外国爱用的26句地道英文俚语，课本里学不到

很多时候，我们看到老外们日常对话中的词汇都非常简单，但我们自己却打死也想不到原来还有这种操作，居然可以这样排列组合啊！掌握这些地道的英语表达，连老外可能都会对你的英语刮目相看哟✨

1

Act your age!

中文意思：表现成熟些，不要孩子气

英文释义：act more maturely; don't be childish（可指任何人）

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His father told his 15-year-old son ,“Act you age!”

他老爸对他十五岁的儿子说：「表现成熟点，不要孩子气。」

2

All is not lost.

中文意思：事情不是真正不好；未必完全失败

英文释义：Things are not really bad or totally failed

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Don't get discouraged; all is not lost.

不要泄气，事情未必真正不好。

3

Be that as it may.

中文意思：即使那是真的/事实

英文释义：even if it may be true

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I will not believe what she has said, be that as it may.

我不相信她所说的，即使她所说的都是事实。

4

Believe you me.

中文意思：请相信我，我的话是真的

英文释义：believe what I said; really true（上句you，只是加强语气= you believe me.）

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I have done my part as an employee; believe you me!

我已经做到一位员工该做的事；相信我的话是真的。

5

Cut to the chase.

中文意思：做些正经事/重要的事

英文释义：to do some important things; get to the real business.

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①Instead of wasting time, tell them to cut the chase.

告诉他们不要浪费时间，做些正经重要的事。

②I feel we have not been cutting to the chase enough in our discussion.

我觉得我们的讨论，没有足够涉及正经重要的事。

6

Don't hold your breath.

中文意思：对某事需要耐心等待，不要沉不住气

英文释义：be patient; it will take longer time（多半只用在否定句）

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If you ask Bob to do something for you soon, don't hold your breath.

假如你要Bob为你很快办好什么事，你要有耐心。

7

Easier said than done

中文意思：说起来容易做起来难

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You want me to come to work at 6:00 AM? Easier said than done!

想让我6点就开工？说得容易！

8

24/7

中文意思：一天二十四小时；一周七天；一直；持续地

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My little sister irritates me 24/7!

我的小妹妹整天都在惹我生气！

9

A short fuse

中文意思：急性子

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Jamie is known for his short fuse; just a few days ago he screamed at his coach for not letting him play.

杰米真是个急性子；几天前他就跟教练嚷嚷着说不要让他上场了。

10

Butterflies in my stomach

中文意思：（胃里有蝴蝶在扑闪翅膀一般）紧张

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Liam had butterflies in his stomach before he went on stage to play the violin.

利亚姆在上台演奏小提琴时非常紧张。

11

By the skin of your teeth

中文意思：勉强做成某事

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Lester made the dance team by the skin of his teeth; you can tell he hasn't been dancing jazz for very long.

莱斯特勉强组成了舞蹈队；你可以看出来他已经好久没跳爵士了。

12

Cat got your tongue?

中文意思：怎么不说话了？（通常说出来是为了让对方难堪）

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I just saw you kissing my boyfriend. What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?

我刚才看见你亲了我男朋友。怎么回事？你怎么不吭声了？

13

Crying wolf

中文意思：假意求救

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You have cried wolf so many times that no one believes you when you're really hurt.

你已经玩了这么多次“狼来了”的把戏，没人会相信你是真的受伤了。

14

Cut someone some slack

中文意思：放某人一马

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Hey. Cut me some slack. I was really busy with my frog hunting business last week and forgot to call. I'm sorry!

嘿，放我一马吧。上个星期我真的是忙着捉青蛙了，忘了给你打电话。对不起嘛！

15

Down for the count

中文意思：疲劳的；放弃；不愿再参与

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No, you can't take my dog for a walk – she's down for the count after chasing cats all day.

不，你不能遛我的狗。——她追了那几只猫一天，已经累坏了。

16

A taste of your own medicine

中文意思：如果对别人使坏，那么自己理所当然地也要尝尝相同的滋味

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After constantly being prank-called, Julian decided to give Juan a taste of his own medicine and ordered twenty-seven pizzas to be delivered to Juan's house.

在多次被捉弄后，朱利安决定也要让胡安尝尝同样的滋味，就订了27块披萨送到胡安的家里。

17

In the fast lane

中文意思：繁忙刺激的人生

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When Curtis turned forty, he decided he needed to live life in the fast lane, so he quit his job as a dentist and decided to tour Europe by motorcycle.

当柯蒂斯四十岁的时候，他决心过刺激的人生，所以他辞去了牙医的工作，决定骑摩托车环游欧洲。

18

Draw the line

中文意思：停止；判定好坏的分界线

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Now I draw the line at speaking in front of 34,000 people.

现在我结束了在34000人前的讲话。

19

Every cloud has a silver lining

中文意思：乌云中的幸福线（困境中总会发现转机）

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Even though you just got fired, remember that every cloud has a silver lining – at least you don’t have to work for that grouchy boss anymore!

即使你被解雇了，你也要记住，柳暗花明又一村。至少你再也不用为那个坏脾气的老板工作了！

20

Finding a needle in a haystack

中文意思：根本找不到

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Trying to get a new job these days is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

这些天找份新工作真是不可能的事。

21

Fish out of water

中文意思：不得其所，格格不入

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Tom felt like a fish out of water at the Star Trek convention his new girlfriend begged him to attend.

汤姆的新女友央求他去《星际迷航》的影迷会，这让他感到浑身不自在。

22

Get something off your chest

中文意思：说出困扰了你很久的事；承认你做错了某事

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I have to get this off my chest – I copied your answers on the Redesigned SAT. Thanks for the 15th percentile score, by the way.

我得承认，在入学考试时我抄了你的答案。顺便感谢你让我进了前15%。

23

Give it a whirl

中文意思：尝试做某事

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I've never gone kite-boarding, but I’m prepared to give it a whirl!

我从没玩过风筝冲浪，但我准备尝试一下！

24

Go down in flames

中文意思：在众人面前失败

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The football player's career went down in flames after the media learned he'd been heavily in gambling debts.

在被媒体爆出身负赌债后，这名足球选手的事业一落千丈。

25

Go the extra mile

中文意思：加倍努力

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My dentist always goes the extra mile, offering free back massages at the end of a stressful tooth extraction.

我的牙医总是非常尽心，会在令人紧张的拔牙后给病人按摩。

26

Hang in there

中文意思：有耐心，坚持下去

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I know you're struggling right now in school, but just hang in there. It'll get easier. I promise.

我知道你现在在学校里的日子不好过，但你要坚持下去。一切都会好起来的，我保证。