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Monthly ReviewJan/2011Real EnglishEnglish 美剧 学习英语英语口语 translation新闻 英语辅导 留学美国微博|美语私房话If you like what you see here or would like to post your questions, please follow Ms.Lin /english123451.one way or the other 不论如何。Ill get the job done, one way or the other. 不论通过什么途径，我一定会完成那份工作。Well get the contract, one way or the other. 我们一定要拿到那份合同，不管通过什么途径。Ill pay you back, one way or the other. 不论怎样，我一定把钱还给你。 私房解惑 soso宋帅:这和Anyway有何区别吗？这个是书面用法比较多？英语天天说: one way or the other 比较接近于 no matter what.无论如何,书面口语都可以用,跟 anyway有区别。 2.#造句#_in ones blood _是与生俱来的。她从小就有同情心。Caring for people is in her blood. 照顾别人是她的天性。Both of his parents were dancers. Dancing is in his blood. 他父母都是跳舞的，舞蹈已经溶入了他的血液。她三岁就开始弹琴，Music is in her blood. 她天生就有音乐天赋。 3.not just a pretty face 不光是脸蛋漂亮。Shes proved to everyone that shes not just a pretty face. 她已经向所有人，她不光长得漂亮。I cant believe you actually pulled it off. I have to admit, youre not just a pretty face. 你居然成功了，我只能承认，你不光脸蛋漂亮，还有头脑。 4.#中英对照# rub salt in the wound 在伤口上撒盐。I saw Johns ex-girlfriend with another guy at the mall. I decided not to tell him because I dont want to rub salt in the wound. 我在购物中心看见John的前女友跟另外一个男人在一起，不过我决定不告诉他，因为我不想在他的伤口上撒盐。 5.pay the price for sth. 承担后果。A: The headache is killing me. B: Youre paying the price for drinking too much last night.-A: 头疼死了。B: 谁让你昨晚喝那么多。A：I cant eat anything! B: Thats the price you have to pay for losing weight.-A:什么都不能吃！B: 减肥就要付出代价 6.veg out 放松，什么都不干。Do you have any plans for the weekend? Nah, I think Ill just stay home and veg out. 你周末有安排吗？没有，我可能会宅在家里，什么都不干。After a busy day, all I want to do is to veg out in front of the TV. 忙了一天，我唯一想做的就是赖在电视前面。 私房解惑 回复yeahX:宅女宅男可以有两种说法，一个是 homebody; 另外一个是 shut-in. 7.screw something up 把某事搞砸。You screwed everything up! 你把一切都搅得一团糟！Ill give you one last chance. Dont screw it up. 我给你最后一次机会，别再搞砸了。I will be in so much trouble if I screw this up. 我如果把这事搞砸了，那麻烦可就大了去了。 私房解惑 上马再战:粗口一点的用fucked up，是吧老师？英语天天说: sure. 王一霖either: screw up 是不是也有振作的意思？那与cheer up有什么不同？英语天天说: screw up the courage 有鼓起勇气的意思，但是很少用，一般说到 screw up 都是 mess up 的意思。吾石吾刻: 搅得一团糟、搞砸都是screw something up么？感觉搞砸比搅得一团糟要严重些。英语天天说:区别貌似没有那么大，英语里都可以用 screw up 或是 mess up. 8. in a nutshell 简言之。Just give me the facts in a nutshell. 把情况简单告诉我。Let me explain the situation in a nutshell. 我简单讲一下情况。 Thats the story in a nutshell. 事情大概就这样。Well, to put it in a nutshell, the project is a go. 简单说吧，这项目可以上马了。 私房解惑 回复王一霖either: 好问题。总而言之，我能想到的有: in short, in a nutshell, to sum things up, in a word 其它的，大家一起来补充吧。回复猪猪快跑: 千万不能这么翻！拳头产品应该是 flagship product.回复YaoJun8: 好问题!山寨可以用 knockoff, fake, counterfeit 9.get the short end of the stick 吃亏。I dont think our partnership is working out. It seems we always get the short end of the stick. 咱们恐怕不能继续合作了，我们好象老吃亏。Im tired of getting the short end of the stick. I want my fair share. 我不想再吃亏了，我要我应得的那份。 10.on the spur of the moment 即兴。We decided to go to Las Vegas on the spur of the moment. 我们临时起意，决定到拉斯维加斯去。