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1、Todayyouwilllearnsomenewslangandpracticeusingitcorrectly.SlangisaverycommonlanguageelementinEnglishandbyusingitcorrectlyyoucanaddsomecolourtoyourspeech.Justbecarefulhowever,thesearevery informal wordsandshouldnot be used in formal situations like interviews and meetings.第1页/共102页Letsstartbylookingat
2、someslangwhichcanbeusedindifferentsituations.Situation 1Out with friends/Shopping Takealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第2页/共102页Tagalong(v)or(n)ItchingtodosomethingPaintthetownredKickbackSlipthroughyourfingersHittheshopsKeepyoureyeoutforsomethingShelloutAstealS
3、plashoutTohaveablast第3页/共102页Tag alongIfyoutagalong(v)itmeansyoujoinsomeonewhoalreadyhasplanstodosomething.Ifyouareatagalong(n)itmeansyouarethepersonwhoisjoiningsomeonesplansbutmaybeyouarentreallywantedthere.Forexample“Oh,youaregoingshoppingonSaturday?DoyoumindifItagalong?”ThisisOK“Iwasoutwithmygirl
4、friendandourfriendwouldntleaveustoeatonourown,shewasabitofatagalong”第4页/共102页Itching to do somethingIfyouareitchingtodosomethingitmeansyoucantwaittodoit.Forexample“Iamitchingtobuysomenewclothes!”Or“Imitchingtowatchthegametomorrownight!”第5页/共102页Paint the town redIfyouplanto“paintthetownred”,itmeansy
5、ouareplanningtogooutandhaveagoodtime,maybeyouwillgotoafewbarsandgenerallyhaveagoodtime.第6页/共102页Kick BackKickbackmeanstorelaxandchillout.“Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?”“Oh,notmuch,IthinkIwilljustkickbackandwatchthefootball”第7页/共102页Slip through your fingersIfsomethingslipsthroughyourfingers,youhavelos
6、ttheopportunitytodosomething.Example“Icannotletthisopportunityslipthroughmyfingers”第8页/共102页Hit the shopsIfyouhitanythinginthisformatitmeansyouwillgoorvisitsomewhere.Forexample“Iamgoingtohitthebarstonight”Or“Iamhittingthecinematonight”第9页/共102页Keep an eye outIfyoukeepaneyeoutforsomething,youwatchcar
7、efullyforsomethinghappeningorcarefullylookforsomethinginthelongterm.ForExample“Keepaneyeoutforthetaxi,Ijustneedtogetmywallet”Or“Icantfindthenewmovieinanycinemainshanghai,sowillyoukeepaneyeoutforme?”第10页/共102页Shell outIfyoushelloutforsomethingitmeansyouspendthemoneyrequiredtobuysomething.Wecanalsosay
8、forkout.Forexample“Mywifemademeshelloutforanewcarlastweekend”“IwillbeforkingoutforanewTVsoon”第11页/共102页A StealIfsomethingisasteal,itisagreatbargainItsalmostlikeyoustoleitbecauseitwassomuchcheaperthanyouthinkitshouldhavebeen“Thisnewgoldwatchwasasteal”第12页/共102页To Splash outIfyousplashoutyouspendaloto
9、fmoneyonsomethingexcitinglikeapartyoranightout.Ifsomeonebuysabottleofchampagneyoucansay“Wow,heisreallysplashingouttonight”Hedoesntcareabouttheprice,hejustdoesitbecausehewantseveryonetohavefun第13页/共102页To have a blastAblastliterallymeansanexplosionbuthereweuseittomeansomeoneishavingareallygoodtime.“T
10、hispartyisamazing,Imhavingablast”Wecanalsosay“aball”第14页/共102页Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Nottoolongago,IwentonacheaptourofSouthAmerica,andbecausemywifewasleadingthetourasaguide,Iwasableto_alongforareducedprice.Andsincethiswasaonce-in-a-lifetimechancetosee
11、thecountry,Ijustcouldntletthisopportunity_.FindingmywayaroundsomeofthecitieswasnttoodifficultbecauseIspeakSpanishandPortuguese,andshoppingisgreatbecausepricesarelowsoyoudontneedto_alotforsouvenirs,andsomethingsareanabsolute_.Personally,Ithinkeveryoneshould_alittleinlifeandtakeatripbecauseyouonlylive
