英语口语收集（九）

Myth丶恋晨 2022-07-14 12:22 257阅读 0赞

他很自私。   
He's selfish. \*selfish 带有轻视的语气，表示“自私的”、“利己的”、“不考虑别人的”。  
I don't like John. (我不喜欢约翰。)  
Why? (为什么?)  
Because he's selfish. (他太自私了。)  
He's self-centered. (他总是以自己为中心。)  
He's self-serving. (他是个只顾自己的人。)  
He only cares about himself. (他只想他自己的事。)  
He doesn't care about anyone but himself. (他从来不想别人。)  
他总把问题想得过于严重。   
He takes things too seriously.   
他头脑简单。   
He's simpleminded. \*simpleminded“单纯的”、“头脑简单的”，也有“无知的”、“愚蠢的”语感。  
He's a simple man. \*这句话也可解释为“他是个很实际的人”。  
He isn't so smart. (他不很聪明。)  
今天他情绪烦躁。   
He's on edge today. \*edge“边缘”。on edge 表示“烦躁”、“不安稳”。  
What's wrong with him? He's on edge today. (怎么啦，他今天这么烦躁。)  
I don't know. (我不知道。)  
He's edgy today.  
He's in a bad mood today. (他今天情绪不好。)   
他真是个多嘴多舌的人。   
He's talkative. \*talkative“喜欢说话”、“多嘴多舌”。  
He's talkative. (他真多嘴多舌。)  
Yeah, you can say that again. (啊，你也这么说呀。)  
He's a motor-mouth.  
He never shuts up. (他从来都闭不上嘴。)   
他非常有钱。  
He's quite well off. \*well off“有钱”、“富裕”，比rich的语气随便。  
How's he doing? (他现在怎么样?)  
He's quite well off now. (他现在可有钱了。)  
He's a wealthy man.  
He's rich.  
He's rolling in it.   
他很好色。   
He's fresh. \*看样子可以翻成“他是个新鲜的人”，但实际上表达的是“他是好色的人”。  
He always tries to touch me. (他总想碰我。)  
Yeah, he's fresh. (是啊，他真好色。)  
He's a dirty-minded man.  
He's a dirty old man. (他真是个讨厌的老头。)  
All he thinks about is sex. (他满脑子想的都是情事。)   
他的嘴甜着呢。   
He's a smooth talker.  
Watch out for him. (你得小心点儿他。)  
Why? (为什么?)  
He's a smooth talker. (他的嘴甜着呢。)  
He's honey-tongued.   
他是个不可小看的人。   
He's nobody's fool. \*“难打交道的人”、“不容轻视的对手”。  
What's Joe like? (乔这个人怎么样?)  
He's nobody's fool. (你可不能小看他。)  
He's very shrewd.   
他净说些傻话。  
He often says absurd things. \*absurd“荒谬的，毫无道理的”。  
He often says ridiculous things.  
He says strange things a lot.  
He says a lot of weird things.   
他一点儿责任心都没有。   
He has no sense of responsibility.  
He's so irresponsible.   
他真是个让人讨厌的人。   
He's very offensive. \*offensive“讨厌的”、“令人不愉快的”、“(人或言行等)令人作呕的”。   
他这人很难对付。   
He's a difficult man to deal with. \*deal with“处理、对待(人或事)”。  
He's hard to deal with.  
He's hard to put up with. (他让人难以忍受。)   
他是个倔老头。   
He's a stubborn old man. \*stubborn“顽固的”、“倔强的”。  
Didn't your father say okay? (你爸爸同意了吗?)  
No, he's a stubborn old man. (没有，他是个倔老头。)  
He's a hardheaded old man.   
他总是好高骛远。   
He's aiming too high. \*aim high“奢望”、“逞能、逞强”。  
He's overreaching himself.  
He's out of his league.   
他从不认输。   
That man never admits defeat.  
He never admits he is wrong.  
He is a sore loser.  
He hates being defeated. (他讨厌失败。)  
He can't handle defeat. (他是个输不起的人。)   
他是个难以捉摸的人。   
He's very vague. \*vague“不可捉摸”、“不清楚的”、“不明确的”。  
He's very vague. (他是个难以捉摸的人。)  
He's just like my brother. (和我弟弟一样。)  
He is difficult to understand. (他真让人难以理解。)  
He isn't very clear. (他让人不易琢磨。)   
他性格乖张。   
He's crooked. \*crook 原意是thief，即“小偷”、“骗子”。crooked表示“性格孤僻”、“乖张”。  
He's crooked. (他性格乖张。)  
But I like him. (可我喜欢他。)  
He's a scammer. \*俚语。  
He's a crook.  
He's a con man. \*俚语。   
他一无是处。   
He's good for nothing.  
He's not nice to you? (他是不是对你不好?)  
No, he's good for nothing. (嗯，他简直一无是处。)  
He isn't good for anything.  
He's a bum. \*俚语。   
她认生。   
She's shy around strangers.  
She's bashful.  
She feel uncomfortable around strangers. (她跟不认识的人在一起总觉得不自在。)  
She's afraid of strangers. (她怕生人。)   
你是个胆小鬼。   
You're too timid.  
You're gutless.  
You're a wimp.  
You're a chicken.   
他在逞强。   
He's acting big.  
He's acting like a hot shot.   
他动不动就生气。   
He has a short temper. \*temper 特指“（感情上的）秉性，气质”，short temper 表示“易怒”。  
He gets angry easily.  
He loses his temper quickly.  
He is very temperamental. (他喜怒无常。)   
他很能吃。   
He eats like a horse. \*直译是“他吃起来像匹马一样。”  
He eats huge amounts.  
He eats like a bird.（他饭量很小。）  
你的香水味真够呛人的。  
Your perfume is strong.  
I can smell your perfume a mile away. (我老远就闻见你的香水味了。) \*带有讽刺意味的表达方式。

