1. 大吵大闹 yell bloody murder
如果我的妻子知道我为他们花了多少钱,她一定会大吵大闹的。
My wife will certainly yell boldly murder when she learns how much I have spent for them.
2. 很像 the spitting image of
小李真象他的爸爸,在老婆面前象条虫似的。
Xiao Li is plain the spitting image of his father, who behaves just like a lamb in front of his wife.
3. 绝交信Dear John
贝克收到他女朋友的绝交信的那天简直都气疯了。
Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his girlfriend.
4.不能轻信take something with a grain of salt
他说的话你可不能全信,他是个说谎不带脸红的人。
You must always take what he says with a grain of salt. He’s a born liar.
5. 告发,检举 blow the whistle
据说检举这件事的政府官员也被调职了。
It’s said that those government officials who had blown the whistle also got transferred.
6. 指控 charge somebody with 他被指控犯有强奸罪而被逮捕了
He was charged with raping and got arrested.
7.刮目相看sit up and take notice
他最近出了几本十分畅销的书,这使得很多人对他刮目相看
He has published a number of books and they all become best-sellers, the fact of which makes many people sit up and take notice.
8.挺不错的 be hunky-dory
他的女朋友挺不错的,跟谁都合得来。
His girlfriend is hunky-dory, getting on nicely with almost everyone.
9.已经……了 be over
电影已经完了 The film is over.
ANG补一句:Ross有次列 Rachel的缺点单,被Rachel知道了。Rachel说:I am over you! (我不在乎你了!)
10.断断续续be off and on
我断断续续学了12年的英语了。
I have been learning English off and on for 12 years.
11.亏你说得出来 I like that!
你是说男人应该娶几个老婆?亏你说得出来!
Did you say that a man should have several wives? I like that!
ANG个人认为:这句是意译,表达赞同的意思,当表达气愤的时候就不可以咯。
12.闭上嘴 button one’s lip/zip ones lips
闭上嘴!难道你看不出来人家不爱听么?
Zip your lips. Can’t you see they’re annoyed?
13.真的阿 you don’t say
我已经和丽玲结婚了。 Li ling and I are married.
真的阿!你真幸运 。 You don’t say! You are lucky.
14.再合适不过了 suit somebody to a T
这个颜色对你再合适不过了。
This color suits you to a T.
15.让人看不下去an eye-sore
看那两个年轻人在那里又搂又吻的真让人看不下去。
The two young guys’ caressing and spooning there are plain an eye-sore.
16.不能用了 be done for
这件大衣不能穿了。买件新的吧。
Buy yourself a new coat. This one is already done for.
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