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。

例句：
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。

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。

例句：

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。

例句：

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。

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”。

例句：

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

例句：

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。

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。

例句：

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。

例句：

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。

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。

例句：

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"。

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！

今天的这些表达，你都学会了吗？