问候和表达
在美国，有许许多多表达“你好”的用语，更不用说那些表达个人感受的词语了。熟记并使用以下语句，与当地人轻松交流。
👉Hey, y’all! (大家好!此问候语常见于美国南部， Y’all是you的一种复数形式)
👉Howdy(你好。这是区域性用语，常见于德克萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州和大平原地区)
👉What’s up? (How are you?——你好吗?)
👉That sucks/that’s beat (That is bad——糟透了)
👉Chillin’ (Not doing much, relaxing——没干什么事情，挺轻松的)
👉Hang out (Spend time with someone/relax in a certain
place——与某人共度时光/在某个地方放松休息)
👉Wicked(真的。这是区域性用语，常见于马萨诸塞州的波士顿地区——“that party was wicked good!”)
👉Awesome (Great——棒极了)
👉Cool (Nice/great——不错/好极了)
👉Having a blast (Having a really good time – “I had a blast in my English
class”——度过了一段美好时光)
👉That’s sick! (That’s really good——真是太棒啦!)
👉Filthy (Seattle slang for good – “You got an A in the paper? That’s
filthy!”——西雅图俚语“好”)
👉Sweet (Nice——不错)
👉You bet! (Yes——是的)
👉To take off (To leave – “We’re taking off now”——离开)
👉See ya! (Goodbye——再见)
👉Laters! (Goodbye——再见)
服饰
👉Pants (Trousers——裤子)
👉Panties (Female underwear——女式内裤)
Underpants (Male underwear——男士内裤)
👉Sweater (Jumper/pullover/jersey——针织套衫/套头毛衣/毛线衫)
👉Vest (Waistcoat——马甲)
👉Undershirt (Vest——汗衫)
👉Sneakers (Trainers——运动鞋)
👉Suspenders (Braces——吊带)
👉Galoshes (Wellington boots——橡胶套鞋)
👉Turtleneck (Polo neck——高领毛衣)
👉Bathing suit (Swimming costume——泳装)
👉Bath robe (Dressing gown——浴袍)
👉Diaper (Nappy——尿布)
食物和饮料
👉Cotton candy (Candy floss——棉花糖)
👉Candy (Chocolate/sweets——巧克力/糖果)
👉Cookie (Sweet biscuit——甜饼干)
👉Biscuit (Savoury scone——美味烤饼)
👉Soda (Fizzy drink. Can also be pop or Coke depending on the
region——碳酸饮料，部分地区用来指汽水或可乐)
👉Chips (Crisps——薯片)
👉Jelly (Jam——果酱)
👉Jell-O (Jelly——果冻)
👉Cilantro (Coriander——香菜)
👉Flapjack (Can mean a pancake——可用来指薄烤饼)
👉Popsicle (Ice lolly——冰棍)
👉Zucchini (Courgette——西葫芦)
👉Eggplant (Aubergine——茄子)
👉Appetizer (Starter——开胃菜)
👉Take out (Take away food——外卖食物)
👉Get the check (Ask for the bill in a restaurant——在餐馆买单)
人物、地点和生活方式
👉Chick (Girl——女生)
👉Dude (Boy——男生)
👉Redneck/hick (A derogatory term for someone who lives in a rural
area——贬义词，用来指生活在农村地区的人)
👉Wheels (A vehicle, usually a car——交通工具，通常指汽车)
👉Parking lot (Place to park cars——停车场)
👉Sidewalk (Pavement——人行道)
👉Soccer (Football——足球)
👉Football (American football——橄榄球)
👉Elevator (Lift——电梯)
金钱
在美国，有许多词语可以用来指口袋里的钱。熟悉最常见的用法，就不怕自己给错钱啦!以下是关于钱的一些俚语用法：
👉A $5 bill can be referred as a ‘fin’, ‘fiver’ or ‘five-spot’.
用“fin”、“fiver” 或 “five-spot”来指5美元钞票
👉A $10 bill is a ‘Hamilton’ or ‘sawbuck’.
用“Hamilton” 或 “sawbuck”来指10美元钞票
👉$20 can be a ‘Jackson’ or a ‘dub’.
用“Jackson” 或 “dub”来指20美元钞票
👉A $1 bill is either a ‘single’, ‘ace’ or ‘buck’.