They decided to get married on the spur of the moment. 他们临时决定登记结婚。Do you do things on the spur of the moment? 你喜欢即兴做事吗? 私房解惑 提高听力要循序渐进，不能操之过急，可以先从简单的开始，比如动画片什么的，最好是有字幕，或是有文字稿件，一个听力可以多听几遍。至于翻译句子，最关键是要找出主谓宾，然后看剩下的哪些彼此是怎样的相互修饰的关系。 11.think outside the box 别出心裁。What impressed me the most is his ability to think outside the box. 他给我印象最深的是他能别出心裁，想到一般人想不到的主意。I want you guys to think outside the box and come up with a better idea. 我要你们标新立异，想出个更好的办法。 私房解惑 悠悠4995:请问知音何处寻怎么讲？英语天天说: soul mate is hard to find. 知音难觅。 12.fat chance 没啥可能。A: Do you think she will go out with me? B: Fat chance. (你觉得她会跟我约会吗？别做梦了。) A: Can I borrow your new ride? B: Fat chance! (借你新车开开？甭想。) A: I think Ill get a big end-of-the-year bonus. B: Fat chance. (我觉得我能拿一大笔年终奖。做梦！) 私房解惑 西西xi86:老师, adopted home是什么意思.businessman is leaving his adopted home mired in huge financial woes. 英语天天说: adopted home 有点类似第二故乡 13.中文说“自己的骨肉”英文说 ones own flesh and blood. 比如：How could you treat him like that? Hes your own flesh and blood. 你怎么能这么对待他呢？他可是你的亲骨肉啊。I treat my stepson as my own flesh and blood. 我把继子当作自己的亲骨肉对待。 14.if worst comes to worst 实在不行。Lets try to fix the car first. If worst comes to worst, we will buy a new one. 这车咱先修修试试，实在不行 就换辆新的。Dont worry about the test. If worst comes to worst, you can always retake the course. 别太担心考试，实在不行，重修就是了。 私房解惑 AngelHeart0204: I always tell my team to have a Plan B, or a contingency plan. So even if worst comes to worst, we can still keep our feet on solid ground. 英语天天说: Its good to have a contingency plan in place. Hopefully youll never have to use it.岔路口行走: 老师，我们口语中 “我都晕死掉了”怎么个翻译？是否可以用 I was stunned ? 英语天天说: 也可以说 Im speechless./Im shocked. 15.lost cause 注定失败的努力。Dont try to change him. Its a lost cause. 别想改变他，没戏。Im against the war from the very beginning. Its a lost cause. 我从一开始就反对那场战争，根本打不赢。I love food. For me, losing weight is a lost cause. 我这人爱吃，所以减肥无望。 私房解惑 回复吸血土豆: lost cause 在口语里用得多的基本上就是its a lost cause. 根据上下文去理解. 16. #没门# 1. Absolutely not! 2. Over my dead body! 3. No way! 4. Never! 5; Not in a million years! 6. Not a chance! 7. Not in your lifetime; 8. When pigs fly! 9. In your dreams! 精彩fans呈 卢碧Ey: 10.dont even think about it！ 17.have a memory like an elephant 记性超好。My boss is in his 70s. He still has a memory like an elephant. 我老板已经七十多了，可记性还是一流。A: Didnt you say your brother is coming over? B: Wow, you have a memory like an elephant. (A: 你不是说你哥要来吗？B: 你记性真好。) 私房解惑 悠悠4995: 老师您好，请问情非得已如何翻译。英语天天说: Its beyond my control. Its not up to me. I cant help it. 18.a clean bill of health 身体状况一点问题都没有。Josh was given a clean bill of health by his doctor. 医生说 Josh 身体非常好。The doctor gave Bill a clean bill of health and told him he was as fit as a fiddle. 医生说 Bill 很健康，身体一点问题都没有。 私房解惑 hooyeedog: 你好，我想问一下“打钩钩”英文怎么说?英语天天说: pinkie swear.Katrinazhang的世界:请问as fit as a fiddle如何解释呢？为什么用fiddle这个单词呢？英语天天说: fiddle原指小提琴，a fit fiddle是调得很好的琴，后来引伸为健康 as fit as a fiddle 19.#造句# My mom always treats me like a baby. (我妈老把我当小孩子对待) My boyfriend treats me like a princess. (男朋友把我当公主捧着) My boss treats me like crap. (老板简直不把我当人) You have to stop treating me like a slave. 