第一講：about "chance" and "bad"
Chance:
以下是關(guān)于chance的幾個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)，意思都是“不可能”：
1.not a chance/no chance
“i do saw some fish right under us.”
"Not a chance."
”我確實(shí)看到幾條魚在我們正下方游?！?BR> ”不可能?！?BR> 2.fat chance
”Give us money back and we'll leave.“
"Fat chance."
"把錢退給我們我們就走。"
”休想！“
3.not a cat in hell's chance
”Sir,would you kindly do me a favor to yield a seat to me. I feel so bad.“
"it is not a cat in hell's chance."
"先生，把位子讓給我好嗎？我有點(diǎn)不舒服。"
”妄想?！?BR> 4.not a snowflake's chance
”Sorry to keep after you,but are there any vacacies on the course?“
"there is not a snowflake's chance."
"抱歉，請(qǐng)問(wèn)一下這個(gè)課還有名額嗎？"
”沒(méi)有了。“
Bad
1.feel bad about sth 對(duì)……感到遺憾、抱歉
”Robbi said you couldnot take him to New York together with you.“
"I feel really bad about it,but i was so busy.Maybe we can do it next weekend."
"羅伯特說(shuō)你不能帶他去紐約了。"
”對(duì)此我非常抱歉，但是我實(shí)在是太忙了。也許下周末可以?！?BR> 2.that's too bad. 太遺憾了。
"This moring we were having a good time to fish together,but it was windy and rainy suddenly.So we had to get back in a hurry."
"That's too bad."
”今早上我們一塊釣魚正玩的進(jìn)行，突然刮起了風(fēng)、下起了雨。我們不得不趕回來(lái)了?！?BR> ”那太遺憾了?！?BR> 3.You have picked a bad apple. 你這主意真臭；你挑的東西太爛了。
”How about going down the street to have lunch in the greasy spoon?“
"You have picked a bad apple.It is not clean there."
"去街頭的小飯館吃晚飯如何？"
”你這主意真臭。那不干凈?！?BR> 4.that's not bad/can't be bad. 不錯(cuò)；相當(dāng)好。附和或祝賀某人。
”i have just got an income tax rebate of 90 dollars.“
"can't be bad."
"我剛剛退回了90美元的所得稅。"
”不錯(cuò)嘛?！?BR> 讓我們的表達(dá)更加美國(guó)化：之二
about "wait" and "bet"
wait
1.cann't wait (to do sth)
等不及了；表示興奮
I cann't wait to see my girlfriend.You know,we have not met each other for three years.
就要見到我的女朋友了！我真有點(diǎn)等不及了。要知道，我們已經(jīng)有三年沒(méi)有見面了。
2. You wait!
你等著瞧；威脅語(yǔ)
You wait! You just wait! You will find Mr Philip is not a fellow to tangle with.
你等著瞧！咱們騎驢看唱本！總有一天你會(huì)知道飛利浦不是好惹的。
3.what are you waiting for?
你還等什么？督促快點(diǎn)做事
It is getting dark.What are you waiting for? We won't be finished by dinnertime.
天就要黑了。再不快干，晚飯的時(shí)候我們就做不完了。
4.wait for it.
1）暫停
Ready,steady----wait for it-----go!
各就位！預(yù)備！停停停！跑！
2）話說(shuō)到關(guān)鍵時(shí)賣關(guān)子用的套語(yǔ)
There were out of stock at the moment in our local shop,so i tried to buy some in a shop in New York and the girl there----wait for it-----"We're out of stock at the moment but i am sure we will have some in by next week."
這會(huì)我們店里沒(méi)有貨了，因此我就去紐約的店里去買，你猜店里的那個(gè)妞給我說(shuō)啥來(lái)著？我們現(xiàn)在也沒(méi)貨，不過(guò)我確定到下周的時(shí)候我們就會(huì)進(jìn)貨。
5.wait a minute/moment/second
1）等等；不禮貌的打斷別人說(shuō)話時(shí)用
Wait a minute,please!Have you ever seen a bag here?A small canvus bag.
等等??！你們?cè)谶@看到一個(gè)小包了嗎？一個(gè)小帆布包。
2）等等；發(fā)現(xiàn)說(shuō)錯(cuò)，想糾正時(shí)或想停下來(lái)思考一下時(shí)用
Wait for it.Let me see.Oh, my God! I got it.I forgot it in the plane.
