美国口语教程

collectivism 集体主义，中国式，比较大众话individualism 个人主义，西方式，很少过问别人的privacy

人+doing，表示人怎么样

事情+going，表示事情进行如何

regared = treat v. 对待

Don’t treat / regard yourself as a kid.别把我当成小孩子

regard n.敬意

I have regard for sb.对某人有敬意

You look great today.西方语言的优良传统，见面先夸奖对方以帮助对方树立confident信心

I am working hard on my English now. 我正努力学英文呢。

work on sb = try to persuade sb 想要劝服某人

abbreviate sth. = make sth. shorter

This story is abbreviated.这个故事被删节了

desktop computer 台式机

I’ll cover it. 我来付帐

take cover 以…为掩护

You can’t take cover under a tree when it’s storming. 在暴风雨中你不能在树下躲避

What brand is your car? 你的车是什么牌子的？

take the measure of sb. 摸请某人的老底

reticent 沉默寡言的

epidemic disease 流行性疾病

half measure 折中

general secretary 总书记

Secretary of State 国务卿

Secretary of Department of National Defence 国防部长

Secretary General 联合国秘书长

office manager 办公室主任director 主管the president 总裁

chairman of the board 董事会主席

the staff员工accountant会计teller出纳salesman销售员

the market researchers 市场研究员

host 主持人hostess 女主持人announcer播音员

broadcaster 播音员anchormanss 大腕播音员

MC = Master of Ceremonies司仪gossip 闲谈care 在乎care for sth. 喜欢

care about = worry about 担心

Careless 粗心careful 小心 carefree 无忧无虑

appearance 外表blonde 金发碧眼的

dark 深色hazel 褐色的

emerald eyes 淡绿色眼睛，最吸引人的眼睛。

liquid eyes 水汪汪的眼睛expressive eyes 会说话的眼睛

fair hair 淡黄色头发golden hair金色头发

brunette hair栗红色头发grey hair 灰白头发

pony tail 马尾辫

straight hair 直发curly hair 卷发wavy hair 波浪发

high bridged nose高鼻梁的鼻子flat nose扁鼻子

snub nose 蒜头鼻

sexual mouth性感的嘴forehead前额cheek面颊cheekbone颧骨

high cheekbones 高颧骨jaw 下巴

What sort of build is Philip? Philip身材如何？build-shape- figure 身材

He is stout. 他是个矮胖子

He is chubby. 他是个小胖墩

She has small build. 她身材很小巧

She is slim. 她很苗条

crooked nose 鹰勾皮子, big eyes, thick eyebrows 浓眉毛

She takes after her mother. 她长得像她妈妈。

take after 继承

Roy looks exactly like his father. Roy长得很像她父亲。

He looks exactly like ... 他十分像…

look-alike contest 模仿秀

You have your mother’s eyes. 你的眼睛真像你妈妈

Asian American 亚裔美国人

Chinese American 美籍华人

ABC = American Born Chinese 美籍华人

She is African American. 非洲裔美国人

She is Hispanic American. 西班牙裔美国人

Tom is a quiet man but his wife is extremely talkative. Tom话不多，但他太太嘴特别碎。

She can talk your ears off. 她太能说了（受不了）

shy 害羞cheerful 开朗easy-going 随和stubborn 死心眼

optimistic 乐观pessimistic 悲观sensitive 多愁善感

conservative 保守liberal 开明open minded 开明

Never judge a person by his looks. 千万不要以貌取人。

Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是一张皮。

I just turned twenty-one. 我刚满21岁，turn转变

I’d rather do A than do B = prefer A to B 和B想比我更想做A

physical age 实际年龄mental age 心理年龄

the aging problem 老龄化问题

Grandfather is getting on in years. 爷爷一年比一年老了。

He is aging well. 他保养的很好

oatmeal 燕麦粥marmalade 橘子酱sausage 香肠bacon 熏肉

juice 果汁yoghurt 酸奶

continental breakfast: 大陆式早餐（欧洲大陆）toast 面包片butter 黄油jam 果酱coffee 咖啡

high tea 台茶

sweep the floor 扫地mop the floor 拖地

do the washing 洗衣服weed the garden 除草

be used to = be accustomed to 习惯于做某事

fall fast asleep 睡的快insomnia 失眠

toss and turn 辗转反侧

I’m a light sleeper. 睡的轻

in spare time = in free time 在空闲时间

常用的一般现在时词语：

every morning 每天早晨

be used to 习惯于做某事

gym = gymnasium 体育馆、健身房

Capital Gym 首都体育馆stadium 体育场Worker’s Stadium 工人体育场

work out = do exercises 健身

pull an all nighter 开夜车

I run into my boss. 我碰见了我的老板

used to 过去经常做

be used to 习惯于做某事I told you so. 我早知道会这样儿。

after-wit 事后聪明

I knew it. 我就知道

Let bygones be bygones. 既往不咎。

open business 开业

in the auditorium / in the hall 在礼堂

the Great Hall of the People 人民大会堂

Rap 说唱Pop music 流行音乐classical music 古典音乐concert 音乐会

volunteer translator 志愿翻译

volunteer service staff 志愿服务

volunteer to do sth 志愿做某事

apply to do sth 申请做某事

apply for sth 申请某物

apply to sb for sth 向某人申请某物

What a lousy day! 天气真糟糕呀！

lousy a. 污秽的,恶心的,生虱的

What a muggy day!真闷呀！

muggy

闷的foggy下大雾的breezy微风轻拂的

pour tea 沏茶pour coffee沏咖啡

It’s pouring. 下倾盆大雨。

thunder 打雷thunder storm 暴风雨hail 冰雹gale 大风

northern wind 北风sand-storm沙尘暴

typhoon 台风hurricane

飓风

tornado 龙卷风

blizzard 暴风雪

It is clear up today。今天真晴朗。

Celsius摄氏℃Fahrenheit华氏

well-off小康

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth他出生在富贵之家

He was born in a moderate family.他出生在中等家庭。He was born with a wood spoon in his mouth.他出生在贫困之家。

a stern father严父 a loving mother慈母

on the suburbs 在郊区minor children未成年儿童

have a date with sb.和某人有个私人约会

date n. 枣

年月用in

具体日子用on

时间点用at

in the first half of June六月上旬

in the middle of June六月中旬

in the latter half of June六月下旬

in the early years of 1980s 八十年代早期