英文一些表达方法.doc

“不确定”的十种英文表达工作了以后发现很多人都喜欢用“我不确定”这样的话来回答问题。“你明天晚上有空吗？”我现在还不能确定。“”这个报告后天能出来吗？“”我说不好。“那咱们今天就说说这个”不确定“好了。I dont know. 我不知道。Im not sure. 我不确定。Who knows? 谁知道啊？Dont ask me! 别问我！Its not certain. 还不确定。Nothing is set yet. 事情都还没有定案。It hasnt been decided yet. 还没有决定呢。Its not clear. 事情还未明朗。Its up in the air. 情况还混沌未明。Its hard to say. 很难说。美发店常用英语口语去美发店做头发通常都要跟美发的师傅沟通发型方面的问题，今天，我们就来看看这些沟通的句子用英语要怎样表达。1. I would like a shampoo and set.我想洗头，做个头发。2. What style do you want?你想做什么样的？3.Id like to try a new hair style. Could you show me some pictures of hair styles?我想换个新发型。你能不能给我看些发型式样的照片？4. We have various models: hair bobbed, hair sweptback, chaplet hair style, shoulder-length hair style, hair done in a bun.我们有各种各样的发型，如剪短发、后掠式、盘花冠式、齐肩式，还可以把头发挽成发髻。5. Please give me the style in this picture here but make the wave longer. I would like hair spray, please.请你按这张照片上的发型做，波浪烫长些。再喷些发胶。6. Your hair dryer is too hot. Would you adjust it, please?吹风太热了，麻烦你调一下吧。7. Please have a look.好了，您看一看。8. Beautifully done. Please trim my eyebrows and darken them.做得好极了。麻烦你帮我把眉毛修一下，再画一下吧。9. Would you like a manicure?您还要修一下指甲吗？10. Yes, use a light nail varnish, please.好的，用浅色指甲油吧。11. What would you say if I have my hair dyed?我要把头发染了，你觉得怎么样？12. It depends on what color you choose.那要看你染成什么颜色了。“我们结束了”地道英文表达都说毕业的季节也是分手的季节，不知道这个说法现在是不是还适用。因为追求不同或者现实情况不同，两个人不能继续在一起，这也是毕业的时候难免的一个问题。今天我们就来说说用英语如何表达两个人已经结束的这个状态。1. Its over. 我们缘分已尽。2. We are history. 我们已经结束了。3. We are done here. 我们再无瓜葛了。4. We are not seeing each other any more. 我们不在一起了。5. We borke up. 我们分手了。6. We split up. 我们分手了。7. Our relationship is over. 我们的关系到此为止。8. We are strangers now. 我们现在形同陌路。9. I gave up on him. 我离开了他。10. We said good-bye to each other. 我们分手了Water的三个地道表达1. To hold water 站得住脚，说得通按字面解释，To hold water当然可以说是“不让水漏出来”。但是，它还可以引申为指某人的论点、借口、理由站得住脚。美国人经常说：That excuse simply doesnt hold water. 意思是：那个借口根本站不住脚。Several of his suggestions about changes in the government simply dont hold water.他有关政府改革的意见中有几条根本说不通。2. Like water off a ducks back 毫无意义鸭子身上的毛就像雨衣一样，水在上面呆不住，一下全滑掉了。因此，like water off a ducks back指的就是某件事毫无意义，不起作用。The doctors tell us its dangerous to smoke, but such good advice rolls off some people like water off a ducks back.医生都告诉我们抽烟对身体是有害的。可是，这种合理的建议对于有些人来说就像耳边风一样，毫无作用。”3. To make someones mouth water 让某人流口水让某人嘴里流水自然就是让某人流口水的意思了。The roast ducks that restaurant serves is my favorite dish. Every time I think about it, it makes my mouth water.我最喜欢吃那个饭馆的烤鸭。每当我想起它我就会流口水与tie有关的英文表达说到单词tie，大家一定不陌生，世界杯小组赛阶段，好几场比赛都是以tie（平局）结束的。在我们的日常生活中，一般跟tie这个词有关的表达，都跟“捆绑”或者“牵绊”之类的意思有关。比如下面这些例句：1. I was tied up in the traffic.我遇上塞车了。2. I was tied up at the moment. 我现在很忙。3. Does this tie up with what Henry said?这与亨利的说法一致吗？