英语口语 31-35

1. grab the trash 扔垃圾

garbage man 清洁工

扔垃圾：

•take out the trash

•toss out the junk

•throw away...

•put...away

give/do a clean-up 做打扫

spotless 一尘不染的

ironing n.熨衣服

straighten up 打扫

pitch in 参与进去，出一份力

take long 花很长时间

slave away 埋头苦干

slave away doing sth/at sth

埋头苦干某事

mop the floor 拖地

vacuum 吸尘器

broom/sweeper 扫把

ottoman 软椅，搁脚凳

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2. shuteye n. =sleep 睡眠

could do with sth 需要，想要

熬夜：

•sit up 深夜未睡，熬夜

•burn the midnight oil

引申为工作或学习至深夜

•pull an all-nighter

美语里特指考试前的通宵复习

all-nighter 通宵活动

be out of the question 在问题之外

引申为没有商量余地

某事是不可能的：

•There is/was no question of doing sth

•It’s/That’s not gonna happen

pretty please with a cherry on top?

引申为求求你了

It’s not a negotiation 没得商量

off to sp 去往某地

talk your way out of sth

靠能言善辩开脱，以话解围

通常用来表达逃脱责任或避免去做某事

PJ(s)=pajama(s) 睡衣

hold still 别动

make no difference 对...没有影响

hyper 亢奋的

old man 老公，爸爸

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3. sore 痛的，疼痛的

a sight for sore eyes 乐于看到的人，极有吸引力的人

sing the blues 唱蓝调音乐

引申为：抱怨，表达悲伤

resent (doing) sth 反感/憎恨（做）某事

be sick of doing sth (对...）厌倦的

be disgusted with sb/sth 厌烦某人/某事

Change sb’s tune ≈ sing a different tune

变卦，改变态度，改变调子

passing phase 过去的阶段

pay off 付清，贷款

fussy 过分挑剔的，难以满足的

check on sth 检查/查看某物是否安全/正确/状况良好

熟睡的：

sound asleep = fast asleep

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4. sth being 表原因

this being your first car =

because this is your first car

be impressed with sb/sth =

be impressed by sb/sth

对...印象深刻

extensive 广泛的，广播的

extensive knowledge of wine 渊博的红酒知识

toot v.吹奏

toot one’s own horn 自吹自擂，炫耀某人自己的才能或佳绩

feel a great sense of pride in sth

对某事有强烈的自豪感

pat oneself on the back 轻拍某人自己的背

pat myself on the back 沾沾自喜，自吹自擂

not that 并非，并不是说

Not that I want to pat myself on the back.

不是我自吹自擂

place sb in somewhere 安置某人在某个地方

go ahead with sth 着手某事，开始做某事

receive/get permission 获得许可

get started on sth 开始去做某事

The sooner the better. 越快越好

give it a shot 试一试

wish sb luck with sth 希望某人在某事上很幸运

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5. ballpoint 圆珠笔

highlighter 荧光笔

Liquid Paper 涂改液

weigh v.有...重

weigh a ton 有一吨重

引申为很重

make a big deal of/about/out of sth

小题大做

make a fuss about sth 小题大做，大惊小怪

pay sb a compliment 赞美某人

make sth one’s own

把...变为某人自己的东西

walk sb in 跟着某人进去

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