俚语专题 [系列]
俚语：Think nothing of/不在乎定义：consider unimportant, treat casually认为不重要；毫不在意地对待…
例句：He thinks nothing of spending fifty dollars just for lunch !他不在乎花五十元吃一顿午餐。
俚语：On the other hand/另一方面来看
定义：conversely, to mention a different aspect相反地，提出一种不同的情况
例句：He is a bad cook, but on the other hand, he certainly can bake a good cake.他是一个差劲的厨子，但从另一方面来看，他的确能烘烤好吃的蛋糕。
俚语：take off one's hands解除某人的…
定义：relieve another of, buy把(人的)…除去，买
例句：After she bought the furniture, she decided it wasn't suitable, so I took it off her hands for a good price它买了那家具后，觉得并不合适，所以我以廉价买了过来。
俚语：get going/出发，着手
定义：start, gosintosaction, make haste开始，动作，赶紧
例句：You had better get going or you will be late for school !你最好快一点，不然上学要迟到了。
俚语：Nosey/好管闲事的
定义：tending to interfere in other people's business, inquisitive干涉别人的事，好追根究底的
例句：I don't want to be nosey, but what was the big argument about ?我不想多管闲事，但到底是在争论什么?
俚语：Get at/暗示
定义：intimate, hint暗示
例句：He seemed to be getting at something but she didn't know what it was.他似乎在暗示著什么，但是她并不知道。
俚语：Blow one's top/发脾气
定义：become very angry or excited变得非常生气或兴奋
例句：Don't blow your top over such a silly little mistake.别为了这小而愚蠢的错误发脾气。
俚语：Get on one's nerves使人精神紧张
定义：make one nervous or irritable使某人焦急或暴躁
例句：I have been typing for six hours it is really getting on my nervous.我已打了6个小时的字，真使我精神紧张。
俚语：Mean well/好意
定义：have good intentions好意
例句：I know be means well but I'd really rather try to do it myself.我知道他是好意.但是我宁愿自己去做它。
俚语：Hang around/闲荡，徘徊
定义：loiter, frequent闲逛，时常出入
例句：His mother is always telling him to stop hanging around in bars but he doesn't listen.他母亲时常叫他不要经常在酒吧间出入，但他总不听。
俚语：take in/观赏
定义：go to see去看
例句：he always takes in taiwan's acrobats whenever they come to town.每次台湾的特技表演到镇上时，他总是去看。
俚语：kill time/消磨时间
定义：waste time, cause the time to pass more浪费时间，使时间过得很快
例句：while they were waiting for the train they decided to kill some time by going to eat.他们决定在等火车时去吃东西以消磨时间。
俚语：go to show/说明
定义：serve to demonstrate or make clear说明白或使清楚
例句：that car wreck goes to show what wreckless driving can do.那辆车的残骸更说明了没有损坏的车的功用。
俚语：as a matter of fact/事实上
定义：in reality, to speak the truth实在，说实话
例句：as a matter of fact, i don't like her very much either.事实上，我也不会很喜欢他。
俚语：take back/取消，收回
定义：recant, withdraw a statement取消，撤回陈述
例句：the day after the misinformed spokesman made the announcements he had to take them all back.发言人误报消息的次日，他必须撤回所有的消息
一般和什么人说话用俚语呢？
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