4. Children were a tie on her.小孩对她来说就是牵绊。5. The game ended in a tie.比赛最终打成了平局。6. The family tie is stronger than anything else.血缘关系比什么都坚固。7. They finally tied the knot.他们终于喜结连理了。8. There is a tie-in between smoking and cancer.吸烟与癌症有一定关联。“熬夜”的地道英语表达世界杯的大幕终于在北京时间今天凌晨落下了。这一个月来，你熬夜看球了吗？今天，我们就来说说英语中“熬夜”的一些地道表达。1. I stayed up late last night to watch the final game of the World Cup.我昨晚熬夜看了世界杯决赛。2. Late hours dont agree with me.我不习惯熬夜。3. Did you burn the mid-night oil again last night?你昨晚又熬夜了吗？4. Its usual for him to sit up late at night.他经常晚上熬夜。5. He is a night owl.他是个夜猫子。6. She was tired out by these long vigils.长期熬夜使她筋疲力竭。7. College students often pull an all-nighter at the end of a semester.一到学期末，学生们就经常通宵学习。8. Some people prefer sitting up to going to bed early.有些人宁可熬夜，也不早睡。“无可奉告”英文如何表达经常关注新闻报道的人可能会注意到，处于报道中心的人们在应对不想回答的敏感问题时，通常都会用到四个字“无可奉告”。在英文里，对应的就是两个单词no comment。今天，我们就来说说其它可以表达同样意思的句子。1. I have no comment.无可奉告。2. I have nothing to say about the incident.对这件事，我无可奉告。3. I cant tell you anything beyond what youve already known.除了你已经知道的，其它我无可奉告。4. I dont think I can tell you anything more.我没什么可说的了。5. Thats allI know.我就知道这么多。6. Theres nothing to talk about.没什么好说的。7. This conversation is over.谈话到此结束。8. Thats enough, no more questions!好了，不要再问问题了！各个国家怎样用英语形容“天热”？最近，北京连续高温闷热天气。大家在一起讨论最多的话题也是防暑降温、消暑纳凉之类的。咱们汉语里说天气热有不同的说法，其实在世界其他国家，人们说”热“的方式也不尽相同。1. Its so warm that the dog is chasing the cat, but both are walking!热得狗都追不动猫了！ -South Africa 南非2. Flies are falling down tired.!热得苍蝇都纷纷落下来！ -Czech republic 捷克共和国3. Im sweating fat!我在出脂肪！ - Denmark 丹麦4. Its stifling!真闷，让人窒息啊！ - Belgium 比利时5. I am leaking!我的身体在滴水啊！ - Germany 德国 6. Its raining fire!不是下雨，是在下火啊！ -Iran 伊朗 7. Its so hot my tongue is hanging out.热得我把舌头耷拉出来了！ - Romania 罗马尼亚8. I am sweating like a chicken!汗出得像只鸡！ -England 英格兰 9. It is like a Turkish bath.像土耳其浴。 - Turkey 土耳其10. Warm today, isnt it ？天真暖和，不是吗？ -Arab 阿拉伯 11. Its as hot as in a sauna!热的像在蒸桑拿！-Finland 芬兰12. You could boil a kettle on your head.你可以在头上将水烧沸。 - Ireland 爱尔兰13. Its hot enough to melt hell!热得足以把地狱溶化了！ - Wales 英国威尔士14. Earthquake weather!地震天！ (洛杉矶在地震带上) - Los Angeles 美国洛杉矶15. Its so dry the trees are following the dogs around.太干了， 树下都围着一圈狗。-Texas 美国得克萨斯州16. Sticky as a box of frogs.象一盒子青蛙一样黏。 -Australia 澳大利亚17. You could fry eggs on the sidewalk！人行道上可以煎蛋了。 -Canada 加拿大英语8句话教你称赞口才好口才好的人具有较强的人际交往能力，在社会竞争和实际生活中处于主动地位；凭借自信、优雅与内涵，展示出超凡脱俗的一面。今天，我们就来看看英语中如何称赞别人的口才。1. He is eloquent and humorous as well. What he says never fails to please us.他口才好又幽默，他说的话总能让所有人都高兴。2. She has the gift of the gab.她口才很好。3. The speaker had great powers of utterance.那个演讲人很有口才。4. His silvery tongue began to wag.他那张能说善道的嘴马上活动起来。5. Poetry flows spontaneous to her lips.