【学习】常见的英语表达(1)

一个有点高雅的词：highbrow=阳春白雪(of books, plays,etc.) involving serious of and complicated or artistic ideas, or (of people) interesten in serious and complicatedd subjects.
表示严肃的、比较难的艺术思想。
e.g: most people can">highbrow play!
大部分人都不懂那部阳春白雪的戏剧！
一个高级结构：i find it difficult to believe =我觉得很难相信1) whats the benefits of getting up early?
e.g: well, actually i think it"> i find it difficult to believe,because when i get up early im always very tired by the end of the day.
2） where do chinese people usually eat?
e.g: i read somewhere that most people now eat in the restaurants,but i find it difficult to believe thats not my experience any way.
一个简单的、口语化的、自然的短语： i could will be wrong =我可能是错的 1）do people nowadays help each other more than in the past?
e.g: well, honestly, it">i could will be wrong.
2）what kind of skills are difficult to learn?
e.g: well, i think a musical instrument is very difficult and the language.but there are many other skills which i"> i could will be wrong in thinking there are more difficult than any skill.
一个复杂语法结构： the thing i like most about something is that +clause =我最喜欢的是+从句 use it whenever you saying why you like something,someone or somewhere, it will always impress the examiner.
1）descibe a person who often help others.
e.g: well, the thing

i like most about her is that she always has a smile on her face.
2） what do you like most about your town?
e.g: well,the thing i like most about it is that the people are very friendly.
3） describe a game show or quiz program and why you like it.
e.g: well, actually, the thing i like most about it is that the price is really impressive.
“暴风雨” ：stroms, rainstrom, thunderstorm,snowstormthere are many kinds of stroms, such as rainstrom, thunderstorm,and snowstorm.
暴风雨有很多种，比如暴雨，雷暴雨和暴风雪。
a thunderstorm has thunder,lightning and heavy rain.
雷暴伴随着雷声，闪电和瓢泼大雨。
do you see the lightning first or hear the thunder first?
你是先看到闪电还是先听到雷声呢？
the answer is lightning,because light travels faster than sound.
答案是闪电，因为光速要传播得快些。
a rainstorm can bring heavy rain.sometimes it causes floods.
暴风雪会伴随着大雨，有时还会引发洪水。
in a snowstorm, a lot of snow may fall, and people can only see white.
一场暴风雪，会下很大很多的雪，人

们只能看到白茫茫的一片。
“它让我感到沮丧” ： it makes me feel depressed =它让我感到沮丧 you can also use it with other objectives.你也可以把它和其他形容词一起使用。
for example, it makes me feel happy.
1) how do you feel when you see people throw garbage on the street?
e.g: well, actually, it makes me feel depressed. because i think they are damaging the city and its very socially irresponsible.
事实上，它让我感到沮丧。因为我认为他们正在破坏城市，这是非常没有社会责任心的。
2) do you like traveling?
e.g: well, actually. no, i don">it makes me feel depressed when i think about it.
事实上，不，我不喜欢。我认为机场总是那么繁忙，那么拥挤，那么多人，一想到这件事我就觉得很沮丧。
3）do you like to lend things to others?
e.g: actually, no, i don"> it makes me feel depressed when i think about it even now.
事实上，不，我不喜欢。我确实借过一次东西给别人，但她从未归还。即使是现在，一想到这件事我就觉得很沮丧。
“平易近人” =1）easy to get along with 2） approachable1）easy to get along with
e.g: he is smart and easy to get along with.
2） approachable
e.g: he">approachable,

why dont you talk the problem over with him?
“近年来变化很大” = its changed a lot in recent years. / it has changed a lot in recent years. 1) describe your hometown a little.
e.g: well, actually it has changed a lot in recent years. there are a lot of new buildings, new shopping malls, so its very different from before.
2） what do people do online in their free time?
e.g: well, of course it"> it has changed a lot in recent years,and now people do so many things online using wechat or other apps. they couldnt do only a short time ago.
