五分钟英语：如何说话像美国人（二）

               已“正式化”的俚语（一）

How to speak like an American (2)

· Slang words which have become part of standard American English (1)

上一篇说过俚语通常不可轻易用，但有些俚语已经变得如此普遍，它们已融入日常生活语言而成为“正式”英语。

经过俚语润饰的语言往往变得更生动、地道和亲切。

在接下来的几课中，我们将介绍这些可以在任何场合用并已经“成语化”的俚语。首先介绍的是12 个a  和 b开头的单词俚语，兼造句例子。

（这里顺便再提醒一下，练习这些句子的发音可点击  http://text-to-speech-translator.paralink.com/  网站。）

1.  ace   顶呱呱，杰出

Mike is an ace skater. He has won every competition this year.

I feel really good about the exam. I think I'm going to ace it tomorrow.

2.  all wet   不现实，难以置信

Your ideas about politics are all wet. Things are much more complex than you imagined.

3.  awesome   难忘，出色，棒极的

What an awesome sunset.  It's a perfect finish to a beautiful day!

4.  bent out of shape   烦恼，生气，"upset" 的同义词

Don't get so bent out of shape. It's really not that important.

5.  big mouth   多嘴 （如：别这么多嘴！）

Shut up! You really have a big mouth. Now everyone knows the secret!

6.  a big stink   大吵大闹，轩然大波

The citizens made a big stink about Maclean's magazine's recent article on Canada's universities being “too Asian”.

7.  blow   浪费，挥霍

He blew all his money gambling. Now he has to borrow from his brother.

8.  blow a fuse   大发雷霆

Hey, don't blow a fuse. It's such a silly little thing.

9.  blow your cool   太紧张

Calm down. Don't blow your cool. Nothing can be that serious.

10.  bomb   被“夷为平地”，彻底失败，惨败 

（重要：911 后 bomb 已不幸成为很敏感的单词。此俚语千万勿用于机场安检处或任何政府机关或公共场所!!!!!!!!!!）

Hollywood thought they had a hit, but their new movie bombed.

11.  make no bones about   不犹豫地表示，以“豁出去”的态度表示

John made no bones about his disdain for Mary's suggestion. He thinks her idea sucks.

12.  going bonkers   发疯，惊慌，无法应付

I think I am going bonkers. It's just one thing after another. I can't deal with it any more.