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首先当我们想要表达无聊的时候,除了说I am so boring以外,还有更为地道的表达,比如Bored to death(无聊的要死)。
A: "Hey Seth, what are you doing?"
B: "I'm reading a book. What are you doing?"
A: "I'm bored to death. Let's do something."
B: "Sure. Come over and we can play some games."
当我们听到一些夸张,难以置信的事时,汉语表达中,我们会说开玩笑,而英语中就是You've got to be kidding。
A: "Patrick won the school election by two votes."
B: "He's not that popular how did this happen?"
A: "Nobody voted because they expected Jason to win."
B: "You've got to be kidding me."
当我们总是重复地做一件事时,必然会产生一些反感的情绪,这是我们就可以用Get sick and tired of something,表示对某事实在感到厌烦。
A: "Where are you going for lunch today?"
B: "I don't know... how about a burger?"
A: "No. I eat that almost every day. I'm getting sick and tired of them."
B: "Let's go eat teriyaki then."
当我们玩闹了或是学习了一段时间后,就可以用Call it a day来做结束语,表示今天就先这样,今天就到这。
A: "How much more work do we have for tonight?"
B: "I think we finished everything for the day."
A: "Good. Let's call it a day then."
当有人做一些令人厌烦的事情的时候,你就可以用Get on one's nerves,表示把某人惹毛了。
A: "He doesn't like his birthday present."
B: "He's starting to get on my nerves. It’s one thing to not like it, but it's another to complain about it. We tried our best to get him a good present."
A: "Yeah. It's bothering me too."
在暮光之城中,男主角Edward有一项特殊功能就是读心术,Read one's mind表达的就是这个意思,表示很懂某个人心思。
A: "Do you want to go play pool?"
B: "You read my mind. That's exactly what I was thinking too."
蓝色在西方文化中代表忧郁、悲伤。因此当有人说Feel blue时,表达的便是心情不好、情绪低落的意思。
A: "Where is Matt these days? I haven't seen him in a while."
B: "He feels a little blue because he can't find a girlfriend."
A: "Let's go cheer him up."
考试考不好,家长会责怪你么?这时候你的家人就在give you a hard time。英语中的Give somebody a hard time表示:让某人在某段时间过得不舒心、不舒畅。
A: "My mom gave me a hard time for one bad grade on my report card."
B: "That's a tough situation. My parents never gave me a hard time for bad grades."
你身边有选择恐惧症的天秤座么?是不是经常为此着急,那么下次就用Make up one's mind(快做决定)来催促他/她吧。
A: "I don't know which one to get."
B: "They're both pretty good, so just pick one."
A: "I always regret it when I pick the wrong one."
B: "You're picking between white chocolate or regular chocolate. There is no wrong answer so hurry up and make up your mind."
Dutch是荷兰的意思,然而go Dutch并不是去荷兰的意思。Go Dutch表示AA制的意思。下次吃完饭,就和朋友炫一下你的新句子吧。
A: "How was your date with Sarah?"
B: "I'm not sure. It was just ok."
A: "Why do you say that?"
B: "She didn't let me pay for her share. She insisted that we go Dutch for everything."
在拳击比赛中,如果一方向场内扔了白毛巾,就是表示投降的意思,现在Throw in the towel(屈服,投降)已经不再仅仅局限于拳击比赛中,可以使用在许多方面。
A: "The boxing match is great."
B: "One guy is really getting beat up."
A: "Do you think he's going to give up?"
B: "He's not going to throw in the towel, they rarely do that these day.