Showing posts with label kiwi phrases 奇异常用语. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kiwi phrases 奇异常用语. Show all posts

2012-03-20

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson 013 奇异常用语 013

bugger off : piss off, shove off, get out

bugger all 
not much, very little;
as in "I know bugger all"

blow me down
expression of surprise, as in
 "Well! Blow me down, I didn't know that."

brilliant : excellent; great; wonderful


source: kiwi web

2012-02-23

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson 012 奇异常用语 012


Feijoa

It is also commonly called a pineapple guava
is about the size of a chicken egg.
It has a sweet, aromatic flavor and rich in vitamin C.
In Kiwi Garden (New Zealand) fruits are borne
sometime in autumn about April.

The fruit drops when ripe and at its fullest flavor,
but may be picked from the tree prior to the drop to prevent bruising.
The fruit usually is eaten by cutting it in half,
scooping out the pulp with a spoon.

Fruit juice drinks, jam, ice cream and etc. can be made from Feijoa,
and also be used to produce wine or cider, some may add in vodka.
Commonly grown in kiwi's garden.

[reference from wikipedia]


 
斐济果

它也被称为菠萝番石榴,
鸡蛋的大小,味道甜而芳香,富含维他命 C。
在奇异乐园(纽西兰),秋季大约四月是斐济果成熟季节,

斐济果成熟时,会从树上掉下,
也可以提早先从树上摘下,以防止擦伤。
常见的食用法是把斐济果切一半,然后用小匙舀出果肉食用。

斐济果可以制成果汁饮料,果醬,冰淇淋等,
还可以用來制作葡萄酒或苹果酒,也可以加入伏特加。
在奇异乐园的庭院里很常见。

[参考wikipedia]


source: kiwi web; image: google search



2012-02-20

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson011 奇异常用语 011


Vegemite
spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets,
cracker biscuits, and filling for pastries.
Vegemite is made from used brewers' yeast extract,
various vegetables, wheat and spice additives.
It is salty, slightly bitter and malty.
like the Marmite in UK and some other places.
~ wikipedia

"A spread the color of dark molasses,
the consistency of cold honey and the flavor of yeasty soy sauce..."
Bill Tabb describes it as...


塗在食物上的果醬,可以在三明治,烤面包,
松饼和小饼干上,或当酥皮點心的内馅。
Vegemite是由酿酒用的酵母提取物,各种蔬菜,
小麦和香料添加剂制成。
它有咸味和麦芽味,微苦。
他就像在英国和其他一些地方的Marmite
~ wikipedia

黑糖蜜色的果醬,加上冷蜂蜜和发酵酱油的味道..." 
Bill Tabb 这样描述...









source: kiwi web; image: google search

2012-02-18

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson010 奇异常用语 010


hokey pokey ice cream
Hokey pokey- 'sea foam' candy, sweet honey taste.
Hokey pokey is a popular flavour of ice cream in Australia and New Zealand,
consisting of plain vanilla ice cream with small, solid lumps of honeycomb toffee.
~ wikipedia


Hokey pokey 像“海水泡沫状”的糖果,蜂蜜的味道
Hokey pokey 在澳大利亚和纽西兰是著名的冰淇淋口味,
是原味的香草冰淇淋再配上小块蜂窝状的太妃糖。

Tip-Top 是NZ广受欢迎的品牌,开始想念起来了。劳动了一整天后,来一口Tip Top, 拿了汤匙,就是一口一口的吃,很难可以停下来。有时是一人吃,有时是一群人吃,好过瘾!

source: kiwi web; image: Tip-top ice cream google search

2012-02-17

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson009 奇异常用语 009




L&P Lemon & Paeroa
fizzy soda water,
originally lemon flavoured spring water from the town of Paeroa,
but this is no longer the case.

Lemon & Paeroa can be found only in New Zealand 
and in speciality New Zealand stores abroad.
Traditionally made by combining lemon juice
with carbonated mineral water from the town of Paeroa.

 
L&P柠檬味苏打汽水,
最初是Paeroa镇里含柠檬味的泉水,但已不复在。
L&P只能在纽西兰或纽西兰专卖店找到。
传统上,是柠檬汁加上Paeroa镇的泉水结合成的柠檬味汽水。






source: kiwi web; image;google search

2012-02-16

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson008 奇异常用语 008

dodgy
bad, unreliable, spoiled;
as in "that fish is a bit dodgy."
or "he/she is a bit dodgy. "

坏,不好,不可靠
“有点坏但不犯法,”也有人这么说。


fancy
hanker after somebody or
interested in somebody. from summer
"I fancy her."

对某人着迷,被吸引。
“我对她着迷了。”

heaps
general expression to mean a lot,
as in "miss you heaps",
or try very hard; "give it heaps"

很多,大量;要加倍努力,加倍用功。
“好想你”,“要加倍努力”

source: kiwi web

2012-02-15

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson007 奇异常用语 007

今天有位朋友提议我特别要提这个:
即将打工的朋友要留意哦!

smoko: break, rest period
小休,休息时间。

often informal, smoko means cigarette break 
taken during work or military duty,
although the term can also be used to describe
any short break such as a rest or a coffee/tea break.

