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Warmly welcome you all to join us in the trip of American Slang Study. You are guaranteed the most reliable learning materials and of course, if you stick to it and go through all the courses, you will become much more proficient in using the native American English. To see the entire phrases collected, see attached.
Lesson 1
1.He is an ace reporter.----very good
2.Do you know where the action is in this town?---excitement.
3.My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead.----stupid person.
4.Your ideas about politics are all wet.----completely wrong.
5.I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter.---after studying all night.
6.I really need some antifreezein me on cold days like this.---liquor
7.This town is really anarmpit.---undesirable place.
8.What an awesome sunset.---great
9.Wow, that was really a bad movie.---intense.
10.He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.---vomited.
Lesson 2
1.The boat was bashed beyond recognition---crushed
2.After working all day I am really beat.--exhausted
3.He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.---B.M.W car
4.He was benched during the basketball playoffs.---taken out of the game
5.It's OK. Don't get so bent.--angry
6.Don't get so bent out of shape.---become upset
7.The president brought two big guns to the meeting.---powerful people
8.Shut up! You really have a big mouth.---talk too much.
9.The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.---big issue
10.He carried a ten inch blade with him.---(knife)
merrysz : 2007-05-31#9
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真好,谢谢
qipeng : 2007-05-31#10
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我也做个好学生。
angelonduty : 2007-05-31#11
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Have a good time with American Slang, everybody!
wayne88 : 2007-05-31#12
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我已收藏,认真学习.在加拿大好用吗?
alex_lz2005 : 2007-05-31#13
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好喔。。。学习。。。
angelonduty : 2007-06-01#14
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Lesson 3
1.I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel.---very fat person
2.I'm going to blow out of here now.---leave here
3.He blew all his money gambling.---lost
4.Hey, don't blow a fuse.---lose your temper
5.Calm down. Don't blow your cool.---become angry
6.I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.---greatly impressed
7.The movie was a bomb.---bad
8.The driver of the car was bombed.--- intoxicated
9.I think I am going bonkers.---crazy
10.If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job.---mistake
angelonduty : 2007-06-01#15
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Lesson 4
1.I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party.---alcohol
2.I need some bread to pay for my car.---money
3.A lucky break helped him get the job.---opportunity
4.Break it up, or I will call the police.---stop
5. The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down.--depressing
6.Do you have a buck I can borrow?---dollar
7.I was really bummed after I heard the news.---depressed
8.My trip to New York was a bummer.---bad experience
9.The whole idea was a bust.--failure
10.If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident.---die
miracle : 2007-06-01#16
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认真学习ing
yangyang2005 : 2007-06-01#17
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good job,thanks
angelonduty : 2007-06-01#18
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Lesson 5
1.The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come. ---prediction
2.Do you know where thecan is?---bathroom
3.I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays.---get some sunshine
4.I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip.---get some sleep
5.That is really a cheesy looking outfit.---cheap
6.Don't be a chicken.---coward
7.That really was a chintzy present you got him.---cheap
8.I need to find a place to chow down.---eat a lot
9.Watch out or they will clip you at that bar.---cheat
10. I can't go on a date in that clunker.---old car
angelonduty : 2007-06-01#19
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Lesson 6
1.My date for the dance was a cold fish.---dull
2.I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later.---arrest
3.He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion.---take a break
4.Don't try to con me.---deceive
5.This is a really cool place to work.---good
6.Things should cool down in a day or two.---calm down
6.How did you get the road sign? I copped it.---stole
7. The cop showed me his badge.---policeman
8.He is a couch potato.---lazy person
9.Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday.---open
10.I need more time to cram for the test.---study hard
angelonduty : 2007-06-04#20
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Lesson 7
1.Our team creamed them badly.---beat
2.I feel like I am going to croak.---die
3.The skier was cruising down the hill---going very fast
4.He put the cuffs on the killer.---handcuffs
5.He has a really cushy job.---easy
6.Could you cut my whiskey with a little water?---dilute
7.It is late. I have to cut out.---leave
8.Lets get the bill and find out the damage.---cost
9.This disco is really dead tonight.---quiet
10.He was decked in the fight.---knocked down
angelonduty : 2007-06-05#21
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Lesson 8
1. Her boyfriend hasdeep pockets.---is a good source of money
2.Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today.---chancy
3.I hear that it's a dirty movie.---obscene
4.I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.---leave
5.Don't try to do a snow job on me.---deceive
6.He is such a dope.---stupid person
7.There are a lot of dope dealers around here.---drug
8.He is such a dork.---strange man
9.I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.---money
10.Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.---drink quickly
angelonduty : 2007-06-05#22
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Lesson 9
1.Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.---boring
2.This drink is really dynamite.---powerful, great
3.My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.---a lot of gossip
4.The Japanese are aneasy mark because they usually carry cash.---likely victims
5.The problem is really eating away at me.---bothering
6.That's excellent man.---fine
7.The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.---confrontation
8.This music is really far-out.---great
9.The addict needs another fix.---dose of drugs
10.He is too flaky to do the work.---unreliable
zznn123456 : 2007-06-06#23
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well done,angel,thank you.
