校园英语迷你惯用语（10）

46. I guess sometimes people hit it right off.

我想有时候人们初次见面就会很投缘.

hit it off (well) 是"很投缘"之意. I hit it off well with him.

或 He and I hit it off (well) together (with each other). 是指(我和他非常投缘,我们很谈的来)之意. right含有"开始就...."之意.

47. We talked so long, I ended up missing class.

我们谈了好久,把课都给误了.

end/wind up doing... 是"结果....."之意.

(今天逃课算了!)是用 I'm gonna miss/cut/ckip class today.

俚语也可以说 I'm gonna play hooky.

48. Since she started college, all of a sudden she's Miss Glamor¹.

她上了大学后,一下子变得很时髦.

英语的 glamor 含有"妩媚,魅力"之意. (她看起来非常耀眼,)可以说

She looks too flashy. 或 Her outfit² is a bit too much. (她的穿着太过分了.)

49. Next to her, anybody would look good.

谁只要在她的旁边,看上去都长得不错.

"难看"是 ugly/ugly-looking, 俚语也用 dog, 可用于男女.

I am not here just to make her look better. 是(我不在这里只是

为了让她好看些的).

50. I confide³ a secret to a friend. 向朋友吐露密秘.

confide...to..是"向...吐露.."; confide in... 则是"吐露秘密给..."的意思.能够吐露秘密或心事的朋友称为 confidant "密友,心腹".

I break off a relation. 跟她断交.

break off 是"分离,离开". patch up 原意为"补缀"之意,

此处是指"言归于好"的意思.

1 glamor   

n.魅力，吸引力

参考例句：

• His performance fully displayed the infinite glamor of Chinese dance.他的表演充分展示了中华舞蹈的无穷魅力。
• The glamor of the East was brought to international prominence by the Russion national school.俄罗斯民族学派使东方的魅力产生了国际性的影响。

2 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

3 confide   

v.向某人吐露秘密

参考例句：

• I would never readily confide in anybody.我从不轻易向人吐露秘密。
• He is going to confide the secrets of his heart to us.他将向我们吐露他心里的秘密。