Slang 与西方人交流实用俚语

会计学1Slang与西方人交流实用俚语Todayyouwilllearnsomenewslangandpracticeusingitcorrectly.SlangisaverycommonlanguageelementinEnglishandbyusingitcorrectlyyoucanaddsomecolourtoyourspeech.Justbecarefulhowever,theseareveryinformalwordsandshouldnotbeusedinformalsituationslikeinterviewsandmeetings.第1页/共102页Letsstartbylookingatsomeslangwhichcanbeusedindifferentsituations.Situation1Outwithfriends/ShoppingTakealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第2页/共102页Tagalong(v)or(n)ItchingtodosomethingPaintthetownredKickbackSlipthroughyourfingersHittheshopsKeepyoureyeoutforsomethingShelloutAstealSplashoutTohaveablast第3页/共102页TagalongIfyoutagalong(v)itmeansyoujoinsomeonewhoalreadyhasplanstodosomething.Ifyouareatagalong(n)itmeansyouarethepersonwhoisjoiningsomeone'splansbutmaybeyouaren'treallywantedthere.Forexample“Oh,youaregoingshoppingonSaturday?DoyoumindifItagalong?”–ThisisOK“Iwasoutwithmygirlfriendandourfriendwouldn’tleaveustoeatonourown,shewasabitofatagalong”第4页/共102页ItchingtodosomethingIfyouareitchingtodosomethingitmeansyoucantwaittodoit.Forexample“Iamitchingtobuysomenewclothes!”Or“I’mitchingtowatchthegametomorrownight!”第5页/共102页PaintthetownredIfyouplanto“paintthetownred”,itmeansyouareplanningtogooutandhaveagoodtime,maybeyouwillgotoafewbarsandgenerallyhaveagoodtime.

第6页/共102页KickBackKickbackmeanstorelaxandchillout.“Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?”“Oh,notmuch,IthinkIwilljustkickbackandwatchthefootball”第7页/共102页SlipthroughyourfingersIfsomethingslipsthroughyourfingers,youhavelosttheopportunitytodosomething.Example“Icannotletthisopportunityslipthroughmyfingers”第8页/共102页HittheshopsIfyouhitanythinginthisformatitmeansyouwillgoorvisitsomewhere.Forexample“Iamgoingtohitthebarstonight”Or“Iamhittingthecinematonight”第9页/共102页KeepaneyeoutIfyoukeepaneyeoutforsomething,youwatchcarefullyforsomethinghappeningorcarefullylookforsomethinginthelongterm.ForExample“Keepaneyeoutforthetaxi,Ijustneedtogetmywallet”Or“Ican’tfindthenewmovieinanycinemainshanghai,sowillyoukeepaneyeoutforme?”第10页/共102页ShelloutIfyoushelloutforsomethingitmeansyouspendthemoneyrequiredtobuysomething.Wecanalsosayforkout.Forexample“Mywifemademeshelloutforanewcarlastweekend”“IwillbeforkingoutforanewTVsoon”第11页/共102页AStealIfsomethingisasteal,itisagreatbargainIt’salmostlikeyoustoleitbecauseitwassomuchcheaperthanyouthinkitshouldhavebeen“Thisnewgoldwatchwasasteal”第12页/共102页ToSplashoutIfyousplashoutyouspendalotofmoneyonsomethingexcitinglikeapartyoranightout.Ifsomeonebuysabottleofchampagneyoucansay“Wow,heisreallysplashingouttonight”Hedoesn’tcareabouttheprice,hejustdoesitbecausehewantseveryonetohavefun第13页/共102页TohaveablastAblastliterallymeansanexplosionbuthereweuseittomeansomeoneishavingareallygoodtime.“Thispartyisamazing,I’mhavingablast”Wecanalsosay“aball”第14页/共102页Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Nottoolongago,IwentonacheaptourofSouthAmerica,andbecausemywifewasleadingthetourasaguide,Iwasableto

_______alongforareducedprice.Andsincethiswasaonce-in-a-lifetimechancetoseethecountry,Ijustcouldn'tletthisopportunity

____________________.Findingmy

wayaroundsomeofthecitieswasn'ttoodifficultbecauseIspeakSpanishandPortuguese,andshoppingisgreatbecausepricesarelowsoyoudon’tneedto________alotforsouvenirs,andsomethingsareanabsolute______.Personally,Ithinkeveryoneshould