一个高级结构：i wish+past tense verb= 我希望+动词过去式 1） do people help each other more now than in the past?
e.g: well, honestly, i think they don"> i wish people did help each other more. but itt have time.
说实话，我认为他们没有。我希望人们能够互相帮助，但在我看来，现在大多数人都很忙，根本没有时间。
2） is it bad talk on the phone in the public places?
e.g: autually, speaking personally, i think it is. i wish people didnt talk on the phone loudly

in public places. i wish people had more respect for others.
事实上，我认为是的。我希望人们不要在公共场合大声讲电话，我希望人们对别人更多尊重。
一个短填词：i imagine…= “我想……” 1） why do people like to watch tv shows?
e.g: well, i imagine there are lots of different reansons.some people might be interested in the subject, others might just be tired after work want to relax, lots of different reasons for different people.
我想有很多不同的原因。有些人可能对这个主题感兴趣，其他人下班后可能只是累了想放松一下。不同的人有不同的理由。
2） what kinds of skill are difficult to learn?
e.g: well, honestly, i imagine it varies a lot from person to person. some people might find a language difficult to learn, others might find a practical skill like a musical instruments with you body for it difficult to learn.
嗯，说实话，我想这因人而异。一些人可能发现一门语言很难学，其他人可能会发现一个实用的技能，像用你的身体演奏乐器，因为它很难学习。
非常自然和有用的填词：i mean= 我的意思是native speakers say this all the time. dont use this at the begining of your answer, but you can use it on almost any other occasion. native speakers do this many many times.
1) do you want to be a movie star?
e.g: well, to be honest. i haven">i mean i think its very difficult, even or almost impossible, i mean so many people want to be movie star and fail, so i never really thought about it.
好吧，说实话，我还没想过。我的意思是我认为这很难。甚至或几乎不可能。我的意思是很多人想成为电影明星却失败了，所以我从来没有想过这个问题。
2）what do you think makes good friends?
e.g: well, honestly, i think different thing important. i mean it well depend on the person and situation. but i think mainly always being honest is an important quality.
嗯，老实说，我认为很多方面都很重要，我的意思是在不同的人和不同情况下是不一样的，但总的来说我认为诚实对于友谊是一个重要的品质。
“冰清玉洁” =1. as clean as ice and as pure as jade 2. pure and noble 1） 直接翻译可以说 as clean as ice and as pure as jade
e.g: that girl was as clean as ice and as pure as jade, but now shes changed！
那个从前冰清玉洁的女孩，现在变了！
2）最简单可以说 pure and noble
pure 形容人表示：纯洁的。noble 的意思是：高贵的。
e.g: i fell in love with a girl who is pure and noble.
我爱上了一个冰清玉洁的女孩。
i">“我不确定是否可靠” 1）what kind of water sports are popular these days?
e.g: well, is totally reliable.
我不是很确定，但是根据我之前读的文章越来越多的年轻人经常游泳。我不确定我在哪儿读到这篇文章的，但是我想可能是在网上，因此我不确定是否完全可靠。
2）what kind of tv shows do people like to watch?
e.g: well, according to something i read game shows are the most popular tip of tv program. but i read this online, so is totally reliable.
根据我读过的东西，娱乐节目是最受欢迎的电视节目，但是这是之前我在网上读的，因此我不确定是否可靠。
描述“帅哥”的英文=
1）buff 肌肉明显
e.g: that guy is really buff.
这男真的很强壮。
2）fit 健壮的
e.g: he is really fit.
他真健壮。
buff 和 fit 有什么区别呢？
when i think of a buff guy, i think the muscles are really really huge,very very big muscles.
我想到一位很 buff 的男子，我就要想象到很大很大的肌肉，非常大非常大的肌肉。
a fit guy is someone really healthy,his body is really hard and hes in really good shape.
一个健壮的男子就是身体很壮实的男子，他的身体很坚硬，他的身体很好。
3）drop-dead gorgeous 帅死你了
hes so handsome that you just die.
