Americanidoms美国口语俚语

美国口语俚语（1）

1.clock in 打卡

Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid.

别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/bb8223939.html,e on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐

Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her.

Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/bb8223939.html,e easily 易如反掌

Languages come easily to some people.

语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。

4.don't have a cow别大惊小怪

Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages.

别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。

5.push around 欺骗

Don't try to push me around!

别想耍我！

美国口语俚语（2）

1.keep one's shirt on保持冷静

Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the

way he talks.

保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。

2.cool it冷静一点

Cool it. You are making me mad.

冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。

3.joy ride兜风

Let's go for a joy ride.

让我们去兜兜风。

4.rap说唱乐

Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.

你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。

5.red-letter day大日子

This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client.

今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。美国口语俚语（3）

1.go up in smoke成为泡影

Peter?s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.

办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。

2.hit the road上路

We should probably hit the road. It?s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！

3.shape up表现良好，乖

You?d better shape up if you want to stay on.

如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。

4.scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了

Don?t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.

不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。

5.pull strings运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）

He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。

美国口语俚语（4）

https://www.360docs.net/doc/bb8223939.html,e again 再说一遍

Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said.

再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/bb8223939.html,e clean 全盘托出，招供

The criminal decided to come clean.

罪犯决定供出事实。

3.spring for 请客

Let me spring for dinner.

我来请客吃饭吧。

4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密

Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret.

别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！

5.stick in the mud 保守的人

Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。

美国口语俚语（5）

1.john厕所

I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car.

我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。

2.keep in line管束

He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.

他太野了，要好好管束一下。

3.jump the gun草率行事

Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.

不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。

4.jump to conclusion妄下结论

Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first.

不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。

5.lemon次

This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.

这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！

美国口语俚语（6）

1.fishy 可疑的

His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true.

他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。

2.flip out 乐死了

Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.

我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。

3.fix someone up 撮合某人

I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them

up. (Haha,just kidding:)

我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）

4.take a shine to 有好感

He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to

right away.

他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。

5.third wheel 累赘，电灯泡

You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.

你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。

美国口语俚语（7）

1.ripoff 骗人的东西

What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn't work!

真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！

2.rock the boat 找麻烦

Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are.

别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。

3.blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了

I blew it on that last exam.

我上次考试靠砸了。

4.in hot water 有麻烦

He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.

近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。

5.put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出

Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for

putting his foot in his mouth.

沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。

美国口语俚语（8）

1.flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败

The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.

这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。

2.drop in/by/over 随时造访

Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the

company.

欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。

3.drop a line 写信

Drop me a line! 给我写信！

4.duck 躲闪，突然低下头

Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head.

提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。

5.go with the flow 随从大家的意见

Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow.

沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。

美国口语俚语（9）

1.act up 胡闹，出毛病

The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room.

老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。

2.ad lib 即兴而作，随口编

The comedian ad libbed most of his routine.

那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。

3.blah-blah-blah 说个不停

All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night.

她整夜说个不停。

4.hit it off 投缘，一见如故

They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since.

他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。

5.zit 青春痘

Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit

on my face?

为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？美国口语俚语（10）

1.put someone on the spot 让某人为难

Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you confidential information.

别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。

2.racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉

The police are determined to break up the racket.

警方决定打击这个非法行业。

3.have it good 享受得很

She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need.

她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。

4.don't knock it 不要太挑剔

Don;t knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so well.

别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！

5.pig out 狼吞虎咽

We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。

美国口语俚语（11）

1.down in the dumps垂头丧气

The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game.

球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。

2.horse around嬉闹

We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work.

我们闹够了，该去工作了。

3.pass something up放弃某事物

You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime.

你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。

4.go whole hog全力以赴

She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party.

她全心全力筹办新年晚会。

5.shoo-in长胜将军

There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in.

他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。

美国口语俚语（12）

1.get the ball rolling开始

Let's get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。

2.get on the ball用心做

If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline.

如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！

https://www.360docs.net/doc/bb8223939.html,dy-killer帅哥

He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/bb8223939.html,y off停止，解雇

Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do!

别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！

5.knock it off=cut it off停止

Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep.

别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！

美国口语俚语（13）

1.have a passion for钟爱

I have a passion for blue dresses.

我钟爱蓝色的衣服。

2.pep talk打气，鼓励的话

The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.

教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。

3.pick someone?s brains请教某人

I don?t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you?re so knowledgeable in this area?

我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？

4.pass out醉到了

He passed out after three beers.

喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。

5.way back好久以前

We?ve been friends since way back.

我们老早就是好朋友了。

美国口语俚语（14）

1.hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题

I?m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don?t know who else to turn to.

很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。

2.have it bad for狂恋

He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.

他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。

3.hung over宿醉未醒

Don?t disturb him. He?s still hung over from last night.

别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。

4．has-been过时的人或物

Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more.

丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。

4.have a bone to pick with有账要算

I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.

