Blimey is a little cry of surprise — the sound you make when something shocks you, or when you cannot quite believe what you just saw.

Blimey blimey is是 a little cry of surprise表示驚訝的小小驚呼——the sound you make就是你會發出的聲音 when something shocks you當某件事嚇到你的時候，or when you cannot quite believe what you just saw或當你不太敢相信自己剛看到的東西時。

It is British, informal, and a bit old-fashioned in a friendly way. You hear it in films, from older speakers, and when someone puts on a Cockney voice.

It它 is British, informal, and a bit old-fashioned in a friendly way是英式、口語，而且帶點討喜的老派味道。You hear it你會聽到它 in films在電影裡、from older speakers從年紀較大的人口中、and when someone puts on a Cockney voice或當有人模仿倫敦腔的時候。

Americans almost never say it. You can use it alone (“Blimey!”) or push it in front of a comment (“Blimey, that’s expensive”).

Americans almost never say it美國人幾乎不會這樣說。You can use it alone你可以單獨用它，“Blimey!”就像單獨喊一聲“Blimey!”，or push it in front of a comment也可以放在一句話前面，as in “Blimey, that’s expensive”像“Blimey, that’s expensive”這樣。

It is not angry; it is startled.

It它 is not angry不是生氣；it它 is startled而是嚇了一跳。

Though actually, it is a polite hiding of a stronger phrase. People used to swear “(God) blind me”; that was softened and clipped into blimey, and you also get longer cousins like cor blimey and gorblimey. Some people say it comes from “blame me” instead.

Though actually不過其實，it is a polite hiding of a stronger phrase這個字是把一句更強烈的話禮貌地藏起來。People used to swear “(God) blind me”以前人們會罵“(God) blind me”；that was softened and clipped into blimey這句話後來被軟化、縮短成blimey，and you also get longer cousins like cor blimey and gorblimey也衍生出cor blimey和gorblimey這些比較長的親戚字。Some people say it comes from “blame me” instead也有人說，它其實是從“blame me”演變來的。

Either way, the sharp religious oath has had its edges filed off, so students can treat it as a mild “wow,” not as real swearing.

Either way不管怎樣，the sharp religious oath has had its edges filed off這句原本尖銳的宗教咒罵，稜角已經被磨掉了，so students can treat it as a mild “wow,”所以學生可以把它當成溫和的“wow”，not as real swearing而不是真正的髒話。