英语文化：十句常用趣味美国俚语

　　英语里有很多有趣的俚语，它们往往通俗易懂、说起来顺口、且带有浓郁的地方色彩和生活气息。下面我们挑一些经典的看几句吧!

　　1.Peter's 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. It's going to take us two hours to get home.

　　我们可能该上路了吧?到家要两个小时呢!

　　3.You'd 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.Don't 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.This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.

　　这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了!

　　7.The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.

　　这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。

　　8.Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.

　　我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐坏了。

　　9.Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.

　　凯西真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。

　　10.Let me spring for dinner.

　　我来请客吧。

　　相关阅读13个有趣实用的英语俚语

　　1. airhead(傻蛋): stupid person, idiot (Ex: "How could you forget the keys? You are such an airhead!")

　　2. chilling(放松): relaxing, not doing anything that takes up a lot of energy (Ex: "I'm just watching some TV. Since there's no homework today, I'm just going to chill.")

　　3. couch potato(电视迷): a person who watches too much television (Ex: "You've been watching TV all day. Don't be such a couch potato and get up!")

　　4. flick(电影): film; movie (chick flick: movies for girls. Ex: "Let's watch a chick flick at the sleepover. Which one should we see? Mean Girls or The Notebook?")

　　5. get it(明白): to understand something (Ex: "Your shirt looks really bad. I'm serious, it looks so ugly." "Okay, okay. I got it the first time.")

　　6. jock(体育高手): someone good at sports (Ex: "Tristan is the biggest jock in school. He's also the most popular guy among girls.")

　　7. loaded(富有): someone with a lot of money (Ex: "Did you see the car that drove her to school today? Her family must be loaded.")

　　8. party animal(派对狂): someone that loves parties or go out to clubs (Ex: "You've been partying every night this week. You are such a party animal!")

　　9. rip off(宰客): a fraud, something that isn’t actually worth the amount you paid for it (Ex: "I bought these jeans for 0." "Really? I got the same ones for only !" "Wow, I got ripped off!" "Yeah, what a rip off.")

　　10. sweet(很棒): excellent, cool (Ex: "Hey, can you help me decorate the school gym for the dance?" "Yeah sure!" "Sweet, thanks!")

　　11. turn-on(诱惑): something that attracts you to someone (Ex: "That guy can sing while playing theguitar. That is definitely a turn-on for me.")

　　12. up for it(愿意做某事): to be willing to do something, and have a good time (Ex: "I really want to go bungee jumping. Want to go with me? Would you be up for it?")

　　13. wicked(非常好): excellent, cool (more common among British speakers) (Ex: "That was so wicked! Can you do that again?")