________alittleinlifeandtakeatripbecauseyouonlyliveonce.

slipthroughmyfingers

tag

forkout

steal

Kickback第15页/共102页Situation2RelaxingandJokingaroundTakealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第16页/共102页That’ssweetHe’sthemanYou’repullingmylegNopeTocomeacross(assomething)Adump(not)inthemoodTakeadipLoungearoundGluedtotheboxAdragI'mbeatI'mgonnacrashOnthesamepage第17页/共102页That’ssweet(orjustsweeeeet)Wesaysweetwhenwemeansomethingisreallygoodorcool.ForexampleStudentA-“It’stimeforJames’socialclub”StudentB-“Sweeeet,Ilovehisclasses”第18页/共102页He’stheman/You’rethemanThismeansthatyoupraisesomeone.Yousaytheyaregreatforsomethingtheyhavedone.StudentA-“IjustwenttoJames’socialclub”StudentB-“Ohyeah?Wasitgood?”StudentA-“Itwasawesome,he’stheman!”第19页/共102页Topullsomeone’slegIfyoupullsomeone’slegitmeansyoujokewiththemaboutsomething.Youplayajokeonthembysayingsomethingthatisn'ttrue.“IusedtobeaprofessionalfootballerbeforeIhadabadinjury”“You’repullingmylegright?”Wecanalsosay“You’rehavingmeon”“You’rekidding??”“You’rejoking,right?”第20页/共102页NopeThisisjustanotherwaytosay“no”inalaidbackway“Areyouenjoyingthisclass?”“Nope”第21页/共102页Tocomeacross(something)Thismeansyoufindsomethingrandomlyorunexpectedly.“IcameacrossagreatnewTVshowlastnight”“Howdidyoucomeacrossthisplace?It’sgreat”第22页/共102页AdumpAdumpisliterallyaplaceyouputgarbageorwaste.Sowhenwesay“Thisplaceisadump”Wearecomparingittothebin.第23页/共102页InthemoodIfyouareinthemoodtodosomethingitmeansyouwanttodoit.Ifyouarenotinthemood,youdon’twanttodoit.“Youwannagoandwatchamovie?”“Nah,I’mnotinthemood”“I'minthemoodforanicecoldbeer!!”第24页/共102页TakeadipThismeansgoforaswiminthepoolortheseawhenyouareonholiday.“AiYa!!Itshot,I’mgonnatakeadip”第25页/共102页LoungeaboutIfyouloungeabout,youactlazilyandrelaxaroundthehouse.Youhavenoplanbuttorelaxanddonothing.Youcanuseittocomplainaboutsomeone.“Stoploungingaboutanddosomework!!”第26页/共102页GluedtotheboxTheboxistheTV,andifyouaregluedtoit(oranything)youarewatchingitintensely.Youcanttakeyoureyesoffit.“WhereisKate?”“Oh,she’sgluedtotheTVinthelivingroom”第27页/共102页AdragIfsomethingisadrag,itmeansitisgoingonfortoolongandyoujustwantittoend.“Wehaveamathslessonnext!”“Iknow,itsgonnabeadrag”第28页/共102页TobebeatIfyouarebeat,youhaverunoutofenergyandwanttogotosleep“I’vebeenworkingfor12hours–I’mbeat!”第29页/共102页I'mgoingtocrashIfyougotocrashitmeansyouwillgotobedtosleep“Areyoucomingoutforabeertonight?”“Nope,I'mbeat.I’vebeenworkingfor12hourssoI’mgonnagohomeandcrash”第30页/共102页OnthesamepageIftwopeopleareonthesamepage,theyareinagreementandtalkingaboutthesamethingYoucanalsouseittocheckifsomeoneunderstandsyou…“Areweonthesamepage?”第31页/共102页Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.AfterIgraduatedfromcollege,IdecidedtotakeatriptoHawaiitocelebrate.Ibooked

acheaphotelaboutamonthbeforeIleft,andwhenIarrived,Icouldn'tbelievehow

greattheviewofthebeachwasfrommyhotelwindow.FortheentireweekIwasthere,Ijust

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aroundonthebeach,wentonafewhikes,andIdidn't

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untillate.Ialso___________

someinterestinghistoricalsitesasItouredtheisland.Butafteraweekoffuninthesun,Iwas

_______,andIdidn'thavemuchenergytodoanythingelse.IfIcoulddoitallagain,I'dprobablygowithafriendbecausetravelingalonecanbesucha

