日常的口語表達中，我們追求效率，力求用簡潔的詞句表達真正的意圖。
今天，福姑又為大家蒐羅了一些英語國家常用的俚語表達，讓你的口語越來越地道。
表示非同尋常的酷。
例句：
I love this party, it s just unreal!
我愛死這個派對了，這個派對太棒了，簡直不像真的！
PROPS：支持
表示尊重或認同。
例句：
I know he failed the test, but you ve got to give him props for trying.
我知道他考試沒及格，但你得給他支持。
KUDOS：榮譽
尊重、認同的同義詞。
例句：
Kudos for organizing this party!
這次聚會組織得太好了！
BOTTOM LINE：重點
表示問題的關鍵。
例句：
The bottom line is we just don t have enough money to make it work.
重點是我們缺少充足的資金使其運轉起來。
DISS：無禮
表示不尊重他人的行為。
例句：
Stop dissing her behind her back. Show some respect!
別在背後侮辱她。尊重點人！
DIG：非常喜歡
表示超級喜歡某物。
例句：
Hey, I dig your new style. Where did you buy that T-shirt?
嘿，這身裝扮不錯，我很喜歡。這件T恤在哪兒買的？
BOB S YOUR UNCLE：這就行了
一般説來，這句話在英國比較常用，用在句末，相當於“That s it!”。
例句：
-How did you make this cake? It s delicious!
這蛋糕怎麼做的？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，我把麪粉完全混在一起，然後放進蛋糕盤烤了30分鐘，差不多就是這樣！
BUDGE UP：讓開
請求某人挪動騰出空間。
例句：
I want to sit down too, could you budge up a little please?
我也想坐下來歇歇，您能稍微挪挪嗎？
ACE：太棒了；能手
有兩種含義：某事很棒很酷；輕易就能做到完美
例句：
Ace! I just got a promotion at work!
太棒了！我升職了！
Robert aced his physics exam!
羅伯特在物理考試中表現優異！
ALL RIGHT?：你怎麼樣？
等同於：Hello，How are U?
例句：
-All right?
最近怎麼樣？
-Good thanks, you all right?
-挺好的，你呢？
FULL OF BEANS：精力充沛
表示充滿能量。
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，參加聚會的孩子們各個精力充沛。我根本沒法子讓他們坐下來！
BLATANT：顯然
表示顯而易見的事情。
例句：
She s blatantly very annoyed, everyone can see it apart from you.
顯然她生氣了，只有你沒看出來。
PEAR SHAPED：搞砸了
表示某種東西變成了一團亂。
例句：
I was trying to organize a surprise birthday party for her, but it s all gone pear-shaped!
我想組織一場生日派對，給她驚喜，但是我搞砸了！
當人吹噓或認為某事極其簡單時，便會這麼説。
例句：
-What did you think of the exam? I thought it was really difficult.
你怎麼看待這次考試？我覺得太難了。
-No, it was a piece of cake!
不，我覺得一點也不難。
BLIMEY：啊呀
表達驚奇的感嘆詞。
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，看看這一團糟！我才離開家一小時，看看你都做了什麼！
FORTNIGHT：十四天
表示兩週，“fourteen nights”的簡寫。
例句：
I ve been really ill for the past fortnight, and still haven t recovered.
我病了兩週，還未痊癒。
GOBSMACKED：目瞪口呆的
形容大吃一驚。
例句：
I can t believe I passed that exam! I thought I was going to fail, I m completely gobsmacked!
我竟然通過了考試！原本以為要掛掉了，真讓人難以置信！
SPLASH OUT：花了太多錢
花了一大筆錢。
例句：
I wanted to give Sarah a special treat for her birthday, so I splashed out on a very romantic weekend away.
我想為薩拉準備一份特別的生日禮物，於是砸了大筆錢籌備一個浪漫的週末。
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?
我要在當地餐館點些吃的，你想吃什麼？
BEE S KNEES：蜜蜂的膝蓋
某事或某人令人難以置信。
例句：
I don t like Harvey very much, he thinks he s the bee s knees!
我不怎麼喜歡哈維，他有點不靠譜！
GUTTED：非常疲憊的
某人心煩意亂或失望。
例句：
I m so gutted I failed my driving test, again!
