英美流行口語(yǔ)巧譯

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    1.Are you pulling my leg?你在開玩笑吧?如:
    A:Congratulations!I heard you've got scholarship.
    B:Are you pulling my leg?
    2.Boys will be boys!理應(yīng)如此!如:
    A:Do you know Robin failed in the final exam?
    B:Boys will be boys.He often played truant.
    3.Come off it!別胡謅了!如:
    A:Joe.Let me tell you something bad.
    B:What is it?
    A:There'll be an earthquake tonight.
    B:Come off it!
    4.Don't make a mess!不要弄得一團(tuán)糟!如:
    A:Mum,happy Mother's Day.You don't need to go into the kitchen today because I will cook for you.
    B:Really?But I hope you will not make a mess.
    5.Get moving!快點(diǎn)兒!如:
    A:Get moving!You'll be late!
    B:Don't worry.
    6.Hold on.I lost you.停一停,我讓你給搞糊涂了。如:
    A:Excuse me,could you tell me how to get to the post office?
    B:Take a right turn at the stop light,then go left at Bstreet.
    A:Oh,hold on.I lost you.Please start over.
    7.I get a kick out of you.我真喜歡和你在一起。如:
    A:Jim,you know?I get a kick out of you.
    B:Really?I also enjoy being with you,Jack.
    8.I have bigger fish to try.我有更重要的事要做。如:
    A:Would you like to come to my dinner party?
    B:I'd like to.But I have bigger fish to try.
    9.I'm all at sea.我一片茫然。如:
    A:Can you understand what Professor Black said in the lecture?
    B:I'm all at sea.I'm really not interested in it at all.
    10.I'm on my last legs.我真是山窮水盡了。如:
    A:God help me!I'm on my last legs.
    B:What is it?
    A:I lost all my money in gambling and my wifeleft me.
    B:You deserve it.
    11.It is a steal.真夠便宜。如:
    A:How much is your new jacket?
    B:It's only $50,the original price is $198.
    A:Oh,it's a steal.
    12.It's cool.真痛快。如:
    A:I went skiing last weekend.
    B:Oh,it's cool.I love skiing,too.Remember to call me next time.
    13.It will cost you an arm and a leg.那里的東西貴極了。如:
    A:Hi,Helen,should I pick up a jacket at Saks Fifth Avenue?
    B:No!It will cost you an arm and a leg.