日常的口语表达中,我们追求效率,力求用简洁的词句表达真正的意图。
今天,福姑又为大家搜罗了一些英语国家常用的俚语表达,让你的口语越来越地道。
UNREAL:极棒的
表示非同寻常的酷。
例句:
I love this party, it s just unreal!
我爱死这个派对了,这个派对太棒了,简直不像真的!
PROPS:支持
表示尊重或认同。
例句:
I know he failed the test, but you ve got to give him props for trying.
我知道他考试没及格,但你得给他支持。
KUDOS:荣誉
尊重、认同的同义词。
例句:
Kudos for organizing this party!
这次聚会组织得太好了!
BOTTOM LINE:重点
表示问题的关键。
例句:
The bottom line is we just don t have enough money to make it work.
重点是我们缺少充足的资金使其运转起来。
DISS:无礼
表示不尊重他人的行为。
例句:
Stop dissing her behind her back. Show some respect!
别在背后侮辱她。尊重点人!
DIG:非常喜欢
表示超级喜欢某物。
例句:
Hey, I dig your new style. Where did you buy that T-shirt?
嘿,这身装扮不错,我很喜欢。这件T恤在哪儿买的?
BOB S YOUR UNCLE:这就行了
一般说来,这句话在英国比较常用,用在句末,相当于“That s it!”。
例句:
-How did you make this cake? It s delicious!
这蛋糕怎么做的?太好吃了!
-Well, I just mixed in the batter thoroughly, poured it into a cake pan, baked it for 30 minutes and Bob s your uncle!
-好吧,我把面粉完全混在一起,然后放进蛋糕盘烤了30分钟,差不多就是这样!
BUDGE UP:让开
请求某人挪动腾出空间。
例句:
I want to sit down too, could you budge up a little please?
我也想坐下来歇歇,您能稍微挪挪吗?
ACE:太棒了;能手
有两种含义:某事很棒很酷;轻易就能做到完美
例句:
Ace! I just got a promotion at work!
太棒了!我升职了!
Robert aced his physics exam!
罗伯特在物理考试中表现优异!
ALL RIGHT?:你怎么样?
等同于:Hello,How are U?
例句:
-All right?
最近怎么样?
-Good thanks, you all right?
-挺好的,你呢?
FULL OF BEANS:精力充沛
表示充满能量。
例句:
All the children were full of beans at the party today. I couldn t get any of them to sit still!
今天,参加聚会的孩子们各个精力充沛。我根本没法子让他们坐下来!
BLATANT:显然
表示显而易见的事情。
例句:
She s blatantly very annoyed, everyone can see it apart from you.
显然她生气了,只有你没看出来。
PEAR SHAPED:搞砸了
表示某种东西变成了一团乱。
例句:
I was trying to organize a surprise birthday party for her, but it s all gone pear-shaped!
我想组织一场生日派对,给她惊喜,但是我搞砸了!
PIECE OF CAKE:小事一桩
当人吹嘘或认为某事极其简单时,便会这么说。
例句:
-What did you think of the exam? I thought it was really difficult.
你怎么看待这次考试?我觉得太难了。
-No, it was a piece of cake!
不,我觉得一点也不难。
BLIMEY:啊呀
表达惊奇的感叹词。
例句:
Blimey, look at all this mess here! I d only left the house for an hour, and look what you ve done!
啊呀,看看这一团糟!我才离开家一小时,看看你都做了什么!
FORTNIGHT:十四天
表示两周,“fourteen nights”的简写。
例句:
I ve been really ill for the past fortnight, and still haven t recovered.
我病了两周,还未痊愈。
GOBSMACKED:目瞪口呆的
形容大吃一惊。
例句:
I can t believe I passed that exam! I thought I was going to fail, I m completely gobsmacked!
我竟然通过了考试!原本以为要挂掉了,真让人难以置信!
SPLASH OUT:花了太多钱
花了一大笔钱。
例句:
I wanted to give Sarah a special treat for her birthday, so I splashed out on a very romantic weekend away.
我想为萨拉准备一份特别的生日礼物,于是砸了大笔钱筹备一个浪漫的周末。
GRUB / NOSH:食物
二者均指食物。
例句:
I m going to get some grub for myself from the local takeaway. Do you want anything?
我要在当地餐馆点些吃的,你想吃什么?
BEE S KNEES:蜜蜂的膝盖
某事或某人令人难以置信。
例句:
I don t like Harvey very much, he thinks he s the bee s knees!
我不怎么喜欢哈维,他有点不靠谱!
GUTTED:非常疲惫的
某人心烦意乱或失望。
例句:
I m so gutted I failed my driving test, again!
驾照考试又没过,烦死了!
PEANUTS:微不足道的钱
某物超级便宜。
例句:
I hate my job. I have to work such long hours, and I get paid peanuts.
我讨厌自己的工作。工作时间长,工资又那么低。
HAGGLE:讨价还价
争论,试图协商商品的价格。
例句:
I managed to haggle the price of this shirt down by 25%!
