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美国地道俚语的表达方式

A

ace

He'sanacereporter

verygood

action

Doyouknowwheretheactionisinthistown?

excitement

airhead

Mysister'sboyfriendisarealairhead

stupidperson

allwet

Yourideasaboutpoliticsareallwet.

completelywrong

all-nighter

Ialmostfellasleepduringthetestafteranall-nighter.

afterstudyingallnight

ammo

Thegunwasuselessafterthekillerranoutofammo.

ammunition

antifreeze

Ireallyneedsomeantifreezeinmeoncolddayslikethis.

liquor

armpit

Thistownisreallyanarmpit.

undersirableplace

awesome

Whatanawesomesunset.

meaning

B

bad

Wow,thatwasreallyabadmovie.

intense

barf

Hebarfedallovertheseatoftheairplane.

vomited

bashed

Theboatwasbashedbeyondrecognition.

crushed

beat

AfterworkingalldayIamreallybeat.

exhausted

beemer

Hejustboughtanewbeemertodrivetoworkin.

BMWcar

bench

Hewasbenchedduringthebasketballplayoffs.

takenoutofthegame

bent

It'sOK.Don'tgetsobent.

angry

bentoutofshape

Don'tgetsobentoutofshape.

becomeupset

biggun

Thepresidentbroughttwobiggunstothemeeting.

powerfulpeople

bigmouth

Shutup!

Youreallyhaveabigmouth.

talktoomuch

bigstink

Thecitizensmadeabigstinkaboutthenewnuclearpowerstation.

bigissue

blade

Hecarriedateninchbladewithhim.

knife

blimp

IalwaysseemtohaveablimpsittingnexttomewhenItravel.

veryfatperson

blow

I'mgoingtoblowoutofherenow.

leave

Heblewallhismoneygambling.

lost

blowafuse

Hey,don'tblowafuse.

looseyourtemper

blowone'scool

Calmdown.Don'tblowyourcool.

becomeangry

blownaway

Iwasblownawaybyhisdonationofamilliondollars.

greatlyimpressed

bomb

Themoviewasabomb.

bad

bombed

Thedriverofthecarwasbombed.

intoxicated

bonkers

IthinkIamgoingbonkers.

crazy

boo-boo

Ifyoumakeanotherboo-boolikethat,youwon'thaveajob.

mistake

booze

Ipromisedtobringtwobottlesofboozetotheparty.

alcohol

bread

Ineedsomebreadtopayformycar.

money

break

Aluckybreakhelpedhimgetthejob.

opportunity

breakitup

Breakitup,orIwillcallthepolice.

stop

bring-down

Thenewsoftheairplanecrashwasabring-down.

depressing

buck

DoyouhaveabuckIcanborrow?

dollar

bummed

IwasreallybummedafterIheardthenews.

depressed

bummer

MytriptoNewYorkwasabummer.

badexperience

bust

Thewholeideawasabust.

failure

buyit

Ifyoudon'tslowdown,you'regoingtobuyitinacaraccident.

die

C

call

Theweathermanmadeagoodcallaboutwhenthestormwouldcome.

prediction

can

Doyouknowwherethecanis?

bathroom

carb

Mymotorcycle'scarbisoutofadjustment.

carburetor

catchsomerays

I'mgoingtolieonthebeachandcatchsomerays.

getsomesunshine

catchsomeZ's

IneedtocatchsomeZ'sbeforeIgoonmytrip.

getsomesleep

cheesy

Thatisreallyacheesylookingoutfit.

cheap

chicken

Don'tbeachicken.

coward

chintzy

Thatreallywasachintzypresentyougothim.

cheap

chowdown

Ineedtofindaplacetochowdown.

eatalot

clip

Watchoutortheywillclipyouatthatbar.

cheat

clunker

Ican'tgoonadateinthatclunker.

oldcar

coldfish

Mydateforthedancewasacoldfish.

dull

collar

Iknewtheywouldcollartherobbersoonerorlater.

arrest

comeupforair

Hehastocomeupforairorhewilldiefromexhaustion.

takeabreak

con

Don'ttrytoconme.

deceive

cool

Thisisareallycoolplacetowork.

good

cooldown

Thingsshouldcooldowninadayortwo.

calmdown

cop

Howdidyougettheroadsign?