12、once.slip through my fingers tag fork out steal Kick back第15页/共102页Situation 2Relaxing and Joking aroundTakealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第16页/共102页ThatssweetHesthemanYourepullingmylegNopeTocomeacross(assomething)Adump(not)inthemoodTakeadipLoungearoundGluedt
13、otheboxAdragImbeatImgonnacrashOnthesamepage第17页/共102页Thats sweet(or just sweeeeet)Wesaysweetwhenwemeansomethingisreallygoodorcool.ForexampleStudentA-“ItstimeforJamessocialclub”StudentB-“Sweeeet,Ilovehisclasses”第18页/共102页Hes the man/Youre the manThismeansthatyoupraisesomeone.Yousaytheyaregreatforsome
14、thingtheyhavedone.StudentA-“IjustwenttoJamessocialclub”StudentB-“Ohyeah?Wasitgood?”StudentA-“Itwasawesome,hestheman!”第19页/共102页To pull someones legIfyoupullsomeoneslegitmeansyoujokewiththemaboutsomething.Youplayajokeonthembysayingsomethingthatisnttrue.“IusedtobeaprofessionalfootballerbeforeIhadabadi
15、njury”“Yourepullingmylegright?”Wecanalsosay“Yourehavingmeon”“Yourekidding?”“Yourejoking,right?”第20页/共102页NopeThisisjustanotherwaytosay“no”inalaidbackway“Areyouenjoyingthisclass?”“Nope”第21页/共102页To come across(something)Thismeansyoufindsomethingrandomlyorunexpectedly.“IcameacrossagreatnewTVshowlastni
16、ght”“Howdidyoucomeacrossthisplace?Itsgreat”第22页/共102页A dumpAdumpisliterallyaplaceyouputgarbageorwaste.Sowhenwesay“Thisplaceisadump”Wearecomparingittothebin.第23页/共102页In the moodIfyouareinthemoodtodosomethingitmeansyouwanttodoit.Ifyouarenotinthemood,youdontwanttodoit.“Youwannagoandwatchamovie?”“Nah,I
17、mnotinthemood”“Iminthemoodforanicecoldbeer!”第24页/共102页Take a dipThismeansgoforaswiminthepoolortheseawhenyouareonholiday.“AiYa!Itshot,Imgonnatakeadip”第25页/共102页Lounge aboutIfyouloungeabout,youactlazilyandrelaxaroundthehouse.Youhavenoplanbuttorelaxanddonothing.Youcanuseittocomplainaboutsomeone.“Stoplo
18、ungingaboutanddosomework!”第26页/共102页Glued to the boxTheboxistheTV,andifyouaregluedtoit(oranything)youarewatchingitintensely.Youcanttakeyoureyesoffit.“WhereisKate?”“Oh,shesgluedtotheTVinthelivingroom”第27页/共102页A dragIfsomethingisadrag,itmeansitisgoingonfortoolongandyoujustwantittoend.“Wehaveamathsles
19、sonnext!”“Iknow,itsgonnabeadrag”第28页/共102页To be beatIfyouarebeat,youhaverunoutofenergyandwanttogotosleep“Ivebeenworkingfor12hoursImbeat!”第29页/共102页Im going to crashIfyougotocrashitmeansyouwillgotobedtosleep“Areyoucomingoutforabeertonight?”“Nope,Imbeat.Ivebeenworkingfor12hourssoImgonnagohomeandcrash”
20、第30页/共102页On the same pageIftwopeopleareonthesamepage,theyareinagreementandtalkingaboutthesamethingYoucanalsouseittocheckifsomeoneunderstandsyou“Areweonthesamepage?”第31页/共102页Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.AfterIgraduatedfromcollege,IdecidedtotakeatriptoHawai
21、itocelebrate.IbookedacheaphotelaboutamonthbeforeIleft,andwhenIarrived,Icouldntbelievehowgreattheviewofthebeachwasfrommyhotelwindow.FortheentireweekIwasthere,Ijust_aroundonthebeach,wentonafewhikes,andIdidnt_untillate.Ialso_someinterestinghistoricalsitesasItouredtheisland.Butafteraweekoffuninthesun,Iw
