《这句英语怎么说?》之生活篇

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001 你在忙些什么?
What have you been up to?
你还可以这样说:

Wotcha been up to?

002 忙这忙那的。
A little of this, a little of that.
你知道吗?这一句话常常用来回答和昨天的那句话“你在忙些什么?”。当别人问你最近在忙些什么的时候,你就可以这样说。

003 真想不到会在这里遇见你。
Fancy meeting you here!
Fancy v. 想象;设想

你知道吗?这句话用于和对方不期而遇,而感到惊奇的招呼语。

004 不能再好了。
Couldn't be better.
类似的说法还有:

Never felt better.
从来都没有这样好过。
Terrific
太棒了
要说自己“过得很惨”,你还可以这样说:
I couldn't have done worse.
已经糟到不能再糟了。

005 还好了。
Not so good.
你知道吗? 当事情并不如想象中那么好,但也不会太差时,便可以用此句。

类似的说法还有:
Just ok, I guess.
我想还可以。
Just getting by.
还过得去。
Not so hot.
没那么好。
So-so.
马马虎虎啦

006 有什么新鲜大事?
What's the latest and greatest?
你还可以这样说:

What's the latest?
What's new?
类似的说法还有:
How are things?
事情进行得如何?
Is everything going ok?
事情都还顺利吧?

007 怎么了?
What's the word?
你还可以这样说:

What gives?
What's going on?
你知道吗?这句话是时下年轻人常用的美式俚语。

008 我有点时间可以喝一杯。
I have some time for a quick coffee.
类似的说法还有:

Let's go get a cup of coffee.
一起去喝杯咖啡吧!
你知道吗?这句话通常是用来回答别人问你 do you have time for coffee 这个问题的。
009-
我最近心情跌到了谷底
I've been down in the dumps lately.
*down in the dumps  
心情跌入谷底,闷闷不乐
类似的说法还有:
I feel miserable today.
我今天很不愉快。
I'm going through a rough patch in my life.
我正处于人生中的低潮。
I've been down lately.
我最近很沮丧。

010 我会在这里支持你。
I'm here for you.
类似的说法还有:

Do you need a shoulder to cry on?
你需要可以靠着哭泣的肩膀吗?
How about a hug
要不要抱一下?
There, there.
好了,好了。(没事了,没事了。)

011 我要走了。
I am out of here.
类似的说法还有:

I should hit the road.
我该上路了。

012 有空常来。
Don't be a stranger.
*stranger n.陌生人

你知道吗?这句话的意思是要他人常常来拜访,不要像个陌生人一样都不联络。

013 你近来好吗?
How've you been lately?
*lately adv. 最近

你还可以这样说:
How are you?
How are you doing?

014 你吃饱了吗?
Are you full?
* full adj. 吃饱的

你还可以这样说:
Have you had enough?
至于回答可以这么说:
I am still hungry.
我还是很饿。

015 我想小睡一下。
I am going to take a nap.
* nap  n. 小睡,打盹

“小睡一下”还可以这样说:
Take a nap
Catch some rest
Take a siesta
Have a snooze

016 我送你到门口。
I'll walk you to the door.
类似的说法还有:

Let me see you out.
我送你出去。

017 在公园里你要小心色狼。
Yon need to be careful of perverts in the park.
*pervert n. 色狼

你还可以这样说:
You need to watch out for perverts in the park.
018-
我喜欢看惊悚片
I like to watch thriller movies.
*thriller  n.
惊悚作品(通常指小说或电影)
其他类型的影片包括:
horror movie  
恐怖片
action movie  
动作片
comedy  
喜剧片
romantic comedy  
浪漫喜剧片
chick-flick  
文艺爱情片
science fiction movie  
科幻片
adventure  
冒险片
animated film  
动画片

019 这种长度的头发会乱翘,很难整理。
This length of hair is really messy. It's very difficult to manage.
length n. 长度

messy adj.
乱七八糟
manage v.
处理;应付
mess n.
混乱;杂乱

020 请系上安全带。
Please fasten your seat belt.
fasten v. 拴紧,扣上

你还可以这样说:
Please buckle your seat belt.
Buckle up!

021 这商店在对面马路。
The store is across the street.
across prep. 越过,横过

其他的说法:
A is kitty-corner from b.
a
b 的斜对角。
B is around the street from A.
a这里转个弯就是b
A is down the street from b.
a这里走下去就是b

022 我把你的车停到对面。
I parked your car on the other side.
你还可以这样说:

I left your car on the other side.
所有的交通工具都可以用“park”和“leave”这两个词来指“停放”。另外, 也可以用lock up 来指把摩托车或是自行车“上锁”,只是自行车也可以用chain up,指“用链子锁起来”。

023 要不要去吃点冰?
Would you like to eat something cold?
中国的冰品花样繁多,因此上句中文并没有直接对应的英文翻译。通常,中文“吃冰”指的就是“吃刨冰”(shaved ice)

你还可以这样说:
Would you like to get shaved ice?