我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！

「美国习惯用语」第二讲

Words & Idioms Lesson 2

The shoe is on the other foot

To work hand in glove

美国的成语或俗语和其他语言一样同生活中的各个方面有关。有一些和食品有关，有的来自扑克牌游戏，还有的和穿着有联系。今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语是和鞋子、手套有关系的。首先，我们要介绍的是“The shoe is on the other foot”。

The shoe is on the other foot的意思是：形势已经完全不同了。下面这个例子就能够说明the shoe is on the other foot在日常会话中是怎么用的：

例句-1: "Back in school we made fun of Jones because we thought he spent too much time studying instead of having fun. Now the shoe is on the other foot -- he's made lots of money and the rest of us are just barely making enough to feed our families."

这句话翻成中文就是说：“以前在学校里念书的时候，我们老是笑话琼斯，认为他这个人老是念书，不会玩。可是，现在情况就完全不同了。他赚了不少钱，而我们这些人的收入只够维持家计而已。”

下面的一个例子是一个球迷在夸耀当地的棒球队：

句-2: "For the last ten years the Tigers have been the worst team in the league: we've finished down at the bottom. But now the shoe is on the other foot: we have all these good young players and we're beating everybody else in the whole league."

这句话的意思是：“我们这个地方的球队老虎队十年前是参加联赛的所有球队中最次的一个，比赛结果老是最后一名。现在可不同了。我们球队的队员都很年轻，球艺也好。他们把其他球队一个个全打败了。”

现在我们来讲一个和手套有关的习惯用语：To work hand in glove

To work hand in glove的意思是密切合作。我们来举个例子吧：

例句-3: "The local police are working hand in glove with the FBI to find the bank robbers."

这是说：“当地的警察正在和联邦调查局密切合作设法找到那些抢劫银行的罪犯。”

Hand in glove这个词汇也经常用在反面的场合，形容一些人合谋犯罪等。下面就是一个例子：

例句-4: "I read in the paper about this customs officer they arrested at the airport. They caught him working hand in glove with a gang of smugglers to bring diamonds into the country without paying duty."

这个人说：“我在报纸上看到有关那个在机场被逮捕的海关官员的消息。他们发现他和一些走私者密切合作，把钻石带进来而不缴关税。”

上面我们讲了两个美国人常用的词汇。第一个是the shoe is on the other foot，这是指情况完全不同的意思。另外一个是to work hand in glove，这是密切合作的意思。

「美国习惯用语」第三讲

Words & Idioms Lesson 3

Follow your nose

Pay through the nose

今天我们要讲两个由鼻子，也就是nose 这个字组成的俗语。鼻子是我们嗅觉和呼吸的工具，是人体的一个重要组成部份。大概也正因为如此，英语里许多常用的习惯用语都和nose这个字有联系。比如说，你到华盛顿来访问，要上白宫去参观，可是走在路上好像迷失了方向。于是，你就在马路上问人怎么去白宫。你得到的回答可能就是：

例句-1: "Turn left at the next corner and then follow your nose -- you can't miss it."

这人说：“到前面的路口向左转,然后一直走就到了,你不会看不到的。”

很明显，这句句子里“follow your nose”的意思就是“一直走”。Follow your nose还可以解释为利用嗅觉找到什么东西。例如：

例句-2: "You say you're looking for the French Bakery? Just walk two blocks north, turn left, and you can smell that wonderful smell of fresh bread baking: just follow your nose and it will bring you right to the front door.”

这人说：“你是说你在找那个法国面包店吗？往北走过两条街，然后向左转，你就会闻到那烤面包的香味。随着香味走就会把你带到那面包店的门口了。”

“Follow your nose”在这句句子里着重的是嗅觉，而不是方向。

今天我们要讲的第二个常用的习惯用语是: Pay through the nose。Pay就是付钱的意思。按字面上来解释，pay through the nose就是通过鼻子来付钱，这听起来似乎很痛苦。而实际上，pay through the nose的确切意思是付出比真正的价值高得多的钱，或者说付出的钱实在太多而感到心痛。我们来举个例子吧：

例句-3: "My brother Bob borrowed the money to open his restaurant five years ago when the interest rate was so high, so he's been paying through the nose ever since."

这个人说：“我哥哥在五年前借钱开他那个饭馆的时候正好利率非常高。所以,他从那时起就一直在大笔大笔地还债。” 这样由于利息高而付许多钱来还债当然谁也不愿意。可是,也有人心甘情愿出高价来买那些他们认为值得买的东西。下面一个例子就可以说明这一点：

例句-4: "Life is funny. When the famous dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was alive, nobody wanted to buy his pictures. But now rich people will pay through the nose for one, sometimes more than five million dollars."

