实用口语之美国人常挂在嘴边的句子

It is not a big deal! 没什么了不起！ How come… 怎么回事，怎么搞的。 Easy does it. 慢慢来。 Don't push me. 别逼我。 Come on! 快点，振作起来！

Have a good of it. 玩得很高兴。 It is urgent. 有急事。

What is the fuss？ 吵什么？ Still up？ 还没睡呀？

It doesn't make any differences. 没关系。 Don't let me down. 别让我失望。 God works. 上帝的安排。

Don't take ill of me. 别生我气。 Hope so. 希望如此。

Go down to business. 言归正传。 None of my business. 不关我事。 It doesn't work. 不管用。 I'm not going. 我不去了。

Does it serve your purpose？ 对你有用吗？ I don't care. 我不在乎。 Not so bad. 不错。 No way! 不可能！

Don't flatter me. 过奖了。 You are welcome. 你太客气了。 It is a long story. 一言难尽。 Between us. 你知，我知。 Big mouth! 多嘴驴！ Sure thin! 当然！

I'm going to go. 我这就去。 Never mind. 不要紧。 Can－do. 能人。

Close－up. 特写镜头。 Drop it! 停止！ Bottle it! 闭嘴！

Don't play possum! 别装蒜！ Make it up! 不记前嫌！

Watch you mouth. 注意言辞。 Any urgent thing？ 有急事吗？

How about eating out？ 外面吃饭怎样？ Don't over do it. 别太过分了。 Can you dig it？ 你搞明白了吗？

I'm afraid I can't. 我恐怕不能。 You want a bet？ 你想打赌吗？

What if I go for you？ 我替你去怎么样？ Who wants？ 谁稀罕？

December heartbeat. 黄昏恋。 Follow my nose. 凭直觉做某事。 Cheap skate! 小气鬼！ Go to hell！ 去死吧！

Come seat here. 来这边坐。 Good luck! 祝你好运！ Gild the lily. 画蛇添足。 Make it. 达到目的，获得成功。 I'll be seeing you. 再见。

He has an ax to grind. 他另有企图。

I wonder if you can give me a lift？ 能让我搭一程吗？ It is raining. 要下雨了。

Can I have this. 可以给我这个吗？ I might hear a pin drop. 非常寂静。 Why are you so sure？ 怎么这样肯定？ Is that so？ 是这样吗？

Don't get loaded. 别喝醉了。 Stay away from him. 别*近他。 Don't get high hat. 别摆架子。 Right over there. 就在那里。 Doggy bag. 打包袋。

That rings a bell. 听起来耳熟。 Sleeping on both ears. 睡的香。 Play hooky. 旷工、旷课。

I am the one wearing pants in the house. 我当家。 It's up in the air. 尚未确定。 Side dish. 配菜。

I am all ears. 我洗耳恭听。 Get cold feet. 害怕做某事。 Good for you! 好得很！ Go ahead. 继续。

Help me out. 帮帮我。

Let's bag it. 先把它搁一边。 Lose head. 丧失理智。 Talk truly. 有话直说。

He is the pain on neck. 他真让人讨厌。 Do you have straw？ 你有吸管吗？ You bet! 一定，当然！

That is a boy! 太好了，好极了！ It's up to you. 由你决定。

The line is engaged. 占线。

My hands are full right now. 我现在很忙。 Don't make up a story. 不要捏造事实。

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。 She make a mess of things. 她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。 Get an eyeful. 看个够。

He has a quick eye. 他的眼睛很锐利。 Shoot the breeze. 闲谈。 Tell me when! 随时奉陪！

It is a small world! 世界真是小！ Not at all. 根本就不（用）。

Let's play it by ear. 让我们随兴所至。 Wait and see. 等着瞧。

Why so blue？ 怎么垂头丧气？

What brought you here？ 什么风把你吹来了？ Hang on! 抓紧（别挂电话）！ Leave me alone. 别理我。 Chin up. 不气 ，振作些。 You never know. 世事难料。 High jack! 举起手来（抢劫）！

Why die she marry a man old enough to be her father？ 她为什么要嫁给一个年龄与她父亲相当的男人？ I stay at home a lot. 我多半在家里。

She'll be along in a few minutes. 他马上会过来。 I'm not it a good mood. 没有心情（做某事）。 He is a fast talker. 他是个吹牛大王。 I'm bored to death. 我无聊死了。 Bottoms up! 干杯！ Daring! 亲爱的！

Here we are! 我们到了！ I lost my way. 我迷路了。

She is still mad at me. 她还在生我的气。

I'll get even with him one day. 我总有一天跟他扯平 Hit the ceiling. 大发雷霆。

She's got quite a wad. 她身怀巨款。

I don't have anywhere to be. 没地方可去。 I'm dying to see you. 我很想见你。 I swear by the god. 我对天发誓。 Nothing tricky. 别耍花招。

You might at least apologize. 你顶多道个歉就得了。

Price is soaring, if it goes on like this, we shall not be able to keep the pot boiling.

