美国英语口语俚语(4)

美国英语口语俚语(4)
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。
6.flop¹ （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。
7.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。
8.drop a line 写信
Drop me a line! 给我写信！
9.duck 躲闪，突然低下头
Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls² 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。
10.go with the flow 随从大家的意见
Sharon is an easy-going³ 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。

 

1 flop   

n.失败(者)，扑通一声；vi.笨重地行动，沉重地落下

参考例句：

• The fish gave a flop and landed back in the water.鱼扑通一声又跳回水里。
• The marketing campaign was a flop.The product didn't sell.市场宣传彻底失败，产品卖不出去。

2 crawls   

v.爬( crawl的第三人称单数 )；（昆虫）爬行；缓慢行进；巴结

参考例句：

• The snake crawls on its belly. 那条蛇匍匐而行。 来自辞典例句
• A worm or snake crawls. 蚯蚓或蛇爬行。 来自辞典例句

3 easy-going   

adj.随和的；轻松的

参考例句：

• She is an easy-going girl.她是一个随和的女孩子。
• The students considered Mrs.Smith an easy-going teacher.学生们认为史密斯夫人是一位宽容随和的老师。