地道的英式英语口语

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使用简写

ad - advertisement
intro - introduction
info - information
congrats - congratulations

  • Congrats on the new job!

uni - university

  • I went to uni at Cambridge.
  • I haven’t seen my uni friends for ages.

veggie - vegetarian

  • I’m a veggie.
  • The cafe makes really great veggie food.

admin - administration

  • Uh! I’ve got so much admin to do today.
  • Uh! I’ve got so much life admin. (life admin：生活管理琐事，如交罚单，保险报销，填表…)

totes - totally

  • That film was totes amazing.

fab - fabulous

  • “How was the film?” “Oh it was fab!”

deffo - definitely

  • “Do you want to meet up next week?” “Deffo!”

carbs - carbohydrates

  • I’m trying to eat fewer carbs.

sec - second

  • I’ll be there in a sec.
  • Can you hold on a sec?

celeb - celebrity

  • When I was in L.A.(Los Angeles) I saw loads of celebs.

peeps - people

  • Hey peeps!

doc - doctor

  • I’m going to go to the doc this afternoon.

prep - preparation

  • I need to do some prep for my job interview.

pic - picture

  • Can I see your holiday pics?

awks - awkward (不合适的，尴尬的)

  • Oh dear, that’s so awks.

probs - probably
abs - abdominals (腹肌)

  • I’m going to do an abs workout.

bro - brother

  • Hey bro (mates,friends), how are you doing?

fam - family

  • Hey fam (mates,friends), how are you doing?

常用口语表达

fancy
want.

  • Do you fancy a pizza? (Do you want a pizza?)
  • I really fancy some pasta.

lovely
beautiful/enjoyable/pleasant.

  • It was lovely meeting you.
  • I had a really lovely evening last night.

sorry
if you didn’t hear what sb said.

  • Sorry? (礼貌地表达“你说什么？再说一遍好吗？”)

pop
visit briefly and come back quickly.

  • I’m just popping next door.
  • I’m just going to pop upstairs.
  • I’m going to pop to the shops.

cheers
thank you.

  • If sb does sth nice for you, you say “Cheers” to show your appreciation.

up for (doing) sth
have the desire to do.

  • Are you up for going to the cinema tonight?
  • I’m going to the gym, if you are up for it? (would you like to come?)

dodgy
untrustworthy, potentially dangerous or low quality.

  • That guy looks a bit dodgy.
  • That pizza looks a bit dodgy.
  • That thing looks a bit dodgy (weird).

take the piss (out of sb)
to mock/make fun about sb.

  • My friends took the piss out of me. (开玩笑或用意本不好)

loo (礼貌地表达厕所)
toilet.
I’m just going to go to the loo.
spend a penny - go to the toilet (polite but old fashioned).

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新词汇

millennial （80后+90后+00后）
someone born between 1980s - 2000s.

  • Are you a millennial?

a troll (noun)/trolling/to troll (verb)
someone that is deliberately provocative/offensive online

  • There are so many trolls on the internet.
  • There’s a lot of trolling on social media.
  • He’s trolling me.

fake news
news that is fake/not true and presented online as real

  • There’s been a lot of fake news recently.

a start-up
a newly established business.

  • There are a lot of tech (technology) start-ups in London.

click bait (e.g. 标题党文章链接)
a link designed to catch people’s attention and encourage them to click.
bait：诱饵

  • There’s so much click bait now on the internet.

lit (有一丁点儿“超燃的”的意思)
very cool/amazing

  • Today was lit!

digital nomad
someone who can live anywhere and work using technology
nomad：游民；流浪者

  • One day I’d like to be a digital nomad.

a thing
If something is “a thing” it is a popular practice or phenomenon.

  • Did you know that hot yoga was a thing?
  • Growing a beard is a real thing these days.

friend zone
tell someone that you want ot be their friend and not lover

  • She totally friend zoned me!

solopreneur (白手起家的人)
someone who starts a business on their own

  • It’s really hard being a solopreneur.

thank you的多种说法

thanks
thanks a lot
thanks so much - 强调so
thanks a ton
thanks a million - 类似于”我谢谢你！”是辛辣的，嘲讽的表达不满意的情绪。

cheers
want to say thank you.

I really appreciate …
it/that/your hard word/your lovely messages

you shouldn’t have… thanks so much!
say thank you when receiving a present, “it’s so nice of you…”

Nice one! Cheers, mate!
if someone make a cup of tea or…

many thanks

  • a way to end a message/an email
  • many thanks for helping me out today.

your’re a star/you’re a legend/you’re a life saver
show appreciation to someone who has helped you.

Ta!
more common in the north of English.

to give a shout out to sb
to publicly say thank you to someone.

  • I just want give a shout out to my fans.

much obliged
formal/old fashioned way to say thank you

  • I much obliged to you.
  • message/email: 
    1
    2
    much obliged
    Tom

道歉的多种方式

Apologise for a small mistake:

  • I’m sorry!
  • Sorry about that!
  • My bad! (It’s my fault)

Apologise in a social situation:

  • Pardon me.
  • Excuse me.
  • Sorry.
  • My apologies.

Apologise for bad news:

  • I’m afraid I don’t have one.
  • I’m afraid to say that there is a delay on the Underground today.

Apologise in normal situations:

  • I’d like to apologise (for…)
  • I want to apologise (for…)
  • I owe you an apology (for…)
  • I want to day I’m sorry (for…)
  • Please accept my (sincerest/deepest) apologies (for…)

others

  • I’m so sorry
  • I’m terribly sorry
  • I’m really sorry
  • I’m very sorry
  • I’m genuinely sorry

夸张的表达

sth is killing me = it really hurts.

  • My shoes are killing me.

I could eat a horse = very hungry

  • I’m so hungry; I could eat a horse.

sth takes forever = takes a very long time

  • It’s taking forever.

a million times = a lot of times

  • I’ve heard this story a million times.

the best view (最高级表示极度喜爱)

  • For me London has the best view in the world.

out of this word = extremely good or impressive (常用在食物上)

  • This ice cream is out of this world.

sb is on fire = unstoppable/on good form

  • Lionel Messi is on fire tonight.

sb is going to kill (me) - they will be angry/upset

  • My flatmate is going to kill me because I broke her window.

It’s hotter than the sun = very hot (比较级表示极度xx)

  • It’s hotter than the sun in here.
  • The spider is bigger than my head.

staving = very hungry

  • I’m starving.
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