him down. 他不敢告诉她他爱她,因为他生怕会遭到她的拒绝。类似的有go out with somebody: I heard you’re going out with Jane. 我听说了你在与Jane谈恋爱。

28. Mr. Right: 白马王子,He’s gentle, patient, successful, and MATURE. I think He’s my Mr. Right! 他温柔体贴,有耐心,成功又成熟。我知道他就是我的意中人(我未来的丈夫非他莫属;也可以说是真命天子)。(白马王子的另一个说法:prince charming)

29. Jack 对朋友John说,他刚刚与Esther拜拜了,(I just broke up with Esther.)John 安慰Jack说, I don’t know what to say to comfort you, but cheer up! There’s plenty of fish in the sea and you’ll find your soul mate, your perfect match!

30. My relationship with her is already a history.我与她的关系早已成历史了。

31. 我们赞扬儿童时最常用的话有:Isn’t he cute He is so cute. He is adorable. Beautiful baby! 逗一两岁的小孩时,人们常说:Peek-a-boo, I see you.给小孩说再见:See you later, alligator!

32. Yes, 这是现在的小学生都会的单词。但是大学英语专业的人有时也搞错,例如,对于对方的否定句表示赞同时,很多时候,很多人仍旧会回答yes,而不会说no。英语中表示同意的词很多,如果实在无法立马反应过来,不妨用其他的词。Absolutely, OK, you are right, exactly, certainly, yep, aye, just so, sure, right, correct, you said it. I agree with you, 常用的还有sweat, you bet。或者你可以说:I hear you.你说的我明白。说no的词也有好几个:nope, I don’t think so,等等。

33. 有个人说:A 82 year-old man married a 28 year-old woman. That is the most bizarre thing that has ever happened recently. (一个82岁的老头娶了28岁的姑娘,这是近来最为离奇的事。)另一个人蛮有同情心,他可能会说:Well, age shouldn’t be something that comes in the way of a person’s marriage. As long as they love each other, age is not an issue.(嗯,年龄在婚姻中应该不是障碍,重要的是他们爱着对方,年龄不是问题。)bizarre是一个美国人喜欢用的词,意思是“稀奇古怪,不正常的”;That is a bizarre story.(这个故事太荒唐。) The nine-head-bird is really bizarre.(九头鸟是不可能有的事。)这是一句中国俗话,上、下联是什么呢? comes in the way of 的意思是“成为绊脚石”。

34. 有个朋友要我每到一地就给她写几个字,这英语的表达法可以用“drop me a line”: Don’t forget to drop me a line when you visit a new place. 我则可以回答:“Trust me. I won’t. I’ll keep you posted.”(没问题,我不会忘记的,我会随时让你知道我的近况。)post当动词用,则是“邮寄,转递”,keep someone posted意思是keep in touch with someone, or touch base with someone often。只是很可惜,现在的中国邮局大部分都不办理邮政业务,而是成为银行了,所以信也没法寄。Drop by的意思是,顺便访问(没有计划的那种访问。)Please drop by sometime for a drink. - I dropped by my best friend’s house to see if he was home. 不要朋友写信,就叫朋友打电话好了:Give me a buzz. or Give me a ring. 都可以。

35. 上一篇中提到了一个词soul mate,是那种心灵感应的朋友,也可以用heart,例如说,sweat heart,但这指恋人或关系特别密切的人。a heart to heart chat很诚恳的沟通。I tried to have a heart to heart chat with him on this issue, but it didn’t work. 我费了一番力气想与他坦诚沟通,但没有什么用。

36. 他喝醉了。英文有好些说法,很口语化的是:He is loaded. 就是drunk的意思。"When I talked to the president, he was loaded." Kissinger said about Nixon. 基辛格谈到尼克松时说:“我跟总统谈话时,他已经喝得烂醉。”under the influence of alcohol也是喝醉了的意思,但这是个法律词汇,意思是犯法了,尤其是在开车时,如果查出了司机是under the influence of alcohol则可能要坐牢。而drunk, loaded虽是醉酒,但不违法。很书面语的词汇是“intoxicated, intoxication”。写到这里,我想起了昆明巫家坝机场的一副广告:令人陶醉的地方--云南(大意),旁边的英语是:Intoxication: Yunnan. 这是典型的中式英语,外国人看了不知所云,听上去好像是云南人都是酒鬼一样。正确的英文应该是:The most attractive place: Yunnan;也可以说:Breathtaking scenery:Yunnan.

