Name: 10 個你猜不出含義的英語表達！ (10 English Expressions with meanings you can’t guess!)
Uploaded: 2025-07-20T19:19:43.000Z
Duration: 10 min 22 s

In today's video, I want to teach you some expressions that are very cultural.

在今天的視頻中，我想教大家一些非常具有文化特色的表達方式。

So, if you're a non-native English speaker and you've never lived in an English-speaking country, these expressions might be very difficult for you to guess.

是以，如果你的母語不是英語，又從未在英語國家生活過，這些表達方式可能很難猜出來。

Even in context, a lot of these will not make any sense because you don't know what they're referring to, right?

即使結合上下文，很多內容也沒有任何意義，因為你不知道它們指的是什麼，對嗎？

So, these expressions I'm going to teach you.

所以，我要教你這些表達方式。

Somebody has to basically teach you what they mean.

基本上得有人教你它們是什麼意思。

You can't really guess them, and some of them you won't even be able to look up in a dictionary as far as I know.

你真的猜不出來，據我所知，其中有些字你甚至無法查字典。

So, we're going to start with this one, for example, Bob's your uncle.

所以，我們先從這個開始，比如，鮑勃是你的叔叔。

Now, people use this expression quite often.

現在，人們經常使用這種說法。

Bob's your uncle is just a person who's your mother's brother or father's brother, etc.

鮑勃是你的舅舅只是一個人，他是你母親的兄弟或父親的兄弟，等等。

So, you're going to do A, B, C, and then Bob's your uncle.

所以，你要做 A、B、C，然後鮑勃就是你的叔叔。

It means that's the end of the story, it's as simple as that.

這意味著故事到此結束，就這麼簡單。

Now, I hope everybody understood where I made the stop there.

現在，我希望每個人都能理解我的停頓之處。

Somebody explains something to you, how to do something, or what the situation is, and then they say, okay, and Bob's your uncle.

有人向你解釋某事，如何做某事，或情況如何，然後他們說，好吧，鮑勃是你的叔叔。

So, do this, do this, do that, and Bob's your uncle.

所以，做這個、做這個、做那個，鮑勃就是你的叔叔。

Why this expression exists, I don't know.

我不知道為什麼會有這種說法。

Why do people use it, I really don't know, but they do.

人們為什麼要使用它，我真的不知道，但他們就是這樣做了。

And if you're going to hear it, and you're going to go, Bob's not my uncle, my uncle is Jack.

如果你聽到了，你會說，鮑勃不是我叔叔，我叔叔是傑克。

Like, you're thinking it's a little bit strange.

I'm sure he's not Jack either, but you know what I mean.

我相信他也不是傑克，但你知道我的意思。

So, a bullet is the thing that you put into a gun to shoot things or shoot people.

所以，子彈就是裝在槍裡用來射東西或射人的東西。

To bite, bite the bullet means basically take the pain, take the responsibility, take the negative of whatever situation.

咬緊牙關，咬緊牙關的意思基本上就是承擔痛苦，承擔責任，承擔任何情況下的負面影響。

So, in the old days, in the army, before they had all these drugs to help you numb the pain, when they wanted to, like, fix you, you got an injury in battle, they put a bullet in your mouth, and you bit down on it while they fixed it.

所以，以前在軍隊裡，在有這些藥物幫你麻痺疼痛之前，當他們想治好你，比如，你在戰鬥中受傷了，他們會把一顆子彈放進你的嘴裡，在他們治傷的時候，你咬住它。

所以，所有的痛苦都集中在這裡。

Bite the bullet, even if you don't want to do something or even if you think something will be unpleasant, just bite the bullet, do it, get it over with, and then you'll forget about it.

咬緊牙關，即使你不想做某件事情，即使你覺得某件事情會讓你不愉快，也要咬緊牙關去做，把它做完，然後你就會忘記它。

I don't want to go to the dentist, but I have a cavity, so I'll just bite the bullet, get it fixed, and go on from there.

