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“The answer is zero”

这几个单词真是再熟悉不过

组合一块看起来的意思好像也就那么回事

“答案是零”

但想起中文里那些和数字相关的成语

“不三不四”、“五花八门”...的意思

这么简单直白的翻译好像不对劲

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The answer is zero

当老外对你说:The answer is zero.

想表达的意思是事情“白忙一场、毫无结果

例:

No matter what you have done, the answer is zero.

无论你做了什么,都是白忙一场。

A: How is the programme?

计划怎么样了?

B: The answer is zero.

白忙活了。

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answer back

answer (sb.) back =顶嘴,回嘴

不是很礼貌的方式应对长辈,领导的批评

例:

Stop answering your mother back!

不准和你妈妈顶嘴!

I'd generally talk my father round, but never answer back.

我会委婉地和父亲解释,从来不顶嘴。

talk sb. round=委婉的表达;说服

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answer the door

answer the door

意思是应声开门、听到铃声去开门

例:

I'm on the phone. Could you answer the door for me?

我正在打电话,你能帮我开一下门吗?

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answer the call of nature

answer the call of nature=上厕所

例:

Just a moment. I have to go to answer the call of nature.

稍等一会,我想上厕所。

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answer for / to

answer for=对…负责

例:

Do you really think the company will be made to answer for the problems that their pollution causes among the local people?

你真的认为公司会负责他们在当地造成的污染问题?


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answer to=答复

例:

That is an indirect answer to the question.

那只是对这一问题的间接答复。

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