小编是一个非常爱看美剧的骚年，比如说《绝命毒师》《 the blacklist》，《警察与猫》《极限特工1.2.3》《跟踪者》…等等，数不过来了。那我们在看美剧的时候，你们经常有用简单熟悉的词组合起来表达一个新的意思。上海译语翻译推荐大家把平常时候常用的词语搭配还有写法学起来，这样在口译过程和文章笔译或者剧情描写是很有帮助的，比如说下面这些词语：

看美剧学英语 最常说的10句俚语

1. A short fuse

急性子

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。

 

2.24/7

一天二十四小时；一周七天；一直；持续地

My little sister irritates me 24/7!

我的小妹妹整天都在惹我生气！

 

3. Butterflies in my stomach

紧张的

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。

 

4.A taste of your own medicine

如果对别人坏，那么自己理所当然地也要尝尝相同的滋味

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。

 

5.By the skin of your teeth

勉强做成某事

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。

 

6.Cat got your tongue?

怎么不说话了？（通常说出来是为了让对方难堪）

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？

7.Down for the count

疲劳的；放弃；不愿再参与

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。

 

8. Crying wolf

假意求救

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。

看美剧学英语 最常说的10句俚语

9. Cut someone some slack

放某人一马

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！

 

10 In the fast lane

繁忙刺激的人生

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。

 

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