Cockney Rhyming Slang 伦敦土语
还记得学英美文学的时候，Cockney对于我来说，仿佛只是“伦敦话”，在我的印象里总是与泰晤士河联系在一起。其实也还包括伦敦人。
What's a Cockney?
A true Cockney is someone born within the sound of Bow Bells. (St Mary-le-Bow Church in Cheapside, London).However the term Cockney is now loosely applied to many born outside this area as long as they have a "Cockney" accent or a Cockney heritage.The Cockney accent is heard less often in Central London these days but is widely heard in the outer London boroughs, the London suburbs and all across South East England. It is common in Bedfordshire towns like Luton and Leighton Buzzard, and Essex towns such as Romford
Cockney最先起源于住在伦敦东区的一些人。现在电视上一星期播放几天的《伦敦东区人》（eastenders）就是生活在那儿的一群人。这个电视剧已经播放了几十年了。来英国之前对英剧了解不多，可能还是看电影比较多的缘故吧。到了这里以后，发现英剧动不动就播了十几二十几年了，可是比美剧要长得不是一点半点了。前一段时间，电视上还在评选电视剧优秀演员什么的，动不动就是coronation street，eastenders，emmerdale, home and away这些剧里的演员也可以理解了。这些剧已经伴随着人们过了多少年，成为生活的一部分，甚至还有人到曼城专门参观拍摄coronation street街，看实际的样子。
Who uses Cockney Rhyming Slang?
Cockney Rhyming Slang originated in the East End of London. Some slang expressions have escaped from London and are in popular use throughout the rest of Britain. For example "use your loaf" is an everyday phrase for the British, but not too many people realise it is Cockney Rhyming Slang ("loaf of bread: head"). There are many more examples of this unwitting use of Cockney Rhyming Slang.
Television has raised awareness of Cockney Rhyming Slang to far greater heights. Classic TV shows such as "Steptoe and Son", "Minder", "Porridge" and "Only Fools and Horses" have done much to spread the slang throughout Britain and to the rest of the world.
伦敦话里有很多俚语表达，不是在英语生活，或者说不是在伦敦生活的很多人，不仔细听是听不懂的。他们常常不直接用某些词，而是换一种押韵的形式表达出来。比如，说“mouth”的时候不直接说，而是说“north and south”。所以，不知道的人，怎么也不会想到这表达的是嘴巴的意思吧！let's take a butcher's (hook) 意思可是let's take a look!的意思哦。再例如，trouble and strife可是wife的意思哦。
Some Cockney rhyming slang for parts of the body
In this list of example Cockney slang for parts of the body, you'll notice that some expressions omit the rhyming word but others do not.
English Rhymes with Cockney
Feet Plates of meat Plates
Teeth Hampstead Heath Hampsteads
Legs Scotch eggs Scotches
Eyes Mince pies Minces
Arms Chalk Farms Chalk Farms
Hair Barnet Fair Barnet
Head Loaf of bread Loaf
Face Boat race Boat race
Mouth North and south North and south
（网站http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/cockney_rhyming_slang）
What's a Cockney?
A true Cockney is someone born within the sound of Bow Bells. (St Mary-le-Bow Church in Cheapside, London).However the term Cockney is now loosely applied to many born outside this area as long as they have a "Cockney" accent or a Cockney heritage.The Cockney accent is heard less often in Central London these days but is widely heard in the outer London boroughs, the London suburbs and all across South East England. It is common in Bedfordshire towns like Luton and Leighton Buzzard, and Essex towns such as Romford
Cockney最先起源于住在伦敦东区的一些人。现在电视上一星期播放几天的《伦敦东区人》（eastenders）就是生活在那儿的一群人。这个电视剧已经播放了几十年了。来英国之前对英剧了解不多，可能还是看电影比较多的缘故吧。到了这里以后，发现英剧动不动就播了十几二十几年了，可是比美剧要长得不是一点半点了。前一段时间，电视上还在评选电视剧优秀演员什么的，动不动就是coronation street，eastenders，emmerdale, home and away这些剧里的演员也可以理解了。这些剧已经伴随着人们过了多少年，成为生活的一部分，甚至还有人到曼城专门参观拍摄coronation street街，看实际的样子。
Who uses Cockney Rhyming Slang?
Cockney Rhyming Slang originated in the East End of London. Some slang expressions have escaped from London and are in popular use throughout the rest of Britain. For example "use your loaf" is an everyday phrase for the British, but not too many people realise it is Cockney Rhyming Slang ("loaf of bread: head"). There are many more examples of this unwitting use of Cockney Rhyming Slang.
Television has raised awareness of Cockney Rhyming Slang to far greater heights. Classic TV shows such as "Steptoe and Son", "Minder", "Porridge" and "Only Fools and Horses" have done much to spread the slang throughout Britain and to the rest of the world.
伦敦话里有很多俚语表达，不是在英语生活，或者说不是在伦敦生活的很多人，不仔细听是听不懂的。他们常常不直接用某些词，而是换一种押韵的形式表达出来。比如，说“mouth”的时候不直接说，而是说“north and south”。所以，不知道的人，怎么也不会想到这表达的是嘴巴的意思吧！let's take a butcher's (hook) 意思可是let's take a look!的意思哦。再例如，trouble and strife可是wife的意思哦。
Some Cockney rhyming slang for parts of the body
In this list of example Cockney slang for parts of the body, you'll notice that some expressions omit the rhyming word but others do not.
English Rhymes with Cockney
Feet Plates of meat Plates
Teeth Hampstead Heath Hampsteads
Legs Scotch eggs Scotches
Eyes Mince pies Minces
Arms Chalk Farms Chalk Farms
Hair Barnet Fair Barnet
Head Loaf of bread Loaf
Face Boat race Boat race
Mouth North and south North and south
（网站http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/cockney_rhyming_slang）
