简单接地气的英语口语(2)

　　AA制、平摊费用

　　例句：

　　I can't believe John didn't pay for me. We ended up going dutch on the whole date.

　　想不到约翰竟然没请我。最后整个约会的费用都AA了。

　　Throw in the towel

　　放弃，认输(源自拳击比赛)

　　例句：

　　He's not a quitter, so he's not going to throw in the towel.

　　他不是个临阵脱逃的人，所以他不会放弃的。

　　Ring a bell

　　使人想起

　　例句：

　　I can't put my finger on it, but it definitely rings a bell.

　　我没法明确说出来是什么，但这绝对听着耳熟。

　　Goose bumps

　　鸡皮疙瘩

　　例句：

　　I was so touched by the movie that I started getting goose bumps all over my arms.

　　这电影太感人了，我看得胳臂上起了一层鸡皮疙瘩。

　　I'm beat

　　我好累

　　例句：

　　I had a tough day today. I'm totally beat.

　　今天太辛苦了，累死我了。

　　On the dot

　　准时地、一秒不差

　　例句：

　　I don't want to be waiting for you, so you'd better be there at three o'clock on the dot.

　　我可不想等你，所以你最好3点钟准时到那。

　　Nuke

　　用微波炉加热

　　例句：

　　Don't nuke an egg. It will explode in the microwave.

　　千万别把鸡蛋往微波炉里搁，它会爆炸的。

　　Out of this world

　　极好的，非凡的

　　例句：

　　The movie totally blew me away. It was really out of this world.

　　这部电影彻底震撼到我了，真的太棒了。

　　Over one's head

　　太难懂，超出理解力

　　例句：

　　Don't bother explaining it to him. It's way over his head.

　　不用费心跟他解释了，这完全超出他的理解范围。

　　Play it by ear

　　见机行事

　　例句：

　　I'll have to play it by ear because I don't know how long they want me to work.

　　我得见机行事，因为我也不知道他们会让我干多久。

　　Sleep on it

　　再考虑一晚

　　例句：

　　I've been thinking about this problem for two hours. I think I will sleep on it. It might come to me in the morning.

　　我想这个问题想了俩小时了，我大概要再深思熟虑一晚，大概明天早上能想到答案。