第二節: 一百個超級短句
反復操練、滾瓜爛熟、據為己有、隨時賣弄!
【瘋狂短評】
人們在日常生活中不離口的都是小詞、短句。學會使用適當的慣用語短句進行交談,就會讓別人覺得你的英語地道、精煉而流利。我們每期為你精選的100個超級短句都是在美國好萊塢電影中頻頻出現的最常用、最時髦的口語精華,幫助大家表達英語更加地道、生動、活潑、自然。
【Kim’s Note】When Americans speak they like to use as few words as possible to get their meaning across. Learning these spoken elements will make you sound natural and more like a native speaker. These are the sentences that appear in movies and TV shows because they are the most authentic American English. These sentences are the way people really talk to each other! The formal dialogues in most traditional textbooks sound very unnatural and are more difficult to learn.
【李老師的建議】
上面的這段話一定要用“三最法”脫口而出!一步登天,顯示出你對美國、美國語言、美國文化的了解。
【錄音說明】
1. Any more?(還有嗎?/ 還要嗎?)
2. Are you alone?(你一個人嗎?)
3. Are you ready?(你準備好了嗎?)
【Kim’s Note】I always use this sentence to encourage someone who is taking too long. Teacher Li has heard me use this sentence hundreds of times!
4. Be my guest.(別客氣!/ 請用!)
【Kim’s Note】 If you use these three little words when someone makes a request, you will amaze people with your English. In fact, if you say this when someone is just looking at an empty seat beside you, they will feel grateful and relieved! It is much more eloquent than saying “Sit down please!”
【瘋狂實戰】
A: Pardon me, Miss, but may I sit here?
(對不起,小姐,我可以坐這里嗎?)
B: Be my guest.
(當然,別客氣!)
5. Can you believe it?(你能相信嗎?)
6. Don’t argue!(不要爭辯!)
7. Don’t be childish.(別那么孩子氣。)
8. Don’t bother.(不必麻煩。)
【Kim’s Note】This is a good way to put someone at ease when you feel she has done too much for you. It let’s a person know that it is not necessary to treat you as a guest!
【瘋狂實戰】
A: Do you want me to help you with your bags.
(要我幫你拎包嗎?)
B: Don’t bother, they’re not heavy.
(不用麻煩了,這些包不重。)
9. Don’t get upset!(不要煩惱!)
【Kim’s Note】 Most of the time this sentence comes before news that is really upsetting, but it is still useful. In fact, sometimes clever people use this to deliver news that isn’t that bad. They know that when a person hears these words, she automatically assumes the worst. If the news isn’t that bad, it always comes as a big relief!
10. Don’t mind me.(別管我。)
11. Did you get it?(你懂了嗎?)
12. Forget it!(算了吧!)
【Kim’s Note】 I always call this Teacher Li’s number one American sentence. It is without a doubt one of the most frequently heard sentences in American English!
13. Enjoy yourself!(盡情享受吧!)
14. Get off my back!(我受夠了!/ 別煩我!)
【Kim’s Note】If you are facing too much pressure from your parents, your boss, or your boyfriend or girlfriend, you can yell this sentence to get some relief.
【瘋狂實戰】
A: I really think you need to spend more time studying and less time watching TV.
(我真的認為你應該多花點時間學習,少看點電視。)
B: Get off my back! I’ve been studying for six hours!
(我受夠了!我已經學習了六個小時了。)
15. Go ahead!(去吧!/ 請便!)
16. He gave me the cold shoulder.(他對我很冷漠。)
【瘋狂實戰】
A: I don’t know why Kim gave me the cold shoulder when I said “hi” to her.
(我不知道為什么每次我對金姆說“嗨”的時候她都對我很冷漠。)
B: You know, she is moody sometimes. I wouldn’t worry about it.
(你知道她有時候喜怒無常,我是不會為此而擔心的。)
17. He hit the roof!(他勃然大怒!)
【Kim’s Note】Some people really hit the roof if you give them the cold shoulder. Both of these idioms are very useful in everyday conversations, but really have a different meaning than their words suggest.
18. He was a fake.(他是個騙子。)
【瘋狂實戰】
A: Why didn’t you like Lily’s new boyfriend?
(為什么你不喜歡莉莉的新男朋友?)
B: He was a fake. I always hate phony people like that.
(他是個騙子。我一直都很討厭像他那樣的騙子。)
19. He’s bad medicine.(他是個喪門星。)