駕照考試又沒過，煩死了！
PEANUTS：微不足道的錢
某物超級便宜。
例句：
I hate my job. I have to work such long hours, and I get paid peanuts.
我討厭自己的工作。工作時間長，工資又那麼低。
HAGGLE：討價還價
爭論，試圖協商商品的價格。
例句：
I managed to haggle the price of this shirt down by 25%!
我設法把這件襯衫的價格砍了25%！
JOLLY：很，非常
跟Very一個意思，Jolly good其實就是“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!
-別擔心，月底前會還你的。
-我真該這麼想！
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS：破壞
破壞某物。
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這份驚喜，沒想到他卻提前告訴了姐姐！
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.
你怎麼不在大家來之前小睡一會呢？一會沒時間休息了。
WIND UP：取笑/煩惱
有多種含義。如果你做的事“wind-up”，也就是説你在取笑某人。如果你“wind-up”，説明你很煩。
例句：
I was just winding her up for fun, but she took offence to it and got really angry!
我只是為了好玩才逗她，沒想到她生氣了，真的生氣了！
朋友、密友、筆友、夥伴。
例句：
I m going to the cinema with my mates tonight.
今晚我和同伴一起去看電影。
NOT MY CUP OF TEA：非我杯茶
不喜歡某事或某物。陳奕迅的《浮誇》裏就有一句歌詞是：我非你杯茶 也可盡情地喝吧。
例句：
I don t really like this sort of music. It s just not my cup of tea.
我不喜歡這類的音樂，這不是我的菜。
PORKIES：説謊
説謊。起源於倫敦佬押韻俚語，是“porky pies”的縮寫，跟lies諧音。
例句：
Don t listen to her, she s telling porkies!
別聽她的鬼話，她在撒謊！
ROW：爭論
爭論，與“Cow”是諧音。
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。他真的很生氣！
DONKEY S YEARS：許多年
如果有人跟你説"I haven t seen you in donkey s years"，説明你們很久沒見了。
例句：
Hi Sarah! What a surprise to see you here. I haven’t seen you in donkey’s years! How have you been?
薩拉！沒想到會在這遇見。好多年沒見過你了！你怎麼樣？
EASY PEASY：超簡單
一個孩子氣的表述，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，我能為你做嗎？這很容易！
SORTED：已解決的
如果有人問起一項你已解決的問題，那麼你可以這麼説。
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.
—那個漏水的屋頂怎麼樣了？
—噢，這個問題現在已經解決了。我找了一個建築能手修繕它。
STROP：悲傷
如果有人不開心或難過，那麼可以説“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，你能開心點嗎？今天是你的生日，別那麼悲傷！
CHEERIO：拜拜
This is a friendly way of saying goodbye
説再見的一種友好方式
例句：
Right, I have to go now, see you soon. Cheerio!
好吧，我得走了，再會。拜！
WANGLE：得到
用來描述某人運氣絕佳。
例句：
I can t believe he managed to wangle an upgrade on their airline seats, AND the honeymoon suite in their hotel!
他不僅幸運升艙，還住進了酒店的蜜月套房！真是不可思議！
BLINDING：極好的
“a blinding success”，説明某事很棒。
例句：
They had a blinding party after their wedding ceremony. Everyone had such a great time!
結婚典禮後，他們舉行了一場熱鬧非凡的舞會。每個人都很開心。
WONKY：不穩定
不穩的，搖晃的。
例句：
I can t eat my dinner at this table. It s wonky and won t stop wobbling!
這張桌子不穩，搖搖晃晃的，我沒法好好吃飯！
ZONKED：勞累的
如果某人“zonked”或“zonked out”，證明他們極度疲累、筋疲力盡。
例句：
He had a lot of fun at his birthday party earlier, but he s completely zonked out now!
他在生日聚會上玩得很開心，不過現在累壞了！
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.
這份食物看起來不太對，有可能過期了。我們最好不吃。
LEG IT：跑
類似"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!
我在萬聖節夜出門，結果有人從灌木叢後面跳出來嚇我！我好害怕，嚇得我一路狂奔跑回家！
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