Господи, всего лишь середина недели. Интересно, протянет ли мой горбик до выходных?
Learning more common slang
Учим общеупотребительный сленг
Следующие 13 единиц сленга подготовила Ольга Синенко, соавтор курса-самоучителя "Breakthrough" the Cool!
Directions: Read the following sentences. Try to guess the meaning of the bolded slang (either word or word-combination) from the context. Write a definition, description or explanation on the line provided.
1. Everyone was drinking, dancing, and having a lot of fun until Jason arrived at the party. Having a teacher there was a total buzzkill. The party was not fun anymore.
a buzzkill: ______________________________________________________
2. “Alright, class. It’s time to stop goofing off and time to get serious. We have a final exam we need to review for,” said the teacher.
to goof off: ____________________________________________________
3. Nobody really believes what Jeff says because he’s known to be flaky. He’s often absent or late. And even when he does show up, he’s not prepared.
flaky: _______________________________________________________
4. Tattoos are in right now. If you walk on campus on a warm day, you are able to see many different pictures and words.
to be in: ______________________________________________________
5. I am usually a laid back teacher. I like to be relaxed with my students. However, I am very strict when it comes to attendance and participation.
laid back: _____________________________________________________
6. Kokoro barfed in the back of Fukumi’s car last night. She was so drunk that she could not stop herself from getting sick on the ride home. She gave Fukumi $40 for cleaning.
to barf: ______________________________________________________
7. Hump day is a nice day of the week. It means that two days of school are finished and only two more are left until the weekend.
hump day: _____________________________________________________
8. I hope the teacher doesn’t make us stand up and walk around today. I’m in a food coma right now. I had a huge lunch at Panda Express.
a food coma: _____________________________________________________
9. When Sam told his friend that he wanted to date Kelly, he opened a can of worms. Now Kelly won’t talk to him, Kelly’s boyfriend wants to fight him, and Sam’s friend is mad at him.
to open a can of worms: __________________________________________
10. The substitute teacher didn’t follow the teacher’s plan. She just gave the students some crap to work on in groups. The students felt like their time was wasted.
crap: ______________________________________________________
11. Yasu is usually a pretty laid back guy, but today he’s really pumped up. He is very excited about his trip to Las Vegas this weekend.
to be pumped up: ________________________________________________
12. Miguel: Ewww! That squid looks so gross. I’d never eat that!
gross: ________________________________________________
13.
I-Chen: Have you ever tried it?
Miguel: No way!
I-Chen: Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. It’s one of my favorite appetizers.
to knock something: ________________________________________________
1. a buzzkill – зануда; то что портит всем удовольствие букв. то что убивает кайф
2. to goof off – дурачиться
3. flaky – чудной; беспечный; ненадёжный
4. to be in – быть в моде букв. быть в
5. laid back – спокойный; непринуждённый; расслабленный букв. быть откинутым назад, например на спинку кресла
6. to barf – блевать
7. hump day – среда, середина недели букв. день с горбом как у верблюда
8. a food coma – апатия, вялость после еды, “коматоз” букв. пищевая кома
9. to open a can of worms – создать кучу проблем, “разворошить муравейник” букв. открыть банку с червями
10. crap – фигня; дерьмо
11. to be pumped up – быть взволнованным; собранным; морально готовым букв. быть накачанным с помощью насоса
12. gross – противный; мерзский; отвратительный
13. to knock something – критиковать что-л букв. ударить по чему-л
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