1、barmy
eccentric?or?foolish.?Also:?balmy
古怪或傻的。也用作：balmy
He?used?to?say?I?was?barmy,?and?that?really?got?to?me.
他過去經常說我傻，這真的很讓我介意。
This?policy?is?absolutely?barmy.
這項政策傻透了。
2、take the Mickey?
making fun of someone
嘲弄他人
Don't?take?the?Mickey?out of someone who's sensitive. It could hurt them.?
別和敏感的人開玩笑。那有可能會傷害他們。
3、idiot box?
A?television?set.?This?slangy?and?pejorative expression?dates?from?about?1960.
電視機。這種俚語的、含有貶義的表達方式大約從1960年出現(xiàn)。
There?they?sit?in?front?of?the?idiot?box,?hour?after?hour.
他們坐在電視機前面，一個又一個小時。
You?spend?too?much?time?watching?the?idiot?box.
他們在看電視上花了太多時間。
4、bog off?
Get?out?of?here;?go?away;?get?lost. (originally RAF slang)
從這里離開；離開；走開。（起初是英國皇家空軍的慣用表達）
Listen,?I?don't?want?to?buy?any,?so?why?don't?you?just?bog?off?and?leave?me?alone!
聽著，我什么也不想買，所以你為什么不干脆走開，讓我自己待著！
5、kip?
Sleep, nap
睡覺，打盹兒
He’s?upstairs?kipping.?Can?he?call?you?back?
他正在樓上睡覺。能讓他回給你嗎？
6、cheesed off?
fed up, disgusted or angry.?(*Typically:?be?~;?get?~;?get?someone?~.)?
無法忍受，反感或生氣。（常用作：be cheesed off; get cheesed off; get someone cheesed off.)
Clare?was?really?cheesed?off?at?the?waiter.?
Clare真的無法忍受那個服務員了。
7、the best of British (luck)
used?to?wish?someone?luck,?especially?when?you?do?not?think?they?have?much?chance?of?success?or?happiness.
用作祝愿某人好運，特別是當你認為他們沒有太多可能會成功或幸福時。
You're?going?to?ask?her?father?for?money??Best?of?British,?mate!
你要去向她父親要錢了？祝你好運，老兄！
8、eating irons?
Cutlery.
餐具。別鬧了，才不是“吃鐵”呢(o｀3′o)?！
9、flog a dead horse?
also?beat?a?dead?horse
也用作beat a dead horse.?
1) To continue talking about a long forgotten topic.?
1) 不停說一些早已遺忘的話題
The?history?teacher?lectured?us?every?day?about?the?importance?of?studying?history,?until?we?begged?him?to?stop?flogging?a?dead?horse.
歷史老師每天上課都要講學習歷史的重要性，直到我們求他停下老調重彈。
2) To attempt to find a solution to a problem which is unsolvable.
嘗試對一個無法解決的問題找出解決辦法。這與“徒勞無用”是異曲同工之妙啊(??????????)
Jill:?I?think?I'll?write?the?company?president?another?letter?asking?him?to?prohibit?smoking.?
Jill: 我想我得給公司董事長另寫一份信，拜托他禁止（在公司）吸煙。
Jane:?There's?no?use?flogging?a?dead?horse,?Jill;?he's?already?decided?to?let?people?smoke.
Jane: 那是徒勞無益的，Jill。他已經決定讓大家（隨意）抽煙了。
Do?you?think?it’s?worth?sending?my?manuscript?to?other?publishers?or?I?am?just?flogging?a?dead?horse?
你認為我有必要把我的手稿再發(fā)給其他出版商嗎，還是說我只是在做無用功？
10、Hard cheese！?
something?that?you?say?to?or?about?someone?to?whom?something?bad?has?happened?in?order?to?show?that?you have?no?sympathy?for?them?
為了表示你對發(fā)生了某些不幸遭遇的人沒有產生同情，你會說這樣的話。
So?he's?fed?up?because?he's?got?to?get?up?early?one?morning?in?seven,?is?he??Well?hard?cheese!
他之所以那么不滿就因為他某天早上不得不在七點起床，是嗎？呵呵那真的太不幸了??！
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