翻譯公司告訴你課本上學不到的口語

16 They've been getting a bit of media attention lately.

? Get media attention：得到媒體的關注，媒體曝光率高，也就是所謂的“紅”。

She’s getting all the media attention recently. 
她最近可紅了。

17 I thought it was a really original take on the play.

? A take on something：對某事物的見解、詮釋。上面的例句可以理解成對這部話劇的全新有創意的演繹。Original指獨創、新穎的。

So what's your take on this new book? 你對這本新書有什么看法嗎？

18 Go easy on me!

? Go easy on (someone)：手下留情，別太狠。

Go easy on me, I just started a month ago. 
對我手下留情啊，我才開始一個月。

19 Just ease into it.

? Ease into it：意思是“慢慢來”，一般用于勸別人放松心情。

Don’t try so hard, ease into it. 
不要那么拼命，慢慢來。

20 I’m going to head off to bed.

? Head off to (somewhere)：指出發去某個地方。

We are heading off to school. 
我們要去上學了。

21 You have to chill.

? Chill：原意是冷，在日常用語中，多表示relax，放松。

The test shouldn’t be that hard; you can chill. 
考試不會那么難，你可以放輕松。

22 Would you happen to have a pen?

? Happen to (do something)：這個表達的意思是“正好”，一般用于委婉地請求別人做某事。

Do you happen to have your Chemistry book？
你手頭有化學課本嗎？

23 For the record he wasn't agreed with that.

? For the record：鄭重說明。

For the record, I have never been to the apartment. 
鄭重說明一下，我從來沒去過那個公寓。

24 Just because I am fat doesn’t mean I’m slow.

?Just because… doesn’t mean…：這是口語中非常常見的表達，雖然很多人覺得它語法有問題，意思是“雖然……但不代表……”。

Just because I am slim doesn’t mean I like sports. 
雖然我很苗條，但這不代表我喜歡運動。

25 Does anyone want to split with me?

? Split with (someone)：這個詞組跟“share with” 是同義詞，翻譯成“與…分享”。

Do you want to split this cake with me? 
你想跟我分吃這個蛋糕嗎？

26 Are you seeing anyone?

? seeing someone ：表示談朋友，搞對象

Have you heard the news？ Rick is seeing someone. 
聽說了嗎，Rick交了個女朋友。

27 I’ll let it slide this time.

? Let it slide：這個表達常用于對方犯錯誤的時候，不追究，不指出，放過某人。

He used an incorrect word but, because he's my friend, I let it slide. 
他說錯了一個詞，但是因為他是我朋友，我沒多追究。

28 A woman wants a guy who she can click with.

? Click：一拍即合、合得來，能產生共鳴。

When I first met her, we just clicked, and we're best friends now. 
我們第一次見面，我就感覺和她很投緣，現在我們是最好的朋友了。

29 Do I look presentable?

? Presentable：衣著得體，能出去見人的意思。

I don’t think you are presentable. 
我覺得你需要把自己整理一下。

30 You need to scale back.

? Scale back：指“縮減”，或者“使減少”。

It’s way too much, you have to scale it back. 這也太多了，你得要想辦法讓減掉一點。