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1. A pain in the neck
如果有个美国人对你说: He’s a pain in the neck.你会不会把它解释为:He has a pain in the neck——他脖子痛?看起来倒是挺像的,对不对?现在来设想一下另一个场景——当你在电影院里聚精会神地欣赏电影时,有一个坐在中间的人不断地进进出出,你就不得不一次次地站起来为他让路,电影都没办法正常看了。这个时候你就可以一点也不夸张地说:He’s really a pain in the neck.
Xiao: Alice asked us if we wanted to go to the cinema with her and her friends?
Rossman: No, I don’t. You might not know that she’s a pain in the neck.
Xiao: Really? Since she doesn’t feel comfortable, why does she want to go to the cinema?
Rossman: She doesn’t feel well? I never said that.
为什么Rossman说Alice’s a pain in the neck,却又否认他说过Alice身体不好的话呢?看过对话前的讲解,相信你应该有了一些了解。A pain in the neck的本意就从看戏而来——如果一个坐在中间的人不断地进进出出,相信你的脖子也会痛的。现在a pain in the neck已经不仅仅指戏院里那些不安分的观众,还可以代指一切让人头疼的人。以上正确的交谈应该是:
Xiao: Really? She seems quite nice and good.
Rossman: I had a date with her once before. It was horrible.
2. A green hand
对于汉语学习者而言,最难的恐怕是汉语的成语和习语了,这些词往往有着深远的文化渊源,仅从字面上看很难理解其真正的含义。而对于英语学习者来说,难点也在于此。请看a green hand 在对话中的含义。
Feng: I really can’t get along with Jim.
Claudy: Well, what happened?
Feng: He is so slow in his work that all of us have to stop to wait.
Claudy: Forget it! He’s just a green hand.
Feng: I can’t see there is anything wrong with his hands.
Claudy: Who says something goes wrong with his hands?
“ a green hand” 如果仅从字面上看这个短语,可能每个人都会觉得奇怪,怎么会有“绿色的手”呢?这也是Feng的疑问。其实这个短语的真正含义是“新手”,指那些刚刚从事某项工作,对工作还不甚熟练的人。如果Feng知道这个习语的正确含义就不会觉得奇怪了。可能就会有下面的交谈:
Claudy: Forget it! He’s just a green hand.
Feng: I know, but my patience(耐心)is running out.
Claudy: Take it easy. Let’s go out for a drink.
编辑:于赫
如果有个美国人对你说: He’s a pain in the neck.你会不会把它解释为:He has a pain in the neck——他脖子痛?看起来倒是挺像的,对不对?现在来设想一下另一个场景——当你在电影院里聚精会神地欣赏电影时,有一个坐在中间的人不断地进进出出,你就不得不一次次地站起来为他让路,电影都没办法正常看了。这个时候你就可以一点也不夸张地说:He’s really a pain in the neck.
Xiao: Alice asked us if we wanted to go to the cinema with her and her friends?
Rossman: No, I don’t. You might not know that she’s a pain in the neck.
Xiao: Really? Since she doesn’t feel comfortable, why does she want to go to the cinema?
Rossman: She doesn’t feel well? I never said that.
为什么Rossman说Alice’s a pain in the neck,却又否认他说过Alice身体不好的话呢?看过对话前的讲解,相信你应该有了一些了解。A pain in the neck的本意就从看戏而来——如果一个坐在中间的人不断地进进出出,相信你的脖子也会痛的。现在a pain in the neck已经不仅仅指戏院里那些不安分的观众,还可以代指一切让人头疼的人。以上正确的交谈应该是:
Xiao: Really? She seems quite nice and good.
Rossman: I had a date with her once before. It was horrible.
2. A green hand
对于汉语学习者而言,最难的恐怕是汉语的成语和习语了,这些词往往有着深远的文化渊源,仅从字面上看很难理解其真正的含义。而对于英语学习者来说,难点也在于此。请看a green hand 在对话中的含义。
Feng: I really can’t get along with Jim.
Claudy: Well, what happened?
Feng: He is so slow in his work that all of us have to stop to wait.
Claudy: Forget it! He’s just a green hand.
Feng: I can’t see there is anything wrong with his hands.
Claudy: Who says something goes wrong with his hands?
“ a green hand” 如果仅从字面上看这个短语,可能每个人都会觉得奇怪,怎么会有“绿色的手”呢?这也是Feng的疑问。其实这个短语的真正含义是“新手”,指那些刚刚从事某项工作,对工作还不甚熟练的人。如果Feng知道这个习语的正确含义就不会觉得奇怪了。可能就会有下面的交谈:
Claudy: Forget it! He’s just a green hand.
Feng: I know, but my patience(耐心)is running out.
Claudy: Take it easy. Let’s go out for a drink.
编辑:于赫