跟着澳洲小老师学地道生活英语(学会这些澳式英语)
进入8月,大学校园也迎来了春季入学(澳大利亚当地季节)的新同学们。初到新的地方,我们会发现每个地方都有自己独特的特色,澳大利亚肯定也少不了极具特色的澳式英语(俚语),当然在伍伦贡大学(UOW),也有独特的“方言”。
作为UOW的新生,除了要慢慢熟悉新的学习环境,也要逐渐地谙熟这些”方言”,这样才能成为真正的UOWer,更具归属感;否则就会出现”鸡同鸭讲”的尴尬。
我们罗列了一些主要的澳式俚语和UOW”方言”,一起来熟悉一下:
UOW方言'Chip roll' - UOW UniBar delicacy of a bread roll, hot chips and gravy
UOW UniBar的一款地道美食 - 面包卷,内含有薯条和肉汁
例句: I am getting a chip roll for lunch.
'Illa' - Hotel Illawarra
Illa就是伍伦贡所在的Illawara地区的缩写。这里特指就是Illawara酒店
例句: Lucy invited Rachel to join her at Illa for drinks and dinner.
Illa是一栋很有历史感的建筑
'The Gong' - Wollongong
伍伦贡的简称
例句: The Gong is best known for its picturesque beaches and peaceful lifestyle.
'Topdeck' - lighthouse carpark in North Wollongong
位于北伍伦贡的灯塔停车场,欣赏海景的好地方
例句: I watched the breathtaking moonrise from my car at Topdeck.
另外澳式英语也是非常有特色,这些常用同学应该要懂得。
澳式英语'Arvo' - afternoon
原来下午可以这么说
例句: I will be heading to the grocery shops this arvo.
'Barbie' - barbecue
烧烤这么说有点萌
例句: Summer is the best time for a barbie in your backyard.
'Bottle-O' - liquor shop
贩卖酒的杂货店
例句: Can you grab some drinks from the bottle-O on your way back from uni.
'Brekky' - breakfast
例句: I had avo toast and eggs for brekky this morning.
'Lappy' - laptop
例句: I could not present my slides in class because I forgot to bring my lappy.
'Mozzies' - mosquitoes
蚊子这样读起来就简单多了
例句: Watch out. The mozzies will bite you at this time of night.
'Servo' - service station
服务站
例句: Go to the servo in town for the cheapest fuel around here.
'She’ll be right' - it will be fine
例句: Jack complained about having three assignments due while pouring himself another cup of coffee, “she’ll be right mate,” Shane said.
'Suss it out' - to investigate something
例句: Let's go to the UniBar and try to suss out this assignment over some chips and beer!
‘Yeah nah' - no; when you disagree with someone on something.
肯定 否定其实也是否定
例句: “Try this sausage sizzle. It’s better than Bunnings,” Lachlan said, “Yeahnah, that’s not possible,” I replied.
希望各位新同学能够活学活用,与其他同学无障碍沟通,更快地融入新的学习环境。
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