【滬江小編】YouTube上有意思的視頻看過(guò)就算了嗎?其實(shí),YouTube是英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的海量素材庫(kù),是練英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力、學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)專業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ)還是學(xué)習(xí)日??谡Z(yǔ)的不二選擇。這次我們就來(lái)看看視頻中的俚語(yǔ),一起跟著語(yǔ)境來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)俚語(yǔ)的具體用法吧!

1. mean business :非常非常認(rèn)真、執(zhí)著

But you?mean business, huh? I do. I’m… It’s all about succeeding.
但你是非常非常執(zhí)著的,對(duì)吧?沒(méi)錯(cuò)。我…這一切都是為了要成功。

Did you?mean business?about what we talked yesterday?
我們昨天談的事你是當(dāng)真的嗎?

來(lái)源視頻:Ted又來(lái)襲:泰迪熊做客Jimmy Kimmel脫口秀

2.? be/get creamed:慘敗、一敗涂地

I’m going with the guys who are getting creamed.
我要跟那些輸?shù)靡粩⊥康氐募一飩冊(cè)谝黄稹?/div>

3. comes to town:出現(xiàn)

They don’t stand a chance against the circus when the circus comes to town. They’re overmatched.
當(dāng)馬戲團(tuán)(只拼收視率的節(jié)目)出現(xiàn),他們連對(duì)抗的機(jī)會(huì)都沒(méi)有。他們被比下去了。

4. stand a chance:有可能、有希望

They don’t stand a chance against the circus when the circus?comes to town. They’re overmatched.
當(dāng)馬戲團(tuán)(只拼收視率的節(jié)目)出現(xiàn),他們連對(duì)抗的機(jī)會(huì)都沒(méi)有。他們被比下去了。

5. mess around with:惡搞、逗弄

Started off joking with the guy… Yeah, I was?messing around with?him.
從開(kāi)這個(gè)人的玩笑開(kāi)始…對(duì),我只是逗著他玩。

6. at stake:要緊、危險(xiǎn)

But then he realizes there’s more at stake?here.
但接著他意識(shí)到這里還有其他更要緊的事。

The other main argument against pulling back from Afghanistan is that western credibility is at stake.
反對(duì)從阿富汗撤軍的另一個(gè)主要理由是,西方的信譽(yù)現(xiàn)在危如累卵。

7. fall on deaf ears:忽略、充耳不聞

With his pleas falling on deaf ears, we tell Kevin to leave.
人們對(duì)他的請(qǐng)求充耳不聞,于是我們告訴凱文先離開(kāi)。

8. cold shoulder:冷眼旁觀、冷漠、輕視、漠視

Tough day for Kevin. These next 2 men also gave him the cold shoulder.

9. toss back:丟回、扔回、趕回

Only to see him tossed back to the curb the second she leaves.
只見(jiàn)他在她離開(kāi)的那一瞬間就被趕回街頭。

10. end up:結(jié)局、結(jié)果、最后變成

How did he end up here? He wasted his money.
結(jié)果會(huì)怎樣?他浪費(fèi)他的錢。

來(lái)源視頻:看到流浪漢被服務(wù)員趕出餐廳 你會(huì)怎么做?

11. up in arms:非常憤怒、不開(kāi)心

In practice, it’s impossible to put a cat into a superposition. You have the animal-rights lobby?up in arms.
實(shí)際上,不可能讓一只貓咪處于疊加狀態(tài)。動(dòng)物權(quán)利組織會(huì)非常不開(kāi)心。

12. kick in:發(fā)揮功效、起作用

That’s when Einstein’s special theory of relativity kicks in.
那就是愛(ài)因斯坦特殊相對(duì)論發(fā)揮功效的時(shí)候了。

13. zoom off:匆忙地離開(kāi)、飛快離開(kāi)

So, he hops into a spaceship and zooms off at close to the speed of light.
所以,他跳上太空船并用接近光的速度飛快離開(kāi)。

來(lái)源視頻:60秒思維大冒險(xiǎn):思想史與科學(xué)史上的著名悖論

14. pull up:停車

But what about when a coach containing an infinite number of new guests pulls up?
但當(dāng)一輛載滿無(wú)限多的新客人的巴士停下來(lái)的話又將如何?

15. come along:不期而至

He asked what happens if someone new “comes along” looking for a place to stay?
他問(wèn),如果一位新客人不期而至,想要一間房,會(huì)發(fā)生什么事?

16. one and the same:同一件事物、合而為一

It’s amazing how it just… it imbedded itself in… as if it was?one and the same.
真的很棒,它如何就是…它將自己嵌入…好像它是合而為一的。

來(lái)源視頻:卡梅隆盛贊李安《少年派的奇幻漂流》

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