我设法把这件衬衫的价格砍了25%!
JOLLY:很,非常
跟Very一个意思,Jolly good其实就是“Very good”的意思。
例句:
-Don t worry,I will pay you back before the end of this month.
-I should jolly well think so!
-别担心,月底前会还你的。
-我真该这么想!
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS:破坏
破坏某物。
例句:
I managed to keep the surprise a secret, right up until the day before my sister s birthday, and then he threw a spanner in the works by telling her!
我原本打算在姐姐生日那天送出这份惊喜,没想到他却提前告诉了姐姐!
KIP:小憩
打盹,小睡。
例句:
Why don t you try and have a kip before everyone gets here? You won t have time to rest later.
你怎么不在大家来之前小睡一会呢?一会没时间休息了。
WIND UP:取笑/烦恼
有多种含义。如果你做的事“wind-up”,也就是说你在取笑某人。如果你“wind-up”,说明你很烦。
例句:
I was just winding her up for fun, but she took offence to it and got really angry!
我只是为了好玩才逗她,没想到她生气了,真的生气了!
MATE:同伴
朋友、密友、笔友、伙伴。
例句:
I m going to the cinema with my mates tonight.
今晚我和同伴一起去看电影。
NOT MY CUP OF TEA:非我杯茶
不喜欢某事或某物。陈奕迅的《浮夸》里就有一句歌词是:我非你杯茶 也可尽情地喝吧。
例句:
I don t really like this sort of music. It s just not my cup of tea.
我不喜欢这类的音乐,这不是我的菜。
PORKIES:说谎
说谎。起源于伦敦佬押韵俚语,是“porky pies”的缩写,跟lies谐音。
例句:
Don t listen to her, she s telling porkies!
别听她的鬼话,她在撒谎!
ROW:争论
争论,与“Cow”是谐音。
例句:
My brother had a huge row with his girlfriend yesterday. He s really upset!
哥哥昨天跟女朋友大吵了一架。他真的很生气!
DONKEY S YEARS:许多年
如果有人跟你说"I haven t seen you in donkey s years",说明你们很久没见了。
例句:
Hi Sarah! What a surprise to see you here. I haven’t seen you in donkey’s years! How have you been?
萨拉!没想到会在这遇见。好多年没见过你了!你怎么样?
EASY PEASY:超简单
一个孩子气的表述,描述某事很容易。
例句:
I could make that for you, if you like? It s easy peasy!
如果可以,我能为你做吗?这很容易!
SORTED:已解决的
如果有人问起一项你已解决的问题,那么你可以这么说。
例句:
-What s happening about that roof leak then?
-Oh that s sorted now. I found a really good builder to do the job.
—那个漏水的屋顶怎么样了?
—噢,这个问题现在已经解决了。我找了一个建筑能手修缮它。
STROP:悲伤
如果有人不开心或难过,那么可以说“being stroppy”或“throwing a strop”。
例句:
Janet, would you please cheer up? It s your birthday, don t be so stroppy!
珍妮特,你能开心点吗?今天是你的生日,别那么悲伤!
CHEERIO:拜拜
This is a friendly way of saying goodbye
说再见的一种友好方式
例句:
Right, I have to go now, see you soon. Cheerio!
好吧,我得走了,再会。拜!
WANGLE:得到
用来描述某人运气绝佳。
例句:
I can t believe he managed to wangle an upgrade on their airline seats, AND the honeymoon suite in their hotel!
他不仅幸运升舱,还住进了酒店的蜜月套房!真是不可思议!
BLINDING:极好的
“a blinding success”,说明某事很棒。
例句:
They had a blinding party after their wedding ceremony. Everyone had such a great time!
结婚典礼后,他们举行了一场热闹非凡的舞会。每个人都很开心。
WONKY:不稳定
不稳的,摇晃的。
例句:
I can t eat my dinner at this table. It s wonky and won t stop wobbling!
这张桌子不稳,摇摇晃晃的,我没法好好吃饭!
ZONKED:劳累的
如果某人“zonked”或“zonked out”,证明他们极度疲累、筋疲力尽。
例句:
He had a lot of fun at his birthday party earlier, but he s completely zonked out now!
他在生日聚会上玩得很开心,不过现在累坏了!
DODGY:可疑的
描述某人或某事不可信任。
例句:
This food looks a bit dodgy, it might have passed its expiry date. I don’t think we should eat it.
这份食物看起来不太对,有可能过期了。我们最好不吃。
LEG IT:跑
类似"run"或"run for it"。
例句:
I went out on Halloween night, and someone jumped out from behind a bush to scare me. I was so frightened, that I just legged it all the way back home!
我在万圣节夜出门,结果有人从灌木丛后面跳出来吓我!我好害怕,吓得我一路狂奔跑回家!
今天的这些表达,你都学会了吗?可以收藏起来,慢慢消化。