雅思口语:20句常用俚语让你更地道
实际生活中以及电影中经常出现的实用俚语,雅思培训支招,如果能够在雅思口语使用这样的俚语你的语言就会更加地道,同时也是很精彩的亮分点。
1Beintheair将要发生的事情
Thefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochange.
Example:Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itseemsthatachangeinpolicyisintheair.
2Cleartheair消除误会
Tosettleadisputeandrestoregoodrelations
Example:Wehadameetingwiththeworkers,andIthinkwe’veclearedtheairnow.
3Costanarmandaleg极其昂贵
Tobeveryexpensive
Example:Ilovethatfurcoat.However,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecauseitcostsanarmandaleg.
4Abadegg缺乏道德的人
Somebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoided
Example:Youmustn’tlendTimmoney,he’sabadegg.You’llneverseehimoryourmoneyagain!
5IntheBag稳锻炼身体胜券
Saidofanachievementwhichissecure
Example:Wehavethedealinthebag.Theclientcameinthismorningtosigntheagreement.
6Inthebalance未知的,不可预测的
Saidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictable
Example:Hiscareerasapilotisinthebalance,ashiseyesightdoesnotseemgoodenough.
7Driveahardbargain极力讨价还价
Tohavethenegotiatingstrengthandskillstogetthemostadvantageouspriceandconditions
Example:Amandaisnegotiatingthebestpricefromthesuppliers.Shedrivesahardbargain.
8Ringabell看上去或听起来非常熟悉
Tolook,soundorseemfamiliar
Example:Thatfaceringsabell,wherehaveIseenhimbefore?
9Tightenone’sbelt节衣缩食
Tocutdownonspendingbecausethereislessincomethanbefore
Example:Nowyouareoutofwork,you’llhavetotightenyourbeltandgiveupbuyingnewclothesandgoingoutsooften.
10Killtwobirdswithonestone一石二鸟
Tocompletetwotaskstogether,withlesseffortthandoingthemseparately
Example:SinceI’dgonetothestoretobuysomebread,IthoughtofkillingtwobirdswithonestoneandinvitedMr.Biggstotheparty.
11Beinablackmood情绪极差
Tobesonegativeabouteverythingthatitisimpossibleforanyonetoreasonwithhim/her
Example:Myfatherhasbeeninablackmoodfordays,wedarenotsayanythingtohim.
12Newblood新成员
Newpeoplebroughtintoanorganizationtointroducedifferentandoriginalideas
Example:Itwasdecidedtobringnewbloodintotheschoolbyemployingteacherswiththelatesttraining.
13Feelingblue感到无精打采
Feelingsadordepressed
Example:She’sfeelingblue,becausethemanshelovesisfaraway.
14Gettothebottomofsomething弄清真相
Tofindoutthetruthaboutsomething
Example:I’mtryingtogettothebottomofwhyDavidleftwithoutsayinggoodbye.
15Apieceofcake轻松的事
Somethingwhichisveryeasytodo
Example:Here…letmeputthebatteriesinforyou.It’sapieceofcake.
16Payacall拜访
Tovisitsomebody
Example:Aswe’reinthisneighborhood,wemightaswellpaytheJacksonsacall,wehaven’tseenthemforages.
17Bychance偶然,意外的
Unexpectedly;withnopriorplanning
Example:Bychance,Ibumpedintomywifeintheshoppingmall
18Roundtheclock夜以继日的
Todosomethingcontinuously,withoutabreakorpause
Example:Theambulanceservicesworkedroundtheclockhaulingpeopletrappedinthebuildingtosafety.
19Keepone’scool保持冷静
Tostaycalminadifficultsituation
Example:Ifthetrafficisjamed,theonlythingtodoiskeepyourcool,orgetoutofthecarandwalk!
20Inatightcorner处于困境
Inanextremelydifficultsituation
Example:WheneverIgetintoatightcorner,Itrytorelyonquickthinkingtogetoutofit.
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