美国俚语2
shape up 表现良好，乖
You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
come again 再说一遍
Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。
come clean 全盘托出，招供
The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
spring for 请客
Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
spill the beans 泄漏秘密
Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
stick in the mud 保守的人
Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。
john 厕所
I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。
keep in line 管束
He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。
jump the gun 草率行事
Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。
jump to conclusion 妄下结论
Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。
lemon 次
This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！
fishy 可疑的
His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。