37. He is a little bit punchy. 如果一个人晚上睡眠不足,早晨起来睡眼惺忪的样子,我们可以说他punchy.所以可以接着说:He needs a cup of coffee to wake up. 一个人看上去云里雾里的样子都是punchy,与喝醉酒貌差不多。

38. 与load还有一个相关的口语词:freeloading, 揩油,滥用别人的慷慨。My roommate won’t pay anything for the grocery. I end up feeding him three meals. I am really fed up with his freeloading.(他这样揩我的油我实在是受不了。)揩油的人就叫“freeloader”,就是那种喜欢免费的午餐的人(those who enjoy free lunch)。

39. 市场上有很多关于学英语诀窍的书,但实际上,学英语就是一个背单词、与遗忘作斗争的过程。记忆力好的人总是少数。I cannot think of these English words off hand. One of the effective ways is to brush up on grammar rules a little bit everyday. There is simply no short cut. Off hand,我无法一下子就能想起这些英文单词。 Brush up on 常常复习,short cut,捷径。学英语最好是每天学一点,坚持不懈,集腋成裘:“Precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, idea by idea,”(一次学个概念,这里学一点,那里学一点,一次接触一个思想)。或者我们可以说 A little at a time, we can eat up an elephant eventually.(一次吃一口,我们最终可以把头大象给吞了。) It is a big job, but we can get it done. 这个工作巨大,但我们可以把它做好。所以不要相信那些100天就可以把英语学好的广告。如果有学生或一位网友100天可以学好英语的话,那我不就要失业了?

40. 堵塞。看到“堵塞”二字,人们一般会想起“jam”,如果是交通堵塞,用jam是没错的。但是如果是下水道给堵塞了,最好要用clog。It is too bad, my sink is clogged up again.“堵塞”还有一个英文词“clot”: The street was clotted with traffic. 街上交通阻塞。血栓堵塞:blood clot。“堵塞”正式的名词是Congestion, 如果吃东西给咽了,则是choking (food clogging in the throat.)

41. Hang 是个常用的单词,几本意思是“挂,吊”。口语中加上in 或者on后,其意思是坚持。Hang in there, OK? 再在那里坚持一会。Everybody hanging on. 每个人都再坚持一下。Stay on. 也是“再坚持一会”
All relationships go through rough times. You just have to hang in there. 每种关系都会经历难关,所以你坚持下去就好了。
Just hang on in there. The physical training is tough but it’s worth it. 你一定要坚持下去,体育训练难度较大,但这代价是值得付的。
Hang around 的意思是闲逛。你进商店,老板会问:What can I do for you? 你则可以回答:I am just hanging around.我只是随便看看。
Most husbands hate hanging around with their wives in the mall. It’s so boring! 大部分的先生都不喜欢跟老婆去逛商场,太无聊了。
I don’t like to hang around here after dark. 天黑后我不喜欢在这里逛了。
He had stupidly hung around — just to see what the cops were doing — and ended up being arrested!他在这里看热闹实在是笨,他就是想看看警察在干什么,结果把自己给弄抓起来了。
Hang up with 是约会的意思。He is hanging up now with Jane.

42. 如果有人无所事事,你就可以说:Get a job. 去做点正事吧。

43. No need to panic. Don’t panic不要慌张。

44. You made your point. 我明白你的观点(意见)了。或者:I heard you.

45. You are nasty. 你真是可恶。nasty weather; a nasty trick nasty是个常用词,表示厌恶。

46. Stay cool, man. 老兄,多多保重。相当于Take care.

47. That is a wishful thinking. 想得美。也可以说是day dream白日梦。You are day dreaming. "He lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"

48. Let us keep it that way. 还是原样吧。就这么办吧。

49. Can you drop it? 能不能不谈这事了?

50. What is there for me (you)?两个人谈合作,你看了半天,都是对方得益,于是你就可以说这句话了:我的好处在哪里?也可以说:Where is my cut?

51. Back To Basics 从头来,回到起点,回到基础的东西。
This is really complicated for me now, please get back to basics, OK?这真的有点复杂了,我搞不懂,能不能从头说一遍?
又可以说:Back To Square One 这是一个美式足球的术语,球又从新开始。
Voters send tax relief back to square one. 投票人将缓税计划打回原宫。
表示“基本”的另一个词组是 the nuts and bolts
The nuts and bolts of college writing 大学写作初阶
nut 是螺帽, bolt 螺钉,螺帽螺钉是最基本的的东西,合在一起就是“基础”。

52. Licking good 味道好极了,licking是舔的意思,例如手抓羊肉,吃完后,再舔舔手,证明好吃。 It is licking good.

53. My toes feel very itchy. It’s really irritating. I think I have an athlete’s foot. 我脚趾痒得很,真烦人,我想我是得了香港脚气。夏天还一个常常弄得皮肤很痒的是痱子Heat rash或heat burns,中暑是heat stroke,那就不是痒的问题了,搞不好要命。

54.I really miss my good old days. Now age has set in.我真怀念以前那些美好的日子,现在是年岁不饶人呀。

55.I owe you. 我欠你一次情。

56.Do they buy it? 他们买帐吗?

