熟練地運(yùn)用英語(yǔ)的一個(gè)重要方面就是學(xué)習(xí)并掌握英語(yǔ)本族者常用的生動(dòng)、活潑的習(xí)語(yǔ)。
1. after you.你先請(qǐng)。這是一句很常用的客套話，在進(jìn)／出門,上車得場(chǎng)合你都可以表現(xiàn)一下。 (好象現(xiàn)在女士不愿意你這么做，特別是那些女權(quán)主義者，我還記得這么一段話：一個(gè)女士對(duì)一個(gè)讓她先行的男士說(shuō)：you do this because i am a woman?那個(gè)男士回答說(shuō)：i do this not because you are a woman but because i am a man!i love this guy!
2. i just couldn''t help it.我就是忍不住。想想看，這樣一個(gè)漂亮的句子可用于多少個(gè)場(chǎng)合？下面是隨意舉的一個(gè)例子：
i was deeply moved by the film and i cried and cried. i just couldn''t help it.
太棒的句子了，我愛死它了。：）
3. don''t take it to heart. 別往心里去，別為此而憂慮傷神。生活實(shí)例：
this test isn''t that important. don''t take it to heart. 安慰人的超級(jí)句子。
4. we''d better be off.我們?cè)撟吡恕�it''s getting late. we''d better be off .
5. let''s face it. 面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)吧。常表明說(shuō)話人不愿意逃避困難的現(xiàn)狀。
參考例句：i know it''s a difficult situation. let''s face it, ok?
很棒啊，年輕人犯錯(cuò)誤，上帝都會(huì)原諒，remember?但是犯了錯(cuò)誤，你必須面對(duì)他，let''s face it,或者是：let''s face the music.
6. let''s get started.咱們開始干吧。勸導(dǎo)別人時(shí)說(shuō)：don''t just talk. let''s get started.
let''s get started.
let''s start.
let''s do it right now.
let''s hit sth.
let''s rock&roll.
let''s put our hands on sth.
7. i''m really dead.我真要累死了。坦誠(chéng)自己的感受時(shí)說(shuō)：after all that work, i’m really dead.
8. i''ve done my best.我已盡力了。
這句話，很有用，失敗有時(shí)難免，但是你要是可以說(shuō)，i''ve done my best.or i spare no efforts.就不必遺憾，畢竟，man supposes,god disposes.
9. is that so?真是那樣嗎？常用在一個(gè)人聽了一件事后表示驚訝、懷疑。
10. don''t play games with me!別跟我�；ㄕ校�
11. i don''t know for sure.我不確切知道。
stranger： could you tell me how to get to the town hall?
tom: i don''t know for sure. maybe you could ask the policeman over there.
12. i''m not going to kid you.我不是跟你開玩笑的。
karin： you quit the job? you are kidding.
jack: i''m not going to kid you. i''m serious.
13. that''s something. 太好了，太棒了。
a: i''m granted a full scholarship for this semester.
b: congratulations. that''s something.
14. brilliant idea!這主意真棒！這主意真高明！
15. do you really mean it? 此話當(dāng)真？
michael：whenever you are short of money, just come to me.
david: do you really mean it?
16. you are a great help.你幫了大忙
17. i couldn''t be more sure. 我再也肯定不過。
18. i am behind you.我支持你。
a: whatever decision you''re going to make, i am behind you.
19. i''m broke.我身無(wú)分文。
i am penniless.
20. mind you!請(qǐng)注意！聽著！(也可僅用mind。)
模范例句：mind you! he''s a very nice fellow though bad-tempered.
21. you can count on it.你盡管相信好了，盡管放心。
a：do you think he will come to my birthday party?
b: you can count on it.
22. i never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜歡這東西。當(dāng)朋友或同事不小心摔壞你的東西時(shí)就可以用上這句話給他一個(gè)臺(tái)階，打破尷尬局面：oh, don''t worry. i''m thinking of buying a new one. i never liked it anyway.
23. that depends.看情況再說(shuō)。 (on sth)
例：i may go to the airport to meet her. but that depends.
24. congratulations.恭喜你，祝賀你。
25. thanks anyway.無(wú)論如何我還是得謝謝你。當(dāng)別人盡力要幫助你卻沒幫成時(shí)，你就可以用這個(gè)短語(yǔ)表示謝意。
26. it''s a deal.一言為定
harry： haven''t seen you for ages. let''s have a get-together next week.
jenny: it''s a deal
電影里經(jīng)常聽到，it''s a deal,that is a good deal.或是兩個(gè)人打算達(dá)成某個(gè)協(xié)議或是做成某個(gè)生意會(huì)說(shuō)：deal? deal!