她出口成章。6. He made a speech straight off the reel without stumbling over a word.他口若悬河，一字不顿地发表了演讲。7. I enjoy listening to their witty repartee.我很喜欢听他们妙语连珠的对答。8. My father was an aggressive, fast-talking operator.我的父亲是个敢作敢为，口齿伶俐的精明人。“喵了个咪”英文怎么说知道语言有相通性、但喵了个咪的，没想到居然相通成这样儿！是的，时下中文网络上最流行的感叹语“喵了个咪”在英文中竟也有类似的说法，而且一样传神！英文中的说法就是：dog my cats。Wiki词典上对它的解释是used as a mild oath, or as an expression of astonishment（用作一种温和的咒骂，或者用以表达惊讶）。鼎鼎大名的马克吐温也曾经把它用到过大名鼎鼎的哈克贝利费恩历险记中：Why, dog my cats, they must have a house full ofniggers in there every night for four weeks tohave done all that work, Sister Phelps.为什么？喵了个咪的，要干完所有这些活儿，须得一屋子挤得满满的黑鬼，用四个星期，每晚每晚地劳作才行啊，费尔贝斯大姐。欧亨利也曾在他的短篇小说四百万中用到这个词：I began to feel sorry for Hubby, dog my cats if I didnt.我开始觉得对不起贺比了，喵了个咪的，之前都没这么觉得。所以，dog my cats 这个短语可以看作是英语中某些粗俗的骂人语言的柔和版。英语各种“乱七八糟”的表达1. The apartment is in a mess after the party.聚会完了以后，整个房子一片狼藉。2. He left his room all topsy-turvy.他把他的房间弄得乱七八糟。3. This kitchen is such a wreck, I think I need to clean up.厨房里乱七八糟的，我得打扫一下了。4. Everything is at sixes and sevens in the house.家里现在乱七八糟。5. This place is turning into a jungle already.这个地方已变得乱七八糟。6. The children messed up the house when their mother was gluedto theTV.妈妈专心看电视的时候，孩子们把家里搞得乱七八糟。7. The room is in dreadful disorder (out of order).房间里乱七八糟。8. The papers are all in a muddle.文件全都乱七八糟的。英国人最常说的10句套话对于老外，听到这些话，可能会觉得反感。但是，对于中国人，不妨好好学一下，偶尔用用，反而能增进语感，让native speaker刮目相看。1. At the end of the day最终；总的来说Sure we missed our best player but at the end of the day, John, we just didnt play well enough to win the game.我们最好的选手不能上场，但是最终来说，还是因为我们发挥得不好，所以无法赢得比赛。2. Fairly unique 相当独特（这个短语属于过度修饰，语义不清）I am looking for a fairly unique piece of technology.我在寻找一种独特的技术。3. I personally 我个人（这个短语属于同义重复）I personally dont like her.我不喜欢她。4. At this moment in time 此刻（这个短语也属于语义重复）Whats your favorite song right at this moment in time?此刻你最喜欢的歌是什么？5. With all due respect 恕我直言；冒昧的说；我并不想冒犯With all due respect, I think there are some facts you have not considered.恕我直言，我想你忽略了一些事实。6. Absolutely 绝对It is absolutely impossible.绝对不可能。7. Its a nightmare 一场噩梦；太糟糕了For Publishing, Its a Nightmare Before Christmas.对于出版业来说，圣诞节前发生的事情就像一场噩梦。8. Shouldnt of 这个短语等于shouldnt have，意为“不应该”，从语法看，是不正确的，但是在口头表达中经常使用。I shouldnt of had the beer!我不该喝啤酒9. 24/7 不间断的；全天候的24/7 support is a critical part of our offer.一周7天，每天24小时的售后服务，是我们最重要的承诺。10. Its not rocket science 显而易见的；常见的；另一种说法是it doesnt take a rocket scientistWere talking basic common sense here - it isnt rocket science.我们在这里说的是常识，又不是高深莫测的东西。“你说了算”的各种英语表达方法集体行动的时候一般都需要有一个领袖式的人物，为大家策划活动日程，决定出游路线和就餐地点等等。其他人员也都乐得清闲，遇到问题直接跟头儿说一句”你说了算”就万事大吉了。今天，咱们就来看看英文里对这句话的各种表达方式。1. You are the boss.你是老板，（你说了算）。2. You have the conn.你说了算。