Slang 與西方人交流實用俚語

會計學1Slang與西方人交流實用俚語Todayyouwilllearnsomenewslangandpracticeusingitcorrectly.SlangisaverycommonlanguageelementinEnglishandbyusingitcorrectlyyoucanaddsomecolourtoyourspeech.Justbecarefulhowever,theseareveryinformalwordsandshouldnotbeusedinformalsituationslikeinterviewsandmeetings.第1頁/共102頁Letsstartbylookingatsomeslangwhichcanbeusedindifferentsituations.Situation1Outwithfriends/ShoppingTakealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第2頁/共102頁Tagalong(v)or(n)ItchingtodosomethingPaintthetownredKickbackSlipthroughyourfingersHittheshopsKeepyoureyeoutforsomethingShelloutAstealSplashoutTohaveablast第3頁/共102頁TagalongIfyoutagalong(v)itmeansyoujoinsomeonewhoalreadyhasplanstodosomething.Ifyouareatagalong(n)itmeansyouarethepersonwhoisjoiningsomeone'splansbutmaybeyouaren'treallywantedthere.Forexample“Oh,youaregoingshoppingonSaturday?DoyoumindifItagalong?”–ThisisOK“Iwasoutwithmygirlfriendandourfriendwouldn’tleaveustoeatonourown,shewasabitofatagalong”第4頁/共102頁ItchingtodosomethingIfyouareitchingtodosomethingitmeansyoucantwaittodoit.Forexample“Iamitchingtobuysomenewclothes!”O(jiān)r“I’mitchingtowatchthegametomorrownight!”第5頁/共102頁PaintthetownredIfyouplanto“paintthetownred”,itmeansyouareplanningtogooutandhaveagoodtime,maybeyouwillgotoafewbarsandgenerallyhaveagoodtime.

第6頁/共102頁KickBackKickbackmeanstorelaxandchillout.“Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?”“Oh,notmuch,IthinkIwilljustkickbackandwatchthefootball”第7頁/共102頁SlipthroughyourfingersIfsomethingslipsthroughyourfingers,youhavelosttheopportunitytodosomething.Example“Icannotletthisopportunityslipthroughmyfingers”第8頁/共102頁HittheshopsIfyouhitanythinginthisformatitmeansyouwillgoorvisitsomewhere.Forexample“Iamgoingtohitthebarstonight”O(jiān)r“Iamhittingthecinematonight”第9頁/共102頁KeepaneyeoutIfyoukeepaneyeoutforsomething,youwatchcarefullyforsomethinghappeningorcarefullylookforsomethinginthelongterm.ForExample“Keepaneyeoutforthetaxi,Ijustneedtogetmywallet”O(jiān)r“Ican’tfindthenewmovieinanycinemainshanghai,sowillyoukeepaneyeoutforme?”第10頁/共102頁ShelloutIfyoushelloutforsomethingitmeansyouspendthemoneyrequiredtobuysomething.Wecanalsosayforkout.Forexample“Mywifemademeshelloutforanewcarlastweekend”“IwillbeforkingoutforanewTVsoon”第11頁/共102頁AStealIfsomethingisasteal,itisagreatbargainIt’salmostlikeyoustoleitbecauseitwassomuchcheaperthanyouthinkitshouldhavebeen“Thisnewgoldwatchwasasteal”第12頁/共102頁ToSplashoutIfyousplashoutyouspendalotofmoneyonsomethingexcitinglikeapartyoranightout.Ifsomeonebuysabottleofchampagneyoucansay“Wow,heisreallysplashingouttonight”Hedoesn’tcareabouttheprice,hejustdoesitbecausehewantseveryonetohavefun第13頁/共102頁TohaveablastAblastliterallymeansanexplosionbuthereweuseittomeansomeoneishavingareallygoodtime.“Thispartyisamazing,I’mhavingablast”Wecanalsosay“aball”第14頁/共102頁Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Nottoolongago,IwentonacheaptourofSouthAmerica,andbecausemywifewasleadingthetourasaguide,Iwasableto

