在日常對話裏,外國人尤其是美國的年輕人喜歡用口頭禅(pet phrase)。這些口頭禅在非正式場合可以使交流更自然。今天,雙語君和大家一起學習15個口語口頭禅,一秒鍾變native speaker!
例子
I have been learning English for more than 10 years. I like the language very much. But it’s too hard for me to speak it out. I know it takes time. I put a lot of effort in it. But I cannot see myself improved. I don’t know what to do. I keep practicing 2 hours everyday, but it’s useless. I’m frustrated and I’m lost.
秒變native speaker
Look! Like I said, I have been learning English for more than 10 years. Well I like the language very much.But the point is that it’s too hard for me to speak it out. I know it takes time. Here’s the thing, I put a lot of effort in it, but you know I cannot see myself improved. You know what I’m saying? To be honest, Idon’t really know what to do. Let me put it this way, if I’m not mistaken, I keep practicing 2 hours everyday, but it’s like useless. Anyway, I’m quite frustrated and I’m kinda lost.
15個黃金口頭禅
√Look:你聽我說
Look, I have a lot of money. I don’t need your help.
你聽著,我有很多錢,我不需要你的幫助。
√Like I said:就像我剛才說的
Like I said before, I don’t love you anymore.
就像我之前說的,我已經不愛你了。
√Well:回應對方之前可以說的
Where did you go last month?
Well, I was in America.
你上個月去哪呢?
這個嘛我在美國呢。
√You know:希望得到對方的理解
You know, we cannot get married.
你知道嗎?我們是不可能結婚的。
√The point is:關鍵是
I know English is important but the point is how to improve.
我知道英語很重要但關鍵是如何去提升。
√I know:我知道
I know she is the love your life.
我知道她是你的一生摯愛。
√Here’s the thing:問題是
Here’s the thing, we don’t have that much money for the trip.
問題是,我們沒有那麽多錢去旅行。
√You know what I’m saying:你懂我的意思嗎?
She’s mine! You know what I’m saying?
她是屬于我的,你懂我的意思嗎?
√To be honest:坦白說
To be honest, I don’t think we can finish the task.
坦白說,我覺得咱們無法完成這個任務。
√Not really:不那麽
Sorry I’m gonna pass. I’m not really hungry.
我不用了,我不怎麽餓。
√Let me put it this way:咱們這麽說吧
Let me put it this way, you cannot make him love you.
咱們這麽說吧,你是不可能讓他愛上你的。
√If I’m not mistaken:如果我沒記錯的話
If I’m not mistaken, tomorrow is your birthday right?
如果我沒記錯的話,明天就是你的生日對嗎?
√Like:大概
We’ve been waiting for like an hour. When is the bus coming?
我們已經等了快1個小時了吧!那個公交車什麽時候來啊?
√Anyway:不管怎麽樣(轉移話題)
My husband is so busy. Anyway you wanna go shopping?
我老公非常忙,不管了,你想去購物嗎?
√Kinda:有點兒
I’m kinda allergic to beers.
我對啤酒有點過敏。
此外,還有這些…
Yep 是
Yeah 是
Jeez 呀
Jesus 天啊
Oops 哎喲
Exactly 確實如此
Dude 老兄
Come on 快點,別胡扯
Fabulous 極好的
Awesome 出色的
Whatever 隨便
Alright 好吧
What’s up 近況如何,怎麽了
Holy crap 我的神啊
Oh, my god 我的天啊
Oh, my gosh 我的天啊
注意
在非正式場合下適當使用口頭禅可以快速讓一個人的口語”漂亮”起來,但是英語水平考試比如托福,雅思等慎用這些口頭禅。口語的真正提升需要系統的學習:
①從句子到對話,
②從溝通到表達,
③從發音到思維。
*內容來自微學英語和滬江英語
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