这句话的意思是：“人生实在是很有趣的。当那位有名的荷兰画家凡高还活着的时候，没有人要买他的画。可是，现

在那些有钱人却愿意出高价买他的画，有时候一张画就要五百多万美元。”

今天我们讲了两个和nose有关的常用词汇。第一个是follow the nose。Follow the nose 可以指“一直走”，也可以解释为随着你闻到的味道去找什么东西，或什么地方。今天讲的第二个和nose有关的词汇是to pay through the nose。To pay through the nose是付出很高价钱的意思。

「美国习惯用语」第四讲

Words & Idioms Lesson 4

Up in arms

At arm's length

在美国人讲话时，或从书刊报纸上，你经常可以听到或见到一些由手臂，就是英文里的arms这个字组成的成语或俗语。有些习惯用语从字面上就可以很明显地了解它的意思，不需要解释。With open arms 就是一个很好的例子。当你听到一个朋友说: "My family received me with open arms when I came back from my trip to California." 很明显，这是说当你的朋友去加利福尼亚州后回家的时候，他家里的人都非常欢迎他。可是，有些习惯用语就不像with open arms这样容易理解了。比如说，什么是：Up in arms？这儿的arms不是指手臂了，而是指武器，如枪、炮、箭等。Up in arms 的意思是起来进行武装斗争，或者非常愤怒，准备打架。我们来举个例子：

例句-1: "All us students are up in arms at the news the school is raising our tuition ten percent."

这句话的意思是：“当我们学生听到学校要提高百分之十的学费时，我们都火冒三丈。”

下面我们要举的例子是一个国会议员在和一个同事谈论新的税收提案:

例句-2: "No way am I going to vote for a bill to raise income tax again. The voters back home are already up in arms about how much the government takes out of their pay already and I have to run for re-election this fall."

这位议员说：“我绝不会投票支持再次增加所得税的提案。我们州的选民对政府现在从他们工资里扣除的税的数量已经非常恼火了。而我今年还要竞选连任。”

下面我们要讲的另一个由arms这个字组成的习惯用语是：At arm's length。Length在中文里的意思就是长短。At arm's length就是指和某人保持一定距离。下面这个例子是一个大学生在和他同宿舍的同学说话，请大家注意at arm's length 这个习惯用语在句子里是怎么用的：

例句-3: "I keep trying to get friendly with that lovely blonde who sits next to me in biology class. But she keeps me at arm's length."

他说：“我一直设法和那个生物课坐在我旁边的金发姑娘接近。可是,她老是和我保持一定距离。”

在用at arm's length作为和谁保持一定距离的时候,一般都是这么说的：to keep someone at arm's length。

下面我们再来举一个例子。这是一个人在警告一个朋友不要和某人接近：

例句-4: "Let me warn you about this Smith fellow. He seems like a nice, friendly guy. But it's wise to keep him at arm's length. You get too friendly with him, and the first thing he'll do is ask to borrow money from you."

这个人说：“我要警告你关于那个叫Smith的家伙。他看起来似乎很友好。但是，你最好还是和他保持一定距离。一旦你和他过于接近，他马上就会问你借钱。”

美国习惯用语」第五讲

Words & Idioms Lesson 5

to be led by the nose

under your nose

今天我们要讲的习惯用语是和鼻子，也就是和nose这个字有关系的。鼻子是我们的嗅觉工具，也是我们的呼吸器官，是人体的一个重要组成部份。英语里有不少成语和俗语等习惯用语都和鼻子有联系的。比如to follow your nose是一直走的意思，或者是随着你闻到的味道去找什么东西，或什么地方。又比如to pay through the nose是指付出很高价钱。在这次节目里,我们要介绍另外两个和鼻子有关的习惯用语。第一个是to be led by the nose。To be led by the nose是一种很不愉快的经历。它的意思就是一个人全部在别人的控制之下，就像一头牲口被人用绳子牵着鼻子走一样。那末

to be led by the nose在一般情况下的用法是怎么样的呢？下面这句话就是一个例子：

例句-1："Ed's wife is a strong-minded woman and leads him around by the nose."

这句话的意思是：“埃德的太太是一个个性很强的人，埃德简直就是被她牵着鼻子走。”

下面我们再来举一个例子。这是一个爸爸在给他的儿子提供一些忠告：

例句-2："Remember, Son, don`t let other people lead you around by the nose. You'll get along a lot better in life if you use your own judgment and do what you yourself think is the right thing."

这位爸爸说：“儿子，你可千万要记住不要让别人牵着你的鼻子走。要是你能用你自己的判断力，做你认为是对的事，那你的日子会过得好得多。”

下面我们要讲的一个词汇是under your nose。举个例子来说吧：有一个人突然发现自己的眼镜找不着了，他到处找，楼上、楼下，找遍了家里每个角落还是找不到。最后，他的太太给他找到了。那眼镜就在他坐着看书的椅子旁边。他太太就会说：

例句-3："See, they were right under you nose all the time."

她说：“瞧，你的眼镜一直在你的鼻子底下。”

Under your nose的意思也就是一样东西离你很近，但是，你就是没有看到。

我们再举个例子来说明under your nose的用法：

例句-4："Did you read in the paper how bold that robber was at the art museum . he cut three paintings from their frameds and walked out with them right under the nose of the guards."

