151.Repeat it.= Do it again.再来一次。
152.It's up to you.=You make the final say.你说了算。(最后由你拍板儿)
153.You'd better believe me.你最好相信我。/Trust me.信任我。trust比believe的程度深。
154.He broke his promise./He ate his words./He didn't keep his promise.他食言了。/他没有信守承诺。
155.It's a second car./It's a used car.
它是一辆二手车。
156.God damn it./Oh,shit./Fxxk it.该死!
157.They fell in love.=They became lovers.他们相爱了。/他们成为了爱人。
158.He is a good-looking guy.=He is handsome.他长得很好看。
159.She is nice./She is beautiful./She is gorgeous.她很漂亮。
160.He is a miser.他是一个吝啬鬼。(铁公鸡)
161.He didn't pass the examination./
He failed in the examination.
他考试不及格。
162.Do you understand?=Do you get it?=You dig?(结尾的dig用升调)你懂了吗?注意:助动词do,does, did,have,etc不是构成疑问句的必要条件,肯定句结尾升调也可以表达疑问。
163.It depends./That depends.那要看情况(而定)。
例句,Will you come to my party?你能来参加我的派对吗?
That depends.I have been busy these days,you know.看情况吧。这几天我一直很忙。
164.He put on his coat and left quickly.
He pulled on his coat and left quickly.他穿上外衣就匆匆离开了。类似的表达,
get dressed穿衣服,wear sth,穿戴(衣服,首饰,化妆品,眼镜,领带等。)be in colourxx颜色的衣服/clothes衣服。
例句,a woman in white穿白衣服的女人。He is in a suit.他穿着西服。
165.I'm terribly sorry.我很抱歉。
She is crying bitterly.她哭得很伤心。
I want to see her badly.我非常想见到她。terribly,bitterly,badly用到这些句子中没有贬义的意思,所以属于“贬词褒用”。注意英语中存在这种现象就OK了。
166.Ladies and gentlemen,May I have your attention,please?女士们,先生们,大家请注意一下。
这句话也可以简化成:Attention,please.大家请注意。(用于要宣布什么通知的时候,让大家保持安静)
167.He tried to kill himself when he was young.他小的时候曾试图自*过。
suicide=kill oneself.
168.No cross,no crown.不经历风雨怎么见彩虹。
169.Never count your chickens before they're hatched.蛋未孵出别先数鸡。不要过早打如意算盘。
170.One man's meat is another's poison.萝卜青菜,各有所爱。
171.Curiosity killed the cat.好奇害死猫。用于奉劝别人不要问不该问的问题。
172.You have my sympathy.我很同情你。注意主语是you,not I.汉语和英语的思维是不同的。
174.You're pathetic.你真可怜。
用于嘲笑,贬低某人。
175.The kettle calls the pot black.
乌鸦笑话猪黑。/以五十步笑百步。
176.I have no idea./I've got no clue./I don't know.我不知道。/我不清楚。
177.Nothing ventured,nothing gained.
不劳无获。/不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
178.I usually breakfast at seven.=I usually have breakfast at seven.我通常七点吃早餐。
注意:名词活用作动词在英语中很常见。一个词的词性有时取决于它在句子中所处的位置。就像小品里的台词一样,说你行你就行,不行也行。
179.I leave it to you to decide.我把这件事儿留给你去决定。
常见的基础词汇也可以有一些高级用法,leave 在此不是“离开”的意思而是“交给,留给”之意。
180.I'm not boasting./I'm not talking big./I'm not bragging.我不是在吹牛。
To be continued.未完待续。
I'm Mr Dai.See you next time.