电影⾥最常⽤的10个英语俚语，建议收藏
Hello Everybody，我是爱问少年。
某⼀天我偶然发现⼀个好东西，就是今天的这篇⽂章。
我们看美剧，看电影的时候，经常会遇到⼀些只看得懂字⾯意思，却⽆法理解的单词、词组或句⼦，⽽这些就是英语的“俚语”，也就是我们常说的俗语。
所以今天，我要为⼤家介绍美国⼈最常⽤的⼏个俚语，该收藏的收藏，该背诵的就背诵起来No.1lemon
次品，歪货
This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.这辆车真差，已经坏了四次了！
补充：柠檬⼜酸⼜涩，于19世纪开始流⾏，⽤来形容⼈性格钻，不易相处。后演变为指东西很烂。No.2
more than one way to skin a cat变通，条条道路通罗马
If we are short of cash, we can rent a house instead of buying one — there’s more than oneway to skin a cat.
我们没有钱买房，我们可以租——总有变通的⽅法。
补充：直译是不⽌⼀种⽅法剥猫⽪，这是美式英语的说法。英式英语为more ways of killing acat。No.3
make waves
兴风作浪，制造⿇烦
Tom made huge waves in the office when he said the CEO had decided to downsize thecompany by half, but it turned out to be a rumor.
汤姆对⼤家说⾸席执⾏官决定公司裁员⼀半，搞得办公室⼈⼼惶惶，结果却是个谣⾔。补充：直译是制造波浪，引申为⽆事⽣⾮，有点唯恐天下不乱的意思。No.4
man of straw
稻草⼈，傀儡，受⼈摆布的⼩⼈物
You can't count on him to help you. He's just a man of straw.你千万不要指望他帮忙，他是个没有⼀点本事的傀儡。
补充：直译为稻草⼈，⽤于⽥间吓唬⼩鸟。另⼀说：从前英国法庭附近，常常有⼈把稻草插在鞋上，谁给钱，就给谁做伪证。亦可写为straw man。No.5
let someone have it让某⼈好看
Next time I see Rick, I'm going to let him have it.下次我看到⾥克时要他好看。No.6
kick sb. upstairs明升暗降
To weaken his hold on the government, the President kicked the Secretary of State upstairs bymaking him Vice President.
为了削弱国务卿对的影响⼒，总统对他明升暗降，委任他为副总统。
补充：源于英国的议会制度。英国议会分上下两院，上院（the Upper House）地位⾼却没有实权，下院 （the Lower House）地位低却实权在握。与权贵意见相左的下院议员，往往会被“晋升”到上院，其实就是被“踢上楼”了。No.7
moonlight兼职，捞外快
To get more money, I have to moonlight at a computer company on weekends.为了多挣点钱，我周末在⼀家计算机公司兼职。
补充：直译是“⽉光”，引申为披星戴⽉地⼯作，趁着⽉⾊⼲活，就是“搞兼职，捞外快”。No.8
John Hancock
签名
Put your John Hancock right here.请在这⾥签名。
补充：John Hancock是第⼀个签名认可美国《独⽴宣⾔》的⼈。这在那时可是杀头之罪，后来他的名字就演变成了签名的代名词。No.9
It takes two to tango.⼀个巴掌拍不响。
Don't blame your brother for everything, little Tommy! It takes two to tango.汤⽶，别⽼是只怪你哥哥，⼀个巴掌拍不响。补充：⼀个⼈跳不起探⼽，两个⼈⽅能翩翩起舞。No.10
inside track
优势，占优，占先
Jenny was appointed president of the Student Body by taking the inside track. Her father was asenator.
詹妮被任命为学⽣会，是因为她占了她⽼爸是参议员的优势。补充：源于⽥径运动。⼀般运动员占据内跑道相对要占点⼉优势。track: 跑道，路径
inside track: 内圈跑道，有利地位
