Ate 表現絕佳，太棒瞭

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你剪瞭一個新發型，朋友看到你後對你說 “You ate!”，新發型和 “吃飯” 有什麼關系？其實，“eat（吃）” 的過去式 “ate” 是一個新興的俗語，意思是 “太棒瞭，太好看瞭”。與之相關的表達還有 “ate and left no crumbs（表現得十分完美）”。聽節目，跟主持人 Beth 和菲菲學習俗語 “ate” 的用法。

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Feifei
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I’m Feifei and I’m joined by Beth. Hello, Beth.

Beth
Hi Feifei. Did you watch the awards show last night?

Feifei
With that singer? Yes. Incredible. The vocals, the outfit, her confidence – she ate.

Beth
When you say ‘ate’, you’re not talking about food, are you?

Feifei
No, no. In modern slang, ‘ate’ means someone did something very well. It’s often used for performances and fashion.

Beth
Ah, OK. So, if someone gives a motivating speech with loads of confidence, I could say they ‘ate’?

Feifei
Absolutely. So I went to this fancy dress party the other night. My costume ate. It was fantastic.

Beth
Oh, I want to see pictures.

Feifei
Let’s listen to more examples of ‘ate’.

Examples
Georgie had such a cool hairstyle yesterday. It absolutely ate.

Did you see the Women’s Euros football final? Chloe Kelly’s winning penalty ate.

We went to do some karaoke the other night, and Beth chose a big musical song to sing. She got up there, and she ate and left no crumbs.

Feifei
你正在收聽的是 AYYBLOG 英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。剛剛我們一起學習瞭單詞 “ate” 的一個現代用法。“Ate” 原本是動詞 “eat（吃）” 的過去式，但現在許多年輕人會用 “ate” 來表達 “（某個人的表演、演出或者服裝）太棒瞭，太好看瞭”。

Beth
Now we just heard an example with ‘ate and left no crumbs’. We can add ‘and left no crumbs’ to mean something is completely faultless – nothing was left behind or is negative. So, it’s an even bigger compliment!

Feifei
是的。我們還可以更誇張地說 “ate and left no crumbs”，意思就是 “太棒瞭，簡直完美”。

還有一個和 “ate” 的含義十分相近的俗語 “slay”，它也可以表達 “太棒瞭，太厲害瞭” 的意思。不過要註意，“ate” 通常隻用在和表演、演出以及時尚相關的語境中，而 “slay” 則適用於在任意的場景中表達 “某人或某樣東西太酷瞭、太厲害瞭”。

Beth
You ate that definition, Feifei. What an episode!

Feifei
Right? We’ll be back next time with another useful English expression. See you soon!

Beth
Bye!