跟英国人学学怎么“吹牛”

 　　英国人素以绅士风度闻名，为了礼貌，英国人不得不把white lies挂在嘴边。最新研究证实，英国人平均每天要说谎四次！但是，我们从这些little lies中却可以学到不少短小精悍的地道口语表达。让我们一起跟着英国人学“吹牛”吧！

　　TOP 50 MOST COMMON LIES

　　最常说的50句谎话

　　1. I had no signal. (那会儿)手机没信号。

　　2. I haven't got any cash on me. 我身上没带钱。

　　3. Nothing's wrong – I'm fine. 没事，我挺好的。

　　4. You look lovely. 你真漂亮(帅)。

　　5. Nice to see you. 看到你真高兴。

　　6. I'll give you a ring. 我会给你打电话。

　　7. We're just good friends. 我们只是好朋友而已啦。

　　8. We'll have to meet up soon. 咱们很快会再见。

　　9. I'm on my way. 我在路上呢。

　　10. No, your bum¹ doesn't look big in that. 你的屁股看着没那么大。

　　11. Sorry, I missed your call. 抱歉，我没收到你的电话。

　　12. I'll give up tomorrow. 明天起我就改。

　　13. I'm not angry with you. 我没生你的气。

　　14. The traffic was bad. 路上堵车了。

　　15. I've had this for ages. 这东西我早就有了。

　　16. It wasn't that expensive. 没那么贵。

　　17. This will be my last pint². 就喝这最后一杯了。

　　18. I didn't get your text. 没收到你的短信。

　　19. Of course I love you. 我当然爱你了。

　　20. Our server was down. 我们的主机出故障了。

　　21. I wasn't driving that fast. 我车开的没那么快。

　　22. My alarm didn't go off. 我设的闹铃没响。

　　23. The cheque is in the post. 支票已经寄出去了。

　　24. You're looking well. 你看起来气色很好。

　　25. I'd love to see you again. 真想再见到你。

　　26. My battery died. 电池没电了。

　　27. It's not you, it's me. 不是你，全怪我。

　　28. The train was delayed. 火车晚点了。

　　29. I only have a little flutter³. 就有一点儿紧张。

　　30. I'm going to the gym tonight. 我晚上要去健身房。

　　31. I don't eat too much – I have a slow metabolism⁴. 我吃不多，消化慢。

　　32. My watch stopped. 我的表停了。

　　33. No, I'm afraid I haven't got a spare five minutes. 抱歉，我连5分钟空闲时间都没有。

　　34. I've got a call on the other line. 那边的电话响了。

　　35. I'll phone you back in a minute. 我马上给你回电话。

　　36. I've got a terrible cold. 感冒了，特难受。

　　37. This tastes delicious. 这东西真好吃!

　　38. I didn't have that much to drink. 没喝多少。

　　39. I've been in meetings all day. 开了一天会。

　　40. I stayed in and had a quiet one. 我就在家呆着，什么也没干。

　　41. It was THIS BIG. 有这么大呢!

　　42. I'm working late tonight. 昨晚干活到深夜。

　　43. I bought the last one. 我买的是最后一个。

　　44. I'm not ready for a relationship. 我还不想开始一段情。

　　45. It's just what I've always wanted. 这正是我想要的啊。

　　46. I'm going to have one more for the road. 再喝一杯就走。

　　47. I wrote your number down incorrectly. 我把你的电话号码记错了。

　　48. You look like you've lost weight. 看起来你苗条多了。

　　49. My car wouldn't start. 我这车打不着火了。

　　50. I didn't realize you fancied⁵ him/ her too. 我不知道你也喜欢他(她)。

1 bum   

n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨

参考例句：

• A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
• The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

2 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。

3 flutter   

vi.振翼，飘动，快速跳动；n.紧张，激动不安

参考例句：

• Our surprise attack put the enemy into a flutter.我们的奇袭使敌人张皇失措。
• They unfurled the flag and let it flutter in the wind.他们将旗展开让其迎风招展。

4 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

5 fancied   

adj.想象的；幻想的

参考例句：

• He always fancied himself a moralist.他总是认为自己是道德家。
• She fancied herself nervous.她自以为神经衰弱。