你不能把我当下人似的指使来指使去。 私房解惑 回复悠悠4995: 好问题！相见恨晚英语里没有固定习语。可以说 1. I wish we had met earlier. 2. It feels like Ive known you all my life. 3. Its a shame we couldnt hit it off earlier. 20.keep sth. under wraps 保密。We need to keep the plan under wraps until the end of the month. 计划在月底前要保密。The details of the case is kept tightly under wraps. 案子的细节严格保密。Id prefer to keep our relationship under wraps for now. 我希望现阶段暂时不公开咱俩的关系。 21.Theres no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费午餐。A: Jerry said I could have his old TV, but I have to take care of his dog next week. B: See? I told you theres no such thing as a free lunch. (Jerry说把他旧电视给我，但下星期我得帮他看狗。B: 我就说吧，天下没有免费午餐。) 私房解惑 _陈泽青: 老师，“国粹”怎么翻译英语天天说:the quintessence of Chinese culture 22.#想不明白# 除了最常说的 I dont understand it. 还有下列说法：1. I dont get it. 2. It beats me. 3. Im totally stumped. 4. Its beyond me. 5. I have no clue. 6. I cant make heads or tails of it. 23.call it a day/call it a night 今天/今晚就到这吧。Weve been working our butts off the whole day. Lets call it a day and go home. 咱今一天挺辛苦，就到这，回家吧。At two oclock in the morning, we decided to call it a night and head home. 凌晨两点，我们决定到此为止，各自回家。 24.美国国会众议院新议长贝纳说自己：I am who I am. And Im never gonna be anybody that Im not. I am a regular guy with a big job. (我就是我，永远做不了我不是的那种人。我就是个普通人，有一份很重要的工作。) 精彩fans呈 eeJOY: Id rather be hated for who I am than be loved for who Im not 25.#各种清单# shopping list 购物清单，guess list 宾客清单，to-do list 工作清单，short list 入围的最后人选，A-list 最重要的人(比如 A-list actors 最大牌的演员)，blacklist 黑名单， checklist 核实清单，wish list 愿望清单。其它的大家一起来加吧。 私房解惑 回复意如飘风: 没错，bucket list (kick the bucket 见阎王之前要做的事)，还有 cradle list (生孩子，被摇篮拴住之前要做的事) /意如飘风:bucket list. 有部电影就叫the bucket list，很好看。 26.发电子邮件给我的几种说法。1. write me an email; 2. send me an email; 3. shoot me an email; 4. drop me an email; 5. email me. 6. fire off an email. 精彩fans呈 Ivivi: drop me a line. 27.#生活# Forget about testing the waters. Dive right into the river of life and make a splash when you do it. You have only one life. Live it. Dont waste it. (不必万事投石问路，勇敢地跳进生活的大河，别忘了一定要激起一涟浪花。人就这一辈子，要活得有声有色，别让生命付之东流。) 28.#工作时间# I work the graveyard shift. (我上大夜班) I work from 9 to 5. (我工作朝九晚五) I am on call 24/7. (我一周七天，一天24小时随叫随到) I work irregular hours. (我工作时间没规律) I have a flexible work schedule. (我的工作安排比较有弹性) What hours do you work? 29.rub someone the wrong way 招人烦。Im sorry for rubbing your brother the wrong way at the party. I didnt mean to make his upset. 对不起昨天说话惹你哥不高兴了，我不是有意的。The only thing that guy is good at is to rub people the wrong way. 那家伙唯一擅长的就是招人讨厌。 30.set in stone 已经决定的，很难更改的。The schedule isnt set in stone. Let me know whether it works for you. 日程安排不是不能改变的，告诉我你有没有问题。The plan isnt set in stone. We can still make changes. 这项计划没有最后确定，还是可以调整的。 31.#造句# There is no doubt in my mind that.我丝毫不怀疑.There is no doubt in my mind that well come out the winner. 我毫不怀疑，最后赢的一 定是我们。