01

I was like, "What?!" 

(someone) was like...

口语中用于表达某人的一种反应，比如说的话或思想活动。

▷ He was like, "Hold on, wait for me!"

他说，等下，等等我。

▷ I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"

我看见她脸上都写着呢，她一脸的“嘿，别把我扯进来！”

02

That takes guts!

(something) takes guts

做某事需要勇气。guts本意是内脏，引申为胆量。

▷Being a police officer takes guts, for sure.

显然，当警察很需要勇气。

03

All right, so much for that one.

so much for (something)

人们放弃做一件事或努力泡汤的时候常说的话。

▷It's already ten thirty? So much for getting an early start!

都十点半了？得了，不用想早起的事了！

▷Oh no! He saw us? So much for keeping it a surprise.

哦不！他看见我们了？好吧，什么惊喜都没了。

04

We nailed it!

nailed it

圆满完成某件事，或说得完全正确。nail本意是钉钉子。

▷That's so true. He's nailed it.

确实如此，他的观点一针见血。

Kill it也可以指事情完成得超乎意料地好。

▷ Louise has been killing it!

Louise干得漂亮！

05

I knew you'd give me a hard time about it!

give somebody…a hard time about…

跟某人过不去、嘲笑某人、难为某人。

▷ When I was growing up, the other kids used to give me a hard time because of my weight. But I just tried to ignore them.

小时候由于我的体重，其他的孩子一直在取笑我。但是我尽量不理他们。

▷Come on! Why do you have to give me a hard time about that? I told you: I had to work. 

拜托，干嘛老拿这事儿跟我过不去，我都说了，我要工作了。

06

He's around fiftyish, I'd say.

-ish

口语中，在一个词后面加-ish，就等于说"a little bit" ，"kind of"，给人一种大约的、模糊的、不确定的感觉。

▷Come over at 12-ish. 

12点左右过来。

▷That color is blue-ish.

颜色是类似蓝色的那种。

07

I didn't mean to walk in on you.

walk in on someone / something

走进一个地方打扰了里面的人或正在进行的事，通常是些尴尬的事…

▷Someone walked in on me while I was in the bathroom.

我在浴室的时候突然有人走进来…

08

So, what's your story?

What's (someone's) story?

人们常用这一表达来询问不太熟悉的人的信息。相当于说， "Tell me more about that person"，再说说那人的情况吧。

▷You know that guy you introduced me to at your party? What's his story?

你在派对上介绍我认识的那个人，你很熟吗？跟我说说他吧？

如果你对某人说，what's your story?意思就是让对方自我介绍一下。

09

Oh, that sucks! 

(something) sucks

在谈论糟糕的、让人失望的、不幸的事情时，人们常用这个表达。正式场合慎用。

▷My computer sucks! I need to get a new one.

我的电脑糟糕透了！我要买个新的。

10

What? That's nuts!

That's nuts!

nuts是非常口语化的表达，表示“crazy”疯了。

▷-We hiked 45 miles in two days.

我们两天徒步走了45英里。

-Whoa, that's nuts! Really?

哇~太疯狂了！真的吗？

11

It's way past your bedtime!

way past

way相当于"far"，这个表达是远远超过某个点的意思。

▷There's no use apologizing now. We're way past that point.

现在道歉已经没意义了，太晚了。（表示你绝对不会原谅他了…）

12

Good thinking! 

That would be great.

good thinking

好主意，跟good idea同意。

▷-Why don’t we take a rest?

我们休息一下吧？

- Good thinking.

好主意。

13

You bet!

you bet

意思是“You can bet money on that”（你可以压钱赌一把），说明你完全同意对方的观点、提议等。

▷-Are you coming to the party?

趴体你会来吧？

-You bet!

当然来！

-May I borrow your hammer?

可以借你的锤子用下么？

-You bet!

当然！

14

I report to John.

report to someone

向某人汇报，这一表达常用来说明某人的直接上司是谁。

▷Jane reports to the Sales Manager.

Jane的直接领导是销售经理。

在某人手下干活，就可以说work under：

▷Do you still work under John?

你的领导还是John吗？

15

I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.

relate to someone/something

理解、接受某人某事，与之有同感、有共鸣。

▷I can relate to this story. Same thing happened to me.

我对这个故事非常有共鸣，同样的事情也发生在我身上过。

16

Man! You're on fire!

on fire

本意是着火了，引申意是指人的状态特别好。

▷Lewandowski is on fire, scoring five goals in nine minutes.

Lewandowski状态神勇，在短短九分钟内就打进五颗球。

17

I've never gotten into baseball for some reason.

get into something

对某事感兴趣。

▷I've been getting into history lately.

我近来对历史大感兴趣。

18

Summer will be over before you know it.

before you know it

表示事情过得非常快。

▷Before you know it, you'll be finished with school.

很快的，你就会毕业了。

19

Don't get all impatient.

all

在口语表达中，形容词前加一个all，可以增强感情色彩，通常是表达负面情绪。

▷He gave me his old computer, but it's all old and crappy.

他把自己的旧电脑给我用，但是那电脑又老又破。

20

Are tomatoes still in season?

be in season

表示某种蔬果是当季的。

▷I think pears are in season soon.

我觉得吃梨的季节要到了。

也可以说It's... season：

▷It's strawberry season. We should go pick some at the farm down the road.

到了吃草莓的季节了。我可以去农场采摘草莓了。

21

The last thing I want is to hurt you.

The last thing I want is…

我最不愿意做的事情就是…

▷The last thing I want is to cause an argument on your birthday, but this is a serious problem.

我很不想在你的生日争吵，但这是一个很严重的问题。

22

Did I leave my book at your place, by any chance?

by any chance

口语中常用这一表达来询问是否有某种可能。

▷Are you by any chance free tonight?

你今晚有没有空呀？

23

Is it just me, or is it hot in here?

Is it just me, or…?

这是一种委婉的抱怨，一般都是在看对方是否有同样的意见。

▷Is it just me, or are these seats even more cramped than normal?

是只有我一个人这么觉得么，这个座位是不是比一般的更挤啊？

24

Who are you to talk?

who... to talk?

表示某人没有资格发表意见或批评别人，因为他/她自己也做得不够好。

▷Who are you to talk? You’re just as messy as me.

你有啥资格说我？你跟我一样邋遢。

▷He's so disorganized. But who am I to talk? I can't even keep track of what day of the week it is.

他超级迷糊。不过我也好不到哪去，我连今天是星期几都搞不清。

25

Yeah, it's decent.

decent

不错，挺好的。

▷-This soup isn't bad at all!

这汤味道还不错嘛！

-Yeah, it's decent.

嗯，挺好的。

最后，希望大家都能早日成功屠鸭！