美国街头常用英语俚语C-17: Cry in one's beer/ crystal ball (mp3和文本下载)

1. Cry in one's beer 借酒消愁，自我怜悯

John sits around in a bar all day crying in his beer since his girlfriend dumped him.
女友和他分手后，约翰就一天到晚坐在酒吧里借酒消愁。

释义：意思是坐在酒吧间里对着啤酒哭、自己可怜自己，殊不知，“借酒消愁愁更愁”。

2. Crystal ball 占卜，预测，预言

Sometimes I wish I were a gypsy who could see the future in a crystal ball.
有时候我真想变成一个吉卜赛人，可以预测未来。

释义：

crystal: 水晶

crystal ball: 水晶球

据说吉卜赛人很会占卜，看星象。他们能够通过水晶球卜吉凶，看未来，后来crystal ball演变为动词，“占卜，预测”。