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"well, now yer really gonna freak out when I tell ya who aced it … what’s-’er face … the one who always kisses up ta the teacher."
I am wondering whether somone could tell me the meaning of this sentence? Thank you.
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Well, now, you're really going to be surprised when I tell you who did fantastically..........what's her name........the one who always sucks up to the teacher/is the teacher's pet.
Here, kiss up = suck up. or kisses the teacher's ass
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The last will apply only if the teacher possesses a donkey, so it might be better simply to blow a kiss in the general direction of the teacher's arse.
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All teachers possess donkeys. Self-alleviation wouldn't be possible otherwise.
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Thank you guys very much.
By the way, could ya tell me where can i find a source to learn this kind of Spoken English?
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This is an attempt at written representation of informal standard American English, with a lot of slang. I don't know how easy it will be to find a formal text to learn to be able to pronounce this way--what I recommend to you is watch movies and try to imitate the pronunciation.
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Re: "well, now yer really gonna freak out when I tell ya who aced it … what’s-’er face … the one who always kisses up ta the teacher."
By the way, never use this kind of language around a any superior or authority figure like a teacher, parent, boss, police officer etc. If there are only three 'nevers' in life, this is one of them.
In a more standard, formal English this sentence might be said as:
"Well, now you are really going to be surprised when I tell you who passed the test with flying colors... What's her name... the one who always ingratiates herself with the teacher (the one who always apple-polishes the teacher)."
There are a few other ways it could be said too.
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Thank you, Johnathan Mark and Brennus.
I will follow Johnathan's suggestion to watch moives and imitate their pronunciation on a regular basis. I wish I could make great progress.
Thank you guys again.
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Seayuan,
Your welcome. Good luck on your studies.
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