UNREAL：极棒的
表示非同寻常的酷。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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!”。
- -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。
- 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
- 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?
- -All right?
最近怎么样？
-Good thanks, you all right?
-挺好的，你呢？
FULL OF BEANS：经济充沛
表示充满能量。
- 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！
：显然
表示显而易见的事情。
- 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。
- 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。
- -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。
- 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：’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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- -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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- -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”。
- 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
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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”。
- 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！