點滴英語天天學第138期:分手了!(拓展語彙28)
分手也就意味着戀情的終止,我們今天就繼續來學習與“戀情的終止”非常流行的俚語,這些俚語具有很強的表現力來描述我們的情感。
1. 語彙:jerk off
釋義:A thoroughly incompetent, foolish, bumbling, or useless person. (蠢人,無能無用的人,笨手笨腳的人)
用法:這是一個非常粗魯的用語,慎用。
例句:I can't believe that jerk off got elected to the Senate!
我真不敢相信那個混蛋當選為參議員了!
Get off the road before you kill someone, jerk off!
在你殺人之前,離開這條路,混蛋!
Kevin is such a jerk off. He played on everyone all night!
Kevin真是個討厭鬼,整個晚上把所有人戲弄了一遍!
2.語彙:Kick someone/something to the curb
釋義:To discard, abandon, or dismiss someone or something that has become redundant, obsolete, useless, or unwanted.
例句:I can't believe that after 20 years of hard work the company would just kick me to the curb like that!
我真不敢相信,經過20年的辛勤工作,公司竟然會這樣把我解僱!
I think it's about time we kick this old computer to the curb.
我覺得是該丟掉這部舊電腦的時候了。
I heard Jenny kicked her boyfriend to the curb last night. They must have had an awful fight!
我聽説Jenny昨晚離開了她的男友,他們一定大吵了一頓。
Kirk cheated on you again! Kick him to the curb!
Kirk又欺騙你了,把他踹了!
3.語彙:loser
釋義:A person who is regularly unsuccessful, especially when you have a low opinion of them. (失敗者,一無是處的人)
例句:Those guys are all losers. They’ll never amount to anything.
那些人都是失敗者,他們將一事無成。
He's a good-for-nothing loser.
他是個沒出息的失敗者。
我們今天學習了2個非常有表現力的表述法。Hope thatyoucanbearthem in your mind. 這也是雅思考試必備的詞彙哦!