这个人说：“你有没有在报上看到关于那个去博物馆偷东西的贼有多么大胆的消息吗？他把三幅画从镜框里割了下来，然后就竟然在警卫的鼻子底下带出了博物馆。”

美国习惯用语」第六讲

Words & Idioms Lesson 6

blow up

blow out

对于学英语的人来说,英语的基本词汇和语法也许并不是最困难的。难的是许多英语字和词汇有好几种不同的意思。就拿blow这个字来说吧，它初看起来似乎很简单，不就是“吹气”的意思吗？是的，但是这个字还有其他好些意思呐。它可以指用拳头打某一样东西，可以指爆炸，突然发生的灾难，吹喇叭或其他乐器等等。在美国大学生经常用的一本字典里，blow这个字作为动词和名词加在一起总共有二十九种解释。我们今天来看一看两个和blow这个字有关的常用词汇。

第一个是blow up。Blow up这个词根据不同上下文可以作四种解释。最普通的意思是：用炸药炸毁什么东西。例如：例句-1："The retreating German army tried to blow up all the bridges across the Rhine river to stop the Allied troops from crossing into Germany."

这句话的意思是：“正在撤退的德国军队设法炸毁莱茵河上所有的桥梁来阻挡联军越过莱茵河进入德国。”

另外blow up也可以指一个人发脾气或发火。我们来举一个例子：

例句-2："I really blew up when I learned my girl friend was going out with another man."

这是说：“当我知道我的女朋友还跟另外一个男朋友出去玩的时候，我可真火了。”

Blow up有的时候还可以解释成给气球吹气，给排球和汽车轮胎打气。比如一个人说：

例句-3："I have to stop at the gas station to blow up my front tires."

他说：“我得到加油站去给汽车的前轮打气。”

最后，放大照片也可以用blow up这个词。你可以到印照片的店里对售货员说：

例句-4："I 'd like 8 by 10 blow ups of these negatives, please."

这是说：“请你把这些底片放大成8X10那么大的照片。”

今天要讲的第二个和blow这个字有关的词汇是blow out。

Blow out和blow up 一样至少也有四个不同的意思。汽车轮胎炸了可以用blow out这个词。比如有一个人说：

例句-5："My car smashed into a tree when I had a blow-out."

他说：“当我的轮胎炸了的时候，我的车就撞到一棵树上去了。

Blow-out还可以解释为把火灭掉。比如，一个母亲对孩子说：

例句-6："You'd better blow out that candle before it sets fire to the tablecloth."

这位母亲说：“你最好还是把那蜡烛灭了吧，否则台布都要烧着了。”

在另外一种情况下，blow-out可以指电灯的保险丝断了：

例句-7："All the lights went off in the building and the elevators stopped when the master fuse blew out."

他说：“大楼的总保险丝一断，楼里所有的灯都灭了，电梯也停了。”

Blow out也可以指那种规模很大，排场很讲究的聚会。下面这句话就是一个很好的例子：

例句-8："When the Lees celebrated their 25th anniversary, they invited all their friends to a big blow-out at the best hotel in town."

他说：“当李家夫妇庆祝他们结婚二十五周年的时候，他们在当地最高级的旅馆里举行了一个规模盛大的聚会,把所有的朋友都请去了。”

美国习惯用语」第七讲

Words & Idioms Lesson 7

to pull your socks up

to knock your socks off

各位听众,许多美国成语或者习惯用语都是以各种衣服的名称来组成的,比如,“衬衫”--shirts；“裤子”--pants；“领子”--collars。在今天的「美国习惯用语」时间里,我们要向大家介绍两个由socks，也就是“袜子”这个字组成的习惯用语。

Socks, s-o-c-k-s.

1987年在美国开始竞选总统的前夕，民主党候选人哈特说，民主党的党员们应该：

例句-1："Pull their socks up and get back in the game."

把袜子拉起来，这是什么意思？他的意思是民主党的党员应该振作起精神，投入竞选总统的运动中去。

另外再举一个例子。比如说有一个篮球队正在参加比赛。比赛已经进入下半场，可是他们一直在失分，队员们也都一个个情绪低落，疲乏不堪，脚上的袜子也已经从膝盖滑到了脚跟。这时候，他们的教练就要求暂停，把队员们叫在一起，然后对他们说：

例句-2："Pull your socks up."

也就是说，你们要振作起来，回到场地去加油干。

下面的一个例子是一个大公司的推销部经理在对手下的推销员讲话：

例句-3："I have bad news: our sales were off 18 % for the last quarter. So I'm telling you guys -- you have to pull your socks up and get out and sell more stuff, or you'll be looking for new jobs this summer.”

他说：“我有个不好的消息：我们上一季度的销售量下降了18%。所以我告诉你们，你们赶快振作起来到外面去加紧推销。否则，你们今年夏天就要另外找工作了。”

另外一个由socks组成的习惯用语是：knock your socks off

Knock your socks off的意思和pull your socks up完全不同。它的意思是：使人感到非常震惊。下面这个例子是一个老板在对他的推销员说话：

例句-4："Wait until you hear my new marketing plan -- it'll knock you socks off!"

他说：“等你们听到我的推销计划时，你们都会大吃一惊的。”也就是说，他的推销计划简直好极了，那些推销员听了会十分惊讶的。

下面是一个大学生在对他的同学说关于他见到的一个女孩：

例句-5："Have you seen Jack's sister, who's visiting here from California? She'll knock your socks off: she's the most gorgeous-looking woman I've seen for a long time."

