我们的听众朋友们经常留言说:“开言英语很接地气”,
那“接地气”英语究竟怎么说呢?
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“接地气”怎么说?
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Down to earth:接地气
60% of the time, “down to earth” does match with the Chinese “接地气”, and you can use it in very similar ways. 百分之六十的情况下“down to earth”和中文字面意思上比较对应。
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Earth:大地、地面
Down to earth可以在这些情况下使用
#1. 形容人和个性很接地气
Person & Personality
Not snobbish
Not lofty, stuck up
怎么用?
He's a very down to earth person. 他是一个很接地气的人。
也可以形容一个人的性格很实在:
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Down to earth personality
怎么用?
Adam has got a down to earth personality. Adam的性格很接地气。
#2. 形容地方很接地气
Places & Atmosphere
形容一家餐厅很大众化、价格很朴实:
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a very down to earth restaurant:一家很接地气的餐厅
怎么用?
This is a very down to earth restaurant. 这是一家很接地气的餐厅。
Fine dining restaurants are usually not down to earth. 高级餐厅一般不怎么接地气。
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Fine dining restaurant:高级餐厅
也可以形容气氛很轻松:
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Down to earth atmosphere:气氛很轻松(very relaxed)
If you go to a museum or art gallery, it's probably not very down to earth. 如果你去博物馆或美术馆,它的气氛可能不是很接地气。
#3. 形容态度很接地气
Attitude
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Down to earth attitude:态度很接地气
We will probably get along very well with someone who has a down to earth attitude. 和这样接地气态度的人相处很舒服。
也可以形容幽默的风格很接地气:
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Down to earth sense of humor
Adam has a down to earth sense of humor. Adam幽默的风格很接地气。
#4. 形容做事的方法很接地气
Approach
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Down to earth approach:做事的方法很接地气
Companies need a very down to earth approach to team building. 公司团建的方法也要很接地气。
不能用Down to earth的情况
*注意:形容语言不能用,比如:English
用什么?
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Real
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Real world
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Practical
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Authentic
怎么用?
开言英语 teaches real world, practical language. 开言英语教大家很实用的、真实的英语。
Adam is using authentic language. Adam用很正宗、原汁原味的语言。
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Gets it: 很懂、很明白
这些词也可以用来替换Down to earth
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Unpretentious: 不装、不自命清高
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Sensible:明智的
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Straightforward:很简单明白、符合常理的
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你平时生活中用得比较多的说法是哪些呢?
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