每日一句口语

Why don't you ask for a raise?

你为何不要求加薪？

讲解:

ask for表示“要求”。例：Did you ask for pineapple on the pizza?你要求在披萨上加凤梨了吗？

He's as likely to fight us as the Trojans.

他和特洛伊人一样想和我们作战。

讲解:

be likely to ,可能会做某事。例：He is likely to go to college for his further education.他可能会进入高校继续

Last I heard, he's heading towards here.

最新的消息是，他正在来这的路上。

讲解:

Head towards,前往某地，向某地进发。例：Always head towards the north.一路向北。

I would have followed you, my brother.

我原本应该追随你的，我的兄弟。

讲解:

Would have done,虚拟语气用法，表示原本应该，原本会的意思。例：I would have bought two pens if I knew you wanted one too.早知道你也要笔，我就会买两只了。

You two seemed to hit it off.

你们看上去很投缘。

讲解:

Hit it off with somebody,和某人相处融洽，相当于get on well with.例：Tom hits it off with Jack.汤姆和杰克关系很好。

I can give you advice, I'm great at advice.

我可以给你建议。我很擅长给建议。

讲解:

Great at sth.是从good at sth.转化来的，形容非常擅长做某事。例：My mother is great at cooking Italian food.我妈妈的意大利菜做得太好了。

She's exhausted from the day's work.

她工作了一天，累坏了。

讲解:

除了exhausted外另外两种表示累的说法。例1：He is dog-tired after coming back from the hiking.远足回来后他累极了。例2：He is worn out after a whole day's working.工作了一天，他筋疲力尽。

I'm just always suspicious of new people.

我对于不认识的人有戒心。

讲解:

Be suspicious of,对某事或某人持怀疑的态度。例：The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record..警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑，因为他已有前科。

I got the feeling I screwed up.

我感觉刚才我好像搞砸了。

讲解:

Screwed up,搞砸的意思。例：I think I screw up the test yesterday.我想昨天的考试我搞砸了

We all know him as a man of his word.

我们都知道他是一个有信用的人。

讲解:

A man of his word,一个遵守信用的人。Word有诺言的意思，相当于promise。

Darling,am I supposed to think you are serious?

亲爱的，你是认真的吗？

讲解:

be supposed to do sth.应该去做某事。例：Are you supposed to be in Australia now?你现在不是应该在澳大利亚吗？

Promise me now,and never let go of that promise.

答应我，千万别忘了。

讲解:

Let go of sth./sb.以及let sth./sb.go意思是放手，松手，放开。在上句中引申为放弃。例：Don't let go of your hands!别放开手。

Every once in a while,I see fear in your eyes.

我总是在你眼中看到恐惧。

讲解:

Once in a while指“不时地”，once a bluemoon则指“千载难逢的”。例：The fact is that,I see him once a bluemoon.事实上，我很难见到他。

I'm going to let you get away with that.

在这一点上我不会让你岔开话题的。

讲解:

get away with sth.指逃避责备，惩罚等，侥幸成功。例：David took the train without buying a ticket,and he got away with it.大卫搭火车不买票竟然会没事。

You must have formed some opinion of me.

你对我一定是有看法的。

讲解:

Must have done sth.对过去发生的事所做的判断或猜测，通常只在对说的内容的准确性把握比较大时使用。例：It must have cost him a lot to buy the eatate.他买下那套房子一定花了不少钱。

I don't mean to be rude.

我并非有意冒犯。

讲解:

mean to do sth.指刻意，故意做某事。例：Please forgive me.I didn't mean to offend you by saying that.请原谅，我那么说并不是有意要冒犯您。

We are about to begin our descent into Los Angeles.

飞机即将降临洛杉矶机场。

讲解:

Be about to do sth.意思是“即将，正要”做某事，相当于be going to do sth.例：He received the telegraph from his mother as he was about to start.他正

要动身的时候接到了母亲的电报。

I let it come to me by the nurse.

这是她的保姆交给我的。

讲解:

Come by sth指获得，得到。例：Was the money honestly come by?钱的来路正当吗？

As if the organ of my imagination is dried up.

好像我所有的想象力都干涸了。

讲解:

Dry up指使干涸，枯竭，在口语中只用也指停止谈话，安静。例：Jenny can't take the stares and she finally dries up.詹妮无法忍受那么多人的目光，终于还是闭上了嘴。

Certainly pretty hard to swallow.

当然有些难以接受。

讲解:

Swallow 直译是“吞，咽”。比喻用法可指相信，忍受之意。例：How could you swallow her story?She told everyone differently.你怎么就轻信了她的故事？她跟每个人说的都不一样。

I picked mine up last night.