Conn本来是“掌舵”的意思，后来被当作名词用，to have the conn就是负责控制舰艇行驶的方向，也就是“有决定权“的意思。3. You have the final say.你决定吧。4. Its all up to you.全听你的了。5. The final decision is yours.你做最后定夺吧。6. You are in charge here.你是这里管事儿的。7. You are the one who call the tune in this house.在这里，你说了算。8. Who wears the trousers in your house? You or your wife?在你家里谁说了算，你还是你妻子？9. I am the decider of my house.在家里我说了算。“不是那样的”地道美语表达有时候跟人讨论问题，你说的人家不明白，或者是完全被理解错了，你就会着急，赶紧跟人解释，说“不是那样的。”今天，我们就来说说这句话以及类似意思的地道表达。1. Its not like that. 不是那样的。2. Ive gotten carried away. 我扯太远了。3. I dont believe youre bringing this up. 你现在提这件事真是岂有此理。4. Theres no other way of saying it. 我只能这么说。5. That will not always be the case. 情况不会永远是这样。6. I was being polite. 我这算是客气的。7. So that explains it. 原来如此。8. I feel the same way. 我有同感。9. What have you got to lose? 你有啥好损失的？10. You shouldnt be so hard on yourself. 你不该这么苛责自己的。11. This is not how it looks. 事情不是表面看来的这样。12. Would you cut it out, already? 你到底是有完没完？K歌常用英语口语表达十一长假过得开心吗？有没有约上三五好友去K歌？今天我们就来说说大家出去K歌的时候经常会用到的一些句子表达。1. Lets go to karaoke.我们去唱K吧。2. Are you good at singing?你唱歌拿手吗?3. Id like to request a song.我想点首歌。4. You sing first.(Go ahead. After you. )你先唱。5. How about a song, John?约翰，你来唱一首吧。6. What are you going to sing?你想唱什么歌?7. Lets sing a duet.来个二重唱吧。8. Now its my turn.(Its finally my turn. )该我了。9. I dont have the nerve to sing in front of people. (I dont have the guts to sing in front of people.)我不敢在大家面前唱歌。10. I cant keep up with the new songs.(I cant keep track of the new music. I cant learn the new songs fast enough. )我对新歌不熟。（我不会唱新歌。）11. Im tone-deaf.(I have no ear for music. My singing is out of tune. )我五音不全。12. Whats your karaoke specialty?(Whats your best song? Which songs do you sing the best?)你唱卡拉OK有什么拿手的歌吗?13. Ive never heard of that song.我从来没听说过那首歌。14. Youre a good singer!(You sing very well! Well done! Good job!)你唱得真好!跟喝酒有关的常用英语表达1. How about a drink?去喝一杯怎么样?2. Two bottles of beer, please./Two beers, please.请来两瓶啤酒。3. What kind of snacks should we have?要什么下酒菜呢?4. I like to go barhopping.我喜欢换酒馆喝。5. Would you like a refill? (Would you like more? How about a refill? Would you like one more?)再来一杯，怎么样?6. This whiskey is strong.这种威士忌挺冲。7. I feel a little tipsy. (Im slightly drunk.)我觉得有点儿醉了。8. Im loaded. (Im wasted.)我喝得酩酊大醉。9. Drink moderately. (Dont overdo it. Please dont drink too much.)喝酒要适可而止。10. I get drunk easily. (I get drunk quickly.)我的酒量小。11. Im a heavy drinker.我的酒量大。12. I drank too much.我喝得太多了。13. I have a hangover.我头天的酒还没醒呢。“吓死我了”英文怎样说万圣节就要到了，你准备好吓人或者被吓了吗？为了迎合这个恐怖的节日气氛，今天，我们就来说说英语中是如何表达“吓死我了”这句话的。1. You scared me!你吓死我了！2. I am freaked out!吓死我了！3. I am frightened out of my wits!我的魂都被吓飞了！4. That nearly scared me to death!我差点被吓死！5. Spiders scare me stiff.蜘蛛把我吓坏了。