用“single”、“ace” 或 “buck”来指1美元钞票
👉A $100 bill is known as a ‘Benjamin’, so called because a portrait of
Benjamin Franklin is on the note.
用“Benjamin”来指100美元钞票，因为钞票上面印着本杰明·富兰克林的头像
👉To refer to $1000 Americans might say ‘a grand’, ‘a K’ (as in kilo) or ‘a
large’.
用“a grand”、“a K”(“kilo”有“千”的意思) 或 “a large”来指1000美元
👉A nickel is a five cent coin.
“Nickel”表示5美分
👉Dime means a 10 cent coin.
“Dime”表示10美分
👉A quarter is 25 cents.
“Quarter”表示25美分
美式英语中有大量的俚语用来表示美元，比如bucks、moolah、greenbacks、smackers和cheddar.
校园用语
学会以下校园常用表达方式，助你更好地理解同学和教授的说话意思。
👉To blow it (To fail – “I didn’t revise for my maths test and I blew
it”——搞砸 )
👉Cram (To study hard before an exam——考前死记硬背)
👉Hit the books (To study——用功学习)
👉Pop quiz (A surprise test——突击考试)
👉Period (A full stop——到此为止)
👉Pull an all-nighter (To study all night——熬夜通宵)
👉To ace a test (To do well on an exam——考试得高分)
👉Cut class (Deliberately miss your classes——故意旷课)
👉Drop a class (Unenroll from a class——退课)
👉Slack off (Not do much work, being lazy——偷懒)
👉Flunk (Fail——考试不及格)
👉Eraser (Rubber——橡皮)
👉Mail something (Send something in the post——邮寄某物)
👉Freshman 15(The amount of weight a student is said to gain in their first
year in pounds——指的是大一新生在第一年里体重会增加15磅或更多)
独特的词语和短语
这些词语和短语从字面上不容易理解!而且，在日常交流中，你极有可能会遇到它们，快尽早学习起来吧~
👉Juiced (Pumped up, ready to go——振奋起来，准备出发)
👉Knocked up (Pregnant——怀孕)
👉Stoked (Excited——兴奋的)
👉To be beat (To be tired – “I’m beat from last night’s awesome student
party”——精疲力尽的——“I’m beat from last night’s awesome student party”)
👉Having a crush on somebody (To be attracted to somebody – “I have a crush
on my roommate”——迷上某人)
👉To be ripped (To have have a lot of muscle, usually used for
men——肌肉发达，通常形容男性)
👉Loser (An uncool person——老是失败的人)
👉Ride shotgun (Ride in the front passenger seat of a car——坐在汽车的前排)
👉Dig (To like something/someone – “I really dig your new
haircut”——喜欢某物/某人)
👉Screw up (To make a mistake——搞砸，弄糟)
👉Shoot the breeze (To talk——闲聊)
👉Take a rain check (Do something at a later time——改期)
👉Jonesing (Craving something – “I’m really jonesing for some candy right
now”——渴望某物)
Chicken (Coward——胆小鬼)
👉Bummer! (Something bad has happened——扫兴)
👉Swagger/swagga (A confident, stylish attitude; originated from
Chicago——神气十足，大摇大摆，源于芝加哥)
👉Sketchy (Suspicious——可疑的)
👉Mad (Very ; New York slang – “that test was mad difficult”——非常，纽约俚语)
美国独有的事物
👉没有“ground”楼层
在美国，用“first floor”或“first
story”表示一楼，以此类推上面的楼层。因此，在乘坐电梯或浏览百货商店的时候尤其让人困惑。
👉盎司和磅
美国人仍然广泛地使用英制重量单位——盎司和磅，这对于从小就习惯使用公制重量单位——克和千克的你而言，无疑是一种挑战。1盎司约为28克，1磅是453克。此外，美国人使用英尺、码和英里而不是米来计算距离;使用加仑和夸脱而非升来计算液体的体积。是不是有点晕啊?
👉John Hancock
如果有人问你要John Hancock，其实是让你签个名。这个用法源于John Hancock在《独立宣言》上的签名，够大够醒目。
👉许多地方都有昵称
波士顿是“豆城”，洛杉矶是“天使之城”，拉斯维加斯是“罪恶之城”，纽约是“大苹果”(不胜枚举)。此外，连整个州都有别名，比如新泽西州的昵称是“花园之州”。
以上信息仅供参考。
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