55條英美高頻俚語（三）
29. FORTNIGHT
29.十四天
Two weeks. This comes from an abbreviation of ‘fourteen nights’
兩週。“fourteen nights”的簡寫
I’ve been really ill for the past fortnight, and still haven’t recovered.
我病了兩週，還未痊癒。
30. GOBSMACKED
30.目瞪口呆的
This means amazed
形容大吃一驚
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！原本以爲要掛掉了，真讓人難以置信！
31. SPLASH OUT
31.花了太多錢
When you spend far too much money
花了一大筆錢
I wanted to give Sarah a special treat for her birthday, so I splashed out on a very romantic weekend away.
我想爲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。
32. GRUB / NOSH
32.食物
Both these words mean food
二者均指食物
I’m going to get some grub for myself from the local takeaway. Do you want anything?
我要在當地餐館點些吃的，你想吃什麼？
33. BEE’S KNEES
33.蜜蜂的膝蓋
Something or someone fabulous
某事或某人令人難以置信
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！
34. GUTTED
34.非常疲憊的
When someone is really upset or disappointed
某人心煩意亂或失望
I’m so gutted I failed my driving test, again!
駕照考試又沒過，煩死了！
35. PEANUTS
35.微不足道的錢
When something is cheap, financially low
某物超級便宜
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。
36. HAGGLE
36.討價還價
To argue over, and try to negotiate the price of something you want to buy
爭論，試圖協商商品的價格。
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%！
37. JOLLY
37.很，非常
You might hear people use this in all sorts of ways, but basically it means ‘very’. So “jolly good” would mean ‘very good’
跟Very一個意思，Jolly good其實就是“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!
別擔心，月底前會還你的。
-我真該這麼想！
38. THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS
38.破壞
This is an expression that means to wreck something
破壞某物
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這份驚喜，沒想到他卻提前告訴了姐姐！
39. KIP
39.小憩
A short sleep, a nap, a power nap, or a snooze.
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.
你怎麼不在大家來之前小睡一會呢？一會沒時間休息了。
40. WIND UP
40.取笑/煩惱
This has a couple of meanings. If something you do is a ‘wind up’ it means you are making fun of someone. However, if you are ‘wind up’ it means you are annoyed
有多種含義。如果你做的事“wind-up”，也就是說你在取笑某人。如果你“wind-up”，說明你很煩。
I was just winding her up for fun, but she took offence to it and got really angry!
我只是爲了好玩才逗她，沒想到她生氣了，真的生氣了！
41. MATE
41.同伴
This means friend, chum, pal, or buddy.
朋友、密友、筆友、夥伴
I’m going to the cinema with my mates tonight.
今晚我和同伴一起去看電影。
42. NOT MY CUP OF TEA
42.非我杯茶
This is a common saying which means that something is not to your liking.
不喜歡某事或某物
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。
