be like

(動詞) 說 (to say) - 用於轉述或會話中。

  • I was like, “I treat you to dinner!”, and they were all like, “Awesome!” (我說,「我請你們吃晚餐!」,而他們說,「棒極了!」)

biggie

(名詞) 大事情;重要的事情。通常用於否定式,如 (be) no biggie (= not a big deal - 不重要;沒關係)。

  • Wanna go swimming tonight? (今晚想去游泳嗎?)
    No, I have a headache, I want to go home. (不想去,我頭痛,我想回家)
    Ok no biggie! (OK,沒關係)

b school

(名詞) 商學院 (business school) - 商學院是學生取得企管碩士 (Master of Business Administration, MBA) 學位的地方。

  • I’m going to go to b school after undergrad. (大學畢業後我要唸商學院)

brown trout

(名詞) 沖水後仍留在馬桶或未沖水而留在馬桶裡的大便 (turds or pieces of crap in the toilet)。這通常發生在工作場所的洗手間或公共場所的廁所。從括弧內的英文可看出,turd 為可數名詞,而 crap 為不可數名詞。

  • Who left the brown trout?! (誰大便沒沖乾淨?!) / (誰大便沒有沖?!)

(名詞) 太大塊、即使沖了好幾次還是沖不掉而留在馬桶裡的大便。

  • Jim left a brown trout in the toilet. (吉姆留了好大一塊屎在馬桶裡)

Bob’s your uncle

(成語) 這樣就 OK 了! 就這麼簡單!

  • You just put these parts together like this, and Bob’s your uncle – you have a working model! (你只要將這些零件像這樣組裝起來就 OK 了 - 你就有一個可以作用的模型了)
  • Put your money in the slot, press the button for your selection, and Bob’s your uncle. (把錢投入投幣口,然後按下你要的鈕,就這麼簡單!)