_______alongforareducedprice.Andsincethiswasaonce-in-a-lifetimechancetoseethecountry,Ijustcouldn'tletthisopportunity

____________________.Findingmy

wayaroundsomeofthecitieswasn'ttoodifficultbecauseIspeakSpanishandPortuguese,andshoppingisgreatbecausepricesarelowsoyoudon’tneedto________alotforsouvenirs,andsomethingsareanabsolute______.Personally,Ithinkeveryoneshould

________alittleinlifeandtakeatripbecauseyouonlyliveonce.

slipthroughmyfingers

tag

forkout

steal

Kickback第15頁/共102頁Situation2RelaxingandJokingaroundTakealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第16頁/共102頁That’ssweetHe’sthemanYou’repullingmylegNopeTocomeacross(assomething)Adump(not)inthemoodTakeadipLoungearoundGluedtotheboxAdragI'mbeatI'mgonnacrashOnthesamepage第17頁/共102頁That’ssweet(orjustsweeeeet)Wesaysweetwhenwemeansomethingisreallygoodorcool.ForexampleStudentA-“It’stimeforJames’socialclub”StudentB-“Sweeeet,Ilovehisclasses”第18頁/共102頁He’stheman/You’rethemanThismeansthatyoupraisesomeone.Yousaytheyaregreatforsomethingtheyhavedone.StudentA-“IjustwenttoJames’socialclub”StudentB-“Ohyeah?Wasitgood?”StudentA-“Itwasawesome,he’stheman!”第19頁/共102頁Topullsomeone’slegIfyoupullsomeone’slegitmeansyoujokewiththemaboutsomething.Youplayajokeonthembysayingsomethingthatisn'ttrue.“IusedtobeaprofessionalfootballerbeforeIhadabadinjury”“You’repullingmylegright?”Wecanalsosay“You’rehavingmeon”“You’rekidding??”“You’rejoking,right?”第20頁/共102頁NopeThisisjustanotherwaytosay“no”inalaidbackway“Areyouenjoyingthisclass?”“Nope”第21頁/共102頁Tocomeacross(something)Thismeansyoufindsomethingrandomlyorunexpectedly.“IcameacrossagreatnewTVshowlastnight”“Howdidyoucomeacrossthisplace?It’sgreat”第22頁/共102頁AdumpAdumpisliterallyaplaceyouputgarbageorwaste.Sowhenwesay“Thisplaceisadump”Wearecomparingittothebin.第23頁/共102頁InthemoodIfyouareinthemoodtodosomethingitmeansyouwanttodoit.Ifyouarenotinthemood,youdon’twanttodoit.“Youwannagoandwatchamovie?”“Nah,I’mnotinthemood”“I'minthemoodforanicecoldbeer!!”第24頁/共102頁TakeadipThismeansgoforaswiminthepoolortheseawhenyouareonholiday.“AiYa!!Itshot,I’mgonnatakeadip”第25頁/共102頁LoungeaboutIfyouloungeabout,youactlazilyandrelaxaroundthehouse.Youhavenoplanbuttorelaxanddonothing.Youcanuseittocomplainaboutsomeone.“Stoploungingaboutanddosomework!!”第26頁/共102頁GluedtotheboxTheboxistheTV,andifyouaregluedtoit(oranything)youarewatchingitintensely.Youcanttakeyoureyesoffit.“WhereisKate?”“Oh,she’sgluedtotheTVinthelivingroom”第27頁/共102頁AdragIfsomethingisadrag,itmeansitisgoingonfortoolongandyoujustwantittoend.“Wehaveamathslessonnext!”“Iknow,itsgonnabeadrag”第28頁/共102頁TobebeatIfyouarebeat,youhaverunoutofenergyandwanttogotosleep“I’vebeenworkingfor12hours–I’mbeat!”第29頁/共102頁I'mgoingtocrashIfyougotocrashitmeansyouwillgotobedtosleep“Areyoucomingoutforabeertonight?”“Nope,I'mbeat.I’vebeenworkingfor12hourssoI’mgonnagohomeandcrash”第30頁/共102頁OnthesamepageIftwopeopleareonthesamepage,theyareinagreementandtalkingaboutthesamethingYoucanalsouseittocheckifsomeoneunderstandsyou…“Areweonthesamepage?”第31頁/共102頁Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.AfterIgraduatedfromcollege,IdecidedtotakeatriptoHawaiitocelebrate.Ibooked