________withoutsomeonetotalkto.

loungedcrashcameacrossbeatdrag第32页/共102页That’ssweetHe’sthemanYou’repullingmylegNopeTocomeacross(something)Adump(not)inthemoodTakeadipLoungearoundGluedtotheboxAdragI'mbeatI'mgonnacrashOnthesamepageHowdoyouliketorelaxinyourfreetime?Trytousesomeoftheslangthatwehavejuststudied…第33页/共102页Situation3Dating,RomanceandRelationshipsTakealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第34页/共102页BlindDateNipsomethinginthebudGetsomethingoffyourchestBeataroundthebushHaveacrushonsomeoneBeoncloudnineTobestoodupToleadonDumpShowyourtruecoloursPromisethemoonGivethecoldshoulderTietheKnot第35页/共102页BlindDateAblinddateisadatewhereyouhavenevermeteachotherbeforeandyoudon’tknowwhattheotherpersonlookslike.Itisusuallyarrangedbymutualfriends.“Ihavearrangedablinddateforyou,Ithinkyouwilllikeher”第36页/共102页NipsomethinginthebudIfyounipsomethinginthebuditmeansyoustopithappeningbeforeitgetschancetohappen.NipmeanstocutAbudisanunformednewshootofaflower“ShereallylikesmebutIalreadyhaveagirlfriend”“IwouldnipthatinthebudifIwereyou”第37页/共102页GetsomethingoffyourchestIfyougetsomethingoffyourchestyoutalkaboutsomethingthathasbeenbotheringyou.“Ineedtotellyousomething,Iwanttogetitoffmychest”第38页/共102页BeataroundthebushThismeanstoavoidtalkingaboutsomethingdirectly.A:“Iwanttotellyousomethingbut…Idon’twanttohurtyourfeelings…IthinkyoumightgetupsetbutIdon’twanttohurtyouinanyway…itsnotyou,itsme…IthinkyouknowwhatI’mtryingtosay”B:“StopbeatingaroundthebushandjustTELLME!!!”A:“Itsover”第39页/共102页HaveacrushonsomeoneIfyouhaveacrushonsomeoneitmeansyouwantthemtobeyourromanticpartner.Usuallythepersonyouhaveacrushondoesn’tknowaboutit.“Ihaveseenyoulookingatthatgirl,doyouhaveacrushonher?”第40页/共102页TobeoncloudnineIfyouareoncloudnine,youareveryhappywithsomething,orsomeonehasmadeyouveryhappy.“Ihaveanewboyfriend!He’ssogreat!I’moncloudnine!”Wecanalsosay“I’montopoftheworld”第41页/共102页TobestoodupIfyouarestoodupitmeansyourdatedidn’tturnuptomeetyouforwhateverreason,andtheydidn’ttellyoutheyweren'tcoming.“Iwasstooduplastnightandhedidn’tevencallme.Hemademefeellikeanidiot-IwaswaitingforanhourbeforeIdecidedtogohome”第42页/共102页ToleadsomeoneonIfyouleadsomeoneonitmeansyoumakethemthinkyoulikethem,butyoudon’treallywantarelationshipwiththem.“Wehadagoodfewweekstogetherbutnowshedoesn’twanttoseeme….Ithinkshewasleadingmeon”第43页/共102页DumpIfyoudumpsomeoneitmeansyoutellthemthatyoudon’twanttobewiththemanymore“Shedumpedme”第44页/共102页ShowyourtruecoloursIfyoushowyourtruecoloursyourevealyourtrueself.Onafirstdatewetrytoconvincetheotherpersonthatwearefantastic(whenactuallyweareawasteofspace!).Howevernobodycanhidetheirtrueselvesforever–eventuallyweallshowourtruecolours…“Aftertwogreatdates,hefinallyshowedhistruecolours…unfortunately!”第45页/共102页PromisethemoonIfyoupromisethemoonyoupromiselotsofnicethingsforsomeone,someofwhichmaybeverydifficulttoachieve.“Hepromisedmethemoonwhenwefirstgotmarriedbutheseemstohaveforgotteneverything”第46页/共102页GivethecoldshoulderIfyougivesomeonethecoldshoulderyouignorethemandpaythemnoattentiononpurpose.“Isaidsorryforforgettingherbirthdaybutshecontinuestogivemethecoldshoulder”第47页/共102页TietheknotWhenyoutietheknot,yougetmarried.“Wetiedtheknotlastweek”Simple第48页/共102页Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Datingisusuallyeitherfunandexcitingordisappointing,dependingonyourexperience.Forexample,internetdatingisbecomingpopular(a_________

withsomeoneyoumeetonline)andpeopleoftendevelop_________

thepeopletheymeet.However,peoplesometimeshavethetendencyto

________________anddon'toftenshowtheir

_________

becausetheyareattemptingtoshowtheirbestsidesandnotrevealanyflawsintheirpersonalities.Unfortunately,it'sverydifficulttoreallygettoknowsomeonethroughemailoronlinechatrooms,andinsomecases,somepeople