6. You did give me a good scare!你着实吓了我一跳。7. That suddenscream in the middle ofnightscared the daylights out of me.半夜那突如其来的一声尖叫把我给吓得魂飞魄散。8. What a scare you gave me, disappearing like that!你那样突然失踪，可真把我吓了一跳！9. The ghost story frightened the pants off me.这个鬼故事把我吓得够呛。10. Have such thing unexpectedly? Frighten me to jump!居然有这样的事？吓我一跳！“猫腻儿”的地道英文表达有天接到一条短信，说是我的手机号中了奖，要我提供银行帐号，对方好给我汇奖金。这等的好事怎么会是真的呢？这里的猫腻儿估计很多人都已经了解了。今天，咱们就说说“猫腻儿”这个词在英语里的地道表达。1. There is something fishy behind this.这事儿准有猫腻儿。2. I think there must be something veryshady about this contract.我觉得这张合同里面一定有什么猫腻儿。3. He is not an honest man, and is fond of playing tricks.他不是个诚实的人，就爱耍猫腻儿。4. He is selling this cellphone for only 100 yuan, there must be some catch.他这个手机只卖100元，这其中肯定有猫腻儿。5. A kind man is above such tricky things.善良的人是不屑于耍猫腻儿的。“想不开”用英语怎么说“想不开”这件事，从心态上说可以是悲观，从精神上说可以是钻牛角尖。汉语里跟这个词有类似意思的表达实在太多了，今天我们来说说英语里是怎么表达这个意思的。1. Dont take such small things to heart.别为这些小事想不开。2. She was deserted by her lover, and in despair she took her own life.她被爱人抛弃，一时想不开就自杀了。3. He is a gloomy person, who always holds a pessimistic view towards things.他就是个悲观的人，无论什么事总是想不开。4. Why are you so pessimistic? While there is life, there is hope.你别这么想不开，留得青山在，不怕没柴烧！5. He took things too hard, and ended his life by hanging himself at home.因为一时想不开，他在家结束了自己的生命。6. He hasnt come round yet. Could you try and straighten him out?他还没有想通呢，你开导开导他好吗如何用英语安慰别人生活中谁都有遭受挫折、情绪低落的时候，在别人信心不足时安慰别人是我们应该做的。你知道如何用英语去安慰别人吗？1. Pull yourself together.振作起来。2. Keep your chin up.别灰心。3. Dont let it get you down. It will be over with soon.不要让这件事击垮你。事情很快就会过去的。4. Cheer up! things will work out for the best.高兴点儿！事情会有好结果的。5. Take heart - well find a way out.振作起来，我们会有办法的。6. Loosen up! Its not worth getting upset about.放松点儿！不值得为这件事苦恼。7. Hang in there. Things will get better.坚持住，情况会好起来。8. Keep smiling! things will calm down.乐观一点，事情会平息下来的。9. Things are never as bad as they seem.事情往往不像看上去的那么糟。10. Win a few, lose a few. Thats life.有得也有失，生活就是如此。11. Lets look on the bright side.我们来看看它好的一面。12. Every cloud has a silver lining.守得云开见月明。13. When god closes a door, he opens a window.上帝关上一扇门，会为我们打开一扇窗。14. Tomorrow is another day.有明天就有希望。15. Stop carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.别太操心了。Bingo在口语中的五大用法Bingo原意是指“宾果游戏”，在日常口语中，bingo经常会用到，但通常指的并不是宾果游戏。掌握了下面将要介绍的bingo的5种用法，你的口语会变得更加地道。1. Bingo! Not quite what you were expecting, right?猜对了！和你想象中的不太一样，是吧？Bingo这个词可以用来表示“猜中了，答对了”。在口语中，bingo表示“猜中了”的情形最为常见，甚至在中文电视节目中也有用到。2. I finally worked it out, Bingo!我终于解出来了，太棒了！如果终于做成了某事，也可以说bingo，用来表达内心的喜悦。3. Bingo! Well climb through the back window.有了！我们可以从后窗爬过去。当你突然想到某个点子或者解决问题的方法，你也可以说bingo。4. Bingo! I found what you were looking for.啊，我找到你在找的东西了。当你发现或者找到了什么的时候，也可以说bingo。