acheaphotelaboutamonthbeforeIleft,andwhenIarrived,Icouldn'tbelievehow

greattheviewofthebeachwasfrommyhotelwindow.FortheentireweekIwasthere,Ijust

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aroundonthebeach,wentonafewhikes,andIdidn't

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untillate.Ialso___________

someinterestinghistoricalsitesasItouredtheisland.Butafteraweekoffuninthesun,Iwas

_______,andIdidn'thavemuchenergytodoanythingelse.IfIcoulddoitallagain,I'dprobablygowithafriendbecausetravelingalonecanbesucha

________withoutsomeonetotalkto.

loungedcrashcameacrossbeatdrag第32頁/共102頁That’ssweetHe’sthemanYou’repullingmylegNopeTocomeacross(something)Adump(not)inthemoodTakeadipLoungearoundGluedtotheboxAdragI'mbeatI'mgonnacrashOnthesamepageHowdoyouliketorelaxinyourfreetime?Trytousesomeoftheslangthatwehavejuststudied…第33頁/共102頁Situation3Dating,RomanceandRelationshipsTakealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第34頁/共102頁BlindDateNipsomethinginthebudGetsomethingoffyourchestBeataroundthebushHaveacrushonsomeoneBeoncloudnineTobestoodupToleadonDumpShowyourtruecoloursPromisethemoonGivethecoldshoulderTietheKnot第35頁/共102頁BlindDateAblinddateisadatewhereyouhavenevermeteachotherbeforeandyoudon’tknowwhattheotherpersonlookslike.Itisusuallyarrangedbymutualfriends.“Ihavearrangedablinddateforyou,Ithinkyouwilllikeher”第36頁/共102頁NipsomethinginthebudIfyounipsomethinginthebuditmeansyoustopithappeningbeforeitgetschancetohappen.NipmeanstocutAbudisanunformednewshootofaflower“ShereallylikesmebutIalreadyhaveagirlfriend”“IwouldnipthatinthebudifIwereyou”第37頁/共102頁GetsomethingoffyourchestIfyougetsomethingoffyourchestyoutalkaboutsomethingthathasbeenbotheringyou.“Ineedtotellyousomething,Iwanttogetitoffmychest”第38頁/共102頁BeataroundthebushThismeanstoavoidtalkingaboutsomethingdirectly.A:“Iwanttotellyousomethingbut…Idon’twanttohurtyourfeelings…IthinkyoumightgetupsetbutIdon’twanttohurtyouinanyway…itsnotyou,itsme…IthinkyouknowwhatI’mtryingtosay”B:“StopbeatingaroundthebushandjustTELLME!!!”A:“Itsover”第39頁/共102頁HaveacrushonsomeoneIfyouhaveacrushonsomeoneitmeansyouwantthemtobeyourromanticpartner.Usuallythepersonyouhaveacrushondoesn’tknowaboutit.“Ihaveseenyoulookingatthatgirl,doyouhaveacrushonher?”第40頁/共102頁TobeoncloudnineIfyouareoncloudnine,youareveryhappywithsomething,orsomeonehasmadeyouveryhappy.“Ihaveanewboyfriend!He’ssogreat!I’moncloudnine!”Wecanalsosay“I’montopoftheworld”第41頁/共102頁TobestoodupIfyouarestoodupitmeansyourdatedidn’tturnuptomeetyouforwhateverreason,andtheydidn’ttellyoutheyweren'tcoming.“Iwasstooduplastnightandhedidn’tevencallme.Hemademefeellikeanidiot-IwaswaitingforanhourbeforeIdecidedtogohome”第42頁/共102頁ToleadsomeoneonIfyouleadsomeoneonitmeansyoumakethemthinkyoulikethem,butyoudon’treallywantarelationshipwiththem.“Wehadagoodfewweekstogetherbutnowshedoesn’twanttoseeme….Ithinkshewasleadingmeon”第43頁/共102頁DumpIfyoudumpsomeoneitmeansyoutellthemthatyoudon’twanttobewiththemanymore“Shedumpedme”第44頁/共102頁ShowyourtruecoloursIfyoushowyourtruecoloursyourevealyourtrueself.Onafirstdatewetrytoconvincetheotherpersonthatwearefantastic(whenactuallyweareawasteofspace!).Howevernobodycanhidetheirtrueselvesforever–eventuallyweallshowourtruecolours…“Aftertwogreatdates,hefinallyshowedhistruecolours…unfortunately!”第45頁/共102頁PromisethemoonIfyoupromisethemoonyoupromiselotsofnicethingsforsomeone,someofwhichmaybeverydifficulttoachieve.“Hepromisedmethemoonwhenwefirstgotmarriedbutheseemstohaveforgotteneverything”第46頁/共102頁GivethecoldshoulderIfyougivesomeonethecoldshoulderyouignorethemandpaythemnoattentiononpurpose.“Isaidsorryforforgettingherbirthdaybutshecontinuestogivemethecoldshoulder”第47頁/共102頁TietheknotWhenyoutietheknot,yougetmarried.“Wetiedtheknotlastweek”Simple第48頁/共102頁Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Datingisusuallyeitherfunandexcitingordisappointing,dependingonyourexperience.Forexample,internetdatingisbecomingpopular(a_________

