SLANG_俚语.docx

Crowl your way out of a hole-摆脱困境Bad luck today.First I sprained my ankle,now I break my leg.Talk about finally crawling your way out of one hole,just to find yourself in another.今天太背了!我先是把脚踝扭伤,现在腿又骨折了.正所谓祸不单行啊.Dig up the past=bring back attention to old issues or just bad memories. 旧事重提Lets not dig up the past.Im sick to fighting about things that happened 10 years ago. 我们别再翻旧账了好么.都过去十年了,现在提起还有什么意思啊.Go up against sth./sb.=meet in a battle or competition,especially your competitor is much more powerful than you. 遭遇Get out of the mess 理清头绪 Get into the mess 陷入困境Lay sth. on the line=want to sacrifice it in order to accomplish your goal 拿.做赌注,拿.开玩笑,冒险With all due respect 恕我直言,我冒昧地说一句I understand what youre saying,but with all due respect Ive been studying this topic for a lot longer than you have. 我明白你说的.可是恕我直言,我学这个比你时间长多了.With all due respect,youre just not ready to take responsibility for the entire project. 我冒昧地说一句,你现在还没这个能力去为整个节目组负责.Workones tail off =work very very hard 努力工作Ive worked my tail off for this company.You cant fire me now. 我为公司拼命的干活,你不能现在把我炒了.Mom,I think I deserve a night out.Ive worked my tail off to get into Beijing University. 妈妈,我想我今晚可以出去玩的.为了上北大,我已经在很努力的学了.Get in the middle of sth 插手.卷入.It has nothing to do with you.Why are you getting in the middle of their arguments? 这事跟你一点关系都没有.你干吗搅合到他们的争论中呢?I started working in a part time for a consulting firm.Now Im right getting in the middle of this huge deal.I dont understand how my job became so important.我在一家咨询公司做兼职.现在我正接手一桩大买卖.我不知道我的工作怎么变得这么重要了.Get lost in 在.迷失自己,陷入.Theres so much have to read.I feel like Im gonna get lost in the stuff thats not important. 要读的东西太多了.我觉得我要被那些不怎么重要的资料绊住进度了.Its so bad he got lost in all the excitement.If he had just stayed focused he couldve been a great leader. 很遗憾他在荣誉和成绩面前迷失了自己.如果他能保持清醒的话,你会是个伟大的领袖人物. Heres the deal 你看这样行不行Heres the deal:Ill give you half the money now and half the money when the DVDs are safely delivered. 老板你看这样行不行啊:我先付你一半钱,等DVD机完好无损的送到我那里,我再付给你另一半.Look.These T-shirts are in bad condition.Heres the deal:Ill buy all of them for 30% off,okay? 你瞧这些衬衫都有点毛病.你看这样行不行,我全包了,你给我打七折,怎么样?Make sth. harder than it has to be=make something easy into something difficult 把.弄得很复杂,多此一举Dave is making it harder than it has to be by insisting we wait for the red light before we cross the street.Dave坚持说要等红灯变绿灯我们才能过马路.他真是多此一举.Dont make it harder than it has to be.Just do what boss says so we can all get out here early. 你就别添乱了,只要按老板说的去做,我们都能早早收工.Pep talk 鼓励人的演说,说辞My boss gave me a great pep talk before the big meeting.I think it really helped me to close the deal. 在会议之前,老板给我很多鼓励,这使我能够把单子签下来.Angela needed a good pep talk after she didnt get asked to the prom. 没有人请Angela跳舞,我们该给她一点鼓励.Snap out of it. 振作起来,作回自己Hey I know you broke up with your girlfriend and you are depressed.But snap out of it.Its not the end of the world. 我知道你和女友分手了,而且你很难过.可你要振作起来,这没什么了不起的.Hey I dont know what you are thinking about.But snap out of it.You still have a lot of work to do.我不管你在想什么,但是你得赶快找回自己,还有很多活等着你去干呢.lose ones marbles=go crazy=lose ones mind 疯了(做了一些很蠢的事情)Hey have