口语习惯用语100句.doc

1，a change of pace 节奏变换You cant do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace. 2, a far cry from 相距甚远The published book is far cry from the early manuscript. 3, and how 的确A: Shes a good dancer.B: and how. 4, a matter of time 时间问题It is only a matter of time. 5, a phone call away 一个电话之远If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away. 6, a while back 不久以前 7，all along 一直I knew it all along. 8, anything but 绝对不I was anything but happy about going. 9, account for 解释How do you account for it? 10, after all 到底A: Ive just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all. 11, allergic to 对|过敏Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something. 12, at sbs service 愿为某人服务I am at your service at any time. 13, around the clock 24小时不停Martha studied around the clock for management exam. 14, as far as I know 就我所知 15，at home with 对.很熟悉She is at home with problems like this. 16, back out1) 退出A: Wasnt Bert supposed to sing tonight?B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute2）不履行She finally backed out of her promise. 17, be cut out for 天生适合Im not cut out to be a hero. 18, be absorbed inShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I cant tear her away. 19, be addicted to 对上瘾She has been addicted to drugs for years. 20，be attached to 对有感情A: Im amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would havegotten rid of it years ago.B: It runs well and Ive actually been quite attached to it.习惯用语一 to rub elbows（出去和别人接触和交际） to call it a day（今天就到此为止了） to call the shots（做最后决定） munch（吃零食） grubstake（创业资金） egghead（知识分子、书呆子） to give up the ghost（死了、完蛋了） to scratch ones back（这回你帮我，下回我帮你） brainchild（点子、主意、发明） to turn ones back on（不理某人、不帮某人） to drag ones feet（拖拖拉拉） smart（聪明衣著时髦、漂亮） basket case（毫无希望） on a cloud（兴奋得飘飘然） in the clouds（心不在焉） cry baby（哭哭啼啼的） crocodile tears（猫哭耗子假慈悲） to throw for a loop（大吃一惊） Every dog has his day.（每个人总会有机会的） to put on the dog（摆阔） sidekick （好友） rainy day（准备一些钱，以备不时之需） to let the cat out of the bag（不小心泄露秘密） to throw a wet blanket on something（泼冷水） to throw to the wolves（牺牲别人来解救自己） to give someone a piece of ones mind（把某人臭骂了一顿） maverick（有独立主见的议员） lame duck（竞选连任失败，即将卸任的官员） sleaze （人身攻击） swing voter（中间选民、中间票） Dont change horses in the middle of the stream ( 别中途换人 ) blame game （抹黑、推卸责任） favorite son （某一州举行初选时本州的候选人） to throw ones hat in the ring （决定参赛、参加竞选） wimp （软骨头 ) nerd （书呆子) to eat ones heart out （非常伤心） to keep something under your hat ( 保守秘密 ) at the drop of a hat ( 马上行动 ) to kick off ( 开始 ) to kick the bucket ( 死了 ) kickback (贿赂) to clam up ( 闭嘴、口风很紧 ) eye-opener ( 惊讶、开了眼界 ) to keep ones eyes peeled ( 提高警觉 ) eyes pop out ( 惊奇 ) to feast your eyes on ( 饱享眼福 ) cold fish （对人冷淡） to teach a fish how to swim ( 班门弄斧 ) grapevine ( 小道消息 ) going bananas ( 快要发疯了 ) peaches and cream ( 完美无缺 ) I got fired. ( 我被炒鱿鱼了的10种说法 ) zip it ! ( 闭嘴 ) rub shoulder with ( 与. 往来密切 ) odds and ends ( 零星小东西 ) bomb ( 不成功、不受欢迎、卖座率很低 ) let ones hair down ( 放轻松 ) blockbuster ( 最成功的电影 ) cross my heart ( 我发誓 ) pull your socks up ( 振作起精神来 ) Give someone the cold shoulde （故意冷落人） a nine days wonder ( 昙花一现 ) a bread-and-butter letter （感谢款待的信） the Jolly Roger ( 海盗船的姑骷髅旗 ) poker face ( 面无表情的扑克脸 ) The shoe is on the other foot. (情况完全不同了) go the whole hog ( 一不做二不休 ) corss ones finger ( 祈求幸运的手势 ) pay through the nose ( 付更高的代价 ) crocodile tears （假装难过） sweeten the pot ( 加点甜头 ) fly off the handle （发火） big cheese; big nose ( 重要人物 ) Uncle Sam ( 老美代名词 ) big brother ( 独裁老大哥 ) lazy Susan ( 餐桌中央的旋转餐台 ) the real McCoy（如假包换的真货） water off a ducks back ( 