一瞬間說出口 老外最常用的美式口語

Book excerpt: 不需要艱深字彙，不須繁瑣文法，真正的美國口語就是這麼簡單！ 就像你平常使用中文聊天一樣，雖然有時候文法不是完全正確，也不會用非常艱深的字彙，但是卻在生活中常常用到，另外你也不可能單純只使用那幾個相同的字彙，有些字雖然意思相同，但在日常對話中會拿來交替使用，英文也是一樣，當你學會基本會話，但是實際和外國人聊天時也是需要有近義的實用句來替換，才顯得聊天內容更活潑有趣！ 請想像以下情境： 情境1 如果很想贊同朋友說的話，該怎麼用英語表達呢？ 可不要傻傻的說Really（真的）啊！ 最道地生活的用法是Indeed! 當然書中還補充更多可以替換的用法，像是： Absolutely!／Truly!／You can say that again. 情境2 當我們同意或接受對方的要求時， 會說：「好的、沒問題」之類的話。 不要只會說OK 還有更多美式口語中的常用說法喔！例如： That’ll do!／Sure.／Yeah, no sweat.／You got it. 本書6大特色 簡單：只使用基本單字 實用：真實的美國口語 容易：開口一點也不難 簡短：好學好記又好用 漸進：由淺入深好學習 情境：判斷正確的用法 喜歡和老外聊天哈啦嗎？一定要先學會這些美式口語。 本書編排方式以一個主句作為一個單元，收錄了265個美國人在日常生活上常常掛在口頭上的實用口語。每一個主句都有中文說明，且附有情境對話和實用例句，並增加替換句的補充，讓讀者能更容易了解其用法、靈活運用。遇到外國朋友，許多情境只要用上正確的口語，馬上就能表達心意，拉近彼此距離！ 目錄介紹： Chapter 1 One step at a time 1-1 Anytime. 1-2 Anyway./Anyhow. 1-3 Bingo! 1-4 Darn! 1-5 Definitely! 1-6 Duh! 1-7 Great! 1-8 Incredible! 1-9 Indeed! 1-10 Likewise. 1-11 Listen! 1-12 Look! 1-13 No. 1-14 OK? / OK. 1-15 Or . . . 1-16 Positive! 1-17 Really? 1-18 Right? 1-19 Satisfied? 1-20 See? 1-21 Seriously? 1-22 So? / So what? 1-23 Sorry. / I’m sorry. 1-24 Sure. 1-25 Sweet! 1-26 Unbelievable! Chapter 2 Two heads are better than one 2-1 About/For/With what? 2-2 Another time/day. 2-3 Anybody here? / Anybody home? 2-4 Anything else? / Anything more? 2-5 By coincidence 2-6 Cheer up! 2-7 Come, come. 2-8 Even better! 2-9 Excuse me. 2-10 Forget it! 2-11 Good luck! 2-12 Guess what? 2-13 Help yourself! 2-14 I bet. / I’ll bet. 2-15 Hang on! 2-16 No/Not kidding! 2-17 Not again! 2-18 Will do. / That’ll do! Chapter 3 Three squares a day 3-1 Can’t or won’t? 3-2 Sb. won’t bite. 3-3 That’s a first! 3-4 That’s highway robbery! 3-5 That’s/It’s not true! 3-6 Works for me! 3-7 There (you are)! 3-8 You’re the man! Chapter 4 Four corners of the earth 4-1 Have a good one! 4-2 I’m counting on it. 4-3 He’s not worth it. 4-4 How’s life with you? 4-5 It won’t happen again. 4-6 It works every time. 4-7 Nothing to boast about. 4-8 Not to my knowledge. 4-9 That’s/It’s always the way. 4-10 The feeling is mutual. 4-11 We’re not there yet. Chapter 5 Five fingers are not equal 5-1 A little bird told me. 5-2 A promise is a promise. 5-3 All’s well that ends well. 5-4 Can you bend the rules? 5-5 Come to think of it. 5-6 Do I make myself clear? 5-7 Don’t get your hopes up! 5-8 Don’t give it another thought. 5-9 Don’t take it so hard! 5-10 He was hard on me. 5-11 I’m at my wits’ end. 5-12 I’m not made of money. 5-13 I can’t believe my ears/ eyes. 5-14 I can’t take it anymore! 5-15 I don’t buy your story. 5-16 I don’t have all day. 5-17 I don’t see why not. 5-18 I have been there (before). 5-19 I’ve seen it (all) before. 5-20 I know what I’m doing. 5-21 I know you mean well. 5-22 I see what you mean. 5-23 I’ll keep it to myself. 5-24 I’ll take care of it. 5-25 I wouldn’t/don’t bet on it! 5-26 If you feel that way. 5-27 It could happen to you. 5-28 It goes down the drain. 5-29 It’s a matter of opinion. 5-30 (It’s a) piece of cake! 5-31 It’s all Greek to me. 5-32 It’s dogged as does it. 5-33 It’s early in the day. 5-34 It’s/That’s not what I’m saying. 5-35 It’s not in my wheelhouse. 5-36 It’s out of this world! 