deep pockets------开心
angelonduty : 2007-06-07#24
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Lesson 10
1.At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend.---remembered
2.I haven't seen a flick in a long time.---movie
3.He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.---lost control
4.What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?---other side
5.His older sister is a fox.---very attractive
6.She is a foxy lady.---sexy
7.The pillow was a freebie---free
8.I got into gardening in high school.---became seriously interested in(get into something)
9.I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.---understand
10.If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.---hurry up
angelonduty : 2007-06-07#25
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Lesson 11
1.I have a gig on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00.---job
2.This computer program has a glitch.---defect
3.This is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in.---fashionable
4.Let me have a go at solving the problem.---try
5.I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon.---go crazy
6.What is going down?---happening
7.I am really a goof at times.---fool
8.I really goofed up when I painted my room green.---made a serious mistake
9.You are always acting goofy these days.---silly
10.Use your gourd to figure out what is happening.---head
我是大胖 : 2007-06-07#26
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谢谢啦,一定认真学习.
angelonduty : 2007-06-07#27
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欢迎大胖!
angelonduty : 2007-06-09#28
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Lesson 12
1.His salary is twenty grand.---thousand dollars
2.Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory.---marijuana
3.This job is pure gravy.---easy money
4.This music is groovy.---pleasant
5.Picking your nose is really a gross habit.---disgusting
6.The party was a gross-out.---disgusting time
7.Where is the best place to get some grub around here?---food
8.Those clothes are too grubby to wear to the party.---unclean and untidy
9.That is a really grungy jacket.---dirty
10.He got shot in the gut.---stomach
angelonduty : 2007-06-09#29
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Lesson 13
1.The gut issue is about what we are going to do now.---basic
2.It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion.---courage
3.That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over.---dangerous
4.Put the hammer to the floor or we will be late for the wedding.---accelerator
5.I have decided to hang up my teaching job.---quit
6.Just hang loose for another few days.---relax
7.We need to hang tough on our decision.---stick with
8.The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.---weapons
9.I had abuzz on after the third martini.---was slightly intoxicated
10.I have good vibes about our new secretary.---feel good about
angelonduty : 2007-06-10#30
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Lesson 14
1.Recently I don't have it all together.---feel mentally all there.
2.I heaved up on the floor.---vomited
3.The teenagers look high to me.---intoxicated on drugs or alcohol
4.He is such a hip-shooter.---always talking without thinking
5.I don't have any idea where my old boyfriend is. He's history.---something in the past
6.Your proposal was a hit with the boss.---successful
7.I had to hole up for three days because the police were looking for me.---hide
8.The honcho says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation.---boss
9.Her clothes make her look like a hooker.---prostitute
10.The police stopped them because they thought the car was hot.---stolen
angelonduty : 2007-06-10#31
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Lesson 15
1.I will do it soon so please don't get huffy.---angry
2.If you are not hungry, you won't get ahead in the business.---eager to make money
3.If you don't hustle, we will be late again.---hurry up
4.The fans were all hyped up for the football game.---excited
5.Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true.---over excited
6.Can you show me some I.D. please?---identification
7.The tie you are wearing is really in.---fashionable
8.They are really in deep with each other.---deeply involved
9.Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about.---settled
10.This is a very intense situation we are discussing.---serious
angelonduty : 2007-06-12#32
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Lesson 16
1.I am glad you got yourself out of that jam.---trouble
2.Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around.---wasting my time and causing me trouble
3.My roommate is a jock for the basketball team.---an athlete
4.The john really smells.---bathroom
5.Where is the closest joint to here.---cheap bar
6.He is good at rolling joints.---marijuana cigarettes
7.Sam is a junkie.---drug addict
8.He acts like he is just off the boat.---naive
9.He kept his cool when his house burned down.---remained calm
10.I hear there is a kegger at John's house tonight.---beer party
angelonduty : 2007-06-12#33
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Lesson 17
1.I get a kick out of watching him paint.---enjoy
2.He is a real klutz.---stupid and clumsy person
3.Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.---criticize
4.My dog gets knocked up once a year.---pregnant
5.Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday?---stunning person
6.Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich.---punch in the mouth
7.Watch out for all the kooks in this neighborhood.---strange people
8.You need to be more laid-back.---calm and relaxed
9.That is really a lame excuse.---an inadequate
10.I have heard that line a million times.---story
angelonduty : 2007-06-12#34
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Lesson 18
1.John is a loser.---annoying and useless
2.I exercise every day, but I can't get rid of these love handles.---rolls of fat around my stomach
3.Try not to make waves around the office.---cause trouble
4.I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.---exhausted
5.He plays a mean violin.---performs well on
6.I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.---large
7.He made megabucks when he sold his company.---a lot of money
8.You need to mellow out and enjoy life.---calm down and relax
9.There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and me.---total collapse
10.The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.---nonsense and a waste of time
angelonduty : 2007-06-15#35
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Lesson 19
1.I am going to try to move on (someone) Sarah next Saturday.---pick up and seduce
2.That is total mush and you know it.---nonesense
3.Watch out for the narks in the airport.---drug police
4.That was a neat idea that you had.---good
