1电脑游戏不叫computer game,地道的说法是video game
(补充:One is on the computer and the other is on the tv, but in spoken english most call both video games.刚问完美国人)
2酒可以用booze来表示,不过是指喝的酒比较多的情况下。
比如:I drank way too much booze last night.
3钱不一定用dollar可以用buck来表示
Do u have a few bucks u can loan me.
4形容好听的音乐用groovy music
5晒太阳用catch some rays比bask更地道
6墨镜可以用shades
Those are really cool shades u r wearing!
7打篮球可以不用play basketball,用shoot hoops会更好
8擅长可以用pro
She is really a pro at basketball.
9喧闹可以不用noise用racket
Small kids can really make a lot of racket.
10形容抽烟,吸毒很嗨的状态用stoned
11对方说话没听清很少用pardon而要说Sorry,What did u say?
12被什么打鸡血了可以说pumped(up)
I'm really pumped for the holiday break.
13糟糕可以用suck替代terrible
The whole trip sucked.
14失败可以用bust替代failure
It was a total bust.
15 solid这个词很活
形容连续的几天可以用solid days
It's been raining for seven solid days.
16朋友可以用pal来代替friend(pal有点发小、哥们儿的意思,一般是同性之间称呼。)
17 catch u later可以替代see u later
18 computer froze=电脑死机了
19 I’m browsing=我只是随便看看(购物的时候)
20 What's the catch?有什么内幕?
21 Party animal. Party狂(喜欢参加舞会的人)。
22 Pain in the neck.=Pain in the ass.讨厌的东西、人或事。
23 Skeleton in the closet.家丑。
24 Don't get on my nerve!别把我惹火了!
25 A faint chance.=A poor chance.机会很小。
26 I am racking my brains.我正在绞尽脑汁。
27 She's a real drag.她真有点碍手碍脚。
28.出国前不知道谁教我的什么AA制叫 go Dutch...英国人表示完全不知道这什么意思,或者美国人这么说?还是直接用 split the bill比较多。
29.买可乐的时候可口可乐叫 coke,无糖的是 diet,百事叫 pepsi他们不会单说一个可乐(cola)
30.番茄酱是 ketchup,不是 tomato sauce,个人觉得英国还不错的酱 gravy(肉酱,这属于在餐厅里很少见到,但是去朋友家的时候大家都特别喜欢的),garlic sauce(大蒜酱),还有国内人吃牛排喜欢的黑椒酱 pepper corn