他说：“你见到了杰克那个从加州来的妹妹吗？我好久没有见到过这样漂亮的女孩了，她简直是美得惊人。”

句号Period [.]

用以表示一个句子的结束

Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.

The federal government is based in Ottawa.

用在缩写中

B.C. is the province located on the West Coast.

Dr. Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China.

The company is located at 888 Bay St. in Toronto.

It is 4:00 p.m. in Halifax right now.

问号Question Mark [?]

在句子的结尾使用问号表示是直接疑问句：

How many provinces are there in Canada?

注意：在间接疑问句结尾不要加问号：

The teacher asked the class a question.

Do not ask me why.

叹号Exclamation Mark [!]

在句子的结尾使用叹号表示惊讶、兴奋等情绪：

We won the Stanley Cup!

The forest is on fire!

逗号Comma [,]

句子中的停顿

Therefore, we should write a letter to the prime minister.

在疑问句中引出说话人：

"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."

排列三个或以上的名词：

Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. are the three biggest provinces.

引出定语从句

Emily Carr, who was born in 1871, was a great painter.

单引号Apostrophe [']

表示所有

This is David's computer.

These are the player's things. (things that belong to the player)

Note: 对于复数形式的名词，只加'

These are the players' things. (things that belong to the players)

缩写I don't know how to fix it.

引号Quotation Marks ["]

直接引出某人说的话：

The prime minister said, "We will win the election."

"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."

冒号Colon [:]

引出一系列名词

There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defence, and forward.

引出一个较长的引语

The prime minister said: "We will fight. We will not give up. We will win the next election."

分号Semicolon [;]

将两个相关的句子连接起来

The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.

和逗号一同使用引出一系列名词

The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.

破折号Dash [-]

在一个句子前作总结

Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.

在一个句子的前面或后面加入额外的注释

The children - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store. Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election. 表示某人在说话过程中被打断

The woman said, "I want to ask - " when the earthquake began to shake the room.

连字符Hyphen [-]

连接两个单词

sweet-smelling

fire-resistant

将前缀

anti-Canadian

non-contact

在数字中使用

one-quarter

twenty-three

新年与圣诞祝词大全

·Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!

·Beautiful dream comes true

·Bring you Good wishes of happiness. This Christmas and on the coming year.

·During this Season may the loy and love of Christmas be yours.

·Each Christmas brings me wonderful thoughts and memories... and you get lots of presents, Oh well, Merry Christmas. ·Greeting you warmly with a wish that's sincere for a healthy happy and wonderful days.

·Have a heartwarming holiday! Warmest wishes for a very merry Christmas

·Have a Wonderful Holiday Season!

·Here are special greetings And the best of wishes, too - May Christmas and the coming year Bring happiness to you! ·Hope your holiday is great and your New Year a prosperous one.

·Hope you holidays are filled with all you favorite things this Christmas ... and all the happiness you could wish for.

·I could always tell that you wrapped Santa's presents

·I hope you will join with me in bringing in the new spring. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

·In our hearts, we'll always be near Merry Christmas!

·Joy to the World. Wishing you an extremely merry Chirstmas

·Joyous Christmas! Warm Holiday Wishes!

·May Happiness follow wherever you go

·May Peace and Happiness be with you at this holy Chirstmas season and always.

·May magic fill your days and all your dreams come true this holiday season.

·May the blessings of Christmas fill you heart with hope and joy!

·May the joy and peace of Christmas be with you today and always.

·May the light of our Savior's love be with you at Christmas and always... and all the happiness you could wish for. ·May the light of the holiday season shine brightly in your heart

·May the magic of this Christmas season fill your heart with peace.

·May you be blessed with all things bright and beautiful at Christmastime and Always

·May your Christmas be merry as a song And your heart be happy the whole year long!

·May your days be filled with love and light. wanted.

·Merry Christmas ... and all the happiness you could wish for.

·Merry Christmas and then happy days over and over again !

·Peace on earth, good will to men...

·Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the Coming year

·Sending you wishes for holidays that begin and on a happy note. Wishing you happiness always.

·Sing a song of seasons; Something bright in all ...

·Sleight bells are jingling through the night. Children are singing spirits and bright ... Merry Christmas!

·Should you see flowers in bloom, you would see smiles at a lover of beauty.

·Thanks for making every thing right! Merry Christmas!

·The Christmas we were going to tell everyone that the real meaning of the Season was not gifts ...

·The presents are wrapped, the stockings all hung, all that's left now is the holiday fun! Merry Christmass!

·This holiday season, it seems everyone is watching their weight ...

·To be frazzled! Best wishes for a calm and peacefl and Holiday Season!

·To wish you all the joy of Christmas and happiness all through the New Year.

·To wish you happiness at Christmas time.

·To wish you happiness for the christmas season and the coming year.

·We wish you a merry christmas & a happy new year.

·Wishing you a bright white holiday full of love...

·Wishing You a Happy Christmas and to hope the New Year too. Will be a very prosperous Healthy and Happy Time for you ...

