"pep talk" "talk down" "talk is cheap""now you're talking"
不仅很简单
还很实用
什么叫英语讲得地道原由网?
光是会甩一些逼格高的单词
meretricious mawkish vacuous
或者
“covfefe”这类因为某人手指太短而
够不到键盘两边的“自造词”
并不能说明英语很地道
【#covfefe#是川普大帝在凌晨发的一条微博
因为covfefe这个单词不存在
已经变成了新的一轮川普自黑代名词了
而且,这位孤独的”空房老人“总是在凌晨发推】
今天我们要谈的是一个小学生就认识的单词
主角—talk
这么一个简单又地道的单词
如果只拿来搭配talk about
那就太浪费了
下面我们来看看怎样可以光是用一个talk
就可以讲出最地道最闪耀的英语口语
talk的俚语
know what one is talking about
My dad knows what he is talking about.
我爸知道他在说什么
(意思是你闪一边去吧 我爸才是行家)
look who's talking
"She can//www.58yuanyou.com't keep her mouth shut."
"Look who's talking."
”她就是喜欢到处八卦。“
”你还有脸说?“
(意思是你还好意思说别人不好?你也半斤八两)
now you're talking
"I'd like to have a smoothie."
"what?"
"Or shall we go get a burger?"
"Now you're talking!"
"我想来杯smoothie"(健康)”
"啥?"
"……不如,咱们去吃个汉堡?"
"这才像话嘛!"
(说得好,正合我意)
talk/speak of the devil
"I saw Lily in the library today."
"Talk of the devil."
"Hey, I'm Lily."
“我今天在图书馆见到丽丽了。”
“说曹操曹操到。”
“嗨,我是丽丽。”
(西方的曹操在这里是devil 魔鬼)
talk smack about someone
=
(talk trash)
"She really likes to talk smack about her friends."
她超喜欢说朋友坏话。
(说别人坏话 诋毁他人)
talk behind someone's back
"She keeps talking smack about me behind my back."
她老在背后说我坏话。//www.58yuanyou.com
(背着某人说)
talk sense
"It's good to hear someone finally talking some sense around here."
“啊!总算听到有人用脑子在思考了。”
(其他人说的都是废话 你说的话有逻辑有道理)
talk some sense i原由网nto sb.
"She won't listen to you, would you talk some sense into her?"
"她根本就不听我的,你能不能去和她谈谈,让她讲点道理好吗?"
(帮助他人理清思路理清当下发生的事件 请对方别再发疯了)
talk is cheap
"Jim, talk is cheap! Let me see some action."
"吉姆,光说不练假把式!拿出点行动来。"
(光是张个嘴巴说谁不会啊)
talk作动词的时候
talk sb. down
说到别人不再紧张 情绪也被安抚了
Emma was super uneasy about this flight. I talked her downthough.
(松兔口语课重点用法之一though)
艾玛对这次的飞行感到很不安,不过我成功的安抚了她。
或者:
He wanted 5,000 euros, but i talked himdownto 500.
他本来要5000欧才买的,但是我用500欧就说服了他。
talk at sb.
一直说不给别人插嘴的机会
There is no point to argue with him, he'll just talk atyou.
和他争论没什么意义,他反正就不停地说。
talk sb. into sth.
说服某人去做
I can't believe he talked you into robbing a bank.
我简直不敢相信他居然说服你去抢银行。
talk it over
说清楚
Let's jsut talk it over.
让我们就把话说清楚吧。
(说开吧)
talk 作名词的时候
small talk
闲聊 瞎扯
"I'm really not good at small talks. I just feel awkard."
"我真的特别不擅长和人闲聊。我就觉得好尴尬哦。"
pep talk
打气的话 精神喊话
"She could really use some pep talks now. She's been thourh a lot."
"她最近挺不好过的,我觉得一些打气的话可以帮助她振作起来。"
(pep talk经常被用在一些团队比赛前 公司开会等)
trash talk
互相诋毁 对骂
"The basketball players trash-talk each other all the time. "
篮球运动员超爱互相羞辱对方。
(一些特别典型的trash talk
是在赛前说一些骂对方垃圾都不如的话来欺负对手
街舞的时候也很喜欢用哦)
walk the talk
言行一致
I don't trust Jim, he never walks the talk.
(我不相信吉姆,他总是说一套做一套。)
最后补充一个“hIgMhLdLwe need to talk"
【我们得谈一谈了】
是西方文化里典型的分手前奏
当然,也可以是指你们真的有点事得谈一谈
不过一般是指比较严肃的事情
“We need to talk.”
"Oh-oh"(完蛋的oh-oh的声音)
NOW, WE NEED TO TALK
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对了,文首的单词
meretricious 华而不实的
mawkish 多愁善感到令人讨厌的
vacuous 茫然若失的
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