[英文] 八則俚語分享時間 Slang & Idioms

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[1] unring the bell意識到來不及挽回的錯誤 ; 無法彌補的錯誤

[the unfortune realization that any given time sensitive condition cannot be done]

e.g. I wish I didn’t run over the kid while I was texting while driving; can’t unring the bell.

我真希望我沒有輾過那小孩當我在開車打簡訊的時候，只是一切已經來不及了

[2] get these hands 打(某人)屁股

[you are about to get your ass beat]

e.g. A: You are so ugly!
B: What? You are about to get these hands!

A: 你好醜唷！ B: 啥？我要打你的屁股！

[3] find your silence 請某人安靜一點

[a request that somebody be quiet, stop talking, etc.]

e.g. You are driving me nuts! I am going to need you to find your silence.

你真的讓我快瘋了！我需要你安靜一點！

[4] verbal punches 言語攻擊

[to say things intended to hurt another]

e.g. I couldn’t stop myself from jumping on her. She was throwing verbal punches at me since I walked in the door last night until now, I couldn’t take anymore.

我無法停止大罵她！自從我從昨晚進來，她就不斷言語攻擊我。我真的忍無可忍了

[5] Google University 一種社會現象，關於評論者喜歡利用網路上未認證、不精確的來源之知識來驗證自己的論點

e.g. After reading a ridiculous comment from someone that posted a link:

“Oh look, someone got their degree from Google University.”

在讀了一個某人放了個連結的可笑評論之後。

「喔，快來看！某個人從谷歌大學獲得了文憑呢！」

[6] web shite (n.) 很糟的網站

e.g. Oh my goodness! What a shitty web shite is this?

哇靠！這是什麼神詭異的網站？

[7] man on the moon 與眾不同的人(好的方面)

[a person who is not an outcast but different from everyone else. A unique person, different in a good way]

e.g. That guy in the corner is a man on the moon heard he was actually cool.

那在街角的男人非常與眾不同，聽說他其實非常的酷！

[8] service the account (口語中較委婉的說法) 人類的自慰行為

[a euphemism for masturbating, especially at work]

*euphemism (n.) 委婉

*masturbate (V.) 自慰行為

*masturbation (n.) 自慰行為

(以上取自 urbandictionary.com)

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