张学勇移民公司
微信扫一扫 分享朋友圈

已有 767 人浏览分享

开启左侧

English slang

[复制链接]
767 0
1. Temp job (临时工,零工): short for temporary job, a job taken for a short while; "to temp" is to work at a temporary job. Many young people temp during their university holidays, or fill in time while they look for a good job that they want to do for a longer time.

eg. "What're you doing during the holidays Mary?" "I'm planning to temp for a month in London, then use the money to go traveling around Europe."

2. Chick magnet (少女杀手): a boy who attracts a lot of females; a lighthearted way men might praise their mates.

eg. "James has so many girlfriends. He's a total chick magnet." "Yeah what is it about him that girls like so much?"

Similar phrase: "babe magnet"; both usually mean someone who is sexually attractive.

3. Root for someone (支持): offer support.

eg. "Don't sweat about your interview Jane, we're all rooting for you to get the job. You deserve the position."

Similar phrase: "we've got our fingers crossed for you". To cross your middle fingure over your index figure is a sign of good luck.

4. Spoil your appetite (破坏食欲): fill up on junk food (or any other kind of food) before your proper meal so that you don't feel like eating; parents often complain about this to their kids: "No, I already told you, you can't have any more sweets. You'll spoil your appetite and Grandma will be hurt because you don't eat."

5. Tool (傻瓜,笨蛋): mildly insulting term; generally said with humour; similar words: "idiot", "fool", "wally", "prat."

eg. "Look at the way Tom approaches the ladies. He's never going to get anyone if he keeps acting like such a tool."

[ 本帖最后由 网记 于 2006-8-14 23:47 编辑 ]

举报 使用道具

回复
您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 立即注册

本版积分规则

0

关注

2

粉丝

146

主题
精彩推荐
热门资讯
网友晒图
图文推荐

维权声明:本站有大量内容由网友产生,如果有内容涉及您的版权或隐私,请点击右下角举报,我们会立即回应和处理。
版权声明:本站也有大量原创,本站欢迎转发原创,但转发前请与本站取得书面合作协议。

Powered by Discuz! X3.4 Copyright © 2003-2020, WinnipegChinese.COM
GMT-5, 2024-11-2 05:37 , Processed in 0.017684 second(s), 27 queries .