22、as_,andIdidnthavemuchenergytodoanythingelse.IfIcoulddoitallagain,Idprobablygowithafriendbecausetravelingalonecanbesucha_withoutsomeonetotalkto.loungedcrashcame acrossbeatdrag第32页/共102页ThatssweetHesthemanYourepullingmylegNopeTocomeacross(something)Adump(not)inthemoodTakeadipLoungearoundGluedtotheboxA
23、dragImbeatImgonnacrashOnthesamepageHow do you like to relax in your free time?Try to use some of the slang that we have just studied第33页/共102页Situation 3Dating,Romance and RelationshipsTakealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第34页/共102页BlindDateNipsomethinginthebud
24、GetsomethingoffyourchestBeataroundthebushHaveacrushonsomeoneBeoncloudnineTobestoodupToleadonDumpShowyourtruecoloursPromisethemoonGivethecoldshoulderTietheKnot第35页/共102页Blind DateAblinddateisadatewhereyouhavenevermeteachotherbeforeandyoudontknowwhattheotherpersonlookslike.Itisusuallyarrangedbymutualf
25、riends.“Ihavearrangedablinddateforyou,Ithinkyouwilllikeher”第36页/共102页Nip something in the budIfyounipsomethinginthebuditmeansyoustopithappeningbeforeitgetschancetohappen.NipmeanstocutAbudisanunformednewshootofaflower“ShereallylikesmebutIalreadyhaveagirlfriend”“IwouldnipthatinthebudifIwereyou”第37页/共1
26、02页Get something off your chestIfyougetsomethingoffyourchestyoutalkaboutsomethingthathasbeenbotheringyou.“Ineedtotellyousomething,Iwanttogetitoffmychest”第38页/共102页Beat around the bushThismeanstoavoidtalkingaboutsomethingdirectly.A:“IwanttotellyousomethingbutIdontwanttohurtyourfeelingsIthinkyoumightg
27、etupsetbutIdontwanttohurtyouinanywayitsnotyou,itsmeIthinkyouknowwhatImtryingtosay”B:“StopbeatingaroundthebushandjustTELLME!”A:“Itsover”第39页/共102页Have a crush on someoneIfyouhaveacrushonsomeoneitmeansyouwantthemtobeyourromanticpartner.Usuallythepersonyouhaveacrushondoesntknowaboutit.“Ihaveseenyoulook
28、ingatthatgirl,doyouhaveacrushonher?”第40页/共102页To be on cloud nineIfyouareoncloudnine,youareveryhappywithsomething,orsomeonehasmadeyouveryhappy.“Ihaveanewboyfriend!Hessogreat!Imoncloudnine!”Wecanalsosay“Imontopoftheworld”第41页/共102页To be stood upIfyouarestoodupitmeansyourdatedidntturnuptomeetyouforwha
29、teverreason,andtheydidnttellyoutheywerentcoming.“Iwasstooduplastnightandhedidntevencallme.Hemademefeellikeanidiot-IwaswaitingforanhourbeforeIdecidedtogohome”第42页/共102页To lead someone onIfyouleadsomeoneonitmeansyoumakethemthinkyoulikethem,butyoudontreallywantarelationshipwiththem.“Wehadagoodfewweekst
30、ogetherbutnowshedoesntwanttoseeme.Ithinkshewasleadingmeon”第43页/共102页DumpIfyoudumpsomeoneitmeansyoutellthemthatyoudontwantto be with them anymore“Shedumpedme”第44页/共102页Show your true coloursIfyoushowyourtruecoloursyourevealyourtrueself.Onafirstdatewetrytoconvincetheotherpersonthatwearefantastic(whena
31、ctuallyweareawasteofspace!).Howevernobodycanhidetheirtrueselvesforevereventuallyweallshowourtruecolours“Aftertwogreatdates,hefinallyshowedhistruecoloursunfortunately!”第45页/共102页Promise the moonIfyoupromisethemoonyoupromiselotsofnicethingsforsomeone,someofwhichmaybeverydifficulttoachieve.“Hepromisedm
32、ethemoonwhenwefirstgotmarriedbutheseemstohaveforgotteneverything”第46页/共102页Give the cold shoulderIfyougivesomeonethecoldshoulderyouignorethemandpaythemnoattentiononpurpose.“Isaidsorryforforgettingherbirthdaybutshecontinuestogivemethecoldshoulder”第47页/共102页Tie the knotWhenyoutietheknot,yougetmarried.
