英語俚語

簡介

在外國學英語，最有趣的大概就是可以聽到很多俚語。很多時候光聽那些句子, 好像不容易馬上可以會意出來他們在說什麼, 聽了幾次後, 就慢慢可以了解這些俚語的含意了。不過, 不管什麼語言, 都應該考慮到說話的對象、場合與時間, 有些俚語並不適合在正式的場合用。如：

a (good) kay and a half:

One and a half kilometres; the distance to anywhere from anywhere else; a long way.

Example: Where's Christie's Beach? About a kay and a half that way.

How far are we from home? We'd be a good kay and a half, I reckon.

A Buck One-Eighty:

You have A Buck Three-Eighty. I have always heard it this way--so there's a variant.

Example: Wonder if a buck three-eighty is actually the same amount as a buck one-eighty?

a buck three eighty:

The price for anything.

Example: Q: How much is this, sir? A: That's a buck three eighty.

a case of the ass or redass:

Highly annoyed, pissed off. Currently used in US Army.

Example: Sergeant Greenfield has this huge case of the ass with me ever since I wrecked his humvee.

a couple two three:

I guess this means two or three. (We don't say this in Chicago. It's a weird thing they say out west or something.)

Example: He had a couple two three dogs in his yard.

a dollar three eightyfive:

A nonsensical price for when one does not want to give the real price.

Example: How much did my Lexus cost? A dollar three eightyfive.