时间:2019-02-08 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

Out of Pocket不只是“掏腰包”


 美国话里有一句话:“There's more than just meets the eye”,意思是除了表层意义以外,还有更深一层意思。这句话用在out of pocket上,可以说是恰如其分。


 out of pocket,一看这个说法,人们很容易想到,这是掏腰包的意思。对,这是表面意思,比如说,“The out-of-pocket expense for this tripis$500,and the rest is covered by the company.”(这次旅行,个人只需掏500美元,其他的都由公司包了)。注意这里“out-of-pocket”用了连字符“-”,表示一个整体概念:“掏腰包”。


 但在美语中,常听到这样的说法:“I’mout of pocket these days.”在这句话里,说“out of pocket”是“掏腰包”就讲不通了。这句话的真正意思是“I’m unavailable these days”或“I’m absent these days”———“这一段我不在”。


 据说,这个说法源于另一个说法“They are living in one another's pocket”(“他们终日厮混在一起”)。既然“pocket”能形象地描绘了“像挤在一个口袋里一样”的亲密,那么“out of pocket”便也可以说是“不在”或“失踪”了。


踢地雷 kick off


  英语当中许多语汇与体育运动是分不开的,kick就是一例。足球比赛的第一脚是kick off,这一脚后比赛便开始了。久而久之,这个词组也用于日常生活中,如这样一句话“Starting on Friday, the soldiers kicked off the second round of the landmine 1 clearance 2 drive”怎么译呢?是不是从星期五开始士兵踢地雷?逻辑上显然是错误的,因为踢地雷不啻于送命。而且原文中说是second round(第二轮),命岂有送了一次再送一回的理?kick off在此就是开始的意思,相当于比赛开始,因而全句可译为:“士兵在星期五又开始第二轮的扫雷行动。”再举一例:“They kicked off a ten day tour of China with a party in Beijing. ”(他们在北京搞了个聚会,以此开始对中国的十天旅行。) 


 踢足球很刺激,kick也就有了这样的含义,如:They loved debate, and got a kick out of court proceedings 3.(他们喜欢辩论,因而法庭的辩辞使他们觉得特过瘾。)



n.地雷
  • A landmine is a kind of weapon used in war.地雷是一种运用于战争的武器。
  • The treaty bans the use,production and trade of landmine.那条约禁止使用生产和交易雷。
n.净空;许可(证);清算;清除,清理
  • There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
  • The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
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