33、“Wetiedtheknotlastweek”Simple第48页/共102页Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Datingisusuallyeitherfunandexcitingordisappointing,dependingonyourexperience.Forexample,internetdatingisbecomingpopular(a_withsomeoneyoumeetonline)andpeopleoftendevelop_thepeopletheymeet.Ho
34、wever,peoplesometimeshavethetendencyto_anddontoftenshowtheir_becausetheyareattemptingtoshowtheirbestsidesandnotrevealanyflawsintheirpersonalities.Unfortunately,itsverydifficulttoreallygettoknowsomeonethroughemailoronlinechatrooms,andinsomecases,somepeople_youonandletyoubelievetheyaresomethingtheyren
35、ot.a crush onblind datepromise the moontrue colourslead第49页/共102页BlindDateNipsomethinginthebudGetsomethingoffyourchestBeataroundthebushHaveacrushonsomeoneBeoncloudnineTobestoodupToleadonDumpShowyourtruecoloursPromisethemoonGivethecoldshoulderTietheKnotTalk about your dating experience with a partner
36、.Try to use some of the slang that we have just studied第50页/共102页Situation 4Meeting someone you havent seen for a while.Takealookatthefollowingphrasesandseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第51页/共102页LongtimenoseeFancybumpingintoyouhereIhaventseenyouinagesWhathaveyoubeenupto?Whatsnew?BythewayK
37、eepintouchNoway!YourehavingmeonOopsIshouldnthaveletthatslipGivemethescoopIhavetorun/takeoffYoucanreachmeonmymobileCatchyoulater第52页/共102页Long time no seeWesay“longtimenosee”whenwehavenotseensomeoneforalongtime.Thisisquiteobvious,butnoticethelackofgrammarinthissentenceitisntproperEnglish,butratherbro
38、kenEnglish.Althoughitisnotgrammaticallycorrectitiswidelyacceptedasanofficialphrase.Example:“Heystranger,longtimenosee!”第53页/共102页Fancy bumping in to you hereWesay“fancybumpingintoyouhere”whenwearesurprisedtoseesomeoneinthesameplaceasus.Anotherwayofsayingthisis“fancyseeingyouhere”To“bumpintosomeone”l
39、iterallymeanstocollidewithsomeone,butweuseitherefiguratively,meaningameetingofpeople.第54页/共102页I havent seen you in agesThisalsomeansyouhaventseensomeoneforalongtime.Whenwesay“ages”,wejustmeanalongtime!YoucanalsosayIhaventseenyouforages第55页/共102页What have you been up to?Thisjustmeans,“whathaveyoubee
40、ndoingrecently?”To“beupto”somethingmeansyouaredoingsomethingAnotheruseistosay“Ithinkyouareuptonogood”,meaningthatyouthinktheyaredoingsomethingtheyshouldntbe.Forexample,“Youlooklikeyouarehidingsomethingfromme,Ithinkyouareuptonogood!”第56页/共102页Whats new?/Give me the scoopThesearedifferentwaysofaskingp
41、eopletoupdateyouontheirlife-totellyouwhathaschangedsinceyoulastmet.ItsawaytoaskiftheyhaveanythingimportanttotellyouExample.“Heymate,whatsnew?”“Givemethescooponyournewgirlfriend!”第57页/共102页By the wayWesay“bytheway”whenwewanttointroduceanewtopictotheconversation,ortellsomebodyanimportantpieceofinforma
