掌握以下英语习语，让你轻松欣赏美剧（一）

时间：2018-03-07 17:35:54  来源：http://www.pinghe.com  作者：Myron

学了十几年英语，可是看美剧时不开字幕还是看不懂？即使打开字幕，却依然不知道好多短语什么意思？接触外国人，完全听不懂他们在讲啥……说的是你吗？想说地道英语，先把这24句常用习语拿下，让你离 native speaker 更近一步！

1.     Crunch Time 关键时刻

释义：the period of time just before a project has to be completed and everyone has to work hard.

例句：I am not getting enough sleep these days. It is crunch time at work.这段时间我一直睡不够，因为最近是工作项目中的关键时刻。

2.     Let your freak flag fly 脱颖而出，让别人刮目相看

释义：to let others see your uniqueness

例句：My colleagues were surprised at the Christmas party, I let my freak flag fly and showed them a break dance routine 圣诞晚会上我跳了霹雳舞，我的同事们都惊呆了，顿时对我刮目相看。

3.     Get out of hand 局面失控

释义：when you lose control of things, they get out of hand.

例句：The party got out of hand and the guests started to throw bottles at each other. 宾客们开始互相乱扔酒瓶，聚会场面失控了。

4.     Get you head around it 理解，明白

释义：to understand something

例句：I just can’t get my head around the fact that Andy is leaving us.我就是想不明白，Andy为什么离开我们。

5.     Dig in your heels / Stick to your guns 坚持己见，不妥协

释义：to refuse to compromise or change your mind

例句：My parents wanted me to give up writing, but I dug in my heels / stuck to my guns and went on to become a famous writer. 我父母想让我放弃写作，但我没有妥协，坚持写作，终于成为了一位著名的作家。

6.     Pound the pavement 出去找份工作。

释义：to walk the streets looking for a job.

例句：I’d been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fast food restaurant..找了好几个月的工作，终于有一家快餐店要我了。

7.     Pull a rabbit out of a hat 力挽狂澜，大逆转

释义：to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible.

例句：I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat and we landed a major contract..本以为我们会破产，但我的合作伙伴力挽狂澜，我们终于接了个大单子。

8.     Leave no stone unturned 竭尽全力，不遗余力

释义：to do everything you can to achieve your goal

例句：I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out who did this 我将竭尽全力查出到底是谁干的。

9.     Get it out of your system 把心里想了很久的事情付诸实践。

释义：to do something you’ve wanted for a long time and don’t want to postpone any longer.

例句：I wasn’t sure how she was going to react, but I had to get it out of my system, so I told her I had found anther woman. 我不知道她有什么反应，但我不想再忍了，所以我告诉她我已经找了另外一个女人了。

10.  Step up your game 表现得更好

释义：to start performing better

例句：If you want to win this competition, you’ll have to step up your game.如果你想赢得这场比赛，你必须表现得更好。

11.  Pull yourself together 冷静下来

释义：to calm down and behave normally

例句：I understand you’ve had a bad day, but pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you? 我知道你今天过的很糟糕，但现在请你冷静下来，做你该做的工作，好吗？

12.  Shape up or ship out 要么好好干，要么就滚蛋

释义：either start performing better or leave

例句： This is the last time I’m telling you to arrive on time, Shape up or ship out.。这是我最后一次告诉你要准时，做不到就滚蛋吧。