Bingo教我说美语

如何用英语叙旧：

How have you been? ->How've you been?-> How you been?

最近怎么样

What have you been doing?->What've you been doing?->What you been doing?

doing = up to, so we can also say: What you been up to?

最近在忙什么呢？

Where have you been?

最近在哪混啊？

Long time no see. = It's been a long time. = It's been a while. = It's been forever. = I haven't seen you forever.

好久不见。

Catch up

叙旧

We need to catch up.

我们去叙叙旧吧。

We should have lunch together some time.

抽时间一起吃个饭。

Let's go grab a couple drinks.

Let's go grab a beer or two.

一起喝两杯。

Let's go/Maybe next time.

 

 

Hold的用法:

Can you hold my cellphone for a second?

能帮我拿下手机吗？

Can you hold it for just one second?

Hold on a second. second = sec, so you can also say: Can you hold on a sec.

Hold it

Hold it right there

等一下

I can't hold it.

（上厕所）宝宝憋不住了

Hold it/ Just hold it

忍着， 憋着

What's holding you up? = What's the hold up?

你为啥还迟迟不来？

How are you holding up? = Hey, how you holding up?(are 在口语中可以省略)

（喝多酒）你还撑不？感觉怎么样？

Hold your horses.

别着急。心急吃不了热豆腐。

 

口语中的吞音技巧 

 

无所谓在美语中的表达：

I don't care. = I don't give a crap/rat's ass/shit/damn/fuck.(后一句是脏话哦)

Who cares.

I couldn't care less.

Whatever, it's not my business.

What does it have to do with me?

关我吊事？

It has nothing to do with me.

What's in it for me?

对我有啥好处？

 

Pick的常见口语用法：

Pick one = Just take a pick.

pick up: 捡起来；接电话；接某人

如：Pick up the phone!(快接电话呀！)

I will pick you up at the airport. (我会去飞机场接你。) = I will go to the airport to pick you up.

You picked me up at my lowest.

在我人生最低谷的时候，你让我重新焕发了斗志（pick up 在这里是：将某人的斗志捡起来）。

What's your morning pick-me-up?（pick-me-up再次指让人提神的东西）

你早上一般喝什么东西来提神？

pick on: 欺负

Johnson (a bully) picked on me!

他欺负我。

Why are you always picking on me?

你为什么总是欺负我？

picky: 挑剔的

I am very picky about food.

我这人很挑食。

set you up: 给你介绍男/女朋友

 

英式和美式英语的发音区别：

“迷茫”的多情景表达

I don't know -> Don't know -> dunno(打字的时候经常用到)

I have no clue/idea (what to do).

I don't have any clue.

You decide.

It's up to you.

Your call. = It's your call.

你来决定吧~

朋友点完饭，我要和他一样的表达方式：Make it two, please.

Whatever you are having.

break一词的常见用法

Sorry mom, I kind of broke your glass.

打碎

把钱破开：Can you break a one hundred?

Let's take a break.

休息下。

winter break: 寒假

We need to break up.

Why?

It't not you, it's me.

I'm totally over the whole break up thing.从分手的阴影中走出来了。

The whole break up thing is totally killing him.失恋的事让她生不如死。

Break a leg.

加油（一般上台表演前，用的不多。）

You are gonna kill/nail it!

加油（一般上台表演前，用得较多）

You nailed/killed it.

表现很棒。

I'm broke, can you spot me some money?我穷死了。

I hate to break this to you , but...you failed it(告诉别人坏消息)