美国英语口语俚语(13)

美国英语口语俚语(13)
1.know-it-all万事通
Grace¹ is always correcting other people. She thinks she’s a know-it-all.
格雷斯总是在纠正别人，她觉得自己是万事通。
2.kooky古怪的
That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats!
那个人真怪。他养了53只猫！
3.let someone have it让某人好看
Next time I see Rick, I’m going to let him have it.
下次我看到李克时要他好看。
4.a leg up占上风
All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the rest of his competitors².
杰夫的努力是有报答的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。
5.low-life落魄潦倒的人
Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drink booze all day.
克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。
6.call it quits不干了
After being in the used car business for 40 years, Harry³ finally called it quits.
做了40年旧车生意后，哈利终于洗手不干了。
7.chip in出钱
We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present.
大家都出钱买一个送别礼物给Jennifer.
8.a chip off the old block一个模子印出来的；酷似（父母的人）
Scott certainly is a chip off the old block. He reminds me so much of his father when he was that age.
斯克特酷似他爸爸。他让我想起他爸爸在他这年龄时的许多事。
9.clean up one’s act信心革面，重新做人
You’d better clean up your act if you want to go to a good school.
如果你想金好学校就要洗心革面，奋发图强
10.cliffhanger吊人胃口的东西
TV series⁴ like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger.
象《达拉斯》这样的电视连续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。

1 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

2 competitors   

竞争者( competitor的名词复数 )； 对手； 参赛者； 竞赛者

参考例句：

• We are now outselling all our competitors. 我们现在比所有竞争对手都卖得多。
• We are lagging far behind our European competitors in using new technology. 我们在使用新技术方面远远落后于我们的欧洲对手。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。