时间:2019-01-09 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

我们在过去曾经讲过几个和cry这个字有关的习惯用语。cry这个字的意思就是:"哭"。我们今天首先要讲的一个习惯用语很简单,只有两个英文字组成:Far cry。


Far就是很远的意,因此far cry有的时候就是指在很遥远的地方。比如说,你可以讲:Washington is a far cry from Beijing。这是说,华盛顿离北京很远。但是,人们用far cry的时候往往是指某一样东西和以往有很大的不同。你听了下面这个例子就会明白它的意思。这是一个人在说当他突然变得很有钱以后,人们对他的态度是如何的不同:


例句-1: You'd be surprised how nice people treat me now when they hear my rich uncle died and left me twenty million dollars. It's a far cry from the days when I was just a clerk in a supermarket and nobody paid me any attention.


这人说:"我那有钱的叔叔去世了,给我留下了两千万美元遗产。你要知道有的人在听说这个消息后对我有多么好,你会感到很惊奇的。我以前只不过是一个超级市场的雇员。那时谁也不把我放在眼里。现在和那时相比,那真是天差地别。"


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每个人都有一个成长过程。在美国许多公司里,那些高级领导人员一般都是年纪比较大的人,因为他们的经验比较丰富。但是,也有一些很年轻的人,由于他们的大胆和敢于创新的精神,在事业上飞黄腾达。下面一个例子就是一个人在说他公司里的一个年轻人:


例句-2: Mike is only 24, but he's already president of our company. He looks very capable 1 and full of confidence. It's a far cry from when he first joined the firm as a mail clerk. In those days he was very timid 2 and shy.


这个人说:"麦克只有二十四岁,但是已经是我们公司的总经理了。他看起来很有能力,也充满了信心。和他刚到公司来当一名管理信件的职员的时候相比,那简直是相差太远了。那时,他非常胆小,也很怕羞。"


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下面我们再给大家讲解一个和cry这个字有关的习惯用语:Crying towel。


Crying就是在cry这个字后面加上ing。 Towel是指毛巾。那么,crying towel难道是会哭的毛巾?不是的。你们有没有碰到过那种为了一点事就抱怨没完,老是诉苦的人?美国人把这种人叫做:Crybaby。


Crybaby就是指那种很软弱,碰不碰就会抱怨,哭哭啼啼的人。Crying towel就是给这种人一条擦眼泪的毛巾。这当然只是一个假设而已。有的时候也可以解释为带有讽刺性的安抚他们。下面我们来给大家举个例子。这是一个人非常厌烦坐在他旁边一张办公桌的那个同事,因为他唠唠叨叨抱怨个没完。他对那个同事说:


例句-3: Pete, one of these days we'll have to get you a crying towel! You complain about everything twice as much as anybody else who works 3 in our office. Don't be such a crybaby!


这个人对他的同事说:"皮特,总有一天,我们会去给你弄一条擦眼泪的毛巾。你知道吗,你对每一件事的抱怨要比我们办公室里任何人都多上一倍。别老那么哭哭啼啼的!"


在美国的文化环境当中,人们期望男子,不管在处理问题、或者在情绪方面,都应该是很独立和自力更生的。因此,要是一个男子老爱哭哭啼啼,那就显得格外突出。


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下面我们要举的一个例子是一个人正在跟他的朋友讲他的妹妹:


例句-4: My sister Joan's boyfriend is a real crybaby. He whines 4 and complains about everything -- his boss, his friends, even his cat. I told Joan to drop him unless she wants to supply him with crying towels the rest of her life. Who needs a husband like that!


这人说:"我妹妹琼恩的男朋友是一个真正爱哭哭啼啼的人。他抱怨他的老板,抱怨他的朋友,甚至抱怨他家的猫。他几乎对每件事都会有怨气。我告诉琼恩,要是她不准备老是去安慰他的话,还不如和他断了关系。谁要那么样的丈夫呀!"



adj.有能力的,有才能的
  • The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干。
  • Jim is capable at sports.吉姆擅长运动。
adj.胆怯的,害羞的
  • The rabbit is timid and suspicious.兔子胆小而多疑。
  • He was timid about investing money.他不敢投资。
n.作品,著作;工厂,活动部件,机件
  • We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
n.悲嗥声( whine的名词复数 );哀鸣者v.哀号( whine的第三人称单数 );哀诉,诉怨
  • The colony whines a centerless loud drone that vibrates the neighborhood. 蜂群嗡嗡喧闹的哀鸣振动邻里。 来自互联网
  • The web whines with the sound of countless mosquitoes and flies trapped in its folds. 蜘蛛网内发出无数只被困在蜘蛛丝间的蚊子与苍蝇所发出来的声音。 来自互联网
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