你看剧真的是在学英语，还是只是在刷剧？这13个表达，据说美剧10级才能看懂，测一测就知道你看剧到底有没有学到英语了!■?■■■■1my way or the highway.我的路，或是高速公路？正解：不听我的就滚蛋!2come on, cut it out!去，把它剪掉？正解：别闹了。3you said we were through.你说过，我们已经通过了？正解：你说我们玩完了!美剧当中，每当情侣们要分手的时候会说的一句话。一段感情结束时，还可以说 we are so over. we are history 或者“i am so over you. you are history”。4i’m just been so on edge.我站在了边缘位置？正解：我紧张得快疯掉了。be so on edge的意思是：你因为某些看似不妙的事情要发生而坐立不安，要抓狂了。你自己很upset，因为一些不痛快的事情发生了。5hit on someone对某人拳打脚踢？正解：和某人调情，勾引某人。michael thought he was hitting on her。迈克尔说他当时想泡她。6to paint the town red把城镇涂成红色？正解：尽情享受。they are going out tonight to paint the town red。他们今晚上要玩个痛快。7to drive sb up the wall赶鸭子上架？正解：让某人生气，让某人头疼。the boy is driving his mother up the wall because of his ill behavior。这个不听话的孩子让他的妈妈大为头疼。8to keep one’s nose clean。把鼻子擦干净？正解：远离是非，少惹麻烦。the newly released inmates are trying to keep their noses clean。刚刚释放的犯人们总是尽量的少惹是非。9to play cat and mouse玩猫和狗？正解：欲擒故纵。the police have played cat and mouse with the murderer。警察采用欲擒故纵的方式抓捕这个谋杀犯。10to ask someone for one’s hand请某人帮忙？正解：求婚。to ask girl’s parents for marriage approval. (男方请求女方的父母将女儿讲给他，这里的someone是指女方的家长，“one”指被求婚的对象, “hand”只能用单数。)he asked his girlfriend’s parents for her hand。他请求她女朋友的父母答应他们的婚事。11to have irons in the fire趁热打铁？正解：同时有许多的事情要完成，但是又不知道从何开始，似乎忙的不可开交。don’t bother him because he has many irons in the fire。别打扰他, 他事情太多，忙得很!12to let off steam放出蒸汽？正解：发泄，出气。类似的表达还有“to lose temper”;what will you do if your wife lets off steam。假如你的太太大发脾气你该怎么做？13to talk over one’s head在某人的头上谈话？正解：指所谈论的内容过于专业或者高深, 非一般人能够理解。dr. lee’s lecture was so specialized that he almost talked over our heads。李博士的演讲太专业了，几乎使我们无法理解。
