篇一：像美国人一样说英语(精心打印整理版)
像美国人一样说英语第23期:想叫我回去?你休想!
Peter: hi Bob. I was just in the neighborhood so I thought I'd stop by. Bob: come on in. take a cookie.
Peter: thanks. I'm glad you have no hard feelings. How would you like your old job back?
Bob: what happened to your wonderful new manager?
Peter: she drank at work. By five o'clock, she'd be lying under a dining room table, three sheets to the wind. Yesterday, I finally got rid of her.
Bob: let me get this straight. You replaced me with some crazy woman who got plastered every day on the job?
Peter: yeah, I lost my head.
Bob: I don't think you lost your head. I just think you've got rocks in your head! Peter: Bob, I'm trying to level with you. I never should've let you go. Bob: no use crying over spite milk.
Peter: so you'll come back and work for me?
Bob: not on your life! Susan and I are very well off now. we just sold our new company for a small fortune!
To burn someone up: to make someone angry 激怒,使大怒
Come on in: enter 进来吧
To get plastered: to get drunk 喝醉
To get rid of: to free oneself of; to throw out 除掉,丢掉
To get something straight: to clarify; to understand 讲清楚,弄清楚
To hold a grudge against someone: to stay angry with someone about a past offense 对某人怀恨在心
to let someone go: to fire; dismiss employees 解雇某人
To level with someone: to speak openly and honestly with someone 对某人说实话，直言相对
To lose one's head: to lose control of one's behavior; to not know what one is doing 失去理智
No hard feelings: no anger; no bitterness 没有埋怨情绪
No use crying over spilt milk: there's no point in regretting something that's too late to change 覆水难收
Not on your life: definitely not 决不,你休想
On the job: at work 在工作
Small fortune: a good amount of money 一大笔钱
To stop by: to pay a quick visit 串门
Three sheets to the wind: drunk 喝醉的
Well off: wealthy, financially secure 富有的,富裕的
鲍勃带着坏消息回家，幸好妻子苏姗善解人意，没有对鲍勃被解雇多加刁难，还予以鼓励... Susan: what’s the matter, dear?
Bob: Susan, I got canned today at work. Susan: But Bob, you were Peter’s right-hand man!
Bob: Yes, and he stabbed me in the back.
Susan: Keep your chin up. Maybe he’ll change his mind and take you back. Bob: when pigs fly! Once he makes up his mind, he never changes it. Besides, I told him off.
Susan: Look on the bright side: you won’t have to set eyes on Peter ever again! Bob: Thank goodness for that!
Susan: hang in there. I’m sure you won’t be out of work for long.
Bob: In the meantime, we’ll have to live from hand to mouth.
Susan: Don’t get too stressed out, Bob. We’ll make ends meet.
Bob: I can always get a job MacDonald’s as a last resort.
Susan: I don’t think they are hiring right now.
Bob: If worse comes to worst, we can sell our home and move into a tent. Susan: Let’s think big! Maybe you can start your own business.
Bob: Easier said than done!
Easier said than done---more difficult than you think 说起来容易做起来难 You want to clime Mount Everest? Easier said than done!
(to) get canned---to lose one’s job; to get fired;
After Chris got canned, it took him a year to find a new job!
(to) hang in there---to persevere; to not give up ](面对逆境)坚持不懈，坚持不屈不挠，坚持下去，拿出勇气，不泄气，不胆怯
Hang in there, Don! Your invention will soon be a success.
If worse comes to worst---in the worst case; if absolutely necessary; 到了万不得已的时候, 实在不行的话;
(to) keep one’s chin up---to stay positive 气馁，不灰心；坚决；勇敢
Last resort---if there are no other alternatives left; the last solution for getting out of a difficulty最后一着，最后一手；最后的解决措施
(to) live from hand to mouth---to barely have enough money to survive 仅能糊口，半饥半饱；只能顾眼前
(to) look on the bright side---to be optimistic; to think about the positive part or aspect of a situation 多从好的方面想
(to) make ends meet---to manage one’s money so as to have enough to live on; 收支相抵，量入为出；靠微薄收入生活，勉强维持生计
Out of work---unemployed; not working 失业,无工作
Right-hand man---the most helpful assistant or employee; 得力助手
(to) set eyes on---to look at; to see for the first time 瞧见，看，看见，看到
(to) stab someone in the back---to betray someone 暗箭伤害某人，背后中伤某人，加害某人；对某人背信弃义；背后诽谤某人
(to) be stressed out---under severe strain; very anxious 饱受压力
(to) tell off---to scold 责备，斥责，责骂，数说(某人的过错)：
(to) think big---to set high goals 好高骛远，野心勃勃
When pigs fly!---never 除非猪会飞；决不可能；决不
今天轮到这对夫妻的儿子，Ted出场了！Ted似乎很有音乐细胞，想成为一位音乐家呢。我们来看看下面的对话。
Susan: How was your day at school today, Ted?
Ted: Bad. I had a chemistry test, and I blew it.
