时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   down-to-earth 踏实谦逊


  今天要学的习惯说法由三个单词合成,中间都用连词符号相连。这个复合词是:down-to-earth。earth是“大地”的意思,down-to-earth这个习惯说法往往用来说某一种人,表现他们什么样的品质呢?
  我们看个例子来体会吧。说话的人要描述他公司的同事对新经理的看法:
  例句:She comes from a wealthy family and went to a top school but I'm glad to say despite that she's really down-to-earth: she understands what we do, is warm and friendly and treats us all like equals. That's why I say she's truly down-to-earth.
  这位经理出生在富裕家庭又上了第一流的学校。这样的背景很可能会造就一个高高在上的人,但是尽管如此,她却能体谅下属的工作,而且热情友好又平易近人,所以说她确实是个脚踏实地的人。
  这样看来down-to-earth用来描述脚踏实地的品质,它的意思就是踏实谦逊。另外有个习惯用语很容易跟down-to-earth相混淆,它是:down to the ground。 down to the ground看来和down-to-earth相似,实际上它们表示不同的意思,down to the ground含义是“完全、彻底地”。例如,有人可以这样说自己的房子:My house suits me right down to the ground. 他表示:“我对我的房子完全心满意足。” Down to the ground用来描绘完全彻底的程度。

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