withsomeoneyoumeetonline)andpeopleoftendevelop_________

thepeopletheymeet.However,peoplesometimeshavethetendencyto

________________anddon'toftenshowtheir

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becausetheyareattemptingtoshowtheirbestsidesandnotrevealanyflawsintheirpersonalities.Unfortunately,it'sverydifficulttoreallygettoknowsomeonethroughemailoronlinechatrooms,andinsomecases,somepeople

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youonandletyoubelievetheyaresomethingthey'renot.acrushonblinddatepromisethemoontruecolourslead第49頁/共102頁BlindDateNipsomethinginthebudGetsomethingoffyourchestBeataroundthebushHaveacrushonsomeoneBeoncloudnineTobestoodupToleadonDumpShowyourtruecoloursPromisethemoonGivethecoldshoulderTietheKnotTalkaboutyourdatingexperiencewithapartner.Trytousesomeoftheslangthatwehavejuststudied…第50頁/共102頁Situation4Meetingsomeoneyouhaven'tseenforawhile.Takealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第51頁/共102頁LongtimenoseeFancybumpingintoyouhereIhaven'tseenyouinagesWhathaveyoubeenupto?What'snew?Bytheway…KeepintouchNoway!You'rehavingmeonOopsIshouldn’thaveletthatslip…GivemethescoopIhavetorun/takeoffYoucanreachmeonmymobileCatchyoulater第52頁/共102頁LongtimenoseeWesay“l(fā)ongtimenosee”whenwehavenotseensomeoneforalongtime.Thisisquiteobvious,butnoticethelackofgrammarinthissentence…itisn'tproperEnglish,butratherbrokenEnglish.Althoughitisnotgrammaticallycorrectitiswidelyacceptedasanofficialphrase.Example:“Heystranger,longtimenosee!!!”第53頁/共102頁FancybumpingintoyouhereWesay“fancybumpingintoyouhere”whenwearesurprisedtoseesomeoneinthesameplaceasus.Anotherwayofsayingthisis“fancyseeingyouhere”To“bumpintosomeone”literallymeanstocollidewithsomeone,butweuseitherefiguratively,meaningameetingofpeople.第54頁/共102頁Ihaven’tseenyouinagesThisalsomeansyouhaven'tseensomeoneforalongtime.Whenwesay“ages”,wejustmeanalongtime!Youcanalsosay‘Ihaven’tseenyouforages’第55頁/共102頁Whathaveyoubeenupto?Thisjustmeans,“whathaveyoubeendoingrecently?”To“beupto”somethingmeansyouaredoingsomethingAnotheruseistosay“Ithinkyouareuptonogood”,meaningthatyouthinktheyaredoingsomethingtheyshouldn’tbe.Forexample,“Youlooklikeyouarehidingsomethingfromme,Ithinkyouareuptonogood!!”