美国英语俚语大全（二）

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1.drag
　　讨厌
　　What a drag！ There’s nothing to do here！
　　真是讨厌！这里没什么可干的！
　　2.a drop in the bucket
　　沧海一粟
　　The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary.
　　豪威尔先生买一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。
　　3.drop dead
　　去死
　　Suzy told Mike， “Drop dead！” when he kept teasing her about her weight.
　　麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时，苏齐说：“你去死吧！”
　　4.down and out
　　穷困潦倒
　　Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.
　　萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。
　　5.all that jazz
　　诸如此类
　　He only cares about basketball， TV， girls， and all that jazz.
　　他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。
　　6.know-it-all
　　万事通
　　Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks she’s a know-it-all.
　　格雷斯总是在纠正别人，她觉得自己是万事通。
　　7.kooky
　　古怪的
　　That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats！ 那个人真怪。他养了53只猫！
　　8.let someone have it
　　让某人好看
　　Next time I see Rick， I’m going to let him have it.
　　下次我看到李克时要他好看。
　　9.a leg up
　　占上风
　　All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the rest of his competitors.
　　杰夫的努力是有报答的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。
　　10.low-life
　　落魄潦倒的人
　　Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drink booze all day.
　　克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。