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美国街头常用英语俚语I-9: IOU / it takes two to tango (mp3和文本下载)

2016-10-27来源:和谐英语

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1. IOU 借条，借据

John, can I burn 500 bucks out of you? I can write you an IOU.
约翰，你能借给我500块钱吗？我可以给你写张借条。

释义：

IOU: I owe you 的简写，我欠你的（钱，情）

2. It takes two to tango. 一个巴掌拍不响。

Don't blame your brother for everything, little Tommy! It takes two to tango!
汤米，别老是只怪你哥哥，一个巴掌拍不响。

疯狂联想：一个人跳不起探戈，两个人方能翩翩起舞。