物价直线上升，这样子下去，我们锅里可没什么东西煮饭。 None of you keyhole. 不准偷看。

Come on, be reasonable. 嗨，你怎么不讲道理。 When are you leaving？ 你什么时候走？ You don't say so. 未必吧，不至于这样吧。 Don't get me wrong. 别误会我。

You don't seem to be quite yourself today. 你今天看起来不大对劲。 Do you have any money on you？ 你身上带钱了吗？ What is you major？ 你学什么专业？

My girlfriend and I broke up. 我和我的女朋友吹了。

It was something that happens once in the blue moon. 这是千载难逢的事。 It is a deal！ 一言为定！

I'll kick you ass. 我将炒你鱿鱼。 Dinner is on me. 晚饭我请。

Say hello to everybody for me. 替我向大家问好。 Not precisely! 不见得，不一定！ That is unfair. 这不公平！

We have no way out. 我们没办法。 That is great! 太棒了！ You are welcome! 别客气！

I have to be late and keep my date waiting. 我不喜欢迟到而让别人久等。 Would you mind making less noise. 能不能小声点。 It doesn't take much of you time. 这不花你好多时间。 Not in the long run. 从长远来说不是这样的。 It is of high quality. 它质量上乘。

There is nobody by that name working here. 这里没有这个人。 He neither drinks nor smokes. 他既不喝酒也不抽烟。 He pushes his luck. 他太贪心了。 Break the rules. 违反规则。 How big of you! 你真棒！ Poor thing! 真可怜！ Nuts! 呸；胡说；混蛋！ Blast! 妈的！

Boy! （表示惊奇，兴奋等）哇！好家伙！ Get out of here! 滚出去！

I can't make both ends meet. 我上个月接不到下个月，缺钱。 It can be a killer. 这是个伤脑筋的问题。 Dead end. 死胡同。 Take a seat! 请坐！ Here ye! 说得对！

You ask for it! 活该！ You don't say! 真想不到！ Fresh paint! 油漆未干！

1-----You can't argue with success

Though you may tell someone they are doing something in a wrong way, you have to stop criticizing them if their method works.

白猫黑猫,抓得到老鼠的猫就是好猫. 2-----Nothing succeeds like success

Like money in a savings account, success seems to compound itself. A person who has a small success expects it to be followed by a bigger one.

一山还望一山高

3-----The end justifies the means It does not matter how you succeed. Any method is all right if it works for you. This proverb is not always accepted. Often one hears the opposite, “the end doesn't justify the means.\" 为达目的,不择手段.

4-----If you can't beat them, join them.

If you cannot compete successfully with a person or a group, stop competing and go join them. Then you can share in their success. 人要善于见风使舵.

5-----Always a day late and a dollar short

A criticism of a person who never succeeds. The failures may not be drastic but the pattern of small failures is annoying to others,

especially in two areas that Americans value as highly as time and money. 请防微杜渐.

6-----One thing at a time

Concentration leads to success. The person who tires to do too many things at once may fail at all of them. 切忌一心两用.

7-----We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

We will not discuss or worry about a future problem. If and when the problem becomes urgent, we will deal with it. 船到桥头自然直.

8-----Don't put the cart before the horse

Do things in a sensible order. For example, do something to impress your boss before you ask for a raise in pay. Don't ask for the raise first. 休得本末倒置.

9-----All's fair in love and war

Do not trust a rival or an enemy at all. His or her desire to succeed will overrule everything else. Such a people may lie, cheat, attack or do many other things far more terrible than he or she would normally do. 兵不厌诈.

10-----When in Rome do as the romans do

Flexibility leads to success in unfamiliar circumstances. People may changes their normal way of doing things in order to fit in better with those they are visiting. 入乡随俗.

11------Easy does it

Some things require gentleness for success. One should not push too

hard. Force may cause damage 以柔克刚.

12-----The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Do not be discouraged by the size of your problem or the fame of your competitor. (the saying is traced to a boxer preparing to fight an opponent much larger than he was.) 爬得越高,摔得越痛.

13-----All is well that ends well

If we can come to a successful conclusion, let us forget about the pain and mistakes along the way. 结果好才是真的好. 14-----Go for it

Go ahead and try to achieve your goal. Don't worry about failing. Similar to this proverb--God provides food to every bird, but he won't cast to its nest, you got to earn it. 勇往直前.

15-----Every little bit helps

If someone apologizes for giving only a small gift, the recipient may encourage the giver by quoting this proverb. This is especially true if there is a huge job to do or a huge amount of money to be raised from many people. 积少成多.

16-----Look before you leap

Don't jump into a situation carelessly. You may land in difficulty. 三思而后行.

17-----All that glitters is not gold

Do not be fooled by worthless things that seem valuable or look attractive.

发光的并不都是金子.

\"Fool's gold \" is the popular name for a kind of stone that glitters like gold but contains no gold at all. 18------Curiosity killed the cat

Do not ask too many questions or become too curious about things. You may get yourself into trouble like a cat that does not see the danger in a new situation.

好奇杀死猫.<由于这部电影,这个词都被接受了吧

19-----Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Do not risk everything in one place or on one project. Divide your sources that one failure will not ruin you. Similar to this proverb---Do not use both feet to test the depth of the river. 不要孤注一掷.