Your perfume is romantic. (你的香水够浪漫的。) \*褒义，“芳香扑鼻”。

我的心还很年轻。   
I'm young in spirit. \*in spirit“心理的”、“精神上的”。  
I have a youthful spirit.  
I'm young at heart.   
我笨手笨脚的。   
I'm all thumbs. \*thumb“大拇指”，注意b不发音。每根手指都像拇指一样笨手笨脚的。  
Can't you fix it? (您能帮我修理一下吗?)  
I'm all thumbs. (我可是笨手笨脚的。)  
I'm clumsy.  
I'm very clumsy.  
I have butterfingers.  
I'm (such) a klutz. \*俚语。   
我喜欢独处。   
I like being alone.  
I enjoy having time to myself.  
I'm a loner.   
我这个人比较随和。   
I'm easygoing. \*easygoing“悠闲的”、“不小气的”、“不小心眼的”、“不拘小节的”。  
I'm temperamental. (我爱发脾气。)  
I'm not. I'm easygoing. (我可不是，我挺随和。)  
I'm an optimist. (我是个乐天派。)  
I'm carefree.  
I like to take it easy.   
我遇事就慌。   
I get embarrassed easily. \*embarrass“使……发窘”、“使……尴尬”、“让……为难”。  
Your face is red! (你脸都红了。)  
I get embarrassed easily. (我遇事就慌。)  
我做什么事都很现实。   
I'm practical about everything. \*practical“(人或想法)很现实的”，褒义。  
I like to be practical about things. (我喜欢现实地考虑问题。)  
I'm a very practical person. (我是个非常现实的人。)   
我是一根筋。   
I have a one-track mind. \*track 表示“轨道”，one-track表示“单线轨道”。这句话表示“只能考虑一件事的人”，一般为贬义。  
I'm obsessed with one idea.  
I can't take my mind off of... (我无法不去想……)   
我看人很准。  
I'm a good judge of character. \*judge“能辨别好坏的人”、“鉴定者”。  
I have a good eye for character.  
I'm a poor judge of character. (我不会看人。)   
我爱吃甜食。   
I have a sweet tooth. \*have a sweet tooth 直译是“有甜牙”，实际意思是“爱吃甜食”。  
You like sweets, don't you? (你爱吃甜食，是吗?)  
Yeah, I have a sweet tooth. (是的，我爱吃甜食。)  
I love sweets. (我特喜欢吃甜的。)   
我是个酒鬼。   
I prefer wine to sweets. \*直译是“比起甜东西来我更爱喝酒”。  
I prefer savory to sweet. (比起甜的来我更爱吃辣的。)   
我过着悲惨的生活。   
I have led a dog's life. \*lead a dog's life 直译是“像狗一样的生活”。应该记住这句惯用表达方式。  
I have had a miserable life.  
I've had a terrible life.   
我的视力不好。  
I have poor eyesight.  
I have good eyesight. (我的视力很好。)

我是丹尼斯·史密斯。   
This is Dennis Smith. \*打电话时常用This is...代替My name is...。  
This is Dennis Smith speaking.   
喂，是约翰吗?   
Hello, John? \*常用于熟人之间。   
喂， 请问是丹尼斯·史密斯先生吗?   
Is this Mr. Dennis Smith?   
请问是财务科吗?   
Is this the finance department?   
请问是吉姆·贝克医生的办公室吗?   
Is this Dr. Jim Baker's office?   
我能借用一下您的电话吗?   
Do you mind if I use your phone? \*这句话直译是“如果我用一下您的电话，您介意吗?”。如果同意，回答是No(不介意)。  
Do you mind if I use your phone? (我能借用一下您的电话吗?)  
No, please go ahead. (可以，请用吧。)   
我想找佐藤先生。   
May I speak to Mr. Sato?  
May I speak with Mr. Sato?  
I'd like to speak to Mr. Sato, please.  
Is Mr. Sato there, please?  
Mr. Sato, please. \*这是最简单的说法。并不失礼，工作和日常生活中都可以用。  
Let me talk to Mr. Sato, please. \*这样说有点太直，除了对熟人以外一般不用。  
马克在吗?   
Is Mark there? \*孩子们之间、朋友之间和比较熟悉的人之间比较随便的说法，工作中最好不用。   
真对不起，这么晚了还给您打电话。   
I'm sorry for calling you this late. \*若在早晨的话把late换成early。  
我希望我没打扰您。  
I hope I'm not disturbing you. \*disturb“打扰(休息和工作)”。  
I hope I'm not keeping you.   
但愿没吵醒您。   
I hope I didn't wake you up.  
I hope I didn't wake you up. (但愿没吵醒您。)  
No, you didn't. (没有，你没吵醒我。)   
我有急事要找巴尔先生。   
It is urgent I talk to Mr. Barr now.  
I need to get in contact with Mr. Barr right away. \*get in contact with...“和……取得联系”。  
I need to talk to Mr. Barr immediately.   
有关明天开会的事给您打电话。   
I'm calling about tomorrow's meeting.   
我给您回电话。   
I'm returning your call.  
I'm calling you back.