024 这个位子有人坐吗?
Is this seat occupied?
occupy v.占用(这里是被动式用法)

你还可以这样说:
Is this seat taken?
Is anybody sitting here?
Is this seat free?
May I sit here?
Is it OK if I sit here?

025 我的脚麻了。
My legs fell asleep.
fall asleep 原来是“睡着”的意思,也可以指“手脚麻木”。

你还可以这样说:
I've got pins and needles in my feet.
My legs feel numb.

026 我的牙齿很痛。
My tooth hurts.
你知道吗?牙齿的英文单数是tooth,复数是teeth哦!

你还可以这样说:
My teeth hurt.
I have a toothache.
I've got a toothache.

027 我的肚子不太舒服。
My stomach hurts.
stomach n. 胃,肚子

你还可以这样说:
My tummy hurts.
My stomach feels funny.
My tummy feels funny.
你知道吗?
Tommy
是男生的名字,而tummy是‘肚子’的意思,两个单词之差一个字母,要分清啊!
I had a fever yesterday. I wasn't feeling very well.
fever n.
发烧,发病
have a fever
发烧

029 最近天气多变,我的鼻子过敏得很严重。
The weather has been changing a lot recently, so my allergies have been pretty serious.
allergy n.过敏

030 你近视几度?
What is the degree of your nearsightedness?
nearsightedness n. 近视

nearsighted adj.
近视的
上面的英文是从中文直译而来。通常,用英文问别人的视力时,人们不会问的这么仔细,人们通常会说:
What number is your prescription?
你戴几度的眼镜?
How strong are your glasses/lenses?
你的眼镜几度?
How bad is your eyesight?
你的视力有多差?

031 请问香港脚要如何治疗?
How do you treat athlete's foot?
treat v. 治疗

athlete's foot
香港脚(athlete是指“运动员”)

032 我昨天拉肚子。
I had diarrhea yesterday.
diarrhea n. 腹泻

033 我时差还没调过来。
I haven't recovered from jet lag yet.
jet lag  n. 飞行时差反应,时差感

lag  n.
落后, 囚犯, 迟延, 桶板, 防护套
     adj.
最后的
     vi.
缓缓而行, 滞后
     vt.
落后于, 押往监狱, 加上外套
你还可以这样说:
I'm still getting over my jet lag.
如果你说成jetleg, 人家可能以为你在说。。。。原子小金刚(又名铁臂阿童木)的脚哦。呵

034 我坐车坐到头晕。
I've been in the car so long that I'm dizzy.
dizzy adj. 晕眩的

类似的说法还有:
I feel carsick.
我晕车了。
I have motion sickness.
我晕车。(飞机,船等交通工具)。

035 你对药物会敏感吗?
Are you allergic to any medications?
medication n. 药物

(be) allergic to
对。。。过敏
allergic dermatitis
过敏性皮炎
allergic rhinitis
过敏性鼻炎
allergist n.[
]过敏症专科医师
allergy n.[
]敏感症, <>反感

036 炎热的天气让人脾气暴躁。
Hot weather makes people cranky.
cranky adj. 脾气坏的,易激怒的

037 他因为心力衰竭而过世。
He died of heart failure.
die的用法:

* die of/from +
死因死于.....
He died from lung cancer.
他死于肺癌。

He died of hunger.
他是活活饿死的。
* die for +
某种崇高的理由
为了......而死
Paul died for his beliefs.
保罗为了他的信念而死。
Walter died for his country.
沃尔特为国捐躯。

038 我的膝盖瘀青了。
My knee is bruised.
bruised v.瘀青;青肿

你还可以这样说:!
My knee is black and blue.
“瘀青”在英文和中文中都是所见略同噢!英文是“又黑又蓝”(black and blue),中文则是“乌青”,也是又黑又蓝,所以,这个短语可以用中文帮助记忆!

039 最近天气太热了,而且室内外温差很。
It's been too hot lately,and the difference in temperature between the inside and outside is huge.
temperature n. 温度

040 我不好意思说不。
I'm embarrassed to say "no".
embarrass v. 局促不安;感到难为情;使尴尬;使难堪

在使用embarrass这个词的时候,要特别注意:
如果主词是“人”,要用过去分词(即be+p.p.)来表示。
如果主词是“事情”,则用主动动词来表示。
例如:
He's pretty embarrassed when he calls me the wrong name in public.
Wearing a different colored sock on each foot really embarrassed him.