等等，讓我想想啊。哦，天呀！我想起來(lái)了。我把它忘在飛機(jī)上了。
6.wait and see
耐著點(diǎn)性子，別著急！
Don't be so anxious! Wait and see.Everything will be clear!
別那么急！耐著點(diǎn)性子！一切都會(huì)真相大白的！
7.wait for baby
等等鄙人。熟人之間的俏皮話。
Wait for baby!Don't be so fast! I can hardly catch up with you.
等等鄙人嘛！別這么快，我都跟不上你們了。
8.wait till the clouds roll by
等到云開日出時(shí)；喻要持樂(lè)觀態(tài)度
Failure is not final;what counts is courage.Keep up your courage!You can do it!
失敗又不是終了；只有勇氣才是永恒的。振作點(diǎn)！你能成功！
bet
1.Do you want to bet?/do you want a bet?
你敢打賭嗎？
"Do you want a bet?"
"What's the bet?"
“你敢打賭嗎？?！?BR> “賭什么？?！?BR> 2.I/'ll bet
1)我敢打賭
I bet I can type the letter out in three minutes.
我敢打賭，我能在三分鐘之內(nèi)把這封信打出來(lái)。
2)我敢打賭。常常說(shuō)成:I bet you did/do/will/have! 反語(yǔ)，表示不相信對(duì)方的話
"Last afternoon i played basketball for three hours without a stop and not felt a thing."
"I bet you did!"
“昨天下午我一連打了三個(gè)鐘頭的籃球，一點(diǎn)事兒沒(méi)有?！?BR> “我敢打賭！?！?BR> 3.You bet.
1)說(shuō)得極是，你說(shuō)得對(duì)
"In my opinion,there is too many commercials on television."
"You bet!"
“我認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在電視上的商業(yè)廣告太多了?！?BR> “說(shuō)的極是。”
2)用于加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣
You bet i want a day off to get energetic again.
我真是想休息一天，恢復(fù)一下精力。
4.I bet your father must be a blacksmith
我敢打賭你爹一定是打鐵的。俏皮話，驚嘆對(duì)方一語(yǔ)中的
How do you know China football team can be admitted to the World Cup?I bet your father must be a blacksmith.
你是怎么知道中國(guó)足球隊(duì)會(huì)入圍世界杯的？我想你爹一定是個(gè)打鐵的。要不然你怎么會(huì)猜這么準(zhǔn)呢？
5.It's anyone's bet.
這是誰(shuí)也說(shuō)不準(zhǔn)，這事沒(méi)把握
"Now the country doesnot gurantee college students work.Will it does good or harm to us?"
"It is anyone's bet.Perhaps it will bring more equal compitition."
“現(xiàn)在大學(xué)生國(guó)家也不包分配了，究竟是好還是壞呢？”
“誰(shuí)知道呢？也許競(jìng)爭(zhēng)會(huì)更公平一些吧?！?BR> 6.I wouldn't bet on it.
這事*不住。勸誡語(yǔ)，亦說(shuō)成I wouldn't do it on a bet.
It is said in an ad that it only takes one month to make one grow 10 centimeters taller with its medicine.I wouldn't bet on it.It is just a trick of getting money by fraud.
某廣告上說(shuō)用它的藥一個(gè)月就可以長(zhǎng)10公分。我才不信呢。只不過(guò)是騙錢的把戲。
7.Would you like to bet on it?
真是這樣嗎？你敢保證嗎？你敢打保票嗎？
You said today's class is cancelled at the last moment. Would you like to bet on it?
你說(shuō)今天的課臨時(shí)被取消了。你敢打保票嗎？
8.That's your best bet.
你好是……
Under this condition,you should speaking frankly to your supercisor and listen to his advice.It is no good and no use keeping it a secret.That's your best bet.
在這種情況下，你好和你導(dǎo)師直說(shuō)，然后聽聽他的意見。隱瞞對(duì)你沒(méi)有好處，也沒(méi)用。你只能這樣做了。
指點(diǎn)別人時(shí)說(shuō)，亦說(shuō)成
Let me tell you the best bet
Chance:
以下是關(guān)于chance的幾個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)，意思都是“不可能”：
1.not a chance/no chance
“i do saw some fish right under us.”
