日常英语口语 Spoken English

It’s a bummer.

bummer令人不愉快/失望的人、事、经历

1. Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer.被滞留在机场真的是很恶心。

2. It’s a bummer that my best friend can’t make it to my wedding.我最好的朋友参加不了我的婚礼了，很烦人。

3. It was a real bummer that it rained the whole weekend. I had to stay indoors and did nothing. 整个周末都在下雨，很烦人，我只能呆在室内，啥都没做不了。

better off 达到/处于更好的状况

You would be better off without me.没有我你会过得更好。

I think you guys would be better off taking the train than driving.我觉得你们坐火车比开车更好

Your health will be better off if you choose the fruit salad rather than the chocolate cake. 如果你选择水果沙拉而不是巧克力蛋糕，你的健康状况会更好。

Window-shop 橱窗购物，只看不买

shop 购物

window 商店的玻璃橱窗

A: Do you want to go shopping this weekend? 周末咱去逛街吧？
B: I think I’ll just window-shop because I don’t have much money.我可能只看不买，因为我没多少钱。

I’m not looking for anything particular, just window-shopping.我没有什么特别想买的，只是看看。

tag along 跟着，跟随

tag 标签；紧随

along 一起；伴随着

When I was a kid, I used to tag along with my brother when he went out with his friends.小时候，我哥跟他的朋友出去玩的时候，我经常会跟着他。

If you are going to the mall, do you mind if I tag along? 你如果是去商场的话，介不介意我跟着啊？

up in the air悬而未决；（计划、安排）不确定

I didn’t get into college, so my future is kind of up in the air.我没考上大学，所以我何去何从现在有点不确定。

Becky and I were supposed to go shopping this weekend, but things are up in the air now, because she’s not feeling well. Becky 和我本来这周末要去逛街的，但是现在不确定了，因为她现在身体不太舒服。

Why did you stand me up last night? 你昨天晚上为什么放我鸽子？

1 stand sb up 失约，爽约，放某人鸽子

Pronunciation

did you 连读时会发生音变 /d/+/j/=/dʒ/

stand me up 连读 stand d失去爆破

me up 元音+元音连读，连读时中间加半元音 /j/

last night last t 失去爆破

这些连读技巧，在我录制的【美式英语发音秘诀第二期】中都有讲到。

stand up 其他的义项

2 stand up 站起来

3 stand up for sb/sth 拥护，维护，为…辩护；支持

Nobody stood up for him while they were questioning his loyalty.他们质疑他的忠诚的时候，没有人站出来维护他。

Xiao Cui always stands up for what he believes in.小崔总是会认定并坚决支持自己相信的东西。

4 stand up to sb/sth直面，勇敢面对；经受住

Xiao Cui stood up to those who threatened to kill him.小崔直面哪些威胁说要杀他的人。

Will this building stand up to the coming typhoon? 这栋建筑能经受住即将到来的台风吗？

5 stand up with sb 做…的伴郎或伴娘（best man伴郎/ maid of honor伴娘）

Why don’t you come and stand up with me.要不你来做我的伴郎吧。

6 Stand-up 站立的，直立的（重音在第一个单词）

stand-up collar 竖领

stand-up comedy单人表演的喜剧（类似咱们的相声）

stand-up comedian一位单口喜剧演员

a stand-up guy 忠诚，可靠；可靠的好男人

bare one’s heart / soul 倾吐心声，袒露心声

bare 露出，使裸露

heart 心

soul 心灵，灵魂

We didn’t know each other that well, so I was surprised that he bared his heart to me. 我们不是很熟，所以我很惊讶他对我袒露心声。

Billy couldn't keep things to himself any longer. He decided to bare his soul to his best friend.Billy再也憋不住心里的事情了，他决定向他最好的朋友倾吐心声。

There’re very few people I would bare my heart to.能让我倾吐心声的人不多。

nail it 完美办成某事；搞定/完成

nail 指甲；钉（钉子）

Good luck on your performance today, I hope you nail it! 今天的表演，祝你好运，我希望你表演成功。

A: How was your interview today? 你今天的面试怎么样？

B: Nailed it. 完美。

add fuel to the fire/flames 火上浇油，使情况更糟

add添加

fuel 燃料

fire 火

flame 火焰

He forgot their wedding anniversary, and his apologies only added fuel to the fire.他忘记了他们的结婚纪念日，而他的道歉只是在火上浇油。

fuel the fire/flames

fuel v.添加燃料

I don’t wanna fuel the fire here, so I’m just gonna keep my mouth shut.我不想在这火上浇油，所以我就闭嘴好了。

She is already furious and his excuses will only fuel the flames.她已经很生气了，他的借口只会火上浇油。

a big deal 大事，重要的事；重要的人物

Buying a house is a big deal.买房子是件大事。

He is a big deal around here.他在这一片是个大人物。

这个短语常见的日常用法还有：

What’s the big deal? 有什么大不了的？

It’s not a big deal. /No big deal. 没什么大不了的。

类似的更口语化的用法：No biggie.没事，不要紧。可以用于回答别人的感谢

最后再来强调一下读音

big i发短音或叫松元音/ɪ/

deal ea发长音或叫紧元音/i/