憋了一肚子的话，却担心说不清楚？其实没你想的那么难。英语里有许多简单、好用的小短语，能帮你表达千言万语。英语有句俗话： Apictureisworthathousandwords:一张图胜过千言万语也有一些表达，让你一句胜千言。很多小词、小短语，也有这种神奇的功效，能代替好多句、表达出复杂的意思。卡住不知如何回答？用这些小短语！ #1. No sweat＃2. No biggie 没关系、别客气、举手之劳'No sweat' is a short version of 'no sweat off my back.''No sweat' 是 'no sweat of my back' 的缩短版'sweat' 是流汗的意思，紧张的时候是不是会汗流浃背啊？这时候一句No sweat，就能让人平静不少。'No biggie' comes from 'No big deal'.'No biggie' 是从'No big deal' 演变而来，也是“不是个事儿”的意思。比如：怎么用？A: I'm sorry I'm running a few minutes late. 不好意思，我要迟到几分钟。B: No sweat. 没事的啦/不要紧。A: Thank you for your help.谢谢你帮我！B: No biggie. 小事一桩更多类似说法： Don't worry. No problem. No big deal. It's all good. #3. You bet! 当然啦、必须的！'You bet' is similar to 'No sweat'. But it also has other usages:'You bet' 和'No sweat'很像，但还有别的用法This phrase can be used in a variety of situations across the board: 很多广泛场景下都可以用怎么用？A: Do you like living in Shanghai？ 你喜欢住在上海吗？B: You bet. I love it! 当然咯，我非常喜欢！A: Wasn't the performance last night awesome? 演出真精彩！ B: You bet! 当然！A: Thank you for treating me to that performance. 谢谢你请我看演出。B: You bet. 别客气，很乐意。＊Bet是赌博、猜测的意思＊You can bet your money on something (it's a safe bet): 你可以堵， 而且这是一个安全、肯定的赌注#4. Totally 绝对的！Americans totally love using 'totally': 美国人绝对很喜欢用“绝对的”Totally绝对是美国人的口头禅，用来表达认同和强调A:Her skirt is too short.她的裙子太短了。B:Totally. 就是啊!A:This hamburger is delicious.这个汉堡太好吃了。B:Totally. It's mouthwatering.绝对的！都是汁水。The term first came from valley girls: 这个表达最早是起源于“山谷女孩”。Valley girls are girls from Socal (Southern California) “山谷女孩”是难加州的女孩们，因为南加州被称为“山谷”#5. Literally 真的，毫不夸张的！'Literally' 也是美国人最爱的口头禅之一 Literally means 'actually'， without exaggeration: literally的意思是“字面上讲”，指很真实、不夸张，用来强调真实性。但是实际使用起来却通常相反，超级夸张！对比一下： The office is so hot. I'm literally sweating. 办公室真热，我真的在流汗，一点都不夸张 It's so hot in the office. I'm literally dying. 办公室真热，我是真的要热死了，一点都不夸张。（但明显就是夸张） 还有一些词，比如'practically'，用起来也同样矛盾。下次有机会跟大家分享。#6. Likewise 我也是I literally can't recommend this phrase more: 毫不夸张，我真的太推荐这个词了'Likewise' is used to agree with someone or express a mutual feeling: 它用来赞同别人的意见、或者表达同感It's very useful in social networking situations: 社交场合很有用It will help you sound very authentic: 它能帮你听上去很地道怎么用？A: It's a pleasure to meet you. 认识你很高兴B: Likewise. 我也是A: It's been great talking to you.跟你聊的很高兴B: Likewise. 我也是但是有种情况千万不能用！ A: I love you! 我爱你。B: Likewise. 我也是。Don't say that! 有人跟你说我爱你，千万别回答“likewise”It's too cold and lighthearted: 太冷淡、太漫不经心了帮你长话短说的小短语 #7. Long story short 长话短说If you don't want to go into too much detail， you can summarize or sum things up: 如果不想赘述很多细节，那可以概括总结一下。如果觉得自己说得太多、或者说不下去了，Long story short 也非常适合！#8. In a nutshell 简单来说 It's similar to 'long story short': 这个短语和“long story short”很接近It can help you move the conversation forward. 可以帮你推进谈话Use 'in a nutshell' if you want to skip detailed deion or put a complex idea in simple words: 如果你不想讲很多细节、或者想把复杂的事情用简单的话表达，可以用这个短语It's a great snapshot: 是个很好的概括#9. The rest is history 其它的都已是历史（就不多说了） “The rest is history' is often used to describe past achievements: 常用来描述过去的成就怎么用？Steve Jobs started Apple in his garage with some computer parts and a little bit of passion. As they say， the rest is history: 乔布斯当年在自家车库靠一些零件和热情起步。其它的都已成为历史，言下之意就是大家都知道苹果后来成为了伟大的公司演讲时很常用Speech/public speaking: 演讲It's often used when people talk about a successful person or company: 常用来描述成功的人或公司Everyone knows their success now， so there's no need to go into details: 大家都知道他们的成就，不用说很多过程中的细节另外还有个说法，也有相同意思：Fastforward to today：快进到今天＃10. Well said! 说得很好快用今天学到的小短语提高你的沟通效率吧！还有哪些小短语，你听过，但不会用？留言告诉我们。小编掐指一算，此文适合分享收藏，需要的时候，随时翻阅。学英语干货，出国留学，雅思托福等语言培训，关注 广州环球雅思学校的 微信公众号：烤鸭部落