必备的英语俚语短语

很多人表示学了英语多年，但是真的和老外交流还是会有障碍。也许有时候只是因为你不知道这些必备的英语俚语短语，所以搞不懂老外的意思。

· in a jiffy不大一会儿

=in a moment, right away. at once

i'll be with you in a jiffy.

· have ( a case of ) the jitters忐忑不安

the new teacher had a case of jitters when he first stood in front of the class.

· keep up with the joneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比

he likes keeping up with the joneses.

· get a kick out of doing something从……得到很大的乐趣

he gets a kick put of racing.

· take kindly to something/someone愿意接受

don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy reporter?

· kill someone with kindness好得让人受不了

the old lady almost killed me with kindness when i lived at her home.

· parade one's knowledge买弄学问

he is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge.

· be at large逍遥法外(也可以形容动物不受约束)

the murderer was still at large. the victim's parents was determined to find enough evidence to sue him to court.

· rest on one's laurels故步自封，吃老本

you are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels.

· turn over a new leaf洗心革面

the juvenile delinquent promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient punishment.

· have a hollow leg(喝酒)海量

the best man has a hollow leg. he drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom.

· pull someone's leg开某人的玩笑

never ever pull his leg. he is a man without a sense of humor. he takes everything seriously.

· keep someone at arm's length与某人保持距离

my boss is my uncle. in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, i'd better keep him at arm's length in company.

· let someone down使某人失望

joe really let me down by having broken his promises for several times.

· can't for the life of one怎么……也不行

i thought i could recite my speech backwards, but when i stood in front of the audience, i couldn't for the life of me remember what to say.

· air one's linen in public家丑外扬

the wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. she didn't want to air her linen in public.

　附：记单词技巧之音义联想法

世界上任何民族的语言，都存在一些模拟大自然声响的拟声词。例如，汉语中有模拟狗叫的 汪汪 声、模拟物体坍塌的 哗啦 声和模拟敲锣的 当当 声。英语中不仅有拟声词，而且还有音译词，它们和汉语中的拟声词一样，其发音与词义有着紧密的联系，易于联想便于记忆。受拟声词和音译词记忆效果的`启发，我们可以有意识地利用汉语的发音模拟英语单词的读音，并将单词的读音与其词义联想起来进行记忆，这种方法叫做音义联想法或者谐音法。该法能达到闻其声知其义的效果，读过两遍即可做到过 耳 不忘。使用音义联想法时必须注意：①掌握国际音标的准确拼读。②要因词施用，不可勉强而为。③只把谐音作为记忆单词的辅助手段和提示线索，不依赖谐音拼读单词。

1 模拟生物或物体发出声响的拟声词。

① cough n./vi. 咳嗽 ② tick n.滴答声

2 由单词发音转化而来的音译词

③ engine n.引擎，发动机 ④ humour n.幽默

3 将单词发音与其词义进行联想的谐音词。

⑤ candy n. 糖果〔看弟吃糖果，自己流口水〕 ⑥ holy a. 神圣的〔神圣的厚礼〕

⑦ myth n. 神话〔神话是秘事⑧ sleev n. 衣袖〔使力舞衣袖〕