Within New Zealand the term has generally altered to
include coffee breaks and outdoor rests.
The term is used primarily in New Zealand
amongst the building and manufacture communities.
from wikipedia

you get smoko for every 2 hours of work (usually)
15mins for break, 30mins for meal.
 
一般工作每两小时会有个15分钟(小休)
或半小时(用餐)的smoko. 

朋友们记得要休息哦。
cuppa tea & fresh air.




source: kiwi web

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson006 奇异常用语 006


dairy shop
"corner" store originally only selling milk, bread, papers,
convenience foods and dairy produce, and until the past
decade or so, the only shop allowed to open 7 days a week.
Still is the only shop allowed to open on Christmas day and
Good Friday, for a few hours, and without a special licence.

flat
apartment or
single storey house.  from summer

french letter / frenchie : condom
gumboots / gummies : rubber boots
jandal : thongs, flip-flops.
lemonade : 7Up, Sprite...
lolly : candy
loo : bathroom
motorway : freeway, highway.
push bike : bicycle


source: kiwi web

2012-02-13

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson005 奇异常用语 005


caravan : trailer, mobile home
chips : french fries
chocolate fish
a chocolate covered marshmallow fish.
Also frequently given (literally or figuratively)
as a reward for a job well done;
as in "Good on ya, mate. You deserve a chocolate fish.
i like the chocolate fish with coffee.
chook : chicken
chrissy : Christmas
cuppa : cuppa tea, cuppa coffee
i like to have cuppa tea with friends.


source: Kiwi web

2012-02-10

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson004 奇异常用语 004

good on ya, mate! : congratulations, well done!

mate :
buddie (common term, and can be used even with strangers)
as in "how's it going mate" for "how are you",
but it is NOT used to the same extent as spoken in
Australia where every second word seems to be "mate"

cheerio : good bye
hooray : the Kiwi "Goodbye"


source: Kiwi Web

2012-01-20

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson003 奇异常用语 003

日常用语, 几乎每天用,非常好用。

sweet-as :
a term people say instead of "cool" or "awesome".
("That car over there is sweet-as!").

好酷,好棒,赞! 
常听见店员这样说。
甚至有时你不知要怎么回应时,
只要说:“sweet as!" or "sweet!" 
不会有错。

good day : formal greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset.
kiwi slang, good da(a 第二声)y.

日出到日落之间都能和别人这样打招呼。

ta : thanks.
cheers : goodbye or thanks or good luck. 
choice : very good.


写奇异常用语的用意

又,为什么要写这些?
因为,如果你真想要跟对方沟通,
你们必须调到同一个频道。
tune to the same channel.


或许你经历过这样:

“我知道他在说英语,但我不懂他在说什么。”
“我知道他在说华语/中文,但我不懂他在说什么。”

尤其他是在说你的母语,

或你平时可以明白的语言,
而你不懂他在说什么
这样就不在同一个频道上了。

到奇异乐园去的英国人,

美国人也有这样的困扰,
说听不懂他们的口语和口音。

想当年,我看奇异乐园的电视新闻,
我竟然一点也听不懂,
好歹我英文还勉强及格了。
后来转到奇异乐园毛利台,
说的是奇异乐园另一种语言,
画面下方有一行英文字幕,
这下,我明白了。
原来是我没有调到奇异乐园的语音频道上。

后来,我经历了好些事,呆了好些日子,
才慢慢调到。有时候还是收讯不清楚,
但真的有差别。
如果你的收讯广,收到的就越多,能沟通的多了,
资讯,各种项目,人缘等就会随之而增。
日子也精彩起来了。

你到奇异乐园去,当个大方的客人,
主动把自己的频道调一调吧!

学了这些,甚至可以show off (卖弄)一下,
 impress(留下深刻印象)奇异乐园里的人。

到过奇异乐园去的朋友,
回家后可以重温你的回忆,eh.

2012-01-19

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson002 奇异常用语 002

eh ( a~ 长.拼音第二声 )
pronounced as you would the letter "a"
and often used at the end of sentences
when expecting a response to a statement -
it is not spoken as a question.


发音像拉长音的 "a".
常用于句子的最后一个字,像尾音。
比如说你期待对方给你的回应,你会说"eh"
它不像是在问问题。

 i.e. "This would be a better gift eh", 

例如: “这更适合送礼,对吧,”

instead of saying
 "Do you think this would be a better gift"?

 Using it this way has become an everyday part of our conversation.
 It is also often used as a substitute for 

"pardon"? or "what"?
 i.e. "eh"?

日常生活中,eh 的意思也可用作,
“对不起,你说什么?” 或
什么?” 
这有点像日本人的“ehh~~” (很长的尾音啊,一听就知道是日本人。 )

source: kiwi web

2012-01-17

Kiwi Words & Phrases lesson001 奇异常用语 001


Kiwi: New Zealander
Kiwi bird: an endangered flightless bird native to New Zealand.
Kiwi fruit: hairy skinned fruit with lime green flesh and golden yellow flesh.
                            (formerly known as Chinese Gooseberry.)


kiwi bird

kiwi fruit

kiwi

source: Kiwi Web, About.com & google images.