第56頁/共102頁What'snew?/GivemethescoopThesearedifferentwaysofaskingpeopletoupdateyouontheirlife-totellyouwhathaschangedsinceyoulastmet.It’sawaytoaskiftheyhaveanythingimportanttotellyouExample.“Heymate,what'snew?”“Givemethescooponyournewgirlfriend!”第57頁/共102頁BythewayWesay“bytheway”whenwewanttointroduceanewtopictotheconversation,ortellsomebodyanimportantpieceofinformation.Forexample,youmaybetalkingaboutsomethingandyouareremindedofasimilartopicsoyoucansay:“Oh,bytheway,Ihavebookedtherestaurantfor8pmonSaturdaynight”O(jiān)r“Bytheway,haveyougotthatmoneyyouoweme?”第58頁/共102頁KeepintouchWesaythiswhenwewantsomeonetostayincontactwithus;wedon’twanttolosetouchwiththemaftertheyleave.Wecanalsosay“Don’tbeastranger”Youcan“keepintouch”byemail,telephone,texting,socialnetworks,meetingup,writinglettersetc第59頁/共102頁NowayWeusethistoexpressthatyoudon’tbelievesomethingtheyjustsaid.Forexample:“DidyouknowJamesisconsideringhavingasex-changeoperation?”“NOWAY!!!”Itmeansyouareshockedtohearsomething第60頁/共102頁You’rehavingmeonThismeansthatyouthinksomeoneisjoking.Maybetheysaysomethingunbelievablesoyouthinktheyareplayingtrickswithyou.Forexample…“Congratulations,youhavejustwon￥1,000,000”“Noway,you'rehavingmeon!!”Britishslang第61頁/共102頁Oops,Ishouldn’thaveletthatslipYoucansaythiswhenyouaccidentallyrevealsomethingthatwassupposedtobeasecret.Oopsmeans“ohdear”Weusuallysayitwhenwemakeamistake.Bytheway,tosaysorryafteryoumakeamistakelikethisyoucansay“thatwasmyfault”O(jiān)rinaslangway,“Mybad!”第62頁/共102頁Ihavetorun/takeoffThisisjustanotherwaytosay“Ihavetogonow”Youcansayitwhenyouwanttopolitelyendaconversation第63頁/共102頁YoucanreachmeonmymobileThisisawayofsaying“Youcancontactmeonmymobilephone”US:“Youcanreachmeonmycell”第64頁/共102頁CatchyoulaterThisiscool,informalwaytosay“seeyousoon”第65頁/共102頁Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Recently,I

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afriendthatIhadn'tseenin

________,andhesaidhehadn'tbeen________becausehelostmyphonenumberandemailaddress.Iaskedhimwhathehadbeen_______

duringthepastseveralyears,andhesaidhewasnowmarriedandhadeightkids.Isaid,“_________!“Hewasalwaysthetypeofpersonto________