5-37 It’s totally over my head. 5-38 It makes my mouth water. 5-39 It might come in handy. 5-40 It/That really got to me! 5-41 It won’t break the bank. 5-42 Just do what you can! 5-43 Leave me out of it. 5-44 Let me sleep on it. 5-45 Let me get/say this straight. 5-46 Let’s call it a day. 5-47 Let’s paint the town red! 5-48 Look on the bright side! 5-49 No two ways about it. 5-50 Not that I know of! 5-51 Not in so many words. 5-52 One thing leads to another. 5-53 Out of respect for sb. 5-54 Sb. has (got) a long face. 5-55 Sb. is hitting on you. 5-56 Sb. wouldn’t hurt a fly. 5-57 That’s par for the course. 5-58 That’s the way it is/goes. 5-59 The sky is the limit. 5-60 There’s always someone above us. 5-61 There must be a catch! 5-62 Things will work out fine. 5-63 This calls for a celebration! 5-64 Today is not my day! 5-65 We’re on the same wavelength. 5-66 We’ll talk about this later. 5-67 What are you getting at? 5-68 What are you playing at? 5-69 What are you up to? 5-70 What do you call this? 5-71 What goes around comes around. 5-72 What took you so long? 5-73 You can say that again! 5-74 You could have fooled me. 5-75 You’ve got me all wrong! 5-76 You owe me an apology. 5-77 You’ll get your money’s worth. 5-78 Your explanation is wearing thin. Chapter 6 Six ways to Sunday 6-1 Don’t be too/ so hard on yourself. 6-2 Do you have any second thoughts? 6-3 Don’t make a fool of yourself! 6-4 Don’t take me for a fool! 6-5 (Do you) see what I’m saying? 6-6 He has close ties with her. 6-7 I’m fed up with her nagging. 6-8 I can’t say much for it. 6-9 I can’t take all the credit. 6-10 I don’t think much of it. 6-11 I don’t think that at all. 6-12 I just mentioned it in passing. 6-13 I know where the shoe pinches. 6-14 I’ll be the judge of that. 6-15 Ill make it up to you. 6-16 Ill see what I can do. 6-17 I wouldn’t put it past him. 6-18 If my memory serves me right/correctly, 6-19 Is that the way you think? 6-20 It’s a sore point with him. 6-21 (It’s) all in a day’s work. 6-22 It’s written all over your face. 6-23 It does more harm than good. 6-24 It’s not my cup of tea. 6-25 It’s too good to be true! 6-26 It means a lot to me. 6-27 May all your wishes come true! 6-28 Sb. is a busybody by nature. 6-29 That’s all there is to it. 6-30 That’s easy for you to say! 6-31 The joke was lost on her. 6-32 There’s no time like the present! 6-33 (There’s) nothing to be ashamed of! 6-34 There’s something in what you said. 6-35 This movie was a big hit. 6-36 To make a long story short 6-37 We have a lot in common. 6-38 What do you mean by that? 6-39 What do you say to it? 6-40 Where did you get that idea? 6-41 With (all due) respect (to you) 6-42 You always get me into trouble. 6-43 You’re a match made in heaven. 6-44 You’re barking up the wrong tree! 6-45 You’re making a fool of yourself. 6-46 You’re shooting yourself in the foot. 6-47 You can do what you want. 6-48 You can’t have it both ways. 6-49 You can’t show bias to anyone. 6-50 You can’t take it with you. 6-51 You can’t go wrong with him. 6-52 You don’t have to do that. 6-53 You(’ve) got to be kidding me! 6-54 You have a problem with me? 6-55 You’ve come to the right person. 