七個常見英語對話口語實用詞語

七個常見英語對話口語實用詞語

　　1.Have no stomach for對……沒有興趣

　　A: Will you play tennis with us tomorrow?

　　B: Sorry, I cannot, I just have no stomach for that.

　　A: Then what about seeing a movie?

　　B: That’s good!

　　甲：明天和我們一起打網球好嗎？

　　乙：抱歉我不能。我對網球沒有興趣。

　　甲：那看電影怎麼樣？

　　乙：那太好了。

　　2.Talk straight from the shoulder.直言不諱

　　A: What do you think of my work?

　　B: Well.

　　A: Please talk straight from the shoulder.

　　B: It’s not very satisfactory, you should be more careful.

　　甲：你覺得我的工作做得怎麼樣？

　　乙：恩。

　　甲：請直言不諱地說吧！

　　乙：不太令人滿意，你應該更仔細點兒。

　　3.Hold one’s tongue.緘默，不開口

　　A: Can I air my opinion?

　　B: Hold you tongue! You’ve talked too much.

　　A: I have every right to talk. You should let me finish what I’m saying.

　　甲：我能說說我的意見嗎？

　　乙：閉嘴！你已經講得太多了。

　　甲：我有權利發言，你應該讓我把話說完。

　　4.Poke one’s nose into someone’s business.多管閒事

　　A: You can turn to the lawyer’s office for help.

　　B: Don’t poke your nose into my business. I know how to handle it myself.

　　A: Ok, You’ll get what you deserve.

　　甲：你可以找律師事務所幫忙。

　　乙：別管我的閒事，我知道該怎麼辦。

　　甲：好的。那樣的話你可別怪別人。

　　5.Get under one’s skin使煩躁；（因為愛）使不安

　　A: Mary has really gotten under my skin.

　　B: I know what love is. When I was young, I felt the same way.

　　A: It thinks I’m crazy about her.

　　B: You are, why not ask for a date?

　　甲：瑪麗真讓我心煩。

　　乙：我知道愛情是什麼。我年輕時，也有這種感覺。

　　甲：我快要為她痴狂了。

　　乙：快了。為什麼不約她？

　　6.Get under one’s skin保全自己

　　A: Never trust your secrets to Bob.

　　B: I think he’s kind and honest.

　　A: He’s the kind of person who do anything to save his own skin.

　　B: I don’t agree with you.

　　甲：別向鮑勃吐露秘密。

　　乙：我倒認為他為人不錯，挺誠實的。

　　甲：他是那種為了保全自己什麼都肯做的.人。

　　乙：我不能同意你的看法。

　　7.Skin somebody alive活剝某人的皮

　　A: What happened to Pat this morning? I saw him leave the classroom soon after the exam began.

　　B: He was found cheating and was driven out.

　　A: If the principal caught him cheating, he would skin him alive.

　　甲：帕特上午怎麼了？我見他一開始就離開了教室。

　　乙：他被發現作弊，被老師趕了出來。

　　甲：如果校長髮現他作弊的話，會活剝了他的皮。