There is no doubt in my mind that he got the job through his fathers connections. 我毫不怀疑，他是靠他爸的关系得到这份工作的。 精彩fans呈 Real阿步: There is no doubt in my mind that he is a gay! 32.earn your stripes 证明能胜任。老板说: You have to earn your stripes before stepping into a management role. 进入管理层之前，你必须证明自己能够胜任。He earned his stripes as an assistant coach before becoming the head coach. 升主教练之前，他担任过助理教练，并证明自己有能力胜任。 精彩fans呈 余青微博:the magnetic stripe (bar code) 磁条 The stripe width field 带区宽度字段 a stripe pattern 条纹图案 The kid with the red stripe 穿红条衫的那个孩子 governments of every political stripe 任何政治形式的政府。 私房解惑 frankst:这个短语是来源于军衔/警衔？士官的话多一条stripe就是升了一级。英语天天说: u r right. 33.to talk some sense into someone 给某人讲道理。I talked some sense into him and he agreed to finish college first. 我给他讲道理，最后他同意先读完大学再说。He has made up his mind. Theres no way to talk sense into him now. 他已经下定决心，现在再怎么说他都听不进去了。 私房解惑 Real阿步: I talked some sense into her and she has 老师“想开了”怎么说？英语天天说: finally come to her senses. 34.on top of everything else 此外。两个孩子吵架，其中一个告状说，On top of everything else, he even said I was ugly. 不光是这些，他居然还说我丑。 The company gives its employees a year-end bonus on top of everything else. 除了其他福利外，公司每年还给员工发年终奖。 私房解惑 不想加班的芒果:请问老师，跟otherwise一样吗？英语天天说:不一样，otherwise 意思是否则的话。比如我女儿就经常威胁我儿子说，Youd better leave me alone, otherwise, I will tell mom. 你最好别烦我，要不，我去告诉妈妈。 35.nice going! 干得好（很多时候是在说反话。）A: Have you finished the paper yet? B: The computer crashed last night before I was able to save it and I lost everything. A: Nice going! (A: 论文写完了吗？B：昨天晚上电脑死机，我没存盘，全丢了。A：真有你的！） 私房解惑 minibomb:老师，口腔溃疡怎么说？英语天天说: canker sores 36.out of the picture 不再参与，退出。Now that your ex-girlfriend is out of the picture, you can start dating again. 如今你跟前女友分手了，又可以重新开始谈恋爱了。With Jack out of the picture, you have to take up more responsibilities. 现在 Jack 不在了，你就得多担点责任了。 37.be raring to go 巴不得能马上开始。比如：Im pumped about the project. Im raring to go. 这项目太让我兴奋了，真巴不得能马上开始。Hes very excited about his new job. Hes raring to go. 他找到新工作高兴极了，巴不得马上就能去报到上班。 私房解惑 悠悠4995: 请问老师，路痴怎么说?英语天天说: have no sense of direction.Hansnowya: I would say, I cant wait to go! rarings an adjective n got nothing to do with the word rare.英语天天说: raring 是从 rear 来的，rear 指骏马抬起前蹄，准备飞奔的样子，所以才有了 raring to go. 38.until further notice 另行通知前。The meeting is postponed until further notice. 会议推迟，什么时候开会等通知。The parking lot is temporarily closed until further notice. 停车场暂时关闭，另行通知。These rules will stay in place until further notice. 另行通知前，这些规定继续有效。 39.体检医生告诉Jack说：You have to watch what you eat in order to keep your weight from getting out of hand. 你得注意饮食，不要让体重一发不可收拾。 VOA英语每天学个词儿: out of hand 失控。The situation almost got out of hand.情况几乎失控。We kept buying things we couldnt afford and our credit debt was getting OUT OF HAND.我们没完没了地买那些根本负担不起的东西，卡债已经多到没法应付。 精彩fans呈 真茹:老师，这和out of control是同一个意思吗？莫华璋Frank_Mok: yes, pretty much the same 40.girly girl 百分百小女生。If you like to wear dresses, talk about boys, go shopping for clothes, read the latest fashion magazines, then you must be a girly girl. 