"Not a chance."
”我確實(shí)看到幾條魚在我們正下方游?！?BR> ”不可能?！?BR> 2.fat chance
”Give us money back and we'll leave.“
"Fat chance."
"把錢退給我們我們就走。"
”休想！“
3.not a cat in hell's chance
”Sir,would you kindly do me a favor to yield a seat to me. I feel so bad.“
"it is not a cat in hell's chance."
"先生，把位子讓給我好嗎？我有點(diǎn)不舒服。"
”妄想?！?BR> 4.not a snowflake's chance
”Sorry to keep after you,but are there any vacacies on the course?“
"there is not a snowflake's chance."
"抱歉，請(qǐng)問(wèn)一下這個(gè)課還有名額嗎？"
”沒(méi)有了。“
Bad
1.feel bad about sth 對(duì)……感到遺憾、抱歉
”Robbi said you couldnot take him to New York together with you.“
"I feel really bad about it,but i was so busy.Maybe we can do it next weekend."
"羅伯特說(shuō)你不能帶他去紐約了。"
”對(duì)此我非常抱歉，但是我實(shí)在是太忙了。也許下周末可以?！?BR> 2.that's too bad. 太遺憾了。
"This moring we were having a good time to fish together,but it was windy and rainy suddenly.So we had to get back in a hurry."
"That's too bad."
”今早上我們一塊釣魚正玩的進(jìn)行，突然刮起了風(fēng)、下起了雨。我們不得不趕回來(lái)了?！?BR> ”那太遺憾了?！?BR> 3.You have picked a bad apple. 你這主意真臭；你挑的東西太爛了。
”How about going down the street to have lunch in the greasy spoon?“
"You have picked a bad apple.It is not clean there."
"去街頭的小飯館吃晚飯如何？"
”你這主意真臭。那不干凈?！?BR> 4.that's not bad/can't be bad. 不錯(cuò)；相當(dāng)好。附和或祝賀某人。
”i have just got an income tax rebate of 90 dollars.“
"can't be bad."
"我剛剛退回了90美元的所得稅。"
”不錯(cuò)嘛?！?BR> 讓我們的表達(dá)更加美國(guó)化：之二
about "wait" and "bet"
wait
1.cann't wait (to do sth)
等不及了；表示興奮
I cann't wait to see my girlfriend.You know,we have not met each other for three years.
就要見到我的女朋友了！我真有點(diǎn)等不及了。要知道，我們已經(jīng)有三年沒(méi)有見面了。
2. You wait!
你等著瞧；威脅語(yǔ)
You wait! You just wait! You will find Mr Philip is not a fellow to tangle with.
你等著瞧！咱們騎驢看唱本！總有一天你會(huì)知道飛利浦不是好惹的。
3.what are you waiting for?
你還等什么？督促快點(diǎn)做事
It is getting dark.What are you waiting for? We won't be finished by dinnertime.
天就要黑了。再不快干，晚飯的時(shí)候我們就做不完了。
4.wait for it.
1）暫停
Ready,steady----wait for it-----go!
各就位！預(yù)備！停停停！跑！
2）話說(shuō)到關(guān)鍵時(shí)賣關(guān)子用的套語(yǔ)
There were out of stock at the moment in our local shop,so i tried to buy some in a shop in New York and the girl there----wait for it-----"We're out of stock at the moment but i am sure we will have some in by next week."
這會(huì)我們店里沒(méi)有貨了，因此我就去紐約的店里去買，你猜店里的那個(gè)妞給我說(shuō)啥來(lái)著？我們現(xiàn)在也沒(méi)貨，不過(guò)我確定到下周的時(shí)候我們就會(huì)進(jìn)貨。
5.wait a minute/moment/second
1）等等；不禮貌的打斷別人說(shuō)話時(shí)用
Wait a minute,please!Have you ever seen a bag here?A small canvus bag.
等等??！你們?cè)谶@看到一個(gè)小包了嗎？一個(gè)小帆布包。
2）等等；發(fā)現(xiàn)說(shuō)錯(cuò)，想糾正時(shí)或想停下來(lái)思考一下時(shí)用
Wait for it.Let me see.Oh, my God! I got it.I forgot it in the plane.
