Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Lexis

House-warming = A party given by somebody who has just moved into a new house
- Pesta/peresmian masuk rumah baru.
eg. - Mr Tony will hold a house-warming for his new house.

Anti personnel
- Senjata yang hanya dapat membunuh manusia saja dan tidak untuk menghancurkan benda atau bangunan. ( Senjata api seperti senapan ataupun pistol)
eg. - All the army are supplied with the anti personnel.

Cold steel
- Senjata Tajam
eg. - The students are strictly banned to bring a cold steel into the school.

Soon after
- Lewat sedikit
eg. - He arrived soon after 10 this morning.

Peruse = Read carefully
- Membaca dengan sangat teliti sekali
eg. - You must peruse the book again!

Expound = Explain in detail
- Menerangkan dengan seksama/ secara detail
eg. - The teacher had expounded the lesson several times but I still didn't get it.

Hooey = Nonsense, Stupid talk.
- Omong kosong
eg. - Stop talking hooey! I don't buy your story.

Buy = Believe, Trust
- Selain ''membeli'' Buy juga bisa diartikan ''percaya'' akan sesuatu.
eg. - I don't buy what you are saying, you are just a gasbag.

Gasbag
- Orang yang banyak bicara, suka bicara banyak
eg. - Mr Bob is a gasbag.

At length 
- Panjang lebar
eg. - We talked about you at length last night.

Let's roll = Move
- Ayo bergerak
eg. - Let's roll you slow-poke!

Slow-poke = pokey
- Orang yang ngapain saja lambat
eg. - My sister is a real slow-poke, I really hate her.

At long last = Finally, Eventually, After a long time
- Akhirnya setelah waktu yang lama
eg. - Al long last, I succeeded in getting her as my wife.

Telly = Box, Tv, Television
- Televisi
eg. Andy's Neighbour has just bought a flat telly.

Hostel = Asrama
Hostile = Jahat, tidak bersahabat
Hostage = Sandera

Hostelry = Pub, Hotel
- Hotel atau tempat hiburan
eg. - Let's find some good hostelry, I wanna have a good time tonight.

In a huff = In a bad mood because Somebody has annoyed or upset you
- Tidak merasa enak karena seseorang telah mebuatmu jengkel
eg. - She went off the party in a huff.

Jerry = Ejekan untuk orang  Jerman.

House-trained (Inggris British)
House-broken (Inggris Amerika)
- Melatih Binatang peliharaan berak, kencing di tempat yang khusus yang sudah disediakan di luar rumah.
eg. - My dog need a house-trained.

Jukebox
- Kotak musik ottomatis yang kita bisa pilih lagu sendiri dan dihidupkan dengan memasukan koin ke box tersebut, biasanya ini tersedia di bar-bar.
eg. - Please slip the coin into the jukebox and choose the song that you want to listen.

Vending Machine
- Kotak ottomatis untuk membeli sesuatu seperti rokok atau minuman, anda cukup memasukan koin kedalamnya dan secara ottomatis kotak tersebut akan mengeluarkan rokok atau minuman yang anda mau beli.
eg. - Just buy the newspaper at the vending machine by the road.

Keep your hands off me = Don't touch me
- Jangan sentuh aku, jangan ganggu aku
eg. - Please keep your hands off my stuff!

Keep up = Non-stop, Constant, Incessant
- Tidak ada henti-hentinya
eg. - The rain kept up all afternoon today.

Stay put = Don't go anywhere
- Jangan kemana- mana, tetap di tempat
eg. - Hey .. stay put OK! I'll pick you up right away.

Stay back = Stay low
- Jangan ikut campur
eg. - Stay back max! it's not your business.

Slow down (Inggris Amerika)
Go slow (Inggris British)
- Perlahan
eg. - Slow down please! I can't catch what you're saying.







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