因为他这么帅你就要死了。
4）easy on the eyes 悦目的
he was very easy on the eyes.
他是非常赏心悦目的。
5）stunning 极其美丽的
e.g: that guy is stunning.
这男的太帅了。
一个非常简短自然而灵活的搭配："more and less"=或多或少1）how long have you had your current haircut?
e.g: well, to be honest, i dont remember exactly when i had it cut, but i think it must been about two months ago more or less anyway.
老实说，我不记得具体是什么时候剪的，它一定是大概两个月前或多或少。
2） describe a time when you gave some advice to another person.
e.g: well, it remember exactly when this was, but i think it must been about ten years ago more or less something like that.
嗯，我要告诉你我给我最好的朋友大卫一些建议的时候，但我不记得这是什么时候了。但我认为那一定是十年前的事了，或多或少是这样的。
no, absolutely not =不，完全不会1）do you make plans every day?
e.g: no, absolutely not. i rarely make plans actually. i prefer to leave my time open and to be flexible.
不，完全不会，实际上我很少做计划，我更喜欢让我的时间是开放的，灵活的。
2）are you good at math?
e.g: no, absolutely not. in fact, at school, i hated math. i was much better at subjects like history or languages or literature.
不，完全不是。事实上，在学校，我讨厌数学。我更擅长历史或语言或文学。
3）do you like spending time by yourself?
e.g: no, absolutely not. actually, i much prefer to be with friends or family.
不，完全不是。事实上，我更喜欢和朋友或家人在一起。
沧海一粟= a drop in the buckete.g: compared to his annual salary, the money he spent to buy the car was just a drop in the bucket.
和他的年薪比起来，他买车的钱不过是沧海一粟。
我倾向于认为=i tend to think1）is it bad to speak on the phone in public places?
e.g: well, its difficult to generalize. but i tend to think that it is because usually people would like to have some peace and quiet and not be disturbed by people talking in a loud voice.
嗯，这很难说，但我倾向于认为它是因为通常人们希望平静一点，不想被人们大声说话打扰。
2）what do you think is the best age to have children?
e.g: well, honestly, thats a good age.
老实说，这是个很难回答的问题。我倾向于认为可能是在你快30岁或30岁出头的时候，因为在那个年龄的人对世界有一些经验，但他们不会太老。所以我倾向于认为那是个好年龄。
没办法=1.there is not much we can do about it! 2.were up the creek without a paddle. 1）there is not much we can do about it!
e.g: —— whats matter with you? 怎么了？
—— there is not much we can do about it, i didnt understand how to solve this problem. 没办法，我不知如何解决这个问题。
2）were in a pickle.
pickle 泡菜
e.g: were in a pickle, i think that we can ask the experts who can help ourselve.
没办法了，我认为我们可以问专家他们可以帮到我们。
3）its a tough one.没办法
e.g: yeah! its a tough one. can you help me，please?
是啊没办法。你可以帮我吗？
4）were up the creek without a paddle. 没办法，陷于困境
creek 小溪 ； paddle 浆
e.g: it looks like were up the creek without a paddle.
似乎我们陷于困境的境地。
“掉以轻心” =1 take it lightly 2 lower ones guardno.1 take it lightly
lightly 草率的
e.g: itt take it lightly.
这工作很重要，别掉以轻心。
no.2 lower ones guard
guard 警惕
e.g: i told him i worked at the hotel and to lower his guard.
我告诉他我是酒店工作人员让他掉以轻心。
各种“年龄”话题的表达：he"> early twenties. 他二十岁刚出头。
she"> mid-thirties.她三十岁左右。
they are in their mid-to-late forties. 他们年龄在35-40岁之间。
eg: describe a foreign celebrity you want to meet in person.
e.g: i"> early-to-mid fifities now.
我将要说一说布拉德皮特，他是一名美国演员，他的年龄应该在50-55岁左右。
describe a person who made you laugh happily when you were a child.
e.g: i">early-to-mid twenties.
