英語文化：十句常用趣味美國俚語
英語裏有很多有趣的俚語，它們往往通俗易懂、說起來順口、且帶有濃郁的地方色彩和生活氣息。下面我們挑一些經典的看幾句吧!
r's vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
辦公室出了問題，彼得的假期泡湯了。
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?到家要兩個小時呢!
十句常用趣味美國俚語
'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兒。
't sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那樣從後面突然嚇我。你嚇死我了。
pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
他運用關係替我們拿到音樂會前排的位子。
car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.
這輛車真次，已經壞了四次了!
movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.
這部電影賣座率奇低，沒有人去看。
s flipped out when I told him that we won the game.
我告訴克里斯我們贏了比賽時，他樂壞了。
y is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.
凱西真保守，她從不想嘗試新事物。
me spring for dinner.
我來請客吧。
相關閱讀13個有趣實用的英語俚語
1. airhead(傻蛋): stupid person, idiot (Ex: "How could you forget the keys? You are such an airhead!")
2. chilling(放鬆): relaxing, not doing anything that takes up a lot of energy (Ex: "I'm just watching some TV. Since there's no homework today, I'm just going to chill.")
3. couch potato(電視迷): a person who watches too much television (Ex: "You've been watching TV all day. Don't be such a couch potato and get up!")
4. flick(電影): film; movie (chick flick: movies for girls. Ex: "Let's watch a chick flick at the sleepover. Which one should we see? Mean Girls or The Notebook?")
5. get it(明白): to understand something (Ex: "Your shirt looks really bad. I'm serious, it looks so ugly." "Okay, okay. I got it the first time.")
6. jock(體育高手): someone good at sports (Ex: "Tristan is the biggest jock in school. He's also the most popular guy among girls.")
7. loaded(富有): someone with a lot of money (Ex: "Did you see the car that drove her to school today? Her family must be loaded.")
8. party animal(派對狂): someone that loves parties or go out to clubs (Ex: "You've been partying every night this week. You are such a party animal!")
9. rip off(宰客): a fraud, something that isn’t actually worth the amount you paid for it (Ex: "I bought these jeans for $100." "Really? I got the same ones for only $50!" "Wow, I got ripped off!" "Yeah, what a rip off.")
10. sweet(很棒): excellent, cool (Ex: "Hey, can you help me decorate the school gym for the dance?" "Yeah sure!" "Sweet, thanks!")
11. turn-on(誘惑): something that attracts you to someone (Ex: "That guy can sing while playing theguitar. That is definitely a turn-on for me.")
12. up for it(願意做某事): to be willing to do something, and have a good time (Ex: "I really want to go bungee jumping. Want to go with me? Would you be up for it?")
13. wicked(非常好): excellent, cool (more common among British speakers) (Ex: "That was so wicked! Can you do that again?")
