4月晨读 | 会哭的孩子有奶吃

Reduced Forms

what do you--whaddaya

what are you--whaddaya

want to--wanna

going to + verb -- gonna

今日语言点汇总

01 八字没一撇的事

It's still up in the air.

It's a big if.

It's a maybe.

It's a possibility.

02 表示提议

What do you have in  mind?

What are you thinking of having for food?

提建议的时候尽量不要用 you should 开头，否则听上去会有点 bossy。可以采取相对委婉的方式，比如 Why don't we xx，How about xx 。

03 你可别忘了这事

Don't you forget (it). 

Don't you forget about me.

稍微把顺序调换就能起到强调的作用

Don't you dare.你敢？

Don't you dare say no? 你敢说个“不”字试试?

04 我们叫外卖吧

Let's get take out  

小摊位 stand  

小餐馆 eatery  

汉堡店/披萨店 burger joint/parlour

05 我没得选

It is what it is.

It's not on the menu.

06  想要 xx

我想吃点啥 I feel like having something to eat.

我特别想要... I have a craving for  xx 

我馋了  I've got the munches.  

-你中午吃点啥？

-披萨吧 I have my heart set on pizza.   

07 约吗？走起！

-Wanna hang out ?You up for hang out?

--I'm down for it.

-有谁想要来点香槟吗？

-我不挑。

-Who is up for champagne?

-I'm up for anything.

down for xx 和 up for xx 都可以表示支持或者赞成某个提议，有时候可以直接用 Down for it? 或者 Down? 作为问句来询问对方的意见。

08 英文中的“脏话”

Fuck me. 卧槽

We are fucked. 完了个蛋

Are you out of your mind? 失心疯了？

Are you insane? 你疯了吗？

Talk about ___. 

talk about 在这里表示强调

Talk about crazy. 疯了吧？

 You are crazy, capital C. 真是大写的疯狂！

No shit! You don't say. 靠！不会吧？！

No kidding! 我去，真的啊？！

You can't be serious.= Are you serious? 

你是认真的吗？

09  “会哭的孩子有奶吃”

The squeaky wheel gets the grease.