我将要谈到我的第一位英语老师，他相当年轻，我猜他的年龄应该在20-25之间。

ps: (1)“in ones early +数字（年龄）” 表达在某人多少岁刚出头；
(2)“in onee mid-数字（年龄）”表达某人年龄在多少岁左右。
mid 是中间的意思，所以
如： in her mid-twenties = 20-30岁之间
(3)“in one派生意思是 ”后半部分之间“
mid-to-late twenties=15-20; mid-to-late forties=35-40
如：in her mid-to-late thirties =她的年龄在25-30岁之间
（3）“in ones early-to-mid +数字”表达某人在这年龄数字的后半部分之间。
“early-to-mid"派生意思是”前半部分之间“
early-to-mid twenties=20-25; early-to-mid forties=40-45
如： in his early-to-mid thirties =他的年龄在30-35岁之间
表达“影响” 的三个最标准最常用的单词no.1 influence （表达影响，这个词表示会影响弱一点。只是改变你行为的一点点感觉。 ）
e.g: like my friend influences my decisions on what shoes i should buy.
比如我的朋友对我买哪双鞋的决定有影响。
（ maybe my friend has some red shoes. i really like red. maybe i should buy red. or maybe pink. 这或许我朋友有红色鞋子，我喜欢红色，就会受影响想买。或者粉色。）
no.2 affect （中度影响我们可以用affect，稍微程度上强一点。）
e.g: so you can say the coronavirus affects all of our lives.
所以你可以说bd影响了所有人的生活。
( that means it makes our life different and we have to do different things because of the virus.意思是指我们的生活因bd受影响要去做不同的事情。）
来自父母的影响我们也可以用affect
no.3 impact (程度上影响最重。像在撞击）
e.g: so you can say i hurt my foot. and it really impacted my walking. now i cant really walk very well.
所以你可以说，我伤了脚，影响了我走路。现在我走不好了。
断章取义=out of contexte.g: the reporter took my remarks completely out of context.
记者引用我的话完全是断章取义。
表达陪伴应用spend time with，而不是accompany。actually, accompany means to be with somebody because you want to help them or stop them from being alone.
accompany，实际是指因为要帮助他人或者防止他人落单的陪伴。所以，我们常用“spend time with" 表达陪伴。
陪老婆、陪家人、陪父母、陪孩子，都是 spend time with。
e.g: i spent time with my wife on the weekend.
我周末陪老婆。
e.g: in the morning i spend time with my son before going to work.
上午在上班前我陪儿子。
accompany的 用法：e.g: my grandma went to the bank and i accompanied her.
我奶奶去银行，我陪她一起去。
（or, i kept her company,and that means i stopped her from being alone. and just wanted to help her to go to the bank and do everything at the bank.)
或者说，我陪着她，意思是我不让她一个人落单。或我想帮她一起前往银行办事。
so there you go, accompany and spend time with are pretty different.
所以嘛，这两个词还听不一样的。
“很难一概而论”=its difficult to generalizee.g: —— what indoor games do kids like to play nowadays?
—— well, actually, i think its difficult ot generalize.我认为很难一概而论。(of course, children are different and people like different kinds of game! and it also depends on the age of child as well.)
e.g: —— what skills sets should a manager have?
—— well, to be honest, i think its difficult to generalize. it depends on the level of the money during the company and also the type of company that it is.
嗯，说实话，我认为很难一概而论，这取决于公司的资金水平以及公司的类 型。
“风华正茂” = in ones primeprime 全盛时期
e.g: youre now in your prime! never give up hope!
你风华正茂，千万不要放弃希望！
on the line = 处在危险中，在……之列e.g: almost 3000 jobs have been lost recently, and a further 3000 are on the line.
最近已有将近3000人失去了工作，另外还有3000人也面临着失业的危险。
e.g: everyonet go out!
每个人都有可能被感染，别出门！
get a deal=薅羊毛e.g: how much of a deal did you get on double eleven?