我不想去看牙醫，但我有蛀牙，所以我咬咬牙，把它修好，然後再繼續。

I don't want to do it, but I know that if I will go on the weekend, my boss will be happy, and maybe I will get a promotion next year.

我不想這麼做，但我知道，如果我週末去，我的老闆會很高興，也許明年我就能升職了。

So, I will bite the bullet, I will give up my cottage meeting with my friends, and I will go to work and get some reward out of it.

是以，我將咬緊牙關，放棄與朋友的山寨聚會，去工作，並從中獲得一些回報。

So, that's bite the bullet, accept something.

所以，那就是咬緊牙關，接受一些東西。

If you twist someone's arm, right, or if somebody's trying to twist your arm, they're trying to convince you or persuade you very aggressively, right?

如果你擰別人的胳膊，對吧，或者如果有人試圖擰你的胳膊，他們就是在試圖說服你，或者很有侵略性地說服你，對嗎？

They're not physically twisting your arm, like, basically, we mean, like, twist your arm behind your back and you're paying, okay, okay, okay, I'll do whatever you want.

他們不是用身體擰你的胳膊，就像，基本上，我們的意思是，把你的胳膊擰到背後，然後你付錢，好吧，好吧，好吧，我會做你想做的任何事情。

這只是一個比喻，就像一個想法。

They're doing something in a way that you can't really say no.

Often people say, okay, here, twist my arm.

通常人們會說，好吧，來，擰擰我的胳膊。

They ask you if you want to do something, you really, really want to do it, and you go, okay, okay, you twisted my arm, I'll do it.

他們問你想不想做一件事，你非常非常想做，然後你就說，好吧，好吧，你擰了我的胳膊，我就做。

It's like they forced you to do it, but really, you wanted to do it.

就好像是他們強迫你做的，但其實是你自己想做的。

是以，它可能是消極的，也可能是積極的。

If somebody's twisting your arm, they're not giving you much choice.

如果有人擰你的胳膊，他們不會給你太多選擇。

Or somebody's offering you to do something you really want, and just for sarcasm or a joke, you say, okay, here, twist my arm, okay, I'll go.

或者有人邀請你去做一件你很想做的事，而你只是為了諷刺或開玩笑，就說，好吧，來，擰擰我的胳膊，好吧，我去。

I hope that's a little bit clear, that one.

I think most cultures know the story about...

There was a little village that had a lot of rats, and there was a guy who could play the flute, and the rats would follow him.

有個小村莊裡有很多老鼠，有個人會吹笛子，老鼠就會跟著他。

So, he went to the village people, and he said, if you pay me, I will get rid of all your rats.

於是，他去找村裡人，他說，如果你們給我錢，我就把你們的老鼠都趕走。

And, of course, the village people are very happy, because it was becoming a problem.

當然，村裡人也非常高興，因為這已經成了一個問題。

So, he plays his flute, and he walks to another place, and all the rats come after him, and he leaves them there.

於是，他吹起笛子，走到另一個地方，所有的老鼠都來追他，他把它們留在了那裡。

He comes back to the village, and says, okay, now pay me, and they say, no, we don't want to pay you.

他回到村裡，說，好吧，現在給我錢，他們說，不，我們不想給你錢。

So, then he plays his flute, and all the children of the village leave the village, and he puts them away, and he comes back, and he says, if you want your children, pay me what you owe me, plus a little bit more.

於是，他吹起笛子，村裡所有的孩子都離開了村子，他把他們關起來，然後回來說，如果你想要你的孩子，就把你欠我的錢給我，再多給我一點。

So, when it's time to pay the piper, it means it's time to pay for the things that have helped you, for the people who have helped you, or for the good things you had that come at a cost.

是以，到了付出代價的時候，就意味著是時候為幫助過你的事情、幫助過你的人，或者為你付出代價的好事付出代價了。

Now, it doesn't have to be an actual debt, like a financial debt.

現在，它不一定是真正的債務，比如金融債務。

Anybody who helped you, eventually you will have to help them somehow.