5.There are too many negatives about the company merger.---bad things
6.The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.---arrested
7.He took a nip out of the bottle.---a quick drink
8.It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.---no problem
9. I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.---heat up in the microwave
10.Does that attack plane have any nukes?---nuclear weapons
angelonduty : 2007-06-15#36
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Lesson 20
1. think that he is a nut.---crazy person
2.You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.---crazy
3.Have you found a pad yet?---a place to live
4.My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.---annoying
5.My office is filled with paper-pushers.---bureaucratic office workers
6.You're too old to be a party animal.---love parties
7.We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.---celebrate
8.Get your paws off of my body.---hands
9.I am not going to work for peanuts.---practically no money
10.He gets pickled after only one beer.---intoxicated
angelonduty : 2007-06-15#37
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Lesson 21
1.He is apig at parties.---eats too much
2.Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.---eat a lot or overeat
3.Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.---stop and go to the bathroom
4.He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.---intoxicated
5.He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.---quit
6.Shut up or I will pop you.---hit
7.It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.---buy
8.He is really a pro at his work.---professional
9.Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?---reminder
10.The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.---mentally ready
angelonduty : 2007-06-18#38
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Lesson 22
1.I feel like I am going to puke.---vomit
2.I am going to push off now.---leave
3.You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.---seduce
4.It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.---deception
5.Who is going to quarterback the meeting?---lead
6.I need to make aquick buck.---some easy money
7.I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.---bed
8.I am going to rack out for two hours.---sleep
9.There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.---noise
10.I can't believe we still get this same old rag. ---newspaper
angelonduty : 2007-06-18#39
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Lesson 23
1.We need to sit down and rap about a few things.---talk
2. When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole?---run down place
3.The raw office workers were not getting much done.---new
4.The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.---got angry with him
5.Your idea is really red hot.---important
6.Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.---repossess
7.The circus was really rinky-dink.---inferior
8.The comedy program was a real riot.---funny
9.That driver is a road hog.---takes up too much of the road
10.Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?---with ice
angelonduty : 2007-06-18#40
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Lesson 24
1.We have had a rough time this winter.---hard time
2.Is that a rug on his head?---wig
3.My sister has three rug rats.---children
4.My wife rules the house.---dominates
5.He is always running off at the mouth.---talking too much
6.The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.---lost interest or momentum
7.When did you hit the sack last night?---go to bed
8.Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.---swindle
9.Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.---ate quickly
10.What a stupid schmuck.---jerk
yangyang2005 : 2007-06-18#41
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Good job!
Thanks!
yangyang2005 : 2007-06-18#42
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做个记号
先休整一段时间再学
alex_lz2005 : 2007-06-18#43
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辛苦辛苦。。。学习速度跟不上了。。。
angelonduty : 2007-06-20#44
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等我把全部内容发完以后,整理一个WORD文档发上来,这样你们大家就可以拿回家慢慢消化了.
alex_lz2005 : 2007-06-20#45
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好耶!。。。
angelonduty : 2007-06-21#46
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Lesson 25
1.If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.---waste time
2.If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.---make a mistake
3.He is very sharp with numbers.---intelligent
4.I'll give the puzzle another shot.---try
5.Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.---disagreed with
6.The police threw them both in the slammer.---jail
7.Try not to get smashed at the beer party.---intoxicated
8.My father is a smoke eater.---fireman
9.It is time to split and go see the movie.---leave
10.The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.---frightened
angelonduty : 2007-06-21#47
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Lesson 26
1.Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?---potatoes
2.My father looks square in his jacket.---old-fashioned
3.Don't get so steamed up over the issue.---angry
4.This whole operation stinks.---is repulsive
5.I want you to give me a straight answer.---honest
6.I am really stressed by all the recent world events.---upset
7.Don't be asucker.---be deceived
8.I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.---leave
9.He was taken for all his money at the casino.---cheated out of
10.I have been taking care of business.---doing what I have to do
angelonduty : 2007-06-21#48
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Lesson 27
1.Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.---clothes
2.I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.---drive around
3.My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.---completely wrecked
4.He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.---happy and cheerful
5.This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.---available.
6.I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.---relax and do nothing
7.He really gives off good vibes.---feelings
8.You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.---bundle of money
9.If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.---car
10.He is a whiz at the computer.---talented person
Lesson 28
1.I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.---alert
2.Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.---weak person
3.This food tastes yukky.---bad
4.I am too zapped to help you right now.---exhausted
5.He knew zip about running the company.---nothing
angelonduty : 2007-06-21#49
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The end
angelonduty : 2007-06-21#50
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