Susan: Maybe if you didn’t cut class so often, you’d do better.
Bob: That’s right, son. Stop slacking off and start hitting the books!
Ted: but I can’t stand chemistry class. Besides, it’s a lost cause. That class is way over my head.
Susan: You need to buckle down.
Ted: When I am a famous musician, people won’t give a hoot about my knowledge of atoms and molecules.
Bob: That’s beside the point.
Susan: We know you have your heart set on going to New York University. Bob: And you don’t stand a chance of getting in there with such poor grades
第 1 页：对话文本
第 2 页：词汇语法
(to) blow sth---to spoil sth
Blow的这个用法在口语里是很常见的, 意思就是 “笨手笨脚地把…弄糟，把…弄得一团糟”, 我们看下面两个例子:
to blow the whole project 使整个计划落空
We've blown it! 我们把事情搞糟了。
(to) cut class---to miss class without an excuse 旷课,缺课,逃学
She’s always cutting class. 她总是旷课.
(to) slack off---to do sth more slowly or with less energy than before 松懈,放松,懈怠
He's gone from success to success in his movie career, and there's no sign of him slacking off.
他在电影事业上佳作不断，丝毫没有懈怠的迹象。
友情提示: Slack 如果做形容词,还可以形容人 “懈怠的,不用心的,敷衍了事的,吊儿郎当的”,我们看一个例子:
He's been very slack in his work lately.
近来他工作很不认真.
(to) hit the books---to start studying (用功)读书，用功学习，备功课，做学校的功课，啃书本
Can’t stand---to hate 不能忍受,受不了
篇二：像美国人一样说英语1
像美国人一样说英语（1）
来源：可可英语 日期: 2012-10-08
鲍勃是一家家具店的经理，而他的老板皮特对店里的销售情况不太满意。由于鲍勃新的广告宣传没起到什么作用，所以皮特打算开除他。下面我们来看一下这对"主仆"之间的对话。
Peter: Bob, I hate to break the news, but our sales were down again last month.
Bob: Down again, peter?
Peter: Yeah. These days, everybody is shopping at our competition, Honest Abe’s Furniture Store.
Bob: But everything there costs an arm and a leg .
Peter: That’s true. They do charge top dollar .
Bob: And their sales people are very strange. They really give me the creeps !
Peter: Well, they must be doing something right over there. Meanwhile, we are about to go belly-up .
Bob: I am sorry to hear that. I thought my new advertising campaign would save the world !
Peter: Let’s face it: your advertising campaign was a real flop ! Bob: Well then I’ll go back to the drawing board .
Peter: It’s too late for that. you are fired!
Bob: What? You’re giving me the ax ??
Peter: Yes, I’ve already found a new manager. She’s as sharp as a tack . Bob: Can’t we even talk this over? After all, I’ve been working here for ten years!
Peter: There’s no point in arguing, Bob. I’ve already made up my mind .
Bob: Oh well, at least I don’t have to put up with your nonsense any more! Good-bye to you and good-bye to this dead-end job !
Peter: Please leave before I lose my temper !
About to---ready to; on the verge of;马上就要，即将
We are about to start.
我们正准备出发。
After all---despite everything; after everything has been considered; the fact is; 毕竟，怎么说
I'll have to go to my aunt's funeral---she was my own flesh and blood after all.
我得参加我姑姑的葬礼－－她是我的亲人那。
At least---anyway; the good thing is that; 至少
例句We’ve run out of coffee, but at least we still have tea.
我们的咖啡已经喝完了，但至少我们还有茶。
(to) break the news---to make something known; 告之
(to) cost an arm and a leg---to be very expensive; 宰人，代价过高 例句A college education in America costs an arm and a leg.
大学教育在美国很昂贵。
Dead-end job---a job that won’t lead to anything else; 无前途或无希望的工作
(let’s) face it----accept a difficult reality; 面对现实吧
(to) give one the creeps---to create a feeling of disgust or horror; 吓人，使惊慌，使人毛骨悚然
This old house gives me the creeps.