______

youonandletyoubelievetheyaresomethingthey'renot.acrushonblinddatepromisethemoontruecolourslead第49页/共102页BlindDateNipsomethinginthebudGetsomethingoffyourchestBeataroundthebushHaveacrushonsomeoneBeoncloudnineTobestoodupToleadonDumpShowyourtruecoloursPromisethemoonGivethecoldshoulderTietheKnotTalkaboutyourdatingexperiencewithapartner.Trytousesomeoftheslangthatwehavejuststudied…第50页/共102页Situation4Meetingsomeoneyouhaven'tseenforawhile.Takealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第51页/共102页LongtimenoseeFancybumpingintoyouhereIhaven'tseenyouinagesWhathaveyoubeenupto?What'snew?Bytheway…KeepintouchNoway!You'rehavingmeonOopsIshouldn’thaveletthatslip…GivemethescoopIhavetorun/takeoffYoucanreachmeonmymobileCatchyoulater第52页/共102页LongtimenoseeWesay“longtimenosee”whenwehavenotseensomeoneforalongtime.Thisisquiteobvious,butnoticethelackofgrammarinthissentence…itisn'tproperEnglish,butratherbrokenEnglish.Althoughitisnotgrammaticallycorrectitiswidelyacceptedasanofficialphrase.Example:“Heystranger,longtimenosee!!!”第53页/共102页FancybumpingintoyouhereWesay“fancybumpingintoyouhere”whenwearesurprisedtoseesomeoneinthesameplaceasus.Anotherwayofsayingthisis“fancyseeingyouhere”To“bumpintosomeone”literallymeanstocollidewithsomeone,butweuseitherefiguratively,meaningameetingofpeople.第54页/共102页Ihaven’tseenyouinagesThisalsomeansyouhaven'tseensomeoneforalongtime.Whenwesay“ages”,wejustmeanalongtime!Youcanalsosay‘Ihaven’tseenyouforages’第55页/共102页Whathaveyoubeenupto?Thisjustmeans,“whathaveyoubeendoingrecently?”To“beupto”somethingmeansyouaredoingsomethingAnotheruseistosay“Ithinkyouareuptonogood”,meaningthatyouthinktheyaredoingsomethingtheyshouldn’tbe.Forexample,“Youlooklikeyouarehidingsomethingfromme,Ithinkyouareuptonogood!!”第56页/共102页What'snew?/GivemethescoopThesearedifferentwaysofaskingpeopletoupdateyouontheirlife-totellyouwhathaschangedsinceyoulastmet.It’sawaytoaskiftheyhaveanythingimportanttotellyouExample.“Heymate,what'snew?”“Givemethescooponyournewgirlfriend!”第57页/共102页BythewayWesay“bytheway”whenwewanttointroduceanewtopictotheconversation,ortellsomebodyanimportantpieceofinformation.Forexample,youmaybetalkingaboutsomethingandyouareremindedofasimilartopicsoyoucansay:“Oh,bytheway,Ihavebookedtherestaurantfor8pmonSaturdaynight”Or“Bytheway,haveyougotthatmoneyyouoweme?”第58页/共102页KeepintouchWesaythiswhenwewantsomeonetostayincontactwithus;wedon’twanttolosetouchwiththemaftertheyleave.Wecanalsosay“Don’tbeastranger”Youcan“keepintouch”byemail,telephone,texting,socialnetworks,meetingup,writinglettersetc第59页/共102页NowayWeusethistoexpressthatyoudon’tbelievesomethingtheyjustsaid.Forexample:“DidyouknowJamesisconsideringhavingasex-changeoperation?”“NOWAY!!!”Itmeansyouareshockedtohearsomething第60页/共102页You’rehavingmeonThismeansthatyouthinksomeoneisjoking.Maybetheysaysomethingunbelievablesoyouthinktheyareplayingtrickswithyou.Forexample…“Congratulations,youhavejustwon¥1,000,000”“Noway,you'rehavingmeon!!”Britishslang第61页/共102页Oops,Ishouldn’thaveletthatslipYoucansaythiswhenyouaccidentallyrevealsomethingthatwassupposedtobeasecret.Oopsmeans“ohdear”Weusuallysayitwhenwemakeamistake.Bytheway,tosaysorryafteryoumakeamistakelikethisyoucansay“thatwasmyfault”Orinaslangway,“Mybad!”第62页/共102页Ihavetorun/takeoffThisisjustanotherwaytosay“Ihavetogonow”Youcansayitwhenyouwanttopolitelyendaconversation第63页/共102页YoucanreachmeonmymobileThisisawayofsaying“Youcancontactmeonmymobilephone”US:“Youcanreachmeonmycell”第64页/共102页CatchyoulaterThisiscool,informalwaytosay“seeyousoon”第65页/共102页Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Recently,I