041 我要申请电话。
I want to apply for a telephone line.
apply v. 申请

applicant n.
申请人
applied adj.
应用的
application n.
应用;申请
你还可以这样说:
I want to install a line.
你知道吗?申请电话的时候,因为申请的是“电话线路的服务”,你得到的号码是申请完的结果,所以英文会说apply for a telephone line,而不是apply for a telephone number.

042 请将手机转成震动。
Please switch your cell phone to vibrating mode.
switch v.转换;开启

vibrating adj.
震动的
mode n.
模式
cell phone
手机

043 这条裤子腰围尺寸适合我吗?
Do you think my pants are the right size for me?
pants n. 裤子

你还可以这样说:
How do you think these pants fit me?

044 他对穿着很讲究。
He's very particular about what he wears.
be particular about 讲究;挑剔

类似的说法还有:
* He is very trendy.
他很爱赶流行。
* He is very fashion-conscious.
他对流行时尚的变化非常敏感。
* He's got style.
他很时髦。

045-我去把衣服晾好。
I'm going to hang out the clothes.
hang out the clothes 晾衣服

你还可以这样说:
I'll go put the clothes out to dry.
I'll hang the clothes up.

046 我们平均分摊。
We'll divide it equally among ourselves.
divide v.分配;分开

equally adv.
相等的;平等的
注意下面的描述:
* go dutch
只付自己消费的部分;
* pay fifty-fifty
split the bill
无论每一个人各自的消费多少,大家都要平均分摊总额。

047 我的生活重心都在孩子身上。
My children are the center of my life.
center n.中心

你还可以这样说:
My children are my first priority in life.
My children are number one in my life.
My children come first in my life.

048 我想赚大钱买辆法拉利。
I want to make a lot of money and buy a Ferrari.
Ferrari 汽车商标

“赚大钱”还可以说 make a fortune.

049 我要挂失信用卡。
I need to report my credit card missing.
report v. 呈报

credit card
信用卡
类似的说法还有:
I need to cancel my credit card.
我要取消这张信用卡。
银行卡介绍:
* credit card
信用卡
向银行先借钱,即先享受,后付款
* debit card
转帐卡
消费时交易款会从持卡人的户头里扣除,但不像信用卡那样会寄账单给你
* cash card/ATM card
提款卡

050 你为什么那么早把我吵醒?
Why did you wake me up so early?
wake up 醒过来

你还可以这样说:
Why did you get me out of bed so early?

051 用餐时如果有长辈在,要等长辈说开始。
If there are elders present when having a meal, you have to wait for them to say it' s all right to start eating.
present adj. 出席的;在场的

052 我们相差两岁。
你还可以这样说:
There are two years between us.
类似的说法还有:
What' s the age difference between you?
你们差几岁?
He is two years older than me.
他大我两岁。

053 你在家里排行第几?
In which order were you born in your family?
你还可以这样说:

What number were you?
Where are (were) you in the family?
通常,外国人不会先问你在家里排行第几,他们会先问:你有没有兄弟姐妹?
Do you have brothers and sisters?
Do you have any siblings?
他们在问排行的时候,采用的方式会是:
Are you the only child?
你是独生子(女)吗?
Are you the oldest child?
你是老大吗?
Are you the middle child?
你是老二吗?(此人有兄弟姐妹)
Are you the youngest child?
你是最小的吗?

054 可不可以把我们的座位安排在一起?
Can you arrange for our seats to be together
arrange v.安排
你还可以这样说:
Can you seat us together?
如果要说“可不可以让我们不要坐在一起?”
你可以说:
Can you seat us separately?
Can you arrange for our seats to be separated?

055 我不喜欢坐那冷气孔下的位子上。
I don't like to sit in that seat under the vent.
vent n. 出风口

你知道吗? 美国人常常用AC 或是 air-con 表示冷气,这是指air-conditioning, 而不是air-conditioner.
air-conditioner
air-conditioning 的差别:

air-conditioner
空调
air-conditioning
空调系统

056 这羊排烤得太硬。
This lamb chop is too tough.
chop n. (羊或猪)排

tough adj.
(肉等)不易切开的;咬不动;老的;不嫩的

057 内用还是外带?
Would you like that for here or to go?
你还可以这样说
:
For here or to go?
在英语国家的快餐店里,服务员在你选择了order之后,会询问你这样的问题。也就是说,在店堂就餐还是带走。

058 这条马路正在施工。
This road is under construction.
under construction 施工中

construct v.
构成;建造
constructor n.
建造商

059 没吃过臭豆腐,就不算来过绍兴。
If you haven' t had stinky tofu, then you haven' t really been to ShaoXing.
stinky adj. 发臭的

tofu  n.
豆腐

060-在暑假我们要去澳洲大堡礁玩。
We' re going to visit the Great Barrier Reef in Australia during summer vacation.
barrier n. (滨海的)沿岸沙坝

reef n.
暗礁

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