6. Cock Up

　　‘Cock up’ – a British slang term that is far from the lewdness its name suggests. A ‘cock up’ is a mistake, a failure of large or epic proportions.

　　“严重错误”——这个英国俚语意思可不是表面上的那么粗俗无下限。所谓的‘cock up’级别的错误，是指“史诗级”的错误，犯大错了，非常严重的错误。

　　For example, ‘The papers sent out to the students were all in the wrong language – it’s a real cock up.’ Also, ‘I cocked up the orders for table number four.’

　　例如：“发给学生们的证件上的语言都是错误的——出大事了。“也可以这样说：“我竟然把四号桌的序号搞错了，犯错了。”

　　7. Blinding

　　‘Blinding’ – a slang term that is far from something that physically causes someone to lose their sight. ‘Blinding’ is a positive term meaning excellent, great, or superb.

　　“很好的，极好的”——这个俚语跟某人视力失明一点关系都没有。‘Blinding’是一个积极正面的词，表示好极了，棒极了，太给力了。

　　For example, ‘That tackle from the Spanish player was blinding.’

　　例如：“来自于西班牙选手的那个截球帅呆了。”

　　8. Lost The Plot

　　‘Lost the plot’ is one that can actually be discerned by examining the words themselves. To ‘lose the plot’ can mean either to become angry and/or exasperated to a fault, or in a derogatory – if slightly outdated sense – to mean someone who has become irrational and/or acting ridiculously.

　　‘Lost the plot’这个词组完全可以从字面意思猜到什么意思。所谓‘to lose the plot’可以指变得很生气或愤怒到了缺乏逻辑了，或者用于贬义——可能有些过时了的意思——表示某人没有理智、表现极为荒谬。

　　For example, ‘When my girlfriend saw the mess I’d made, she lost the plot.’

　　例如：“当我女朋友看到我所制造的一切混乱后，她完全失去了理智。”

　　9. Cheers

　　‘Cheers’ doesn’t quite have the same meaning that it does in other counties – of course, it still means ‘celebrations’ when toasting a drink with some friends, but in British slang, it also means ‘thanks’ or ‘thank you’.

　　‘Cheers’的用法在其它国家可能并没有相同的意思——当然，它还是表示当人们与朋友一起举杯“庆祝”的意思，但是在英国俚语里，它表示“多谢”或“谢谢你”。

　　For example, ‘Cheers for getting me that drink, Steve’.

　　例如：“史蒂夫，谢谢你为我带来的饮品。”

　　10. Ace

　　‘Ace’ – a British slang term that means something that is brilliant or excellent. Can also mean to pass something with flying colors.

　　‘Ace’——这个英式俚语表示某事很棒，很赞。也可表示通过什么考试，大获全胜。

　　For example, ‘Jenny is ace at the lab experiments’, or, for the latter definition, ‘I think I aced that exam’

　　例如：“珍妮实验做的太棒了”，或者，表示后一种意思：“我想我那场考试考的不错。”

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