57.Don’t just talk to his mind, talk to his heart. 不仅要诉之于理,更是要动之以情。

58.That psycho scared me. 美国曾有部恐怖片,片名就是是《psycho》,主角是一个连环杀手,患有精神病。所以那些行为古怪的人也叫psycho.

59.You need to get yourself together. 你得清醒清醒。

60.Guru 这个词最近几年最流行,原意是指印度教、佛教里的教师,现在也指新兴的宗教里的老师,进而泛指大师,也可译成大鳄。有时有戏称的味道。Diet guru 营养大师

61.It’s a pro-democracy movement. And it’s not only Chinese, it is global. 这是一场民主化运动,这不仅是中国人的追求,而是世界性的运动。在谈到民主化时,在democracy前要加pro这个前缀,表示拥护。

62.Genuine pro-democracy movements are always profoundly threatening to those with their polished boots on the necks of the poor. 真正的民主运动势必会从根本上动摇那些骑在穷人身上作威作福人的利益。Polished boots擦得锃亮的靴子,the neck of the poor穷人的脖子,这个词组很形象,就是富人阶层把穿了靴子的脚架在穷人的脖子上。

63.China will not move forward towards the ultimate goal of universal suffrage without the active participation of the citizens.没有公民的积极参与,中国就不能进步,达到普选的最终目标。Universal suffrage人人都投票。
  
65.Without human rights and political freedoms, we are simply a bunch of pigs. Without checks and balance, man will surely abuse power and concentrate power, and eventually dictatorship is born. abuse power 滥用权力,concentrate power 抓权,
  
67.We’re learning to reach out across borders and many other barriers, finding out how to affirm our common humanity while struggling against the dictatorship.我们在渐渐地学习如何跨越各团体之间的界限、打破各团体之间的障碍,学习寻找如何来追求我们普遍的人类价值,同时一起与专制作斗争。

71.She’s really pretty, isn’t she? Her skin looks so baby smooth! 她太靓了。你看她的皮肤,看上去就像婴孩一样光滑。

72.It is no good to put lots of make-up and notion on your face. It is better to look natural. 把那么多化妆品往脸上堆实在不好,自然美看起来更好。

73.It is good to put cucumbers on your face every night. These are natural skin soothers, natural healers of the skin. They soften the skin, wipe out the roughness, remove lines and age signs.每晚在脸上贴些黄瓜效果不错。这是一种天然润肤、天然理疗皮肤的方法。黄瓜能使皮肤细嫩,使皮肤光滑,消除皱纹,让人显得更年轻。

74.My darling, if my breasts were saggy, would you still love me? 这是女人最担心的一个问题。

75.My forehead is wrinkled, the eyes are puffy, the sacks under the eyes are dark, and the skin is no longer as resilient as it was. I need a plastic surgery, and a breast enlargement. (我额头满是皱纹,眼睛浮肿,眼袋发黑,皮肤也不再像以前那么光亮,我要去做美容手术和隆胸。)

76. Darling, Beijing Mall is having a big sale this weekend. You wanna go? But we are broke this month. Well, we still can do window shopping. Women, women. 亲爱的,这个周末北京商厦大甩卖,你要去吗?可是这个月我们已经破产了呀。那也不要紧,我们去饱饱眼福就行了。女人呀,女人。Window shopping 就是去商场逛逛,什么也不买。

77. I am a woman in love. And I do anything to get you into my world. 这是一首歌里的歌词。

78. I really love him to death. I am head over heels in love with him. Head over heels 翻了一个跟头,晕头转向,爱得死去活来,神魂颠倒。He was running so fast that when he jumped and got hit he went head over heels. 也可以说:I have been head over heels about my girlfriend since the day I met her.

