英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(10)
91. These women have beauty, brains and substance. They have the whole package. It is unbelievable that they are still single and available. 这些女性集美貌、才智与财富于一身,什么都不缺。难以置信的是,她们竟都还是待字闺中。the whole package, 什么都有,与前面的the whole enchilada 意思相近。
92. Where are you from? I am local. I was born and bred here.你是哪里人?我是本地人,生于斯长于斯。breed 喂养。“成长”一般说法是grow up, I grew up here dirt-poor. 我生长在一个十分贫穷的家庭。I am local. He is from out of town. 我是本地人,他是外地人。
93. dirt-poor 贫穷,相当于poverty line,贫困线。borderline poverty 也是贫困线的意思; They live in dirt poor and life-cheap villages. 他们生活在贫困的村庄,朝不保夕。life-cheap 是Life is cheap.的缩写。live the cheap life 意思是“过一个简朴的生活”。
94. checkup:体检。You need to give him a checkup to see if he is lead-poisoned. 你要去给他做个体检了,看看是不是得了铅中毒。
95. check out 这是一个用途很广的词:
a)在旅店退房叫check-out(结帐),(住房登记叫check-in),机场登机前办理check-in;
b)Go out and check this guy out.去查一查这个人的背景。
c)Please come and check us out. 请光临来亲自尝试一下我们的服务。
d)You can do some Google checkout before you start writing. 在动笔前你可以先做一些谷歌查询。
e)Do you have some down time? Check out these things to do. 你有些悠闲的时间吗?可以试一试这些娱乐活动。
96. Calm down. 不要激动好不好? 也就是Relax!
97. Take your load off and watch a movie! 卸掉你的重担,去看场电影好了。Sit down, relax and take the load off. 坐坐,放松放松!
98. Lighten up!放松!(不用那么紧张!)或者:Lighten up on yourself. 自己放松放松。
99. Easy! 悠着点;不要性急;轻一点;也可以说:Go easy. Go easy on it(省着点用).The committee is quite easy on me. 评选会没有为难我。 easy-going, 很容易相处:She is caring and easy-going. 她关心体贴人、为人随和。
100. Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 凡劳苦担重担的人,可以到我这里来,我就使你们得安息。马太福音11:28 (weary 疲劳,困倦,burden就是load,此处为动词。美国自由女神像上的最著名的话就是从这句话脱胎出来:Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. 送给我你那些疲乏的和贫困的挤在一起渴望自由呼吸的大众。)

