| 1. Are you going to bring
that up again? 你又提那事干吗?
bring sth. up: 使注意到;引述 例:
These are matters that you can bring
up in committee. 这些问题你可在委员会中提出。
These are facts that can always be
brought up against you. 这些事实永远可以被引述作为不利于你的证据。
2. She was sweet, though. 不过,她那时真是个可爱的人儿。
though: ad 可是;不过;然而。Though
用作副词时,用于独立叙述中,与句子主干常用标点符号隔开。 例:
Our team lost. It was a good
game, though. 尽管我们的球队输了,这仍不失为一场精彩的比赛。
A peace agreement was drawn up. The
delegates, though, refused to sign. 和平协议已经拟好,但代表们拒绝签字。
3. Hot dog: (口)真带劲!真棒!(表示兴奋、激动、赞许等) 例:
—“Well, dear, did you have a good
time during the vacation?” “哎,亲爱 的,你的假期玩得痛快吗?”
—“Hot dog!” “痛快极了!”
4. swell:(美,非正式)了不起;好极了 例:
What a swell idea! 多么好的主意!
5. I’ll rip’em limb from limb! 我要把他们撕碎!
rip: 拉开;撕开;割开
6. Oh, my gosh… (俚)噢,老天…
Gosh 即God 的变体,也可作by Gosh 表示惊奇和懊丧等等的感叹语。
7. Everything’s worked out keen. 一切都结束得很圆满。
1) work out: 结局;至最后;结果是 例:
—How will things work out? 事情将如何变化?
—The situation worked out quite well.
情况到最后相当不错。
2) keen:(美俚)漂亮的;愉快的;极好的。尤其用于儿童语言。
8. Last one there’s a monkey! 最后一句,这真是太恶作剧了!
monkey: 即monkey business,即胡闹,恶作剧,顽皮。
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