以下是實際生活中以及電影中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的實用俚語，如果同學能夠在雅思口語使用這樣的俚語你的語言就會更加地道，更加美麗。同時也是很精彩的亮分點。

Beintheair將要發(fā)生的事情

Thefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochange.

Example:Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itseemsthatachangeinpolicyisintheair.

Cleartheair消除誤會

Tosettleadisputeandrestoregoodrelations

Example:Wehadameetingwiththeworkers,andIthinkwe’veclearedtheairnow.

Costanarmandaleg極其昂貴

Tobeveryexpensive

Example:Ilovethatfurcoat.However,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecauseitcostsanarmandaleg.

Abadegg

缺乏道德的人

Somebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoided

Example:Youmustn’tlendTimmoney,he’sabadegg.You’llneverseehimoryourmoney

again!

IntheBag穩(wěn)鍛煉身體勝券

Saidofanachievementwhichissecure

Example:Wehavethedealinthebag.Theclientcameinthismorningtosigntheagreement.

Inthebalance未知的,不可預(yù)測的

Saidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictable

Example:Hiscareerasapilotisinthebalance,ashiseyesightdoesnotseemgood

enough.

Driveahardbargain極力討價還價

Tohavethenegotiatingstrengthandskillstogetthemostadvantageouspriceandconditions

Example:Amandaisnegotiatingthebestpricefromthesuppliers.Shedrivesahardbargain.

Ringabell看上去或聽起來非常熟悉

Tolook,soundorseemfamiliar

Example:Thatfaceringsabell,wherehaveIseenhimbefore?

Tightenone’sbelt節(jié)衣縮食

Tocutdownonspendingbecausethereislessincomethanbefore

Example:Nowyouareoutofwork,you’llhavetotightenyourbeltandgiveupbuyingnewclothesandgoingoutsooften.

Killtwobirdswithonestone一石二鳥

Tocompletetwotaskstogether,withlesseffortthandoingthemseparately

Example:SinceI’dgonetothestoretobuysomebread,IthoughtofkillingtwobirdswithonestoneandinvitedMr.Biggstotheparty.

Beinablackmood情緒極差

Tobesonegativeabouteverythingthatitisimpossibleforanyonetoreasonwithhim/herExample:Myfatherhasbeeninablackmoodfordays,wedarenotsayanythingtohim.

Newblood新成員

NewpeoplebroughtintoanorganizationtointroducedifferentandoriginalideasExample:Itwasdecidedtobringnewbloodintotheschoolbyemployingteacherswith

thelatesttraining.

Feelingblue感到無精打采

Feelingsadordepressed

Example:She’sfeelingblue,becausethemanshelovesisfaraway.

Gettothebottomofsomething弄清真相

Tofindoutthetruthaboutsomething

Example:I’mtryingtogettothebottomofwhyDavidleftwithoutsayinggoodbye.15Apieceofcake輕松的事

Somethingwhichisveryeasytodo

Example:Here…letmeputthebatteriesinforyou.It’sapieceofcake.

Payacall拜訪

Tovisitsomebody

Example:Aswe’reinthisneighborhood,wemightaswellpaytheJacksonsacall,we

haven’tseenthemforages.

Bychance偶然,意外的

Unexpectedly;withnopriorplanning

Example:Bychance,Ibumpedintomywifeintheshoppingmall

Roundtheclock夜以繼日的

Todosomethingcontinuously,withoutabreakorpause

Example:Theambulanceservicesworkedroundtheclockhaulingpeopletrappedinthebuildingtosafety.

Keepone’scool保持冷靜

Tostaycalminadifficultsituation

Example:Ifthetrafficisjamed,theonlythingtodoiskeepyourcool,orgetoutofth