42、tion.Forexample,youmaybetalkingaboutsomethingandyouareremindedofasimilartopicsoyoucansay:“Oh,bytheway,Ihavebookedtherestaurantfor8pmonSaturdaynight”Or“Bytheway,haveyougotthatmoneyyouoweme?”第58页/共102页Keep in touchWesaythiswhenwewantsomeonetostayincontactwithus;wedontwanttolose touch withthemafterthey
43、leave.Wecanalsosay“Dontbeastranger”Youcan“keepintouch”byemail,telephone,texting,socialnetworks,meetingup,writinglettersetc第59页/共102页No wayWeusethistoexpressthatyoudontbelievesomethingtheyjustsaid.Forexample:“DidyouknowJamesisconsideringhavingasex-changeoperation?”“NOWAY!”Itmeansyouareshockedtohearso
44、mething第60页/共102页Youre having me onThismeansthatyouthinksomeoneisjoking.Maybetheysaysomethingunbelievablesoyouthinktheyareplayingtrickswithyou.Forexample“Congratulations,youhavejustwon1,000,000”“Noway,yourehavingmeon!”British slang第61页/共102页Oops,I shouldnt have let that slipYoucansaythiswhenyouaccid
45、entallyrevealsomethingthatwassupposedtobeasecret.Oopsmeans“ohdear”Weusuallysayitwhenwemakeamistake.Bytheway,tosaysorryafteryoumakeamistakelikethisyoucansay“thatwasmyfault”Orinaslangway,“Mybad!”第62页/共102页I have to run/take offThisisjustanotherwaytosay“Ihavetogonow”Youcansayitwhenyouwanttopolitelyenda
46、conversation第63页/共102页You can reach me on my mobileThisisawayofsaying“Youcancontactmeonmymobilephone”US:“You can reach me on my cell”第64页/共102页Catch you laterThisiscool,informalwaytosay“seeyousoon”第65页/共102页Lookatthefollowingstoryandfillintheblankswithsomeslangyouhavejustlearnt.Recently,I_afriendtha
47、tIhadntseenin_,andhesaidhehadntbeen_becausehelostmyphonenumberandemailaddress.Iaskedhimwhathehadbeen_duringthepastseveralyears,andhesaidhewasnowmarriedandhadeightkids.Isaid,“_!“Hewasalwaysthetypeofpersonto_,butwhenheshowedmehisfamilyphotos,Iknewhewasserious.Wehopetogettogethersoon.bumped intoagesin
48、touchup toNO WAYhave you on第66页/共102页LongtimenoseeFancybumpingintoyouhereIhaventseenyouinagesWhathaveyoubeenupto?Whatsnew?BythewayKeepintouchNoway!YourehavingmeonOopsIshouldnthaveletthatslipIhavetorun/takeoffCatchyoulaterRole play a conversation between two old friends.Try to use some of the slang t
49、hat we have just studied第67页/共102页Situation5.Takealookatthefollowingwordsandphrases,andseeifyoucanworkouttheirmeaningswithapartner第68页/共102页AnairheadTohaveaballTobebeatBoozeToactlikeachickenAcouchpotatoAdinosaurDorkyTohaveaflashbackTocatchaflickAfreebieGrubGrubbyAhairysituationImouttahere!Catchyoula
50、ter第69页/共102页an airheadairhead:stupidperson.Believeitornot,Tomcansometimesactlikeanairhead!第70页/共102页to have a ballto have a ball:tohaveafuntime.IreallyhadaballatJamesparty!第71页/共102页To be beatbeat:tired.ImreallybeatbecauseIwasawakeallnight.第72页/共102页Boozebooze:alcohol.TheESLpartywasfun,eventhoughth