时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   snail 1 mail 传统的邮递


  今天我们再学一个押韵的习惯用语:snail mail。 snail是蜗牛,人人都知道蜗牛爬动的速度出奇地缓慢。它们得花好长好长的时间才爬得到某一个地方,而mail是邮件。 snail mail可想而知必定是说传递缓慢的邮件的。snail mail和shock jock一样也是近十多年来才出现的新短语。
  近年来,越来越多的人使用电脑发送电子邮件,也就是e-mail。 这种办法几乎在即刻间就能传达信息。传统的邮递当然相形见绌。
  于是人们就给邮局的邮递系统取snail mail这个绰号,当然邮局对这样的称号很恼火。尽管人们抱怨传统的邮递速度太慢,但是有时也觉得snail mail有电子邮件无法具备的长处。我们来听一位小伙子来告诉我们snail mail的好处吧:
  例句:These days I use e-mail to keep in touch with most of my friends. But my girl friend out in Los Angeles and I still use snail mail to write each other. Why? One good reason is her letters smell so good and she can't put perfume on an e-mail.
  他说:近来我使用电子邮件来和大多数朋友保持联系,但是我在洛杉矶的女朋友和我通信却仍然用缓慢的传统邮件。为什么呢?一条很好的理由是她的来信芳香扑鼻,然而她却不可能在电子邮件上洒香水。
  显然他的女朋友在寄给他的信上喷洒了香水,而送电子邮件就不可能这样做了。这段话里的snail mail指传统的邮递。

n.蜗牛
  • Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
  • Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。
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