“英语这个调皮的小尤物”,你知她 多少?
当时开这个专题,只因自己着迷于英语的美与智慧。
俚语,藏着我们与这个语言心照不宣的默契。带着佛性的随心而动,一直处于放养状态。偶尔回望,这些小而美的片言只语,竟成了PV巅峰,其流量远远超越了我其他的闲言碎语。
年底福利,你们要的整理版,分批奉上!
一切为了懂你,English!#英语这个调皮的小尤物#
Amazing slang1:
My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.
earful=ear+ful, 满是耳朵,耳朵听到大!!=> gave me an earful ?
什么意思呢?你猜!
Amazing slang2:
What's eating you? 是什么在吞噬你?=> What annoy you? => ?
懂了吗?
amazing slang3:
He will not turn the cold shoulder on me when I am in trouble.
turn the cold shoulder => 冰冷地背对我 => ?
懂了吗?嘘,不要翻译出来哦。
amazing slang4:
I'm so sleepy, and I have to catch some Zs. Zs => ZZZzzz…呼噜声
=> catch some Zs =>?
都打呼噜了,还不懂在干嘛么?
amazing slang5:
You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.
=> a third wheel第三只车轮=>车轮有2个足以运行,第3个便是多余的了 =>a third wheel=> ?
比如一对情侣旁边的你,是谁?
Now,对答案:
1. 滔滔不绝
2. 有何烦恼
3. 疏远,冷漠
4. 小睡,瞌睡
5. 累赘,电灯泡