Icoppedit.

stole

Thecopshowedmehisbadge.

pliceman

couchpotato

Heisacouchpotato.

lazyperson

crackopenabottle

Let'scrackopenabottleforhisbirthday.

open

cram

Ineedmoretimetocramforthetest.

studyhard

cream

Ourteamcreamedthembadly.

beat

croak

IfeellikeIamgoingtocroak.

die

cruise

Theskierwascruisingdownthehill

goingveryfast

cuffs

Heputthecuffsonthekiller.

handcuffs

cushy

Hehasareallycushyjob.

easy

cut

Couldyoucutmywhiskeywithalittlewater?

dilute

cutout

Itislate.Ihavetocutout.

leave

D

damage

Letsgetthebillandfindoutthedamage.

cost

dead

Thisdiscoisreallydeadtonight.

quiet

deck

Hewasdeckedinthefight.

knockeddown

deeppockets

Herboyfriendhasdeeppockets.

isagoodsourceofmone

dicey

Sincetheweatherisalittledicey,Iwon'tgotoday.

chancy

dirty

Ihearthatit'sadirtymovie.

anobscene

ditch

I'llditchmyyoungerbrotherwithmygrandmother.

leave

doasnowjobon

Don'ttrytodoasnowjobonme.

deceive

dope

Heissuchadope.

stupidperson

Therearealotofdopedealersaroundhere.

drug

dork

Heissuchadork.

strangeperson

dough

IneedsomedoughbeforeIcangoChristmasshopping.

money

down

Let'sgotoabaranddownafewbeers.

drinkquickly

drag

Doinghomeworkontheweekendisadrag.

boring

dynamite

Thisdrinkisreallydynamite.

powerful;great

E

earful

Mygrandmothergavemeanearfulabouttheneighborhood.

alotofgossip

easymark

TheJapaneseareaneasymarkbecausetheyusuallycarrycash.

likelyvictims

eat

Theproblemisreallyeatingawayatme.

bothering

excellent

That'sexcellentman.

fine

F

face-off

Thetwosideswereheadedforanastyface-off.

confrontation

far-out

Thismusicisreallyfar-out.

great

fix

Theaddictneedsanotherfix.

doseofdrugs

flaky

Heistooflakytodothework.

unreliable

flashback

Attheweddinghehadaflashbackofhisoldgirlfriend.

rememebered

flick

Ihaven'tseenaflickinalongtime.

movie

flipout

Heflippedoutwhenheheardthathismotherhadbeenkilled.

lostcontrol

flipside

Whatkindofmusicdoyouhaveontheflipsideofthetape?

otherside

fox

Hisoldersisterisafox.

veryattractive

foxy

Sheisafoxylady.

sexy

freebie

Thepillowwasafreebie 

afreething

G

getintosomething

Igotintogardeninginhighschool.

becameseriouslyintesetedin

getit

Ilistenedtothejoketwice,butIstilldon'tgetit.

understand

getwithit

Ifyoudon'tgetwithit,wewillneverfinishthiswork.

hurryup

gig

IhaveagigonSaturdaynightfrom7:

00to10:

00.

job

glitch

Thiscomputerprogramhasaglitch.

defect

glitzy

Thisisaprettyglitzyhoteltobestayingin.

fashionable

go

Letmehaveagoatsolvingtheproblem.

try

gobananas

IamgoingtogobananasifIdon'thaveavacationsoon.

gocrazy

godown

Whatisgoingdown?

happening

goof

Iamreallyagoofattimes.

fool

goofup

IreallygoofedupwhenIpaintedmyroomgreen.

makeaseriousmistake

goofy

Youarealwaysactinggoofythesedays.

silly

gourd

Useyourgourdtofigureoutwhatishappening.

head

grand

Hissalaryistwentygrand.

thousanddollars

grass

Lotsofstudentssmokegrassinthedormitory.

marijiuana

gravy

Thisjobispuregravy.

easymoney

groovy

Thismusicisgroovy.

pleasant

gross

Pickingyournoseisreallyagrosshabit.

disgusting

gross-out

Thepartywasagross-out.

disgustingtime

grub

Whereisthebestplacetogetsomegrubaroundhere?

food

grubby

Thoseclothesaretoogrubbytoweartotheparty.

unclearanduntidy

grungy

Thatisareallygrungyjacket.

dirty

gut

Hegotshotinthegut.

stomach

guts

Ittakesalotofgutstogivethebossyourtrueopinion.

courage

H

hairy

Thatwasahairyplanetrip.Iamgladthestormisover.

dangerous

hammer

Putthehammertothefloororwewillbelateforthewedding.

accelerator

hangitup

Ihavedecidedtohangupmyteachingjob.

quit

hangloose

Justhanglooseforanotherfewdays.

relax

hangtough

Weneedtohangtoughonourdecision.

stickwith

hardware

Thepoliceweresurprisedbyallthehardwarethegangmembershad.

weapons

haveabuzzon

Ihadabuzzonafterthethirdmartini.

wasslightlyintoxicated

havegoodvibes

Ihavegoodvibesaboutournewsecretary.

feelgoodabout

haveitalltogether

RecentlyIdon'thaveitalltogether.

feelmentallyallthere

heave

Iheaveduponthefloor.

vomited

high

Theteenagerslookhightome.

intoxicatedondrugsoralcohol

hip-s