[這個貼子最后由jennifer-jin在 2001/12/21 08:40am 編輯]

美國口語俚語（1）
1.clock in 打卡
Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid.
別忘了打卡，否則領不到錢。
2.come on to 對...輕薄；吃豆腐
Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her.
Tanya在Bill對她輕薄之后打了他一巴掌。
3.come easily 易如反掌
Languages come easily to some people.
語言學習對有些人來說易如反掌。
4.don't have a cow別大驚小怪
Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages.
別大驚小怪的！我會賠償損失的。
5.push around 欺騙
Don't try to push me around!
別想耍我！

美國口語俚語（2）
1.keep one's shirt on保持冷靜
Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the  
way he talks.
保持冷靜。那只是他說話的慣常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。
2.cool it冷靜一點
Cool it. You are making me mad.
冷靜一點。你快把我逼瘋了。
3.joy ride兜風
Let's go for a joy ride.
讓我們去兜兜風。
4.rap說唱樂
Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.
你喜歡說唱音樂嗎？我聽不太懂其中的歌詞。
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。她和一個非常重要的客戶做成了第一筆生意。

美國口語俚語（3）
1.go up in smoke成為泡影
Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
辦公室出了問題，peter的假期泡湯了。
2.hit the road上路
We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home.
我們可能該上路了吧？到家的兩個小時呢！
3.shape up表現良好，乖
You’d better shape up if you want to stay on.
如果你還想留下來的話最好乖一點兒。
4.scare the shit out of someone嚇死某人了
Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那樣從后面突然嚇我。你嚇死我了。
5.pull strings運用關系 （源于“拉木偶的線”）
He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
他運用關系替我們拿到音樂會前排的位子。

美國口語俚語（4）
1.come again 再說一遍
Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said.
再說一遍好嗎？你剛說的話我不明白。
2.come clean 全盤托出，招供
The criminal decided to come clean.
罪犯決定供出事實。
3.spring for 請客
Let me spring for dinner.
我來請客吃飯吧。
4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密
Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret.
別說漏了嘴，這可是個秘密哦！
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，她從不想嘗試新事物。

美國口語俚語（5）
1.john廁所
I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car.
我要去廁所。在車里等我一下。
2.keep in line管束
He needs to be

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