毫不起作用 ) throw cold water on something ( 泼冷水 ) doggy bag（剩菜带回家） Geek ( 书呆子 ) steal ones thunder ( 被偷走了的雷声 ) Yankee ( 老美 ) white elephant ( 白象：大而无用的东西 ) Greasy Spoon ( 小饭馆 ) Give me a hand（帮一下忙） Singing the blues（诉苦、抱怨） （记号） top gun 最优秀的 laugh up ones sleeve ( 偷偷地笑 ) a horse laugh ( 嘲笑 ) forty winks ( 打瞌睡 ) as pleased as punch ( 非常快乐 ) dead as a dodo ( 失效、不复存在 ) shoot the breeze（闲聊） forget-me-not ( 勿忘我 ) turnpike ( 收费高速公路 ) mind ones ps and qs ( 注意礼貌 ) the buck stop here ( 责无旁贷 ) blue movie ( 黄色电影 ) hot and bothered ( 既生气又担心 ) take French leave（不辞而别） a bed of roses ( 美丽人生 ) marathon ( 马拉松 )athletes foot ( 香港脚 ) a bakers dozen ( 13 ) honeymoon ( 蜜月 ) blue-chip ( 绩优股 ) peace dove ( 和平鸽 ) boomerang ( 回力棒 ) blacklist ( 黑名单 ) a lame duck ( 处于困境者 ) peeping Tom ( 偷亏狂 ) the pros and cons ( 正反两方 )习惯用语二1. a babe in arms 涉世未深的人You cant depend on him. Hes just a babe in arms.你不能依靠他，他只是个涉世未深的毛孩子。2. a big letdown 大失所望的事It was a big letdown that I didnt know him .不认识他真是一件让人失望的事 。3. a big shot 重要人物The man standing there is a big shot in our company.站在那儿的那个人是我们公司的重要人物。4. a blind alley死胡同The witness is going to lead the jury to a blind alley.这个证人将把陪审团引入死胡同。5. a busy signal 电话忙音Ive been trying to call her , but I keep getting a busy signal.我不停的打电话给他，但老是占线。6. a close game 险胜的比赛They won a close game.他们险胜了这场比赛。7. a cut -up胡闹者John is always quiet as a mouse in the office . But he turns into a real cut-up at a party.约翰在办公室安静得像只老鼠，但在舞会上却是个十足的胡闹者。8. a fish out of water 感到不自在的人At the conference I was a fish out of water ,all the speeches were in french, a lanuage I never studied.那个会议真叫我感到别扭。所有人发表讲话时都用法语，可是我从来没有学过法语。9. a good相当You are a good intelligent person, just take it easy.你已经相当聪明了，放松点。10. a gust of feeling感到一阵She was struck by a gust of anger and shouted.她突然感到一阵愤怒，于是喊起来： 习惯用语三 每一种语言都有它独特的成语和俗语。而学习外语的人经常在理解这些习惯用语时会感到很困难。这是因为你不可能从组成某个习惯用语的字面上来懂得它的意思。 比如,美国人经常说: “Give me a hand.”按照字面来理解, “give me hand” 就是“给我一只手。”可是,它的意思却是“帮我一下忙。”另外一个例子是: “Foot the bill.” “ Foot” 的意思是 “一只脚”,而 “bill” 在这儿的解释是“账单”。 “Foot the bill.” 并不是把帐单踩在脚底下,而是付账的意思。 另外,有的时候,一个词汇有好几种解释。就拿下面一句话来作例子吧:例句-1: “We arrived two hours late at the big blow-out for Charles birthday because our carhad a blow-out.” 这句话里第一个 blow-out 是指规模很大的聚会,第二个 blow-out 是指汽车的轮胎炸了。整个句子的意思是:“由于我们车胎炸了,所以我们晚了两个小时才到达查理举行生日宴会的地方。”还有一些习惯用语从字典上的意思来看是相同的,但是它们使用的场合却不同。下面两个习惯用语就是很好的例子。 一个是“ Lock, stock and barrel”, 另外一个是:“ Hook, line and sinker” 。 Lock, stock andbarrel 和 Hook, line and sinker 都是全部的意思,可是用法却不同。 我们先来举一个 Lock, stock and barrel 的例子: 例句-2: “Mr. Rockefeller bought the whole oil company lock, stock and barrel.” 这句话的意思是:“洛克菲勒先生把整个石油公司买了下来”。换句话说,也就是他买了这个石油公司的大楼、油井和其他属于这个公司的资产。 Hook, line and sinder 虽然也和 lock, stock and barrel 一样是全部的意思,可是它还带有受骗的意思。例如:例句-3: “I warned Sally not to believe that mans stories about how rich he was, but sheswallowed them hook, line and sinker. After she married him, she found out he owed money toeverbody in his office.” 他说:“我告诉沙利不要相信那个男人说的他多么有钱之类的话。可是沙利却一点都没有怀疑他。等到结婚才发现这个人几乎向每个同事都借了钱。” 刚才我们讲解了在学英语过程中经常会碰到的一些问题。有些习惯用语从字面上看不出它们的确切意思,例如: give me a hand 和 foot the bill 。另外还有些习惯用语在不同场合却表达不同的意思,如 blowout 。还有一些俗语,它们在字典上的解释是相同的,但是却有不同的用法,就像 lock, stock and barrel和 hook, line and sinker 。 Dutch courage/酒后之勇 英国曾跟荷兰交战以争夺海上霸权，英国人对荷兰人狠之入骨。Dutch这个词本身没有什么贬义，但由于这个原因在英语中由Dutch构成的贬义词举不胜举。我们来看看其中一部分：Dutch act，自杀Dutch bargain，饮酒时达成的交易Dutch courage，酒后之勇Dutch mans land，海市蜃楼Dutch uncle，严厉的批评者Talk Dutch，讲令人不知所云的话I am Dutched，我受骗上当了Im a Dutch man if，如果我就不是人。 由此可见，英国人和荷兰人的冤仇有多深啊。不过，两国的关系在近代已经趋于缓解了。突然想到还有一个和荷兰有关的习语：Go Dutch，also can be said Dutch treat，equals to AA system