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ThecharmofEnglishculture——Slang（俚语）FindthejoyofEnglishShe’sacouchpotato.猜一猜!Slang“她是沙发里的土豆”？Couchpotato:非常喜欢看电视的人（电视迷）Deskpotato桌边神游族使用原因：俚语因为比较夸张，可以让你的语言变得更“生动”更“流利”。俚语比喻一般比较“夸张”，所以很适合用来表达自己的心情和想法。使用场合：俚语适用于非正式的社交场合，一般会用在身份平等的人身上。如果上级喜欢用俚语，那你也可以“适当”的用一些，但是千万不要模仿上司的语气。俚语：民间非正式，较口语化的语句pinkslip解雇通知书Honey,Ihavebadnews.Igotapinkslipinmypayenvelopetoday..亲爱的，我带来了消息。今天，我的工资袋里加了一张解雇通知书。TheBigApple：纽约Thelittlegirlisfromthebigapple.这个小女孩来自纽约AbadeggYoumustnotlendTommoney,he’sabedegg,you’llneverseehimoryourmoney不要借钱给Tom，他忒缺德，借了你就甭想再见到他和钱！：缺德的人Flick（电影）:film;movieChickflick:moviesforgirls.E.g.Let'swatchachickflick.Whichoneshouldwesee?MeanGirlsorTheNotebook?Partyanimal派对狂someonethatlovespartiesorgoouttoclubsEg：Youhavebeenpartyingeverynightthisweek.Youaresuchapartyanimal!“你这个星期每晚都去参加派对，你真是个不折不扣的派对狂！partypooper聚会上令人扫兴的人Anappledoesn’tfallfarfromthetree上梁不正下梁歪Eg:Athief’ssonisathief.Anappledoesn’tfallfarfromthetree.贼的儿子还是贼，正所谓上梁不正下梁歪。likefather,likeson.有其父必有其子(一般用于褒义)Askeletoninthecupboard:柜中的骷髅,即家丑Aterriblesecretiscalled“askeletoninthecupboard”Alittlebird消息灵通人士Eg:-howdiduknowtheybrokeup?-ah，alittlebirdtoldme.等于abirdie，因此有时人们也说：abirdietoldme.husbeen唯妻命是从的丈夫thehusbandthathasgivenupallsenseofindividualityandindependencetokeephiswifehappy.指在家中没有地位，放弃全部个性和独立地位来取悦妻子的丈夫。Eg:Weknowwhowearsthepants(掌权当家）inthatrelationship,Johnissuchahusbeen.我们都知道那段关系中谁说了算，约翰真的是个“妻管炎”。Sweet（很棒）:excellent,coolEg:“-Hey,canyouhelpmedecoratetheschoolgymforthedance?-Yeahsure!-Sweet,thanks!turn-on（吸引）:somethingthatattractsyoutosomeoneEg:Thatguycansingwhileplayingtheguitar.Thatisdefintelyaturn-onforme当他弹着吉他唱歌的时候深深的吸引了我！AlemonHetookalittletestdriveandagreethecarwasalemon.=?他试了一下那辆车觉得那车就是个便宜货Loaded（富有）:someonewithalotofmoneyEg:Didyouseethecarthatdrovehertoschooltoday?Herfamilymustbeloaded.Apieceofcake轻松的事:SomethingwhichisveryeasytodoEg:Here…letmeputthebatteriesinforyou.It’sapieceofcake.Kickass了不起Wowyoufixedmycomputerinlessthan10minutes.Youaregood!哇，你不到十分钟就把我的计算机修好啦。你太棒了！Yep,Ijustkickass！bedofroses称心如意的境遇Eg:MysisterEmmaworksatafulltimejobandhastwoyoungsonstotakecareofwhenshegetshomeintheevening.herlifethesedaysisnobedofroses.我的的姐姐Emma有一份全天的工作，而晚上回家还得照料两个小儿子。Emma眼下的日子过得可实在不舒坦。这里的nobedofroses显然用来描绘这种日以继夜、忙得焦头烂额的状况。facethemusictoreceivepunishment接受惩罚Eg:Afterfailingamathtest,Tomhadtogohomeandfacethemusic.汤姆数学考试不及格，只能回家接受惩罚了。Mr.Smithbetrayedatopsecret,andhadtofacethemusic.史密斯先生泄露了一项机密，因而必须接受惩罚。kickthebucket翘辫子Eg:Ifhedoesnottakecareofhimself,hemaykickthebucketsoonerthanlater.假如他自己不多保重身体，他迟早得翘辫子。Feelingblue:Feelingsadordepressed感到忧伤Eg:She’sfeelingblue,becausethemanshelovesisfarawayJock（体育高手）:someonegoodatsportsEg:“Johnisthebiggestjockinschool.Costanarmandaleg极其昂贵TobeveryexpensiveEg:Ilovethatfurcoat.However,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecauseitcostsanarmandaleg.我非常喜欢这件外套。然而，我觉得自己不会去买它因为它太昂贵了。Callofnature:Theneedorurgetogotothetoilet.要去洗手间Eg:Excusemeforaminute，Ihavegottoansweracallofnaturebeforeweleave。请给我几分钟时间，在我们离开之前我要去下洗手间。Giveitone'sBestShot=tryhard努力去做，尽最大的能力。Eg:A:CanyoudoanythingaboutrepairingthisTVset?B:I'mnotmuchofanelectrician,butI'llgiveitmybestshot.A:Manythanks.JumpthegunToacttoosoon,beforethepropertime;toactonanimpulse,withoutthinkingcarefully.抢跑，行动过早Eg:Hey,don'tjumpthegun.Listentowhathehastosaybeforeyoumakeadecision.嗨，不要操之过急，在做决定之前听听他怎么说。UncleSamEg:July4thistheIndependenceDayintheUnitedStates.HappyBirthday,UncleSam!7月4日是美国的独立日，生日快乐，山姆大叔！山姆大叔，美国政府lovehandles游泳圈，胖的腰围Eg:Ineedtoexercisemore–mylovehandlesaregrowing!我需要多锻炼了，现在腰围越来越胖！enragementring惹女友生气买的赎罪戒指A:Wow,yourgirlfriendisprettypissedthatyouwereoutallnightanddidn'tcallher.Whatareyougoingtodo?喔，因为你在外过夜没给她打电话，你女友非常生气。你会怎么办？B:Yeah,you'reright,she'sprettymad.Imighthavetobuyheran'enragementring'tosmooththingsover.没错，她确实很生气。我可能会给她买个赎罪戒指，给她消消气。aperfectten完美的成绩Eg：Janehassetherheartonwinningthegoldmedal.Ifshecanscoreaperfectteninthelastthreefigureskatingevents,Ibetshe'llbethechampion.Jane立志要赢得金牌。要是她能在最后三个花样滑冰项目中得到一个满分，我想冠军就非她莫属了。这段话里的习惯用语aperfectten意思是完美的成绩。Youbet.=Ofcourse.当然；看我的！A:Couldyouhelpmesolvethisproblem?你能帮我解决这个问题吗？B:Youbet.当然！Rebecca