时间:2019-03-13 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


英语课

   Donny在北京学汉语,他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词,就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的:看热闹。


  Donny: Wuqiong, I heard you got your driver's license 1!
  WQ: 是啊,昨天我已经开车上路啦!
  Donny: So how did it go?
  WQ: 唉,别提了!我开的那条路上出车祸,结果,开车的、骑车的、走路的,都想看热闹,最后,整条街都堵住了!对了Donny,这些看热闹的人,用英文怎么说呢?
  Donny: 英文叫rubberneck。
  WQ: rubberneck?橡胶脖子?
  Donny: 你想啊,那些看热闹,围观的人,they stretch their necks to watch what's happening, right?
  WQ: 哦……我明白了,伸长脖子看热闹的人好像长了橡胶脖子,所以叫他们rubberneck!哈哈,真形象!
  Donny: Right! rubberneck也可以当动词。你刚才说,大家看热闹,整条街大堵车,在英文里就是“The traffic was bumper 2-to-bumper because of rubbernecking.”
  WQ: bumper-to-bumper? bumper不是汽车保险杠么?
  Donny: Exactly! So bumper-to-bumper means cars are moving so slowly that their bumpers 3 are almost touching 4.
  WQ: 我明白了,bumper-to-bumper, 汽车一辆紧挨着一辆,慢慢往前拱。I was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic,郁闷死了!
  Donny: Wuqiong,那车祸到底严不严重?
  WQ: 特严重!六辆车撞在一起了!
  Donny: Ouch...a six-car pileup!
  WQ: Pileup 就是连环车祸么?
  Donny: That's Right!
  WQ: 我跟你说,这个pileup里,有两辆奥迪,一辆奔驰,一辆宝马,好像还有……
  Donny: Wuqiong, 你看得这么清楚,真不愧是a good rubberneck! Okay, new driver, tell me what you've learned today!
  WQ: 第一,看热闹的人叫rubberneck;
  第二,堵车可以说bumper-to-bumper;
  第三,连环车祸是pileup!

n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
n.(汽车上的)保险杠;adj.特大的,丰盛的
  • The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
  • This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。
(汽车上的)保险杠,缓冲器( bumper的名词复数 )
  • Our bumpers just grazed (ie touched each other) as we passed. 我们错车时保险互相蹭了一下。
  • Car stickers can be attached to the bumpers or windows. 汽车贴纸可以贴在防撞杆上或车窗上。
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
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