教你說美國口語俚語(3)

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   1. go up in smoke成為泡影
    Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
    辦公室出了問題,peter的假期泡湯了。
    2. hit the road上路
    We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home.
    我們可能該上路了吧?到家的兩個(gè)小時(shí)呢!
    3. shape up表現(xiàn)良好,乖
    You’d better shape up if you want to stay on.
    如果你還想留下來的話最好乖一點(diǎn)兒。
    4. scare the shit out of someone嚇?biāo)滥橙肆?BR>    Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
    不要那樣從后面突然嚇我。你嚇?biāo)牢伊恕?BR>    5. pull strings運(yùn)用關(guān)系(源于“拉木偶的線”)
    He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
    他運(yùn)用關(guān)系替我們拿到音樂會(huì)前排的位子。