_________

afriendthatIhadn'tseenin

________,andhesaidhehadn'tbeen________becausehelostmyphonenumberandemailaddress.Iaskedhimwhathehadbeen_______

duringthepastseveralyears,andhesaidhewasnowmarriedandhadeightkids.Isaid,“_________!“Hewasalwaysthetypeofpersonto________

,butwhenheshowedmehisfamilyphotos,Iknewhewasserious.Wehopetogettogethersoon.bumpedintoagesintouchuptoNOWAYhaveyouon第66页/共102页LongtimenoseeFancybumpingintoyouhereIhaven'tseenyouinagesWhathaveyoubeenupto?What'snew?Bytheway…KeepintouchNoway!You'rehavingmeonOopsIshouldn’thaveletthatslip…Ihavetorun/takeoffCatchyoulaterRoleplayaconversationbetweentwooldfriends.Trytousesomeoftheslangthatwehavejuststudied…第67页/共102页Situation5Takealookatthefollowingwordsandphrases,andseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第68页/共102页AnairheadTohaveaballTobebeatBoozeToactlikeachickenAcouchpotatoAdinosaurDorkyTohaveaflashbackTocatchaflickAfreebieGrub GrubbyAhairysituationI'mouttahere! Catchyoulater第69页/共102页anairheadairhead:stupidperson."Believeitornot,Tomcansometimesactlikeanairhead!"第70页/共102页tohaveaballtohaveaball:tohaveafuntime."IreallyhadaballatJames'party!"第71页/共102页Tobebeatbeat:tired."I'mreallybeatbecauseIwasawakeallnight."第72页/共102页Boozebooze:alcohol."TheESLpartywasfun,eventhoughtherewasn'tanybooze."第73页/共102页Toactlikeachickenchicken:coward."Don'tbesuchachicken!"What'sthematter-areyouchicken?!第74页/共102页Acouchpotatocouchpotato:apersonwhowatchestoomuchtelevision."WhydidIhavetomarrysuchacouchpotato?"第75页/共102页Adinosaurdinosaur:somethingold,oldfashionedoroutofdate.Myeconomicsprofessorisarealdinosaur!"I'dlovetosurftheNet,butunfortunatelymycomputerisadinosaur."第76页/共102页Dorky

dorky:strange;peculiar;geeky."Ifyoukeepactingsodorky,you'llnevergetagirlfriend!"第77页/共102页tohaveaflashbackflashback:suddenmemory."InLittleTokyoIhadaflashbacktomydayslivinginJapan."I'mgettingflashbackstomyfirstsocialclub-itwasanightmare!第78页/共102页Tocatchaflickflick:movie.Ontheweekends,Iliketoheadintotownandcatchaflick"Let'sgoouttonightandwatchaflick."第79页/共102页Afreebiefreebie:somethingthatdoesnotcostmoney."MytriptoNewYorkwasafreebie."Iloveherparties-shealwaysgivesoutlotsoffreebieswhenyouleave!第80页/共102页Grubgrub:food."Where'sthegrub?!"Let'sgogetsomepubgrub第81页/共102页Grubbygrubby:notclean."Ialwaysfeelgrubbyinthemorning.""Getyourgrubbypawsoffmymoney!"第82页/共102页Ahairysituationhairy:difficult;dangerous."Thesteepandwindyroadwasreallyhairy."ThesituationinIraqisgettingprettyhairy!第83页/共102页I'mouttahereI'mouttahere:I'mleaving;I'mdeparting."Right,it'sbeenfunbutI'mouttahere."第84页/共102页AnairheadTohaveaballTobebeatBoozeToactlikeachickenAcouchpotatoAdinosaurDorkyTohaveaflashbackTocatchaflickAfreebieGrub GrubbyAhairysituationI'mouttahere! CatchyoulaterRoleplayaconversationbetweentwooldfriends.Trytousesomeoftheslangthatwehavejuststudied…第85页/共102页TobeinajamHe'sajockShe'saknockoutLaidbackLovehandlesMegaNukePissedoffArip-offScrewupToshootsomehoopsAturn-offTobeuptightAwimpyguy第86页/共102页

Tobeinajamtobeinajam:tobeintrouble."Ifyou'reinajam,Ipromisetohelpyou."He'sgotmeoutofamillionjamsovertheyears第87页/共102页Ajockjock:someonegoodatspor