一日一美语

kohno

be stuck with 碰到讨厌事了，脱不了身
I was stuck with being committee chairman because no one else wanted the job.
I was foolish enough to volunteer for the job of collecting donations in our office two years ago, and I'm still stuck with it.
Everyone hurried out of the restaurant and left me stuck with the bill.

wet one's whistle 润喉咙，喝一杯
Let's stop in that bar over there and wet our whistles.
There was an old man sitting at the counter, wetting his whistle with a bottle of pop.

Hauser

pad someone's account (在老主顾账目上)写花帐
Do you think they are padding our account?
The ABC Company is padding our account with extra charges.

a bunch 很多
There's a bunch of people to see you.
We had a whole bunch of food left over after the party.
I love you a whole bunch. (诙谐语)

Hauser

D.O.A. dead on arrival
I'm afraid the victim was D.O.A., doctor.
Chief, there's been a bad accident on the freeway.  Four people involved.  They're all alive now, but it looks as if a couple of them may be D.O.A.'s. (可能等不到送入医院就得死亡)

go under 倒闭
The ship went under. 沉没
If we don't bring in some business from somewhere soon, we're going to go under.

Hauser

No ifs, ands or buts 不要找任何借口
But I could make good grades, too, if only ... No ifs, ands or buts.  I expect you to improve your grades by the end of the term.
But, Mom ... No ifs, ands or buts.  You will do as I say.


be music to someone's ears: be delightful to listen to/be wonderful news
The sound of our baby's crying is music to our ears.
When the management agreed to raise our salaries ten percent, it was music to our ears.

Hauser

pad the rolls 虚报人数
In order to get a budget increase, the Welfare Bureau padded the rolls with over five hundred nonexistent people.
It looks as if they 've padded their rolls.

be made of sterner stuff 有骨气
I was surprised that Adrian gave in so quickly to their demands.  I had thought he was made of sterner stuff.
If you want to walk home in all this rain, more power to you.  You're made of sterner stuff than I.  I'm going to take a taxi.

Hauser

Why don't 这样如何
Why don't I go?  I know the way much better than you.
Why don't we eat out for a change?
Why don't you go jump in the lake? 你走开行不行？

a ace in the hole 备用的王牌
I felt I had won the game unless Albert had an ace in the hole.
What are we waiting for? What good is an ace in the hole if we don't use it?
Alistair seems awfully confident.  He must have an ace in the hole.

Hauser

make a bundle 赚大钱
Alvin made a bundle on the commodities market last year.
If this succeeds, our firm will make a bundle.

work like a dog 卖命
I work like a dog for that company and what thanks do I get?  I haven't had a raise for almost two years now.
Barnaby worked like a dog to finish that report on time.  The least you can do is thank him for it.

Hauser

(have) got to go 想去解手
I wonder if they have any facilities in this place.  I've got to go.
They should build some public toilets between the airport and city.  When people've got to go, they 've got to go.  They can't just sit around in traffic an hour or more, waiting to get to town.

ignoramus 无知之辈
Of course I don't believe that.  What kind of ignoramus do you take me for?
My grandfather says there is little hope for the world.  Half the population is made up of fools and the other half of ignoramuses.

小劲鸭

最初由 Hauser 发表
(have) got to go 想去解手
I wonder if they have any facilities in this place.  I've got to go.
They should build some public toilets between the airport and city.  When people've got to go, they 've got to go.  They can't just sit around in traffic an hour or more, waiting to get to town.

ignoramus 无知之辈
Of course I don't believe that.  What kind of ignoramus do you take me for?
My grandfather says there is little hope for the world.  Half the population is made up of fools and the other half of ignoramuses.

I'v gotta go好像解释我要走了吧。。有上厕所的意思吗？

Hauser

最初由 小劲鸭 发表
I'v gotta go好像解释我要走了吧。。有上厕所的意思吗？

“我要走了”当然是原本的意思，我这儿介绍的是“人有三急”(When you've got to go, you've got to go. )的意思。再看看这个例句：
My grandfather was quite a card.  The last thing he said on his deathbed was. "Don't worry about me.  When ya gotta go, ya gotta go." 意即：人死如撒尿，不去不行！