必備的英語俚語短語

　　很多人表示學了英語多年，但是真的和老外交流還是會有障礙。也許有時候只是因為你不知道這些必備的英語俚語短語，所以搞不懂老外的意思。

必備的英語俚語短語

　　· in a jiffy不大一會兒

　　=in a moment, right away. at once

　　i'll be with you in a jiffy.

　　· have ( a case of ) the jitters忐忑不安

　　the new teacher had a case of jitters when he first stood in front of the class.

　　· keep up with the joneses與別人比闊，與別人攀比

　　he likes keeping up with the joneses.

　　· get a kick out of doing something從……得到很大的樂趣

　　he gets a kick put of racing.

　　· take kindly to something/someone愿意接受

　　don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy reporter?

　　· kill someone with kindness好得讓人受不了

　　the old lady almost killed me with kindness when i lived at her home.

　　· parade one's knowledge買弄學問

　　he is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge.

　　· be at large逍遙法外(也可以形容動物不受約束)

　　the murderer was still at large. the victim's parents was determined to find enough evidence to sue him to court.

　　· rest on one's laurels故步自封，吃老本

　　you are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels.

　　· turn over a new leaf洗心革面

　　the juvenile delinquent promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient punishment.

　　· have a hollow leg(喝酒)海量

　　the best man has a hollow leg. he drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom.

　　· pull someone's leg開某人的玩笑

　　never ever pull his leg. he is a man without a sense of humor. he takes everything seriously.

　　· keep someone at arm's length與某人保持距離

　　my boss is my uncle. in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, i'd better keep him at arm's length in company.

　　· let someone down使某人失望

　　joe really let me down by having broken his promises for several times.

　　· can't for the life of one怎么……也不行

　　i thought i could recite my speech backwards, but when i stood in front of the audience, i couldn't for the life of me remember what to say.

　　· air one's linen in public家丑外揚

　　the wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. she didn't want to air her linen in public.

　　附：記單詞技巧之音義聯想法

　　世界上任何民族的語言，都存在一些模擬大自然聲響的擬聲詞。例如，漢語中有模擬狗叫的汪汪聲、模擬物體坍塌的嘩啦聲和模擬敲鑼的當當聲。英語中不僅有擬聲詞，而且還有音譯詞，它們和漢語中的擬聲詞一樣，其發音與詞義有著緊密的聯系，易于聯想便于記憶。受擬聲詞和音譯詞記憶效果的啟發，我們可以有意識地利用漢語的發音模擬英語單詞的讀音，并將單詞的讀音與其詞義聯想起來進行記憶，這種方法叫做音義聯想法或者諧音法。該法能達到聞其聲知其義的效果，讀過兩遍即可做到過耳不忘。使用音義聯想法時必須注意：①掌握國際音標的準確拼讀。②要因詞施用，不可勉強而為。③只把諧音作為記憶單詞的輔助手段和提示線索，不依賴諧音拼讀單詞。

　　1 模擬生物或物體發出聲響的擬聲詞。

　　① cough n./vi. 咳嗽 ② tick n.滴答聲

　　2 由單詞發音轉化而來的音譯詞

　　③ engine n.引擎，發動機 ④ humour n.幽默

　　3 將單詞發音與其詞義進行聯想的諧音詞。

　　⑤ candy n. 糖果〔看弟吃糖果，自己流口水〕 ⑥ holy a. 神圣的〔神圣的厚禮〕

　　⑦ myth n. 神話〔神話是秘事⑧ sleev n. 衣袖〔使力舞衣袖〕

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