American Idioms美国俚语

 

美国俚语

 

Hit the Hay¹ (go to bed )

上床睡觉

 

A: Listen, Kim. We’re going to be really busy with moving tomorrow, and we’ve got³ to get an early start.

听着，金。明天搬家我们肯定会很忙，而且我们还得早起。

B: I guess you’re right. We’ll need all the rest we can get.

我想你说得很对。我们得抓紧时间休息。

A: What do you say, we hit the hay now?

你是说我们现在就上床睡觉，是吧？

B: Agreed⁴. Let’s go to bed and get a good night’s sleep. It’s going² to be a long day.

是的。我们现在就上床，好好睡一晚。明天将是漫长的一天。

 

A: Say , Greg. Did⁵ you finally⁶ get that computer that you wanted so much?

嗨，格雷格，你到底有没有买你垂涎已久的那台电脑？

B: Not yet⁷. I needed to raise⁸ a couple⁹ of hundred dollars more.

还没呢。我得再攒几百美元才行。

A: Is it going to take you a while¹⁰ to raise the money?

那你得再攒一段时间的钱喽？

B: It would¹¹ have taken me forever¹², but dad said¹³ he’d cough¹⁴ up the money I need since¹⁵ I’m going to be using the computer for my school work.

也许永远也攒不够了。不过爸爸说既然我要用电脑来做功课，他还是会给我出钱的。

A: Maybe it was¹⁶ difficult for your dad to give you the money-but then, he knows that it’s for a good cause¹⁷.

让你爸给你钱也许很难——不过到那时，他就会明白那是大有好处的。CE

 

 

 

1 hay   

n.(用作饲料或覆盖的)干草

参考例句：

• Cows feed on hay.奶牛以干草为生。
• They usually keep the hay in the barn.他们通常将干草存放在谷仓中。

2 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

3 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

4 agreed   

adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处

参考例句：

• He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
• Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

7 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

8 raise   

v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起

参考例句：

• Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？
• He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。

9 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

10 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

11 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

12 forever   

adv.(=for ever)永远；总是

参考例句：

• Teacher is powerful in a child's eyes forever.老师在孩子们的心中永远是强者。
• You can't depend on your parents forever.你不能永远依赖你父母。

13 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

14 cough   

n.咳嗽；vi.咳嗽；vt.咳出

参考例句：

• The smoke made him cough.烟熏得他咳嗽起来。
• Love and a cough cannot be hidden.恋爱与咳嗽无法掩藏。

15 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

16 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

17 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。