79. Shop until you drop. Drop 这里的意思是,你买东西多得都拿不下了,东西直掉,所以可以译为:“手不塞满,采购不停”。“只要还能提得动,采购一路就不停”。She is type of woman of shop until you drop. 她是那种采购狂女人。(她进了商店就什么都想买。)

80. Isn’t my baby the most beautiful baby in the world? 每个母亲都有权力吹这个牛。

81. I am fed up! 受够了。I am fed up with 脑白金’s commercial. It is on TV all the time. 我真是有点厌恶脑白金的广告了,电视节目里老是它的广告。“受够了某人”也可以说:I have had enough of Shi, he made a fortune by selling snake oil. 这个史真是让我烦,他靠卖狗皮膏药发了大财, or I have had enough of his bad behavior.

82. I have been there. Or I have been around.这事我经历过。I have been there, so I know how you feel. 这些事我都经历过,所以我能明白你的感受。I have been around long enough to know this kind of guys. I can rip him to pieces in a second. 这种场合我经历多了,对这类人我太了解,我可以瞬间就把他给打得落花流水。(直译:把他撕得粉碎)My brother has always been there for me. 我(有困难时)哥哥是我随时的帮助。

83. We are at bingo. 成功了,干完了。如果你赢了,就大喊一声:Bingo。

84. If you make a mistake, just fess up to it. Take your licks and we’ll press on. 如果你犯了错,承认就好了,忍住伤痛,然后我们继续进行下去。Lick通常的意义是“舔”,这里作“打击”。

85. I am swamped. 我太忙了。

86. I am tired. My legs are giving out, my brain is going to neutral, I need to take a shower and go to bed. 我累了,脚也走不动,头脑也昏沉,我要洗个澡然后睡觉。

87. 口语中说没有考好可以用 flunk, “fail” 相对来说比较正规了点。He flunked all of his courses. 如果门门课都不及格的话,就会被学校开除,因此可以说“flunk out”:It is kind of sad, after Jason flunked out of high school, it is hard for him to find a job.

88. 说一个学生全面发展:“He is fully dimensional.”dimension的基本意思是“面”,例如“三维”:three dimensions。说一个人优秀,比平常人多了点才华,可以说:He is excellent, and has the extra dimension.

89. Cookie 本意是“饼干”,口语中指你特别喜欢的人。That is my girl, that is my cookie。她就是我的,正是合我口味的姑娘。A clever cookie, 一个聪明的伙计,a lawyer who was a tough cookie 一个难对付的律师

90. 说一个人很紧张我们一般会说“nervous”,口语里可说“edgy”,you are so edgy. Relax, man. 你太紧张了,放松一点,老兄。The performers were edgy as they waited for the show to begin. 演出开始前,演员们紧张得要命。

91. He is a stud.他很帅,他是个帅哥。注意stud只能用于男性,而且是那种具阳刚气、棱角分明、健壮的人(well-cut)。女性相对应的词是bombshell,美得像炸弹,她一出现,就要炸翻一片男士。She is a sure-fire bombshell。以前江南一带形容女孩漂亮的俚语也有“她很炸”。不知道现在说女孩漂亮的俚语是什么了。还有一个类似的说法:She is a knock-out.knock-out是拳击词汇,一拳把对手打出圈外。

92. Lighten up!不用那么紧张。Lighten up on yourself.

93. Knuckle-head,笨蛋,傻。He is really a knuckle-head.

94. He has a strong ego. He believes he is a big shot, and beats his chest. A strong ego, 很强烈的自我优越感,Big shot, 大腕,重要的人物。Beat one’s chest,那些篮球运动员灌篮后都要捶打自己的胸脯,表示得意自豪。Do you wanna try another shot. Shot在这句的意思是“试试”,“想再试一次吗?”It is your shot.这是你的工作了。

95. Goofy是个很有用的词,意思有点像silly。Goofy是个卡通狗,长长的耳朵,表情古怪,引人发笑。If you do something goofy, you will gain children’s attention. You are acting goofy. They were worrying about their goofy kids. 傻,不懂事。

96. Spooky 可疑,可怕。He is trying to sell something to me, but it looks spooky to me. 他想向我推销东西,不过看起来可疑。 It is dark down the ally, quite spooky.小巷子很暗,有点可怕。

97. Fishy,不诚实,可疑。It sounds fishy. 听起来不可信。

98. Buff原意是牛皮,口语中指“对某事务有强烈爱好,知识丰富的人”a Civil War buff 内战史迷。He happens to be a genealogy buff. Those who are not beef buffs can order something else. Buff又指那种肌肉发达的人: Some buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.

99. It may be a cock-and-bull story. Cock-and-bull 没有书对的事。He is good at telling cock-and-bull stories. 他最会胡编乱讲。

100. That will crank you up. 意思是“That will cheer you up.”