·Wishing you all the blessings of a beautiful Christmas seasons

·Wishing you all the joys of the Christmas season and have very happy New Year may you enjoy good health in the coming year

·Wishing you and those around you a very merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year

·Wishing you the Gifts of Peace and Happiness this Christmas and throughout the New Year

·一份不渝的友谊，挚着千万个祝福，给我想念的朋友，温声地问侯

·不管我们的距离有多遥远，关怀你的心是永远不变的

·在这充满温声的季节里，给你我真挚的祝福及深深的思念

·我用所有的喜悦，为你祈祷，愿你在这一年里平安、快乐

·夜深了！无数的星辰亮起，在天空写下你的名字，当流星划过时，就能将我的思念与祝福传送给你！

·星空中点点闪烁的萤光，环绕着缤纷的绮丽梦想，祝福你今年许下的心愿，都能一一实现在你眼前，祝你佳节温馨喜悦

·相识系于缘，相知系于诚，一个真正的朋友不论在身何处，总时时付出关和爱愿好友平安、幸福

·将这份…超重?的祝福，送给最特别的朋友

·岁月如诗句句悠扬友谊如歌余音绕梁

·温声季节，思念满怀，愿你圣诞快乐

·圣诞的祝福：想念的话说也说不完关怀的心永远不改变真挚友谊永远不会忘愿我的祝福将你围绕

·遥送平安Just for You HAPPY CHRISTMAS 圣诞快乐

·愿你享有期望中的全部喜悦每一件微小的事物都能带给你甜美的感受和·无穷的快乐愿你圣诞快乐

·愿和平喜悦的讯息传到您那方

·一串真挚的祝福，一个不平凡的心意，乘着爱的鹿车，送进您的心里

·献上我无限的祝福之意，祝福您

·不论何时何地，不论在何处，我都愿意让您知道，我深深地为您祝福

我要说100%的漂亮英语！

我要说100%的漂亮英语！！！！

这篇文章教你一些名詞的正确用法喔~~ 让你不会說出中式英文!虽然我本身不同意它所说的每一点，不过还是很具有參考价值。

If U R in the US, U don't open conversation (on telephone) with a "Hello" but with a "Hi"

The telephone is never "engaged", it's always "busy".

U don't "disconnect" a phone, U simply "hang-up".

U never "mess-up" things, U only "screw them up".

U never have a "residence" tel. no., U have a "home" number.

U never have a "office" tel. no., U have a "work" no.

U don't stop at the "signals", but halt at the "lights".

U don't "accelerate", U "step on the gas".

Your tyre never "punctures", U may have a "flat".

Trains have no "coaches" or "boggies' only "carriages" or "boxes".

There R no "petrol pumps", but "gas stations".

"I don't know nothing", 2 negatives don't make a positive here.

U no longer meet a "wonderful" person, U meet a "cool dude"

U don't pull the switch down to light a bulb, rather you flickit up.

U don't "turn on the heat", U "turn on the juice".

There's no "Business Area" ... only "business districts", and no"districts" but "counties".

No one stays "a stone's throw away", rather "a few blocksaway".

There's no "Town Side", it's "Down Town".

In a hotel U no longer ask for a "bill" and pay by "cheque", rather you ask for the "check" and pay with "bill"s (dollar). There R no "soft drinks", only "sodas".

Life's no longer "miserable" it "stinks".

U don't have a "great" time, U have a "ball".

U don't "sweat it out", U "work yr butt off".

Never "post" a letter, always "mail" it and "glue" the stamps, don't "stick" them on.

U no longer live in "flats" , U live in "apartment".

U don't stand in a "queue", you are in a "line".

U no longer "like" something, U "appreciate" it.

"#" symbol is not "hash", it's "pound" sign.

U R not "deaf", U have "impaired hearing".

There are no "lunatics", Only "mentally challenged people".

And you are not be called a "short person", you are a "vertically challenged" person.

U R not "disgusting" U R "sick".

U can't get "surprised" U get "zapped".

U don't "schedule" a meeting, U "skejule" it.

U never "joke", U just "kid".

U never "increase" the pressure, U always "crank" it up.

U never ask for a pencil "rubber" U ask for an eraser because a rubber is a condom!

U don't try to find a lift... U find an elevator.

U no more ask for a route but for a "RAUT"

U don't ask somebody "How r u ?", U say "What's up dude?" or U say " How U DOIN man"

U never go to see a ball game U go to watch a game.

There's no such thing as a "zero" its called an "o", and no "Z"-"ZED" there is only "zee".

There's no FULL STOP after a statement, there's a PERIOD.

If someone gets angry at U, U get "flamed".

U Drive yr car on Parkways and always park your car in the DriveWay!

You do not ask for brinjal ... ask for EggPlant .

Also there are no ladys finger ..its Okra !

Well u dont' say life is boring u say LIFE SUCKS !!!!!

In short U don't speak English, U speak American

一定要知道的语法03/04 [精华]

形容词(一)：

1. 形容词的位置：

代名形容词＋数量形容词＋性状形容词＋名词

再细分如下：

1放在冠词前的形容词(all, both, such...)＋2冠词、指示形容词、所有形容词、不定形容词(the, a, an, this, that, your, some, any...)＋3序数(first, second...)＋4基数(one, two...)＋5性质、状态(kind, fine, good...)＋6大小、长短、形状(large, small, big...)＋7新旧、温度(old, new, hot...)＋8颜色(red, blue...)＋9国籍(Chinese, English, Japanese...)＋10材料(iron, brick, stone...)＋11名词、动名词(boy, house...)

