常见口语释疑1
1.这是美语中一个口语化的说法，“看到你真是消除眼睛疲劳”意思就是“人见人爱的悦目之物”，白话一点就是“见到你真好”，有点像是见到救星的那种感觉，或者是看到好久不见的朋友，也可以用上这一句话。
比如说忙了一天，总算结束了工作，到酒店吃饭，点了一桌丰盛的大餐，菜上来的时候，就可以对你的外国朋友说：These dishes are a sight for soar eyes.
2.Take your time是一个非常口语化的词组，指的就是你可以慢慢来，不用着急。
当你请人帮忙，而对方又是个急惊风时，你就可以用上这句Take your time。
或者是你正在学滑冰，连站都站不稳就想学倒溜，你的教练就会对你说：Take your time。
3.talk until one is blue in the face.它的意思是“交谈到脸色都变了”，暗含的意思是说某人谈话谈个不停，一直到非常疲惫,但却没有达到应有的效果。
朋友们可能观察到，当人们谈话谈得太多时，有时连呼吸都调整不过来，这时就有可能导致脸变色，所以当有人长时间的谈论过后，人们就会用“blue in the face”来描述他。
Example 例句：
Sally talked with that boy until she was blue in the face, but the boy still did what he wanted.
Sally与那个男孩谈话谈到脸色都变了，但这男孩仍然我行我素。
4.forward girl就是中文里说的很前卫很开放的女孩子。
例如有人主张未婚同居,你很佩服她的勇气,你就可以说：
She is a forward girl.
forward也可以形容很积极很有野心的人。
例如有人一心一意想要当上总经理,你就可以说：
He is a forward person.
5.Don"t set your sights too high.
刚来北京的时候，认识一个老外，谈着谈着谈到职业定位上，我那个时候工资很低，1600元一个月，我就跟老外说：
I don"t want to set my sights too high, I want to get established and then make a differece.
我不想把自己眼界定得太高，我想先稳定下来后，再做改变。
同样的例子有很多，妈妈对快嫁不出去女儿说，Don"t set your sights too high!就是叫女儿，别再挑了吧！
今年高考有人非北大、清华不念，你就可以跟他说，Get real！Don"t set your sights too high. 认清现实吧!眼光不要放太高了。(实习编辑:夏根建)
时尚英语口语话题之“隆胸篇” [2005-6-16 9:41:51]
作者： 来源：中国英语学习网
时尚英语口语话题之隆胸（Breast Implants）
Lisa:: What"s the matter?
Sara: I"m not happy with the way I look.
Lisa: what"s wrong?
Sara: I"m too flat-chested.(胸部扁平的）
Lisa: But you still look beautiful.
Sara: That"s easy for you to say. you"ve got nice figure （体型）. Guys look at you when you go by.
Lisa: Oh, come on.
Sara: Don"t be modest. I"ve noticed how guys look at you. I swear I"m gonna get breast implants （隆胸填充物）
Lisa: Don"t be so hasty. Do you know how much those things cost?
Sara: I have no idea.
Lisa: A mammoplasty （乳房整形）can cost anywhere from $2,000 - 4000!
Sara: I can afford it.
Lisa: What about all the health risks associated with silicon implants （硅填充物）including leaking of the implant, and the fact that implants may hinder breast-cancer detection.
Sara: I know the risks. But I also know about 2 million women have already had surgical breast implants and about 100,000 more women get implants every year. Besides, implants are getting safer all the time. They can be filled with salt water instead of silicon.
Lisa: I guess I can"t talk you out of it.
Sara: Well, what would you do if you were me?
Lisa: I don"t know. Maybe I"d wear a push-up bra.（定型乳罩） But I"m not sure that I"d opt for cosmetic surgery.（整形手术）. I think the risks are too great.
Sara: Well, I think the benefits outweigh the risks. And what about women who have this surgery to counter the trauma (创伤）of a mastectomy（乳房切除术）？ A lot of them swear that it saved their self esteem.
Lisa: Those women are in the minority. Clearly, 80% of women who have implants want a larger bra size. I"m simply not sure that breast implants are going to change your life.
Sara: Well, they"ll make me feel better about my appearance and that will definitely be worth it. But I know what men look at first in a women, and I know that bigger breasts will attract more men to me.
Lisa: Maybe so. But what kind of men will they attract?
Sara: That"s a good question. I want a man to love me for who I am, not just for my physical appearance.
Lisa: Now you"re starting to think. But if you would like to know the effect of how you would be treated with breast implants, you should wear a special bra that gives you the same figure size that you wish to obtain from cosmetic surgery. If you like the reaction you get., then you would be in a better position to make up your mind.
Sara: That"s an interesting idea. But c"mon. The main reaction is going to be more attention from men.
Lisa: Believe me. everyone who knows you will notice. But attention from men isn"t everything. It can be a distraction, even a danger. After all, you can only have a significant relationship with one man. The main man in your life will love your figure, but he may not love all the attention you get from other men. Also, it may change you.
Sara: What do you mean?
Lisa: A new figure may make you want to see just how much more attention you can get from men.
Sara: I never thought of that before. I"m amazed at how you seem to have pre-thought of every angle in this issue.
Lisa: Well, to tell the truth, I have implants.
Sara: I should have known.
Lisa: If you tell anybody I"ll kill you