你在双十一里薅了多少羊毛？
coupon=优惠券e.g: i got some coupons. would you like to go shopping with me?
我有一些优惠券。你要和我一起去买东西吗？
deal hunter=“羊毛党”hunter 找……的人
e.g: a job hunter 求职者
a house hunter 租买房子的人
a bargain hunter 淘便宜货的人
blueprint=蓝图可以指做东西的图纸
e.g: do you have the blueprint of that project?
你有工程图纸吗？
可以指政府规划
e.g: their blueprint for economic reform will be practiced this year.
他们的经济改革计划将会在今年实行。
可以指你对未来的计划
e.g: whats your blueprint of the fulture?
你对未来的计划是什么？
“文科”“理科”英文怎么说？文科 即 art
e.g: an art student 文科生
理科 即 science
e.g: a science student 理科生
e.g: at school i was quite good at arts, but hopeless at science.
我上学时文科挺好的，但是理科无可救药。
原文如下：the latest "challenge"consists of people posting embarrassing photos of themselves and captioning them "until tomorrow"with no other context.最近的“挑战”包括人们发布一张自己尴尬的照片，然后写上“明天删”，就不写别的了。
重点内容分析：
post 都有什么意思？
post 作动词
no.1 发布
e.g: she hardly ever posts wechat moments.
她几乎不发朋友圈。
no.2 张贴
e.g: you can post a notice in the lost and found.
你可以在失物招领处贴个告示。
no.3 邮寄
e.g: did you remember to post my letter?
你帮我寄信了吗？
post 作名词
no.1 帖子
e.g: lots of people have commented on my posts.
许多人给我的帖子写了评论。
（你现在正在看的也叫 post)
no.2 职位
e.g: they have several vacant posts.
他们有几个职位空缺。
no.3 邮件（英式）
美国人喜欢说 mail
e.g: ive been away for a few days so i had a lot of post waiting for me!
我有几天不在，所以有一堆邮件等着我看！（邮件不可数）
2. embarrassing 是让别人尴尬
no.1 embarrassing 让人尴尬的
e.g: what he did is really embarrassing!
他真是让人尴尬！
no.2 embarrassed 感到尴尬的
e.g: i was too embarrassed to admit that i was scared.
我不好意思承认我吓坏了。
3. caption 不仅仅是名词
no.1 caption 作名词
表示：照片的说明
e.g: the caption made the photo easier to understand.
照片说明让照片更好理解。
no.2 caption 作动词
表示：给照片加说明
e.g: he captioned the photo with "my little sister"
他给照片加上说明“我的妹妹”。
4. until 是转折
no.1 表示某个时刻的转折
e.g: i was up until three oclock trying to get it finished!
为了完成工作，我一直熬夜干到3点！
no.2 表示某个方位的转折
e.g: you should go straight until the corner and the turn around.
你应该一直直走，到拐弯转角。
tips: 中文我们虽然翻译成“一直”
但实际上表示前后行为不一致
之前一直在做什么事
until 之后就不做了
4. context 什么意思？
no.1 语境
e.g: look at the context and fill the blank.
联系上下文填空。
no.2 背景
e.g: this battle is very important in the context of chinese history.
这场战役在中国历史上背景上非常重要。
“泪如雨下” =in floods of tears我们是泪水像大雨，老外是泪水像洪水。
e.g: i found her in floods of tears in the bathroom.
我发现她在洗手间里泪如雨下。
卫生纸=toilet paper 或者 toilet roll；roll 卷toilet paper 或者 toilet roll；roll 卷
”厕所没纸了“应该说 out of toilet paper
out of 表示： 没了
e.g: my stall is out of toilet paper, would you mind handing me some from your side?
我这儿没纸了，你能给我点儿吗？
stall 蹲位
short on toilet paper厕所没纸
e.g: help! im short on toilet paper! could you fetch some for me?