如果你爱穿裙子，爱谈论男生，爱上街购物，爱读最新时尚杂志，那你一定是个百分百小女生。另一极端则是 tomboy 假小子。 男人娘娘腔是 sissy. 比如，He is such a sissy. (他怎么这么娘娘腔) 再如，You have to stop being a sissy and man up. (你不能老这么娘娘腔，得想个男人) /晨曦-霄:那就是说男生很娘怎么讲嘞？ 41.身体不舒服怎么说？1. Im sick. (我生病了) 2. Im not feeling well. (不舒服) 3. Im feeling under the weather. (生病了) 4. I think Im coming down with a flu/cold. (我好象感冒了) 5. I think I got the bug. (我染上流感病毒了) 6. I dont feel so hot. (我身体不太舒服)。 私房解惑 英语天天说:好问题，吃坏了肚子可以说 I ate something bad. 也可以说 I ate something that didnt sit well with me. /Cocozzj:请问吃坏了要怎么说呢？回复Hansnowya: 我拉肚子是 I have diarrhea. I have loose stool. I have the runs. 回复7-Gee: I woke up with stuffy nose and have been sneezing all morning. (一早醒来就鼻塞，打了一上午喷嚏) /7-Gee:请问鼻塞和打喷嚏怎么说?早上醒来就这状态 I may get a flu.回复微笑盼明天: 好问题。我下班了可以说，I am done for the day. I am finished for the day. I am heading home now. I am signing off. See you tomorrow. /微笑盼明天:我下班了。有哪些说法呢。回复余青微博: you can say Are you feeling OK?/You should take a couple of days off./Drink plenty of water! /Let me know if you need anything. /Feel better soon. (你还好吗？休息几天吧。多喝水。需要什么只管说。尽快康复。) /余青微博:一个老外同事不舒服了，怎么关心？回复君小飞:我很高兴说法很多，I am happy. I am thrilled. I am pleased. I am excited. I am overjoyed. I am over the moon. I am on cloud nine. 回复静流Candy:好问题，心情不好的最佳说法是：Im in a bad mood. I am depressed. 也可以说：Im feeling blue. I am feeling down. I am feeling out of sorts. 42.#造句# _ is nothing short of_. 根本就是。His behavior was nothing short of political suicide. 他的行为无异于政治自杀。Her performance was nothing short of spectacular. 她的表演简直太棒了。The date was nothing short of a disaster. 这次约会简直就是杯具。大家一起来造句！ 43.rebound guy/rebound girl 备胎。She just had a terrible breakup. You dont want to be her rebound guy! 她刚失恋，你不想做她的备胎吧？！How come Im always the rebound guy? Is there anything wrong with me? 我怎么老是当备胎？是我有什么不对劲吗？ 私房解惑 回复wiwiand的生活拼图: backup 泛指候补，替补，不专指备胎。车后面带的真正的备用胎是 spare tire. /wiwiand的生活拼图:哦？我以为是backup呢回复SmashingPumpkin:absolutely! fallback guy 也是备胎。加得好。/SmashingPumpkin: Fallback guy is supposed to be the same meaning, right? 44. The sweater he got me for Christmas was so.TACKY! VOA英语每天学个词儿：tacky tki 俗气的。tacky clothes 艳俗的衣服。a tacky remark 流于俗套的话。Your pink Hello Kitty tennis shoes are quite tacky.你的粉色hello kitty网球鞋很俗气。She looks really tacky with the red sunglasses. 她戴那副红色太阳镜看着俗不可耐。 私房解惑 Hansnowya: cheesy是不是差不多意思？英语天天说: Yeah, 差不多，cheesy比tacky 还要常用。liciaho: 比较地道点的情敌要怎么用英语表达？英语天天说: love rival 45. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a sacrifice, offer it. Life is love, enjoy it. (Sai Baba)(生命是歌，去唱；是游戏，去玩；是挑战，去迎接；是梦想，去实现；是牺牲，去奉献，是爱，去享受。) 46. 最近变甜品控！我想请教林老师，.控，应该怎么表达适合？都在后面+holic，还是？ 私房解惑 回复BeebeCheung好问题！+holic 指对某件事情上瘾. alcoholic 酒鬼，workaholic 工作狂，shopaholic 购物狂；另外还有一个词也很好用，freak. 比如： 甜品控 dessert freak; #微博控# blogging freak; clean freak 洁癖控。 47.#生病症状# I have a fever (发烧) I have a running nose (流鼻涕) I have a headache (头疼) Im shivering (发抖) Im coughing up mucus (咳嗽有痰) I have a dry cough (干咳) I have a sore throat (嗓子疼) Im aching all over (浑身疼) I feel weak (四肢无力) Ive been throwing up (呕吐)