外國(guó)人常用習(xí)語(yǔ)

　　1. step up your game 有更好的表現(xiàn)

　　If you want to win this competition, you’ll have to step up your game.

　　如果你想贏得這場(chǎng)比賽，你必須得有更好的表現(xiàn)。

　　2. you rock 你真棒

　　Thanks for the tickets, Rob. You rock!

　　羅布，謝謝你提供的票。你真厲害!

　　3. cut sb some slack 給(某人)方便;對(duì)(某人)網(wǎng)開(kāi)一面

　　- Andrew's late again.

　　- 安德魯又遲到了。

　　- Cut him some slack - his wife's just had a baby.

　　- 對(duì)他就網(wǎng)開(kāi)一面吧——他妻子剛生小孩。

　　4. come out swinging 開(kāi)始相互攻擊

　　After a day off, Hillary and Trump this morning again launched another hard week of campaigning, and they both came out swinging.

　　休息了一天后，希拉里和特朗普今早又開(kāi)始了為期一周的艱苦競(jìng)選旅程，兩人又開(kāi)始互掐。

　　5. go up in flames 毀于一旦，受到重創(chuàng)

　　His career went up in flames when he was jailed for theft.

　　他因?yàn)橥当I坐牢后事業(yè)受到了重創(chuàng)。

　　6. pull yourself together 恢復(fù)鎮(zhèn)定;控制自己

　　I understand you’ve had a bad day, but pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?

　　我知道你這一天過(guò)得很糟，但你一定要振作起來(lái)，工作還得繼續(xù)，不是嗎?

　　7. crunch time 關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻

　　I’m not getting enough sleep these days. It’s crunch time at work.

　　我最近睡眠不夠。正趕上工作的關(guān)鍵時(shí)期。

　　8. once in a blue moon 少有地

　　My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon.

　　我姐姐住在阿拉斯加，所以我很少去看她。

　　9. tar sb with the same brush 認(rèn)為……是一丘之貉

　　Because they worked so closely in the same department, John was tarred with the same brush as Tim.

　　由于在同一個(gè)部門工作，關(guān)系又非常密切，約翰被認(rèn)為跟蒂姆是一路人。

　　10. hang in there 堅(jiān)持住;挺住

　　Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang in there and it'll be OK.

　　到了學(xué)期中間功課會(huì)變得很難，但堅(jiān)持下去就會(huì)好的。

　　11. shoot from the hip 魯莽行動(dòng)(或講話)

　　Miss Lee, I have to apologize for shooting from the hip and yelling at you for losing the papers. I was in a big hurry and forgot I left them right here in my drawer.

　　李小姐，我必須向你道歉。我由于找不到文件而對(duì)你發(fā)火太魯莽了。當(dāng)時(shí)我實(shí)在著急，忘了是我自己把文件放在這兒抽屜里的。

　　12. be a catch 值得追求的人，宜婚對(duì)象

　　John is taking me out tonight. He’s such a catch, I hope he’ll propose.

　　約翰今晚帶我出去了。他是個(gè)靠譜的結(jié)婚對(duì)象，我希望他能向我求婚。

　　13. running on fumes 非常疲憊，就快熬不住了

　　I’m sorry, but I’ve got to go home now. I haven’t slept for twenty hours and I’m running on fumes.

　　抱歉，我現(xiàn)在得回家。我已經(jīng)有20個(gè)小時(shí)沒(méi)睡了，快熬不住了。

　　14. sell (sb) out 背叛;出賣

　　French farmers feel they've been sold out by their government in the negotiations.

　　法國(guó)農(nóng)場(chǎng)主感到在談判中他們被政府出賣了。

　　15. sell sb (on sth) 說(shuō)服某人(做某事)

　　OK, you’ve sold me. I’ll go with you.

　　好吧，你說(shuō)服我了。我跟你一起去。

　　16. blow sb away 使(某人)大為驚訝;令(某人)非常高興

　　The ending will blow you away.

　　結(jié)局會(huì)讓你無(wú)比驚喜。

　　17. blow smoke 蒙人，騙人，放煙霧彈

　　I’m not blowing smoke. I have honestly read War and Peace by Tolstoy.

　　我沒(méi)騙你，我真的讀過(guò)托爾斯泰的《戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)與和平》。

　　18. couldn't care less (表示強(qiáng)調(diào))一點(diǎn)也不在乎

　　- That man stole a bottle of wine from the shop.

　　- 那人從商店偷了一瓶葡萄酒。

　　- Oh, really? I couldn’t care less.

　　- 是嗎?我一點(diǎn)都不關(guān)心這個(gè)。

　　19. chuffed to bits 高興，興奮

　　Hey, thanks for the present! I’m chuffed to bits.

　　嗨，謝謝你的禮物!我很喜歡。

　　20. feel under the weather 生病;覺(jué)得不舒服

　　I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I've caught a cold.

　　我覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)不舒服——可能是感冒了。

　　22. a stone's throw 很短的距離，擲石之遙

　　The cottage is just a stone's throw from the sea.

　　小屋離海只有一箭之遙。

　　23. hear (sth) on/through the grapevine

　　從傳聞中聽(tīng)說(shuō);通過(guò)道聽(tīng)途說(shuō)獲悉;聽(tīng)小道消息知道

　　I heard on the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?

　　我聽(tīng)到傳聞?wù)f他要離開(kāi)了——是真的嗎?

　　24. sit on the fence 騎墻觀望，猶豫不決

　　You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have decide whose side you're on.

　　你不能再騎墻觀望了——你必須決定支持誰(shuí)。

　　25. take sth with a pinch of salt 對(duì)……半信半疑，對(duì)……有所懷疑

　　You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, she does tend to exaggerate.

　　你不能完全相信她的話，她總是喜歡夸大其詞。