小词4枚，助你雅思口语大放异彩
A：“Hey, what’s up?”
B: “Um, the sky?”
空气中弥漫着尴尬……
Your friend was asking you how you were, but how were you supposed to know?
这样的对话会发生在真实的生活中，今儿来说一些比较好用的“词”，用在我们雅思口语当中，帮助我们刚去上学的朋友们避免笑话中的尴尬。
1 Awesome(adj)
这是一个使用率非常非常高的词，你可以从年轻人到老年人的嘴里都能听到。当你想表达你觉得一些事情是非常wonderful或者amazing的时候，就用“awesome”，更口语化，可以用来一个句子或者就只用这一个词去回复。
栗子：
Example 1)
“What did you think of Wolf on Wall Street?”
“It was awesome! I loved it!” (They thought it was a great movie).
Example 2)
“I’ll pick you up at 1 pm, okay?”
“Awesome.” (Here it shows you’re cool with the idea and you agree).
2 Cool (adj)
就像awesome means ‘great’ or ‘fantastic’，“cool”代表的是你对某个主意表示很认同。但是这个正式的意思就是有些冷，这个大家都知道我们不做解释，就是强调这个口语的意思。
栗子：
Example 1)
“How’s the weather in Canada these days?”
“It’s getting cooler. Winter’s coming!” (This is the literal meaning a little cold)
Example 2)
“What did you think of my new boyfriend?”
“I liked him. He seemed like a cool guy!” (He seemed like a nice guy).
在一些正式的表达当中，我们用“beat”表示赢，比如Manchester United beat Liverpool，还可以表达”打”，再比如stop beating your brother，但是在口语中，如果你听到你的朋友说I’m beat，这就是他/她想表达，我太累了。
栗子
Example 1)
“Do you want to go out tonight? There’s a cool new rock bar that’s just opened.”
“Sorry, I can’t. I’m beat and I have to wake up early tomorrow.”
Example 2)
“You look beat, what have you been doing?”
“I’ve been helping my dad in the yard all morning.”
4 To hang out (verb)
如果有人问你“where you usually hang out”，他们是想知道你什么时候有空，如果你的朋友问你if you want to hang out with them，他们是想问你，你什么时候是空闲的，咱一块儿待会儿。如果你问你朋友你嘛呢，对方回答hanging out，这个就是说他现在有空，什么也没干。
栗子：
Example 1)
“Hey, it’s great to see you again.”
“And you. We must hang out sometime.”
“I would love that. I’ll call you soon.”
Example 2)
“Paulo, where do you usually hang out on a Friday night?”
“If I’m not working, usually at the diner across the road from school.”
“Cool, I’ve been there a few times.”