救命，我这没纸了，你能帮我拿点儿吗？
fetch 拿
ps: 各种纸的说法
tissue 抽纸
napkin 餐巾
papper towel 厨房纸
wet wipe 湿巾纸
desk potato 桌边神游，开小差e.g: you have been a desk potato for hours!
你都神游好几个小时了！（作业一点没写）
couch potato=宅人
movie buff 电影迷buff 爱好者
buff means a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject.
e.g: a computer buff 计算机爱好者
an opera buff 歌剧爱好者
e.g: she is a movie buff! when a new movie is on, she will be the first to rush to the cinema.
她是个电影迷！每次有什么新电影上了，她都是第一个冲到电影院里的。
饥不择食 = 1 a good appetite is a good sauce. 2 hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.no.1 a good appetite is a good sauce.
appetite 胃口， sauce 调味料
e.g: when you are starving you will realize a good appetite is a good sauce.
等你饿了，你就知道什么是饥不择食了。
no.2 hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.
e.g: i dont have choice! hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings!
我没得选！只能饥不择食了！
原文如下：life is too short to waste time hating anyone. so, get rid of those ill feelings.重点内容解析：
1）life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
生命太短暂，我没时间讨厌你。
2）so, get rid of those ill feelings.
所以，丢掉那些不良情绪。
get rid of sth. 丢弃，清除
e.g: that cream got rid of my rash.
那种药膏治好了我身上的皮疹。
get rid of sb.打法走/摆脱某人
e.g: i got rid of the unwelcome guests by saying i had to go to bed.
我说要睡觉，我才把不欢迎的客人打发走。
feelings 可以表达：
no.1 情绪
ill feelings 不良情绪
feelings of loneliness 孤独感
feelings of dissatisfaction 不满情绪
no.2 感情
lacking of feelings 缺乏感情
e.g: some people say that dogs have feelings.
有人说狗是有感情的。
ps：其他金句
no.1 dont take yourself too seriously. no one else does.
别太把自己当回事儿，没人在乎的。
no.2 dont waste your presious energy on gossips.
不要把你宝贵的精力浪费在八卦上。（别做八卦党）
no.3 dream more while youre awake.
趁着清醒，多“做梦”。
（不要在做梦的年纪，放弃做梦的权力）。
punching bag=受气包，发泄对象punch 是：拿拳头打
e.g: harry potter was used as a punching bag by his cousin.
哈利波特被他表哥当成受气包。
e.g: this terrible movie functioned as my punching bag for me.
那部烂电影成了我发泄的对象。
give me some sugar1）give me some sugar = 亲亲我
sugar 在这里是：亲亲。通常用在亲密的人之间。
e.g: honey, give me some sugar.
e.g: hey, little jeson, give me some sugar and then ill give you a red envelope.
i got some sugar = 我被亲了亲
e.g: i got some sugar and then said goodbye to him.
ps：“亲亲”的更多表达：
no.1 最常见的“亲吻”
kiss
e.g: she kissed him on the mouth.
她问了一下他的嘴唇。
no.2 不好意思的“轻吻”
peck
e.g: she pecked him on the cheek.
她轻吻了一下他的脸颊。
no.3 “深情拥吻”
smooch
e.g: they smooched after they saw each other.
他们一见面就深情拥吻。
no.4 “响吻” 很响或很长
smacker
e.g: she gave me a smacker last night.
love isns day, you can find it every day.爱情不在一朝一夕，而在朝朝暮暮。 i">autumn years = 暮年。“黄昏恋” = elderly romance。1) autumn years = 暮年。一般指的是退休之后
autumn years means someones autumn years are the later years of their life,especially after they have stopped working.
e.g: he has nice company for his autumn years!
2）“黄昏恋” = elderly romance。迟暮之年的恋爱，可不是 autumn love!
e.g: his autumn years were filled with elderly romance.
他年纪大了之后迎来了黄昏恋。
“不可救药” impossibleimpossible means an impossible person behaves very badly or is extremely difficult to deal with.
e.g: i had to leave the job because my boss was impossible.
（整理自“隔壁老王说教育”）