I can believe I passed that exam! I thought I was going to fail, Im 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。 Im 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? BEES KNEES:蜜蜂的膝盖 某事或某人令人难以置信。 I don like Harvey very much, he thinks hes the bees 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。 Im 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 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 sisters 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 you try and have a kip before everyone gets here? You won 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。 Im 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 really like this sort of music. Its just not my cup of tea. 我不喜欢这类的音乐,这不是我的菜。 (编辑:何莹莹)
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