,butwhenheshowedmehisfamilyphotos,Iknewhewasserious.Wehopetogettogethersoon.bumpedintoagesintouchuptoNOWAYhaveyouon第66頁/共102頁LongtimenoseeFancybumpingintoyouhereIhaven'tseenyouinagesWhathaveyoubeenupto?What'snew?Bytheway…KeepintouchNoway!You'rehavingmeonOopsIshouldn’thaveletthatslip…Ihavetorun/takeoffCatchyoulaterRoleplayaconversationbetweentwooldfriends.Trytousesomeoftheslangthatwehavejuststudied…第67頁/共102頁Situation5Takealookatthefollowingwordsandphrases,andseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第68頁/共102頁AnairheadTohaveaballTobebeatBoozeToactlikeachickenAcouchpotatoAdinosaurDorkyTohaveaflashbackTocatchaflickAfreebieGrub GrubbyAhairysituationI'mouttahere! Catchyoulater第69頁/共102頁anairheadairhead:stupidperson."Believeitornot,Tomcansometimesactlikeanairhead!"第70頁/共102頁tohaveaballtohaveaball:tohaveafuntime."IreallyhadaballatJames'party!"第71頁/共102頁Tobebeatbeat:tired."I'mreallybeatbecauseIwasawakeallnight."第72頁/共102頁Boozebooze:alcohol."TheESLpartywasfun,eventhoughtherewasn'tanybooze."第73頁/共102頁Toactlikeachickenchicken:coward."Don'tbesuchachicken!"What'sthematter-areyouchicken?!第74頁/共102頁Acouchpotatocouchpotato:apersonwhowatchestoomuchtelevision."WhydidIhavetomarrysuchacouchpotato?"第75頁/共102頁Adinosaurdinosaur:somethingold,oldfashionedoroutofdate.Myeconomicsprofessorisarealdinosaur!"I'dlovetosurftheNet,butunfortunatelymycomputerisadinosaur."第76頁/共102頁Dorky

dorky:strange;peculiar;geeky."Ifyoukeepactingsodorky,you'llnevergetagirlfriend!"第77頁/共102頁tohaveaflashbackflashback:suddenmemory."InLittleTokyoIhadaflashbacktomydayslivinginJapan."I'mgettingflashbackstomyfirstsocialclub-itwasanightmare!第78頁/共102頁Tocatchaflickflick:movie.Ontheweekends,Iliketoheadintotownandcatchaflick"Let'sgoouttonightandwatchaflick."第79頁/共102頁Afreebiefreebie:somethingthatdoesnotcostmoney."MytriptoNewYorkwasafreebie."Iloveherparties-shealwaysgivesoutlotsoffreebieswhenyouleave!第80頁/共102頁Grubgrub:food."Where'sthegrub?!"Let'sgogetsomepubgrub第81頁/共102頁Grubbygrubby:notclean."Ialwaysfeelgrubbyinthemorning.""Getyourgrubbypawsoffmymoney!"第82頁/共102頁Ahairysituationhairy:difficult;dangerous."Thesteepandwindyroadwasreallyhairy."ThesituationinIraqisgettingprettyhairy!第83頁/共102頁I'mouttahereI'mouttahere:I'mleaving;I'mdeparting."Right,it'sbeenfunbutI'mouttahere."第84頁/共102頁AnairheadTohaveaballTobebeatBoozeToactlikeachickenAcouchpotatoAdinosaurDorkyTohaveaflashbackTocatchaflickAfreebieGrub GrubbyAhairysituationI'mouttahere! CatchyoulaterRoleplayaconversationbetweentwooldfriends.Trytousesomeoftheslangthatwehavejuststudied…第85頁/共102頁TobeinajamHe'sajockShe'saknockoutLaidbackLovehandlesMegaNukePissedoffArip-offScrewupToshootsomehoopsAturn-offTobeuptightAwimpyguy第86頁/共102頁

Tobeinajamtobeinajam:tobeintrouble."Ifyou'reinajam,Ipromisetohelpyou."He'sgotmeoutofamillionjamsovertheyears第87頁/共102頁Ajockjock:someonegoodatspor