等等，讓我想想啊。哦，天呀！我想起來(lái)了。我把它忘在飛機(jī)上了。
6.wait and see
耐著點(diǎn)性子，別著急！
Don't be so anxious! Wait and see.Everything will be clear!
別那么急！耐著點(diǎn)性子！一切都會(huì)真相大白的！
7.wait for baby
等等鄙人。熟人之間的俏皮話。
Wait for baby!Don't be so fast! I can hardly catch up with you.
等等鄙人嘛！別這么快，我都跟不上你們了。
8.wait till the clouds roll by
等到云開日出時(shí)；喻要持樂(lè)觀態(tài)度
Failure is not final;what counts is courage.Keep up your courage!You can do it!
失敗又不是終了；只有勇氣才是永恒的。振作點(diǎn)！你能成功！
bet
1.Do you want to bet?/do you want a bet?
你敢打賭嗎？
"Do you want a bet?"
"What's the bet?"
“你敢打賭嗎？?！?BR> “賭什么？?！?BR> 2.I/'ll bet
1)我敢打賭
I bet I can type the letter out in three minutes.
我敢打賭，我能在三分鐘之內(nèi)把這封信打出來(lái)。
2)我敢打賭。常常說(shuō)成:I bet you did/do/will/have! 反語(yǔ)，表示不相信對(duì)方的話
"Last afternoon i played basketball for three hours without a stop and not felt a thing."
"I bet you did!"
“昨天下午我一連打了三個(gè)鐘頭的籃球，一點(diǎn)事兒沒(méi)有?！?BR> “我敢打賭！?！?BR> 3.You bet.
1)說(shuō)得極是，你說(shuō)得對(duì)
"In my opinion,there is too many commercials on television."
"You bet!"
“我認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在電視上的商業(yè)廣告太多了?！?BR> “說(shuō)的極是。”
2)用于加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣
You bet i want a day off to get energetic again.
我真是想休息一天，恢復(fù)一下精力。
4.I bet your father must be a blacksmith
我敢打賭你爹一定是打鐵的。俏皮話，驚嘆對(duì)方一語(yǔ)中的
How do you know China football team can be admitted to the World Cup?I bet your father must be a blacksmith.
你是怎么知道中國(guó)足球隊(duì)會(huì)入圍世界杯的？我想你爹一定是個(gè)打鐵的。要不然你怎么會(huì)猜這么準(zhǔn)呢？
5.It's anyone's bet.
這是誰(shuí)也說(shuō)不準(zhǔn)，這事沒(méi)把握
"Now the country doesnot gurantee college students work.Will it does good or harm to us?"
"It is anyone's bet.Perhaps it will bring more equal compitition."
“現(xiàn)在大學(xué)生國(guó)家也不包分配了，究竟是好還是壞呢？”
“誰(shuí)知道呢？也許競(jìng)爭(zhēng)會(huì)更公平一些吧?！?BR> 6.I wouldn't bet on it.
這事*不住。勸誡語(yǔ)，亦說(shuō)成I wouldn't do it on a bet.
It is said in an ad that it only takes one month to make one grow 10 centimeters taller with its medicine.I wouldn't bet on it.It is just a trick of getting money by fraud.
某廣告上說(shuō)用它的藥一個(gè)月就可以長(zhǎng)10公分。我才不信呢。只不過(guò)是騙錢的把戲。
7.Would you like to bet on it?
真是這樣嗎？你敢保證嗎？你敢打保票嗎？
You said today's class is cancelled at the last moment. Would you like to bet on it?
你說(shuō)今天的課臨時(shí)被取消了。你敢打保票嗎？
8.That's your best bet.
你好是……
Under this condition,you should speaking frankly to your supercisor and listen to his advice.It is no good and no use keeping it a secret.That's your best bet.
在這種情況下，你好和你導(dǎo)師直說(shuō)，然后聽聽他的意見。隱瞞對(duì)你沒(méi)有好處，也沒(méi)用。你只能這樣做了。
指點(diǎn)別人時(shí)說(shuō)，亦說(shuō)成
Let me tell you the best bet