像美国人一样说英语

About to---ready to; on the verge of;马上就要，即将We are about to start.我们正准备出发。

After all---despite everything; after everything has been considered; the fact is; 毕竟，怎么说I'll have to go to my aunt's funeral---she was my own flesh and blood after all. 我得参加我姑姑的葬礼－－她是我的亲人那。

At least---anyway; the good thing is that; 至少例句We’ve run out of coffee, but at least we still have tea.我们的咖啡已经喝完了，但至少我们还有茶。

(to) break the news---to make something known; 告之(to) cost an arm and a leg---to be very expensive; 宰人，代价过高例句A college education in America costs an arm and a leg.大学教育在美国很昂贵。

Dead-end job---a job that won’t lead to anything else; 无前途或无希望的工作(let’s) face it----accept a difficult reality;面对现实吧(to) give one the creeps---to create a feeling of disgust or horror;吓人，使惊慌，使人毛骨悚然This old house gives me the creeps.这栋旧房子让我毛骨悚然。

(to) go back to the drawing board---to start a task over because the last try failed; to start again from the beginning;从头开始(尤指失败之后)(to) go belly-up---to go bankrupt; 破产(to) give someone the ax---to fire someone;解雇某人(to) lose one’s temper---to become very angry;发火(to) make up one’s mind---to reach a decision; to decide;决定，打定主意No point in----no reason to; it’s not worth (doing sth);没有意义，不值得There’s no point in worrying about things you can’t c hange.担心自己无法改变的事情是没有意义的。

(to) put up with---to endure without complaint;忍受Real flop or flop---a failure; 失败(to) save the day---to prevent a disaster or misfortune; 反败为胜;挽救了大局，扭转局势As sharp as tack---very intelligent;(to) talk over---to discuss;讨论Easier said than done---more difficult than you think 说起来容易做起来难You want to clime Mount Everest? Easier said than done!(to) get canned---to lose one’s job; to get fired;After Chris got canned, it took him a year to find a new job!(to) hang in there---to persevere; to not give up ](面对逆境)坚持不懈，坚持不屈不挠，坚持下去，拿出勇气，不泄气，不胆怯Hang in there, Don! Your invention will soon be a success.If worse comes to worst---in the worst case; if absolutely necessary; 到了万不得已的时候, 实在不行的话;(to) keep one’s chin up---to stay positive 气馁，不灰心；坚决；勇敢Last resort---if there are no other alternatives left; the last solution for getting out of a difficulty最后一着，最后一手；最后的解决措施(to) live from hand to mouth---to barely have enough money to survive 仅能糊口，半饥半饱；只能顾眼前(to) look on the bright side---to be optimistic; to think about the positive part or aspect of a situation 多从好的方面想(to) make ends meet---to manage one’s money so as to have enough to live on; 收支相抵，量入为出；靠微薄收入生活，勉强维持生计Out of work---unemployed; not working 失业,无工作Right-hand man---the most helpful assistant or employee; 得力助手(to) set eyes on---to look at; to see for the first time 瞧见，看，看见，看到(to) stab someone in the back---to betray someone 暗箭伤害某人，背后中伤某人，加害某人；对某人背信弃义；背后诽谤某人(to) be stressed out---under severe strain; very anxious 饱受压力(to) tell off---to scold 责备，斥责，责骂，数说(某人的过错)：(to) think big---to set high goals 好高骛远，野心勃勃When pigs fly!---never 除非猪会飞；决不可能；决不(to) blow sth---to spoil sthBlow的这个用法在口语里是很常见的, 意思就是“笨手笨脚地把…弄糟，把…弄得一团糟”,我们看下面两个例子:to blow the whole project 使整个计划落空We've blown it! 我们把事情搞糟了。

(to) cut class---to miss class without an excuse 旷课,缺课,逃学She’s always cutting class. 她总是旷课.(to) slack off---to do sth more slowly or with less energy than before 松懈,放松,懈怠He's gone from success to success in his movie career, and there's no sign of him slacking off.他在电影事业上佳作不断，丝毫没有懈怠的迹象。

友情提示: Slack 如果做形容词,还可以形容人“懈怠的,不用心的,敷衍了事的,吊儿郎当的”,我们看一个例子:He's been very slack in his work lately.近来他工作很不认真.(to) hit the books---to start studying (用功)读书，用功学习，备功课，做学校的功课，啃书本Can’t stand---to hate 不能忍受,受不了I ca n’t stand his brother. 他弟弟让我受不了.Lost cause---sth hopeless必将失败的事业；已告失败的事业；败局已定的事业Over one’s head---beyond one’s understanding 太难懂，超出某人理解力Buckle down---to start working seriously 全力以赴，倾全力(于)，专心致力于；(使)认真干起来，努力(或热情)从事于，开始认真从事I’d better buckle down to th ose reports. 我最好认真静下来努力完成那些报告.(to) not give a hoot---to not care about 不在乎Beside the point---not relevant; not important 无关紧要,不相干“He’been married before.” 他曾经结过婚。

“That’s beside the point.”那不重要。

Have one’s heart set on sth---to really want sth 渴望,倾心于友情提示:另一种表达方式是:set your heart on sth.小编记得有一句歌词就是:But I get my heart set on you..歌名就是heart set,是很抒情的一首歌，大家有兴趣可以去搜索下。

(to) stand a chance---to have the possibility of success 有机会,有希望To butt in: to interrupt; to interfere; 插手，干涉；插嘴；闯进It was none of her concern, so she didn't butt in.跟她毫无关系，因此她不得干涉。

Don't butt in while we are talking!我们谈话时别插嘴!To drive one crazy: to annoy someone very much 把某人逼疯Don’t ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.To go into: to enter a profession 从事某种职业The mayor went into politics as a very young man.市长在很年轻时就步入政坛了。