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你剪了一个新发型，朋友看到你后对你说 “You ate!”，新发型和 “吃饭” 有什么关系？其实，“eat（吃）” 的过去式 “ate” 是一个新兴的俗语，意思是 “太棒了，太好看了”。与之相关的表达还有 “ate and left no crumbs（表现得十分完美）”。听节目，跟主持人 Beth 和菲菲学习俗语 “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
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。刚刚我们一起学习了单词 “ate” 的一个现代用法。“Ate” 原本是动词 “eat（吃）” 的过去式，但现在许多年轻人会用 “ate” 来表达 “（某个人的表演、演出或者服装）太棒了，太好看了”。

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。我们还可以更夸张地说 “ate and left no crumbs”，意思就是 “太棒了，简直完美”。

还有一个和 “ate” 的含义十分相近的俗语 “slay”，它也可以表达 “太棒了，太厉害了” 的意思。不过要注意，“ate” 通常只用在和表演、演出以及时尚相关的语境中，而 “slay” 则适用于在任意的场景中表达 “某人或某样东西太酷了、太厉害了”。

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!