任何幫助過你的人，最終你都要以某種方式幫助他們。

Or if you've done things a certain way, against tradition or non-standard, eventually there's a price to pay, right?

或者說，如果你以某種方式行事，違背傳統或非標準，最終還是要付出代價的，不是嗎？

So, if you didn't go to school, and you didn't study, and you didn't work, and you just went backpacking around the world, eventually you're going to come back to society, and that's when it's time to pay the piper.

所以，如果你不上學，不學習，不工作，只是揹著揹包環遊世界，最終你還是要回到社會，那時候就是你付出代價的時候了。

Then you're going to have to get a job, entry-level job, maybe you're in your 30s or 40s, but you didn't do it the proper way before, now you have to pay the piper.

然後，你就必須找一份工作，入門級的工作，也許你已經 30 多歲或 40 多歲了，但你以前沒有用正確的方法去做，現在你必須付出代價。

Now you have to pay your debt or pay for the price of what the choices you've made, essentially.

現在，你必須償還債務，或者為你所做的選擇付出代價。

It's a long explanation, but I hope it's a little bit clear.

解釋起來很長，但我希望能說得清楚一點。

If somebody tells you don't give up your day job, it means the thing you're trying to do is not very good, you're not very talented at something.

如果有人告訴你不要放棄日常工作，那就意味著你想做的事情不是很好，你在某些方面不是很有天賦。

So, if you go to a karaoke club, and you get up to the stage and you start singing, and somebody tells you don't quit your day job, it means you're not a good singer, right?

所以，如果你去卡拉 OK 俱樂部，站到臺上開始唱歌，有人告訴你不要辭掉白天的工作，這說明你不是一個好歌手，對嗎？

It's a little bit rude, but it's a very common expression.

雖然有點粗魯，但這是一種很常見的表達方式。

People say it as a joke, but it means you're not very talented at something.

人們說這是個笑話，但它意味著你在某些方面沒有什麼天賦。

To quit cold turkey means to just suddenly stop.

冷火雞戒菸意味著突然停止戒菸。

This is especially used for, like, alcohol, or cigarettes, or coffee.

這尤其適用於酒精、香菸或咖啡。

Some people, when they want to quit smoking, they say, okay, I'll smoke a little bit less, less, less, until I get to nothing.

有些人想戒菸時會說，好吧，我就少抽一點、少抽一點、再少抽一點，直到不抽為止。

The best way to quit smoking is to quit cold turkey, just stop.

最好的戒菸方法是 "火雞式 "戒菸，就是戒掉。

One day, decide no more, and just stop, and go on with your life without smoking, or drinking, or having coffee, etc.

有一天，決定不再吸菸、喝酒、喝咖啡等，就這樣停下來，繼續你的生活。

現在，這是一個非常奇怪的說法。

Elvis refers to Elvis Presley, who was a very famous musician, I guess rock star, in the 50s and 60s, I think.

埃爾維斯指的是埃爾維斯-普雷斯利，他是一位非常著名的音樂家，我猜是五六十年代的搖滾明星。

And his concerts were so popular, and the fans were so crazy, that even after the concert ended, the fans would not leave the building.

他的演唱會如此受歡迎，歌迷們如此瘋狂，以至於演唱會結束後，歌迷們仍不願離開大樓。

So, finally, the concert organizers would have to come onto the stage and say to the crowd, Elvis has left the building, meaning he's not even here.

最後，音樂會的組織者不得不走上舞臺，對觀眾說："貓王已經離開了這座建築，也就是說，他根本不在這裡。

There's no reason for you to stay, leave.

So, when we say Elvis has left the building, it means something is finished completely.

是以，當我們說 "貓王離開了這座建築 "時，這意味著某件事情已經徹底結束。

There's no more of anything coming, so go on with your life, move on with your life.

不會再有什麼了，所以繼續你的生活，繼續你的生活。

所以，是的，大家都冷靜下來。