我昨晚就接到分派的任务。

讲解:

Pick sth up不但有收到的意思，还指获得，看到等。例1：I picked up a bargain at an auction sale here last weekend.上个周末，我在此处的拍卖会上买到了便宜货。例2：Her grandmother picked up health soon after she got to the seaside.她的祖母到海滨去后不久，身体就康复了。

I picked mine up last night.

我昨晚就接到分派的任务。

讲解:

Pick sth up不但有收到的意思，还指获得，看到等。例1：I picked up a bargain at an auction sale here last weekend.上个周末，我在此处的拍卖会上买到了便宜货。例2：Her grandmother picked up health soon after she got to the seaside.她的祖母到海滨去后不久，身体就康复了。

You're too young to get picked up by the police.

你太年轻，警察不会逮捕你的。

讲解:

Pick sb.up,带走，逮到。还有更多意思。例1：That is the girl Tom picked up on the street.那个女孩是汤姆在街上遇到的。例2：I stopped the car and picked up the old man who is walking across the plain.我停下车来再载上那个在平原上走的老人。

A: Why don't we go to a movie? B: I'm game.

我们何不去看场电影？我愿意。

讲解:

game除了做名词用，表示“游戏”之外，尚可做形容词用，表示“愿意的，心甘情愿的”。

I'm getting a divorce.

我要离婚了。

讲解:

divorce有下列用法：a.做名词用时，表示“离婚”，get a divorce离婚，例：My parents want to get a divorce.我爸妈想离婚。B.做动词时，表示“和……离婚”，例：Mr.Brown divorced with his wife.布朗先生和他妻子离婚了。

The boss is driving me nuts.

老板快把我逼疯了。

讲解:

drive原表示“开车”，亦做“逼迫，迫使”解，用法如下：drive sb+adj.迫使某人……的。例：His sister was driving him nuts with her constant phone calls.他妹妹不断地打电话来，快把他逼疯了。

No,that's just a rumor.

不，那只是个谣言罢了。

讲解:

rumor做名词用，表示“谣言”，又一重要用法如下：rumor has it+从句=there is a rumor+从句，意思是“谣传……”。例”：Rumor has it that be cheated on the exam.谣传他考试时作弊。

He hit me on the arm.

他打我的手臂。

讲解:

凡表示“拍”，“打”的动作，其用法如下：hit/pat/slap/strike/punch+sb+on+the+身体部位。拍/打某人的……部位。例：My teacher patted me on the back.老师拍了拍我的背。Slap sb in the face打耳光，punch sb in the stomach打腹部，kick sb in the butt踢臀部等则介词用in，而不用on。

The opening ceremony would be grand.

（奥运会）开幕式场面将十分壮阔。

讲解:

一般开幕式的英文表达，opening ceremony，有时也简单地说成opening。例：The mayor made a speech at the opening. 市长在开幕式上发表了演说。The ceremonial opening of Parliament was a fine spectacle. 该议会的开幕式场面隆重。

Should I buy that second-hand car?

我应该买那辆二手车吗？

讲解:

second-hand做形容词用，表示“二手的；用过的；旧的”，而firsthand则为形容词，表示“第一手的”。例1：I bought my living room furniture at a second-hand store.我在卖旧货的店里买了客厅家具。例2：It's not firsthand information,so I don't believe it.这不是第一手资料，所以我不会相信。How is your novel coming along?So far, so good.

你小说写的如何?目前还算顺利

讲解:

come along进展；顺利进行。So far, so good.到目前为止还算顺利例：Jane's recovrey is coming along nicely.珍的复原情况良好。Was the surgery a success? So far, so good. 手术成功吗？到目前为止还算顺利。

I'm sure he would toe the line.

我相信他会守规矩的。

讲解:

词组toe the line，也可以写成toe the mark，意思是认真遵守某种原则或规则。来源于体育比赛中的动作：用脚抵着边线或标记，表示已经为比赛的开始做好了准备。表示“脚趾，脚尖”的词toe在这里是作动词用。

The date of the wedding is still up in the air.

婚礼的日期尚未确定。

讲解:

Up in the air 是习惯说法，指计划、问题等悬而未决、尚未确定。例：When are you going to Australia?你什么时候去澳洲？It's up in the air.尚未确定。

I'm dying to see you every moment of the day.

我时时刻刻都盼着见到你。

讲解:

be dying to/be dying for 极想/迫切想.。例：I heard a lot about Hong Kong,I'm dying to see it.我了解很多关于香港的事，我真想去看一看。

I want just straight reporting.

我就直接要份报告。

讲解:

straight指直接的，坦白的；比如说：come straight to the point是“直截了当地说”，straight out也指“直言”。例：I was fired! Tell me the reason. Give it to me straight.我被解雇了！告诉我什么原因，直说吧。