5. He waved his hand, and, bingo, the card reappeared.他挥了一下手，转眼之间，牌又出现了。Bingo还可以表示动作的迅速，突然，通常可以用来描述变魔术的动作。教你用地道英语吵架讲英语难，用英语吵架更难。很多人生气的时候连平常的英文都说不出口, 更不用说吵架了。现在就来教你几句吵架用语吧！1. Im so fed up with your BS. Cut the crap.我受够了你的废话，闭嘴吧。当你听到对方废话连篇、讲个不停时，你就可以说“Cut the crap”，相当于中文里的“废话少说”。2. Hey! Wise up!别傻了！当别人做了什么愚蠢的事时，你可以说“Dont be stupid”或是“Dont be silly”，但这是非常不礼貌的说法。比较客气一点的说法就是“wise up”，相当于中文里的“放聪明点”。3. Put up or shut up.要么你去做, 不然就给我闭嘴.4. You eat with that mouth?你是用这张嘴吃饭的吗?如果别人对你说脏话，你就回敬他这一句。言下之意就是“你的嘴那么脏，你还用这张嘴吃饭”。5. You are dead meat.你死定了。6. Dont you dare!/How dare you!你敢！7. Dont push me around.不要摆布我。如果有人指挥你一下做这个，一下做那个，你就可以用这一句“Hey! Dont push me around”。还有一句跟push 有关的成语, 叫 push the button， 意思就是“指使、操纵”，例如, I know why you are doing this, someone is pushing your button!8. Are you raised in the barn?你是在乡下长大的吗?9. You want to step outside?/You want to take this outside?你想到外面解决吗?要是两个人言语不和吵起来了，可能就有人要说这一句了，指的就是“你想出去打架吗”。类似的说法还有“Do you want to pick a fight”。10. You and what army?/You and who else?你找了多少人来啊?要是有人跟你说“Do you want to step outside”，你就可以回他这一句，意思是说“那你找了多少人来打架啊?”还有一句话也很有意思，叫“Whose side are you on”，这就是在快要打架时问别人说“你到底是站在哪一边的”。工作中常用的口语很多外企白领在工作中经常用到英语和别人对话，对话内容涉及汇报工作进度、评价同事、表达观点等各个方面。下面我们一起来看几句工作中常见的口语吧！1. Thats a touchy issue!这是个辣手的问题！2. I will be off-site and unreachable for the rest of the afternoon.我要出去一下，下午就不要找我了。3. I have totally sold out to your idea.我百分之百地赞同你的意见。4. You need to think creativelyoutside the box.你应该跳出惯有思维方式，去创造性地思考。5. I hope John will join us. He is a fireball.我希望约翰能加入我们，他是个精力充沛的人。6. Lets push the boundaries on this project. We need something really innovative! Throw out the conventions, I want something edgy!让我们冲破这个项目的条条框框，我们得找些真正的创新理念。不要管那些老惯例，我要的是创新。7. Make your cubicle neat, tidy and make it a homey charm.把你的办公桌弄得干净整洁，像家一样温馨。8. My boss went nuclear on me today.今天我的老板对我大吼大叫。9. His proposal doesnt sit well withmanager of the department.他的议案不太合部门经理的意。10. Her creative idea won her a lot of oohs and aahs from her co-workers.她的创意为她赢得了同事们的一片赞叹声。11. To finish the task in time was a tall order but we did it.要按时完成这项工作是个艰巨的挑战，但是我们完成了。12. He did the dirty work on that project.他在那个项目中做的是吃力不讨好的活儿。13. I made short work of the assignment and moved on to the next job.我很快完成了任务，开始下一项工作了。十句常用的美国俚语1. Peters vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.办公室出了问题，彼得的假期泡汤了。2. We should probably hit the road. Its going to take us two hours to get home.我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！3. Youd better shape up if you want to stay on.如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。4. Dont sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。5. He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。6