时间:2019-01-07 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

street smarts


two-way street


今天我们再给大家介绍两个由 street 这个字组成的俗语。第一个是: Street smarts. 大家肯定很熟悉 smart 这个字,smart 是指一个人很聪敏,或者衣服穿得很讲究。但是,我们现在讲的 street smarts 里面的smarts 是一个名词,后面还有一个s。要是一个人有 street smarts, 那他就懂得怎样在大城市里那些比较不安全的街道上对付各种情况,甚至还可能在这种环境下发财。这种 street smarts 是在大学里学不到的,只有在实际的生活经历中逐步得来的。下面说话的这个人就是一个例子。


例句-1:"I never got a chance to go to college. My dad died when I was fourteen, and I had to go to work selling hotdogs out of a pushcart 1 on a streetcorner. But this taught me lots of street smarts, and today I own a chain of fast-food restaurants in sixteen different cities."


这个人说:「我从来没有机会上大学。我十四岁的时候父亲就去世了,我只好在马路口用一辆推车来卖热狗。但是,我通过这段经历学到了好多在这种环境中处理事情的能力。现在,我拥有一个联锁快餐店,在十六个城市都有分店。」


美国的犯罪率很高,许多城市都有一些地区很不安全。因此,人们都很注意提高警惕,以防备万一。下面是一个生活在纽约人在谈他的经验。


例句-2: "I learned a lot of street smarts during the years when I had to walk through Times Square to my office everyday. I walked with confidence, was aware of people around me and held on to my purse real tight. "


这人说:"有几年,我每天去办公室都得走过纽约时报广场。在这段时间里,我学到好多关于如何防备坏人的本领。我走起路来总是显得很有信心,注意周围的人,同时紧紧地抓住我的皮包。"


今天我们要讲的第二个和 street 有关的常用语是: Two-way street. Two-way street, 在two 和 way 这两个字当中有一个连接号。Two-way street 在一般的情况下,它的意思就是车辆可以往两个方向走的马路。但是,在把 two-way street 当做俗语用的时候,它是指人和人互相帮助的关系。下面的例子是一个人在向他的朋友借钱。


例句-3:"Pete, can you loan me a thousand bucks 2? We've been friends a long time, so you know that if you ever need money in a hurry, I'll be glad to help you out. Like I always say, friendship is a two-way street."


这人说:"皮特,你能借我一千美元吗?我们是老朋友了,所以,你知道要是以后你急需用钱,我一定会很高兴地帮助你。就像我老说的那样,友谊是相互的。"


大家可能会问,既然有 two-way street, 那末是不是有 one-way street 呢? 确实有,one-way street 也可以指那种车辆只能往一个方向走的街道。然而作为俗语,one-way street 就是在人和人的关系中单方面地只有一方帮助另一方,为对方提供方便,做出让步,而接受这一切的一方好像受之无愧,毫无反应。


美国人当中虽然有不少离婚的现象,但是同时也有不少为金婚,银婚纪念举行庆祝活动的。下面的例子就是一对老夫妇在庆祝他们的金婚纪念。这位老先生对朋友们说:


例句-4:"People always asked us what makes our marriage so successful. In fact, we sometimes get mad at each other too. But both of us know when to make concessions 3. It's a two-way street. One-way street won't work."


这位老先生说:"人们老是问我们为什么我们的婚姻那末成功。事实上,我们有的时候也吵架。但是,我们两人都知道什么时候应该做出让步。这是相互的, 单方面是行不通的。"


今天我们给大家介绍了两个和 street 这个字有关的常用语。第一个是: Street smarts. Street smarts 是在一些不安全的街道上懂得如何应付的能力和本领。我们今天讲的第二个常用语是:Two-way street. Two-way street 就是人和人相互帮助和关心的关系,而不是单方面做出努力。



n.手推车
  • He peddled fish from a pushcart.他推着手推车沿街卖鱼。
  • Children of slum dwellers play under a pushcart in New Delhi,India.印度新德里,贫民窟的孩子们在一辆手推车下玩耍。
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
  • They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
  • They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.(尤指由政府或雇主给予的)特许权( concession的名词复数 );承认;减价;(在某地的)特许经营权
  • The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工,公司将不得不作出一些让步。
  • The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
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inspection ga(u)ge
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international comity
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spinor norm
spinto
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valkin
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