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【雅思口语】送你几句8分俚语
2019-07-10 11:11
来源:Sharon黄文琪
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1 airhead =stupid person 笨蛋,傻瓜
e.g. Other people think she's an airhead, but to me she's a genius. 别人都认为她是个傻瓜,但我觉得她是个天才。
2 bust a gut =try extremely hard to do something 竭尽全力
In order to pass the exam with flying colours, I have to bust my gut. 为了高分通过考试,我不得不竭尽全力。
3 goof =make a silly mistake 犯愚蠢的错误
I thought that I would pass the exam with flying colours, but unfortunately I goofed in the exam and I feel lousy. 我原本以为我会高分通过考试,但不幸的是我考砸了,感觉很糟糕。
4 out of it =unable to think clearly because you are tired因为太累昏昏然的
I hadn't slept all night so when they called, I was totally out of it. 我整夜没合眼,所以他们给我打电话的时候,我都迷迷糊糊的。
5 random =surprising 惊人的,意外的
Hey, check this out! Potato cookies! That's so random! 嘿,快看这个!是土豆饼干!太让人吃惊了!
6 a rip-off =something that is overly expensive 过于昂贵的东西
The coat cost me 3000 dollars, which was a bit of a rip-off, and now I hardly ever wear it. What a waste! 那件外套花了我3000美元,真是贵的出奇。而且我现在几乎从来不穿,真是浪费。
7 take the piss out of sb. =to make fun 嘲笑,取弄
She really took the piss out of him. 我们好好奚落了他一番。
8 bring sb. up to speed on sth. =make sb. have the latest information or knowledge about sth. 跟上形势,了解最新情况
So he asked me if I could bring him up to speed on the situation. 所以他问我能否给他介绍一下最新情况。
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