日常英语口语：好男人准则,真汉子应该知道的50件事
真汉子应该知道的50件事
1. His wedding anniversary date
结婚纪念日
2. Basic DIY
基本的DIY技能
3. How to change a light bulb
怎样换灯泡
4. How to tie up a tie
怎样打领带
5. How to read a map
怎样看地图
6. His partner’s favourite drink
父母最爱的酒
7. How to iron a shirt
怎样熨衬衫
8. How to change a tyre
怎样换轮胎
9. How to wet shave correctly
怎样正确刮胡子
10. The right amount of aftershave to use
须后水的正确用量
11. How to change a fuse
怎样换保险丝
12. When a woman says ‘I’m fine’ she is not fine
当女人说“我没事”时其实是有事
13. How to put up a shelf
怎样搭架子
14. How to polish his shoes
怎样擦皮鞋
15. How to give a confident handshake
怎样自信地握手
16. How many inches are in a foot
一英尺是多少英寸
17. When to accept defeat and apologise
何时认输、道歉
18. Know the offside rule
知道什么是越位
19. The year England won the World Cup
英格兰捧起大力神杯是哪一年
20. How to do his own laundry
怎样清洗自己的衣物
21. How to fix a bike puncture
怎样修好自行车爆了的轮胎
22. How to jumpstart a car
怎样发动车子
23. How to parallel park
怎样平行停车
24. The difference between ale and lager
麦芽啤酒和拉格啤酒的区别
25. The best way to carve meat
的切肉方式
26. His own height
自己的身高
27. How to drive in snow
怎样在下雪天驾驶
28. What wires represent earth, live and neutral
火线、零线、地线分别是哪个
29. How to introduce himself
怎样自我介绍
30. His parents’ address
他父母家的地址
31. What the football scores were at the weekend
周末球赛的比分
32. How to light a BBQ
怎样给烧烤架点火
33. When a woman says ‘Do what you want’ do not do what you want
当女人说“你想怎么样”是不要真的做想做的事
34. How to change oil
怎样换机油
35. What the biggest recent football transfers are
最近的足球转会是什么
36. How to build a fire
怎样生火
37. Which way is north
北边是哪边
38. How to use the contents of the toolbox
怎样使用工具箱中的工具
39. How to tune in a telly
怎样收看电视节目
40. How many miles are left after the petrol light appears
油箱警示灯亮起后还能再开多少里程
41. How to fix a toilet
怎样修马桶
42. How to put someone in a recovery position
怎样把(受伤的)人放到有助于其苏醒的位置
43. His personal alcohol limits
自己的酒量
44. Change a battery on a car
给汽车换电池
45. How to get a car unstuck
怎样把车从泥潭里拖出来
46. The words to the national anthem
国歌的歌词
47. How to change a nappy
怎样换尿布
48. How to perform CPR
怎样做心肺复苏急救
49. How to put up a tent
怎样搭帐篷
50. Who are favourites to win the Premier League
哪个队有望英超夺冠
【拓展阅读】
“兔子急了也咬人”怎么表达？
1. The worm turns. 兔子急了也会咬人。
2. They exchanged knowing glances. 他们交换了一下眼色。
这里注意一下knowing的意思，adj. 心照不宣的；世故的；博学的
3. Your job is a bed of roses. 你的工作太美了。
bed of roses 温床，安逸的生活环境；称心如意的境遇；轻松愉快的工作
e.g. It's to be remembered that life is not a bed of roses. 应当记住，生活中并不是一切都那么如意的。
4. Hooray! 万岁！
5. She keeps her own counsel. 她深藏不露。
keep one's own counsel 不发表己见，（对自己的意见等）保守秘密； 深藏不露
6. My stomach bloated up. 我腹胀。
7. It's irretrievably lost. 永远地失去了。
8. Let's take the offensive. 我们转守为攻。
take the offensive 采取攻势，进攻
9. You make me the whipping boy? 你让我当替罪羊？
whipping boy （旧时）陪王子读书、代王子受罚的少年；替罪羊，替死鬼，受气包
whipping boy这个说法来自十六世纪的英国。当时的传统是在宫廷里专门设一名whipping boy, 当小王子任性行为不检点，不得不处罚他的时候，这个whipping boy就得代替王子挨鞭打。
10. Betrayal is ubiquitous. 背叛无处不在。