2012年大学英语六级生活中常见词汇01

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so-so 一般般
"How are you doing?"最近怎么样？
"Just so-so."一般般。  
5 Z2 c: N2 a  R' Lchit-chat=small talk or unimportant conversation 闲聊
/ x3 ?  u% h3 }' \- M' l. ~/ KHe asked us to stop our chit-chat and get on with our work.
他让我们停止闲聊，继续工作。  
knick-knack 小饰物，小玩意儿
She’s got a lot of knick-knacks – I’m always afraid I’m going to break one.
她有这么多的小玩意儿，我真担心不小心打坏哪个。  
ship-shape = everything in its right place 整齐的，井然有序的
: H( ~5 j; b6 W+ c) a( O9 q3 RI want to leave the place ship-shape when we go on holiday.
我希望度假期间这里能保持整齐。  
flip-flops = rubber sandals with a thong that goes between your big and second toe 人字拖
2 C9 v3 p+ p5 R$ o4 YI lived in my flip-flops when I was staying on the beach.
在海滩上我整天穿人字拖。  
* u9 O) l* Z" B  hzig-zag = diagonally 对角地，呈Z字形
He lost control of the car and it zig-zagged across the road.
车子失去了控制，开到了路的斜对面。  
2 @) F' y+ @" ~$ M9 q2 P2 Rding-dong = an argument 争吵
They’ve had a bit of a ding-dong and they’re not talking to each other at the moment.
他们之间发生了小争执，这会儿谁也不跟谁说话了。
see-saw  跷跷板，比喻像跷跷板一样“上下起伏”。
The English pound has see-sawed against the American dollar for the last two weeks.
在过去的两周里英镑和美元像玩跷跷板一样一上一下，起伏不定。