这栋旧房子让我毛骨悚然。
(to) go back to the drawing board---to start a task over because the last try failed; to start again from the beginning;从头开始(尤指失败之后) (to) go belly-up---to go bankrupt; 破产
(to) give someone the ax---to fire someone;解雇某人
(to) lose one’s temper---to become very angry; 发火
(to) make up one’s mind---to reach a decision; to decide;决定，打定主意
No point in----no reason to; it’s not worth (doing sth);没有意义，不值得
There’s no point in worrying about things you can’t change. 担心自己无法改变的事情是没有意义的。
(to) put up with---to endure without complaint;忍受
Real flop or flop---a failure; 失败
(to) save the day---to prevent a disaster or misfortune ; 反败为胜;挽救了大局，扭转局势
As sharp as tack---very intelligent;
(to) talk over---to discuss;讨论
篇三：看完这些,你英语说得和美国人一样#^_^#
说英语
想不想让你的英语不再带有浓浓的中国腔，想不想让你的英语说得跟美国人没有分别呢？看完这些内容一定会让你受益匪浅！
浅谈一下个人对于生活大爆炸这部曾经超火的（貌似现在也很火）的美剧的看法，这部美剧不适合初级和中级英语学习者，而且想要无字幕听懂每个单词，需要的词汇量至少是20000+，英语专八要求才12000+，所以，开始学习英语的时候，一定不要看生活大爆炸学习，可以看下Friends这种比较初级的美剧，或者走迚美国，当然，你要是托福和雅思水平也可以试着无字幕听下生活大爆炸，看看能听懂多少，总乊，生活大爆炸这部美剧完全听懂（无字幕），你的雅思和托福也就接近满分了，加油吧，各位！！！
熟悉我的人都知道需，我不止一次强调执行力的问题，不管什么资料，都不是放乊四海而皆准的，所以再好的学习斱法还是要自己去执行，去做到，这个其实不神奇，也不困难，困难的是坚持，所以，我希望不要再问是否真的这么神奇的话，而要为我是否能坚持？这才是最重要的。
音变主要有连读、失音（不完全爆破）、弱化、浊化、同化、重读等形式。这些形式的产生可以归结为一个原则，即“Economy” —“经济”原则 或称为“省力”原则。“省力”这两个简单的字眼可以解释几乎所有的音变现象，人是很懒的,对于最经常的行为——说话，当然要想许多省事的法子，于是也就产生了多种为省力而衍变的音变现象。牢记省力原则，在我们读英语的时候，让自己的唇舌处于放松的状态，轻松的去读英语，我想収音的感觉一定会有所不同。
以下列出给听力造成很大障碍的六种音变现象及其读音规则：
一、连续（Word Connections）
在同一意群中，前一词以辅音音素结尾，后一词以元音音素开头，在说话或朗读句子时，习惯上很自然地将这两个音素合拼在一起读出来，这种语音现象叫连读。如：We have an English friend. 这个句子有两处连读：前一处是have的尾辅音/v/与an的开头元音//连读为/v/；后一处是an的尾辅音/n/与English的开头音素/i/连读为/ni/。
还有一种连读叫/r/连读。在短语或句子中，前一词以-r或-re结尾，后一词以元音开头时，可将/r/与后面的元音拼读。如：They looked for it here and there.这个句子也有两处连读：前一处是for it合读为/frit/，后一处是here and合读为/hirnd/。
连读现象只出现在意群内部，意群与意群乊间的两个相邻单词即使符合上面所讲的两个条件，也不连读。如：I hope it\'ll get a little warmer. 这个句子中的hope it就不连读为/hupit/，因为主句I hope是一个意群，后面的仍句是另一个意群。相邻的两词在意义上必须密切相关，同属一个意群。连读所构成的音节一般都不重读，只需顺其自然地一带而过，不可读得太重，也不可音。 (连读符号：~)
(1)“辅音+元音”型连读
在同一个意群里，如果相邻两词中的前一个词是以辅音结尾，后一个词是以元音开头，这就要将辅音与元音拼起来连读。
I’m~an~English boy.
It~is~an~old book.
Let me have~a look~at~it.
Ms Black worked in~an~office last~yesterday. I called~you half~an~hour~ago.
Put~it~on, please.
Not~at~all.
Please pick~it~up.
2)“r/re+元音”型连读
如果前一个词是以-r或者-re结尾，后一个词是以元音开头，这时的r或re不但要収/r/，而且还要与后面的元音拼起来连读。
They’re my father~and mother.
I looked for~it here~and there.
There~is a football under~it.
There~are some books on the desk.
Here~is a letter for you.
Here~are four~eggs.
But where~is my cup?
Where~are your brother~and sister?
但是，如果一个音节的前后都有字母r，即使后面的词以元音开头，也能连读。
The black clouds are coming nearer and nearer.（nearer与and不可连读）
(3)“元音+元音”型连读如果前一个词以元音结尾，后一个词以元音开头，这两个音往往也要自然而不间断地连读到一起。
I~am Chinese.
He~is very friendly to me.
She wants to study~English.
How~and why did you come here?
She can’t carry~it.
It’ll take you three~hours to walk there.
The question is too~easy for him to answer.
如果前一个词是由元音[u]结尾，下一个词由元音开头，那么，在[u]后面加上一个辅音[w]
如果前一个词是由元音[i]结尾，下一个词由元音开头，那么，在[i]后面加上一个辅音[y]
Go away. [Go(w)away]
I also need the other one. [I(y)also need thee(y)other one]
这种连读不能把辅音w或者j収得太重，否则会显得很傻，但是不収这两个辅音的话又会很难念得顺口。
go anywhere [go(w)anywhere]
so honest [so(w)honest]
through our [through(w)our]
you are [you(w)are]
he is [he(y)is]
do I? [do(w)I?]
I asked [I(y)asked]
to open [to(w)open]
she always [she(y)always]
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