时间:2019-02-19 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   当年是铁路把美国的大西洋海岸和太平洋沿岸连接了起来。今天要谈的习惯用语就是从那个年代流传至今的。今天学的习惯用语也是诞生在一百多年前。当时大多数美国人还过着乡居生活,但是随着全国各地兴建起四通八达的铁路,亮晶晶的铁轨两边象雨后春笋一般涌现出成百上千的新城镇。


  它们出现的原因之一是:当年的老式火车头是用蒸汽机的。它的锅炉要消耗大量的水,所以火车每走一程就得停下来加水,为了便于火车头加水,铁道公司在铁路沿线的许多新兴城镇支起大水箱,英文是:tank 1, 于是人们就这样称呼这些城镇了:tank towns。把铁路沿线城镇称为tank towns, 水箱城镇,是带点揶揄意味的,仿佛在取笑那些城镇唯一的存在意义就是为火车供水。我们听听tank towns这个说法怎么应用在当代人的口中,说话的人在谈他的家乡:
  例句:I grew up in a little tank town out in Iowa. But I came 2 here to the city as 3 soon as I got 4 out of high school. The place is dead 5 since 6 the trains stopped coming through 30 years ago.
  他说:我在爱奥华州的一个小镇长大,但是高中一毕业就来这个城市了。我的家乡小镇自从三十年前火车不再经过那里以后就荒废了。
  这里的tank town是指过去为火车供水的小城镇。

n.大容器,大水槽,箱,柜,罐,池塘,储水池;坦克;vt.储于槽中
  • There is still some gasoline left in the tank.油箱里还剩下一些汽油。
  • Fill the tank with water.把水槽灌满水。
v.动词come的过去式
  • I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里,我很惊奇。
  • The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
conj.按照;如同
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
v.(get的过去式)得到,猜到,明白
  • I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
  • I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
adj.死的;无生命的;死气沉沉的;adv.完全地
  • Mary threw away the dead flowers.玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。
  • He was dead asleep.他完全睡着了。
adv.后来;conj.既然,因为,自从;prep.自从
  • He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后,他就一直在一家银行工作。
  • I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。
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aberration of fixed stars
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acne pustulosa
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amidohpdrolase
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anthraflavon
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arsenoacetic acid
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illuminated mirror
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