2. some和any的用法：

（1）两者修饰可数单数名词，表某一个；任何一个；修饰可数复数名词和不可数名词，表一些；有些。

〔2）一般的用法：some用于肯定句；any用于疑问句，否定句或条件句。

I am looking for some matches.

Do you have any matches? I do not have any matches.

〔3）特殊的用法：

(A) 在期望对方肯定的回答时，问句也用some。

Will you lend me some money? (=Please lend me some money.)

(B) any表任何或任何一个时，也可用于肯定句。

Come any day you like.

（4）some和any后没有名词时，当做代名词，此外两者也可做副词。

Some of them are my students.〔代名词）

Is your mother any better?（副词）

3. many和much的用法：

〔1）many修饰复数可数名词，表许多；much修饰不可数名词，表量或程度。

He has many friends, but few true ones.

There hasn't been much good weather recently.

（2）many a:

many a和many同义，但语气比较强，并且要与单数名词及单数形动词连用。

Many a prisoner has been set free. (=Many prisoners have been set free.)

〔3〕as many和so many均等于the same number of。前有as, like时, 只用so many。

These are not all the books I have. These are as many more upstairs.

They worked like so many ants.

（4）as much等于the same amount of, 表同量和同一事情。

He bought two pounds of sugar and as much tea. 〔同量）

I was not in the least surprised, for I had fully expected as much. 〔同一事情）

（5）many和much之后不接名词时，作为代名词；另外much也可用副词。

Many of them were very tired.

I don't eat much for lunch. 〔代名词）

He is much taller than I. （副词〕

4. (a) few和(a) little的用法：

(1) (a) few用在复数可数名词之前，(a) little用在不可数名词之前。

He took a few biscuits. (=several)

He took few biscuits(=not many)

He took a little butter. (=some)

He took little butter. (=not much)

(2) few可由bardly any或almost no所取代，含否定的意味。

The composition is well written; it has few (=hardly any) mistakes.

Few (=Almost no) men can solve it.

(3) a few相当于some, several, 含肯定的意味。

He has a few (=some or several) friends.

(4) a little和little之间的差别，就和a few和few的差别一样，只是(a) little须修饰不可数名词，表量或程度。

He grows worse; there is little hope of his recovery.

He is not much better, but there is a little hope.

5. 其他的数量形容词：

(1) plenty of, a lot of, lots of均表许多，修饰复数可数名词或不可数名词。

The room contained plenty of (or a lot of or lots of) students.（复数名词）

The room contained plenty of (or a lot of or lots of) furniture.（不可数名词）

(2) a great (or a good) deal of, a large (or a small) quantity of, a large (or a small) amount of, 均表（量），修饰不可数名词。The room contained a great deal of furniture. （不可数名词）

The room contained a good deal of furniture. （不可数名词）

The room contained a large quantity of furniture. （不可数名词）

The room contained a large amount of furniture. （不可数名词）

The room contained a small quantity of furniture. （不可数名词）

The room contained a small amount of furniture. （不可数名词）

(3) a number of “许多；一些”；a great (large, good) number of “许多”，修饰复数可数名词，并且要与复数动词连用。

A number of books are missing from the library.

The number of books from the library is large.

（the number of ＋复数名词←→单数动词）

The room contained a great (or large or good) number of students.（复数可数名词）

(4) enough的用法：

(A) 可接复数可数名词和不可数名词。

There are enough chairs. （可数）

There is enough furniture. （不可数）

(B) 可放在年修饰名词的前后。

We don't have enough time. =We don't have time enough.

(5) hundreds of, dozens of, thousands of, scores of ＋复数可数名词

冠词或数词(one, two...) ＋(hundred, dozen, thousand, score) 复数可数名词

(6) the rest of “其余的”，可接复数可数名词及不可数名词，作主词时，接可数名词则用复数动词，接不可数名词则用单数动词。

The rest of the students are absent. （复数可数名词）

The rest of the water was thrown away. 不可数名词）

注：the rest作代名词，等于the others，和复数动词连用。

6. 不可名词量的表示语：

(1) 不可数名词可加表单位的形容片语，表示数的观念。其公式为：

数词＋单位词＋of＋不可数名词

(2) 各类表单位的形容词片语。

(A) 物质名词：

a piece (suit) of armour;

a piece (slice) of cake;

a piece (an article) of furniture;

a piece of jewelry;

a piece (sheet) of paper;

a cake of soap;

a piece (slice) of bacon;

a piece (stick) of chalk;

a bit (blade) of grass;

a piece (strip) of land;

a bit (grain) of rice;

a bowl of soup;

(B) 抽象名词

a word of abuse;

an item (a bit) of business;

an attack of fever;

a bit (an amount) of interest;

a fit of passion;

a piece (word) of advice;

a piece of evidence;

a piece (an item) of information;

a piece (an item) of news;

(C) 自然现象：

a flash of lightening;

a bolt of thunder;

7. 名词种类的表示语：kind of, sort of, type of,

(1) 三者都可接可数名词及不可数名词，其后的冠词a (an)常被省略。

What kind of (a) pencil did you buy?