20-----Don't bite off more than you can chew

Do not attempt something too large for you to handle. 请勿好高骛远.

21-----Too good to be ture

This is often used to warn about advertising. An offer looks good but turns out to be misleading. 华而不实.

22-----Flattery will get you nowhere

If flattery (insincere praise) is recognized, it will not succeed. One sometimes hears the opposite, Flattery will get you everywhere. 奉承他人,于己不利.

23-----There is no such thing as a free lunch If someone you do not know offers you a free lunch or other gift, watch out. The gift may be a method of getting something from you. 天上不会掉馅饼.

24------Pride goes before a fall

Do not be over-confident and careless. Your circumstances may change quickly and the emptiness of your bragging will be exposed. 骄兵必败.

25------Better safe than sorry

It is better not to take a risk than to take a risk foolishly. 小心使得万年船.

26-----Winning isn't everything

One may enjoy the process of playing a game whether one wins or not. This traditional proverb is now often heard in the opposite form, Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing! 结果与过程并重.

27------Time will tell

Wait and see how something will work out. Don't trust a person or thing too much right now. 路遥知马力,日久见人心.

28-----The burned child shuns fire

Some of life's lessons are learned the hard way. The person who has had to pay for a mistake will be careful not to make that mistake again. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳.

29-----There are other fish in the sea

There are opportunities! For example, this may be used to encourage someone who has just broken off a relationship with a sweetheart. 天涯何处无芳草,何必只在此处找.

30-----Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

Do not become too confident of success before you can see that progress is happening. 不要高兴得太早.

31-----Rome wasn't built in a day

Do not be discouraged if your goal still seems far away. On a big project, success takes time! 冰冻三尺,非一日之寒.

32-----There is more here than meets the eye

Be careful. People are hiding something in order to protect themselves or take advantage of you.

看到的未必都是真的，真的你却不一定真能看到。(<<如果.爱>>里面的台词,很喜欢,用在这里该可以)

33-----The customer is always right

Businesses instruct their clerks not to do anything that might threaten a customer's self-esteem, no matter how unreasonable the customer is. Any complaint of any customer must be carefully and politely heard by any employee. The customer must not be made to feel ignorant. 顾客就是上帝.

34-----Be true to yourself

Do not compromise yourself or your beliefs in order to please other people or fit in with a system. Know who you are. Let other people know what you stand for. Do not give in to pressure to conform or to do things you do not agree with. 做真正的自己.

35-----Once bitten, twice shy

This may be used to explain the behavior of a person who is overly cautious about something. The wise person makes mistakes but does not usually make the same mistake twice. 吃一堑,长一智.

36-----It isn't over till the fat lady sings

I refuse to admit defeat yet. Though right now it looks like I may fall, there is still time for things to change. (The \"fat lady\" is an insulting reference to an opera soloist, opera often end with a female solo.)

不到长城心不死. 37-----To each his own

Each individual should be allowed to have his or her own preferences. people will naturally choose different activities, goals, life-s, etc. 人各有志.

38-----Looking out for number one

Looking out for one's own personal welfare more than anything else. This is sometimes used to criticize a person who has abused or taken advantage of someone else, \"All he was doing was looking out for number one.\" Or it may be used to defend himself or herself, \"There is nothing wrong with what I did. I was just looking out for number one.\" 人不为己,天诛地灭.

39-----When the going gets tough, the tough get going

When situation is difficult, only the determined people can handle it. They don't give up! 困难像弹簧,你强它就弱,你弱它就强. 40-----Times flies when you are having fun

A day seems shot when it is full of enjoyable things but it seems like an eternity if one is idle or stuck with a boring job. 美好时光总是短暂.

41-----If it feels good, do it

Live according to your desires at the moment. Forget about rules, regulations or consequences. Just have fun. 及时行乐.

42-----Live and let live

Do not be judgmental. Do not try to control or punish other people.

You live as you like and let others live as they like. 己所不欲,勿施于人.

43-----Variety is the spice of life

Variety is what makes life pleasureable. Boredom is seen as a threat and monotony is the surest route to boredom. 人生百味,酸甜苦辣. 44------Money talks

Wealth has influence. People who make big contributions to political candidates are \"talking\" to the candidates and expecting them to listen. 有钱能使鬼推磨.

45-----All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

This is used to criticize someone who takes work too seriously. It affirms that play is as an essential part of human life. 请劳逸结合.

46-----The more the merrier

This is a way of welcoming someone to participate. It means, the bigger the group, the bigger the party. 多多益善

47.The thing you already have is worth twice as much as a thing you might get in the future. 一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林

48-----You can't have your cake and eat it too

Make up your mind. Sometimes one must choose between two very desirable things, giving up one thing in order to enjoy the other. 鱼和熊掌不能兼得.

49-----There is more than one way to skin a cat

Any of several methods may bring about the desired result. Each person may choose the method that best suits her. If one method does not work, choose a different one and try again. 条条大路通罗马.

50-----One man's meat is another man's poison

Since the same thing may affect different people in different ways, each person must choose the things that will work in his or her particular case. 萝卜青菜各有所爱.