6-56 You let me worry about it! 6-57 You should move with the times. 6-58 You win some; you lose some 6-59 You’d do the same for me. Chapter 7 Seven year itch 7-1 Can you let me off (the hook)? 7-2 Do you have a thing for her? 7-3 How did you come up with this? 7-4 I’m at the end of my rope. 7-5 I’m just telling it like it is. 7-6 I’m speaking with the voice of experience. 7-7 I can do it in my sleep. 7-8 I can see it in your eyes. 7-9 I can’t do a thing about it. 7-10 I couldn’t have put it better myself. 7-11 I don’t want to put you out. 7-12 I’ve waited a long time for this! 7-13 I know where (or when) to draw the line. 7-14 I think that’s politics at its worst. 7-15 I’ll take each day as it comes. 7-16 I won’t take no for an answer! 7-17 It happens to the best of us. 7-18 It’s like talking to a brick wall. 7-19 It’s too close to call right now. 7-20 It might be a blessing in disguise. 7-21 (I’ll) Let you be the judge of that! 7-22 One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 7-23 Sb. can breathe a sigh of relief. 7-24 Sb. often treated my words like nothing. 7-25 The ball is in your court now! 7-26 The outsider sees more of the game. 7-27 This issue is nothing to sneeze at. 7-28 You always rub someone the wrong way. 7-29 Just take the bull by the horns! 7-30 You should take it as it comes. 7-31 You’ll thank me for it one day. 7-32 Your guess is as good as mine! Chapter 8 Behind the eight ball 8-1 All good things (will) come to an end. 8-2 He never says a good word about me. 8-3 I have (got) to hand it to you. 8-4 I really don’t know which way to go. 8-5 I think he blows/gets things out of proportion. 8-6 I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. 8-7 It can’t be mentioned in the same breath! 8-8 It takes all kinds to make a world. 8-9 (Something) will not put food on the table. 8-10 The higher you climb, the harder you fall. 8-11 There’s no need to do things on impulse. 8-12 There’s no such thing as a free lunch. 8-13 You’re only too eager to get things done. 8-14 You can’t have a foot in both camps. 8-15 You’d better turn a blind eye to it. 8-16 You should get out/quit while you’re (still) ahead! Chapter 9 On cloud nine 9-1 His words should never be taken at face value. 9-2 I’m sorry to put you to so much trouble. 9-3 I’ve been running around like a headless chicken lately. 9-4 I know which side my bread is buttered (on). 9-5 I wouldn’t be seen/caught dead asking her for help. 9-6 It’s not every day that we (could) have this. 9-7 It is not all it’s cracked up to be. 9-8 What you just said threw me for a loop. 9-9 You took the words (right) out of my mouth. 9-10 You should put your money where your mouth is. Chapter 10 Perfect ten 10-1 (It always goes) in one ear and out the other. 10-2 Sb. can dish it out but he can’t take it. 10-3 Should I give him a taste/ dose of his own medicine? 10-4 What would you do if you were in my situation? 10-5 You can count them on (the fingers of) one hand. 10-6 You don’t need to go too far with this issue. 10-7 You will not eat me out of house and home.