I don't like that sort of game.

(2) kind of, sort of, type of之前可加a, the, some, any, etc.

I had a kind of suspicion that he was cheating.

(3) 比较下列用法：（加*表非正式用法）

I don't like this (*those) kind of person.

I don't like many (or these) kinds of roses.

I like this kind of flower.

I like flowers of this kind.

I like *these kind of flowers.

I like this kind of roses.

I like roses of this kind. （置名词后更强调种类）

I like roses of these kinds.（置名词后更强调种类）

8. 数词：

(1) 基数(Cardinal numerals)：one, two, three...

(A) 除one接单数名词外，其余均接复数名词。

He has one sister and three brothers.

(B) hundred的后面须加and（但可以省略）。

12,345 = twelve thousand three hundred (and) forty five;

(2) 序数(Ordinal mumerals)：first, second, third...

(A) 序数前面必须附以定冠词。而a second, a third等，则是another的意思。

(B) 日期多用序数。

It's on Friday, the fifth of October (= October the fifth = October 15th).

(C) 序数的简体。

9th = the ninth; 12th = the twelfth; 16th = the sixteenth;

(3) 分数：

(A) 分数的表示法：第一，分子用基数，分母用序数。第二，分子大于2时，分母须加“s”以形成复数。1/2 = a (one) half; 1/3 = a (one) third; 2/3 = two-thirds; 1/4 = a (one) quarter;

(B) 分数可接与不可数名词；所接的名词是单数，则与单数动词连用，是复数则与复数动词连用。

A third of the peach was bad.

A third of the bananas were bad.

(4) 倍数词：常用的有half, double, treble（三倍）等。

(A) half a, a half, half the ＋名词，表（一半的）。

He ran a half mile in half an hour.

He ran half a mile in half an hour.

I have read half the book.

(B) half还可作名词，代名词及副词。

Two halves make a whole. （名词）

This is half as much again as that. （副词）

(C) 倍数常用的表达法：

(half; double; treble; twice; two times; three times; four times...) ＋定冠词或所有形容词＋名词或所有代名词I had to pay double (= twice) the usual fare.

That window is three times the size of this.

9. “数词＋名词”结合而成的形容词：

(1) 数词＋名词＝形容词

a five-dollar bill;

two three-hour periods;

the Three-power Conference(三强会议);

(2) 数词＋名词＋形容词＝形容词

a six-year-old boy;

a three-hundred-year-old tree;

注：上述的复合字是以hyphen(-)连结，而且其中的名词要用单数形式。

(3) 名词（无冠词）＋基数＝the ＋序数＋名词

World War Ⅱ= World War Two or the Second World War;

V ol. Ⅰ= V olume One or the First V olume;

Page 4 = page four or the fourth page;

Lesson 6 = lesson Six or the Sixth Lesson;

Chap. Ⅲ = Chapter Three or the Third Chapter;

Charles Ⅰ= Charles the First;

cf. Napoleon the Great = the Great Napoleon;

这几种用法，非专有名词，可不用大写，但等号两边须一致。〕

(4) “数词＋复数名词”作主词，虽为复数形，但强调单一性，则用单数动词。若强调一个一个的个别数，则用复数动词。

Thirty minutes is sufficient for a good sermon.

Fifty dollars a month is a large sum in our eyes, but is nothing to him.

cf. Ten years have passed since I saw you last.

10. 各种数字的读法：

(1) 年号的读法：

1979←→nineteen seventy-nine or nineteen hundred (and) seventy-nine;

(2) 电话号码；货币的读法：

1023←→one o two three; 1227←→one double two (or two two) seven; $4.25←→four dollars (and) twenty-five (cents); (3) 小数点的读法：

13.91←→thirteen decimal (point) nine one; 0.23 = nought demical two three;

(4) 算术式的读法：

2+3=5 Two plus three is (equals, is equal to) five.

5-3=2 Five minus three is equal to two.

3×2=6 Three times two is six. or Three by two are six.

9÷3=3 Nine divided by three makes three.

形容词（二〕：

1. 限定用法：形容词紧靠着〔代）名词，直接修饰该〔代）名词。

(1) 前位修饰：

(A) 字尾为en或表比较的形容词，大多只能作限定用法，放在名词的前面。

a wooden leg; earthen ware; his elder sister; the upper room, etc.

(B) 下列这些形容词只有限定用法，没有叙述用法。

upper; former; latter; outer; inner; utmost; mere; only; utter; main; certain; very; live; spare;

(C) 形容词前有so; no; too; how等字时，不定冠词应放在形容词之后。

He could not do it in so short a time.

He is no less remarkable a man than his elder brother (is).

(2) 后位修饰：

(A) 名词之后的数词＋名词＋old; long; high; wide; deep; etc.

a man eighty-five years old; a river two hundred miles long;

(B) 为加强语气或音调美，而将限定形容词放在后面。