英倫style：12句地道英式俚語(yǔ)表達(dá)

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1. Au fait this is an example of a French expression that has become partof the English Language. It means to have good detailed knowledge of something.(This is not slang but a very British English expression.)

Au fait是英語(yǔ)從法語(yǔ)中借用的表達(dá)之一。它的意思是對(duì)某事物有非常細(xì)致的了解,。(它不是俚語(yǔ)卻是非常地道的英式表達(dá))

例句：She is au fait with the company s rules and regulations.

她對(duì)公司的規(guī)章制度了然于心,。

2. Blinding if something is blinding, it means that it s excellent.

如果某事物是亮瞎眼的，意思就是這個(gè)事物非常棒,、非常出色,。

例句：She makes a blinding roast dinner.

她做了一頓美味無(wú)比的燒烤晚餐。

3. Bugger all if you ve got bugger all for dinner, it means you havenothing. (This is an impolite expression so use it with caution)

如果你說(shuō)晚餐吃個(gè)屁,，那就是說(shuō)你什么也沒有吃,。(這種表達(dá)十分不禮貌，需慎用)

例句：I worked 7 hours on that job and I got bugger all thanks for myefforts.

我花了七個(gè)小時(shí)處理那項(xiàng)工作，但我的努力卻連個(gè)謝謝都沒撈到,。

4. Cock up This can be used as a verb or a noun and it means to make aserious mistake or a mistake. (It has nothing to do with male parts!)

這個(gè)短語(yǔ)既可用作動(dòng)詞也可用作名詞，它的意思是犯了很嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤(動(dòng)詞)或錯(cuò)誤(名詞),。(這個(gè)表達(dá)跟男性器官毫無(wú)關(guān)系,。)

例句：You really cocked up this time. What are you going to do?

這次真是搞得一團(tuán)糟，你打算怎么辦?

5. Donkeys years a long time or ages

很久很久,，好多年

例句：It was so great to see Sally again. I hadn t seen her in donkey syears.

能再次見到薩利真是太棒了,，我好多年沒有見到她了。

6. Gobsmacked - “Gob” is mouth in British English and if you smack it, youprobably would do it because you are amazed or shocked.

Gob在英式英語(yǔ)里是嘴巴的意思,，如果你咂嘴，可能是因?yàn)槟愀械襟@訝或震驚,。

例句：I was gobsmacked by how much weight Pete had lost.

皮特瘦了這么多,，太讓我吃驚了!

7. Gormless another way to say vacant or clueless.

表示茫然或無(wú)知愚蠢的另一種方式,。

例句：She always has a gormless look in meetings.

開會(huì)時(shí)她總是一臉茫然。

8. Gutted really upset.

非常失望的

例句：I was gutted when I didn t get the job.

沒得到這份工作,，我很失望,。

9. Hunky-dory fine, going well

很好，進(jìn)展順利

例句：-How are things with you?

最近怎么樣?

-Everything is hunky-dory, thanks.

一切都挺好的,，謝謝,。

10. Knackered very tired, exhausted

非常累，精疲力竭

例句：I ve been working for hours on this report. I m knackered.

我花了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)做這個(gè)報(bào)告,，已經(jīng)累趴下了,。

11. Lurgy if you ve got the lurgy, it means you are ill with the flu orother mild disease.

如果你身體小恙，也就是得了流感或其他小病,。

例句：

-Where s Sarah today?

薩拉今天去哪里了?

-She s off sick. She s got the lurgy.

她生病了,，請(qǐng)了病假。

12. Nice one! If someone is impressed by what you ve done, they could usethis expression. It s similar to “good job” in American English. It can also beused sarcastically.

如果一個(gè)人對(duì)你所做的事情印象深刻,，就可以使用這個(gè)表達(dá),。它跟美式英語(yǔ)里的good job差不多，也可以用于帶有諷刺意味的夸獎(jiǎng),。

例句：-I managed to get two tickets for the One Direction concert at the O2arena.

我設(shè)法弄到了兩張One Direction在倫敦O2體育館的演唱會(huì)門票,。

-Nice one, mate!

干得漂亮，伙計(jì)!（新東方）