so, when mike said he was going for tea with the queen, it was just a wind-up. 当 mike 说女王邀请他一起喝下午茶的时候，那只是 a wind-up 而已。 well neil, i’m going shopping now. i’m going to buy a new car; i’m thinking of a rolls royce.

neil: i’m going on holiday to china.

feifei: oh really? neil 说他要到中国去度假了！

neil: and then i’m going to climb mount everest.

feifei: what? 他还要去爬喜玛拉雅山(珠穆朗玛峰)！

neil: and after that i’m going to take a trip to the moon.

feifei: a trip to the moon?! 什么？还要到月球上去探险旅行？ok, now i know you’re joking. 这一定是个玩笑！

neil: you’re right feifei. i’m just winding you up. to wind someone up.

feifei: 这个短语的意思就是告诉一个人不存在的事情，从而来和这个人开玩笑。to wind someone up 捉弄某人。

example

a: did you hear that mike’s going to buckingham palace to meet the queen?

b: really? why’s that?

a: well, he says the queen just invited him for tea.

b: oh, come on, he’s just winding you up. you know he’s always joking around.

neil: it’s a verb. to wind someone up.

feifei: 这是一个动词短语 to wind someone up.

neil: but it can also be used as a noun. a wind-up.

feifei: 这个短语还可以变成一个名词 a wind-up.

neil: be careful with the pronunciation because it’s spelt the same as wind, but pronounced wind.

feifei: 大家要注意在这个短语里 wind 和 wind "风" 这个词的拼写是完全一样的，可是它读做 wind，不是 wind.

neil: so, when mike said he was going for tea with the queen, it was just a wind-up.

feifei: 当 mike 说女王邀请他一起喝下午茶的时候，那只是 a wind-up 而已。 well neil, i’m going shopping now. i’m going to buy a new car; i’m thinking of a rolls royce.

neil: a rolls royce? how can you afford that?

feifei: i won the lottery.

neil: ah, stop winding me up!