今天的片段来自美剧《摩登家庭》(Modern Family)。
Lily被告状咬了别的小朋友,两个爸爸一脸不相信,自己的宝贝女儿怎么会咬人呢?
其实呢,在婴儿1岁左右的时候,喜欢咬东西甚至咬人都是正常的,是这个年龄的小孩探索世界或者表达情感的方式。
“咬”在英语里是bite,相关的有一个很常见的口语表达,“bite me”,其实中文意思就是完全直译“咬我呀”,大部分时候用在吵架中。
How could you just leave? This place is like a war zone. 你怎么能就这么走呢?这里乱得像战场。
Not my problem. Bite me! 跟我有什么关系,来咬我呀!
一看例句就能完全理解这种这个表达方式的意义。
和bite相关另一个常见的表达方式就是bite the bullet,字面意思是“咬子弹”,但它专门形容要去做一件很困难很痛苦的事情。
When the time comes, I will bite the bullet and take my punishment with grace. 等时机一到,我就会优雅地接受我的惩罚。
要咬当然得用牙齿,和tooth/teeth相关的也有几个很常见的词。
比如:fight tooth and nail,字面意思“斗争到牙齿和指甲都上了”,形容为达到目的付出了巨大的努力。
The whole team fought tooth and nail to win the championship. 整支队伍坚强作战赢下了冠军。
又比如:sink someone’s teeth into something. 真正沉浸到某样东西里面。
今日词汇:
1、awkward a.
(1)使人尴尬的;难处理的
【例句】There was an awkward silence.
一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
(2)行动笨拙的;姿势别扭的
【例句】I must have slept in an awkward position─I'm aching all over.
我肯定睡的姿势不舒适——我全身疼痛。
(3)害羞的;局促不安的
【例句】Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex.
女人们经常说她们不好意思在性/生活上采取主动。
2、aggressive a.
(1)好斗的;挑/衅的
【例句】These fish are very aggressive.
这些鱼极具攻击性。
(2) 有闯劲的;积极进取的
【例句】He is respected as a very aggressive and competitive executive.
他是一位锐意进取、竞争意识很强的主管,颇受尊敬。
【补充】aggressiveness n.(1)挑/衅行为 (2)激烈竞争
3、presumably adv.大概;很可能;据推测
【例句】He had gone to the reception desk, presumably to check out.
他已经去前台了,可能是要办理退房手续。
【同义词】possibly、perhaps、probably
presume 为其动词,解释为:(不肯定地)认为,推测
4、accuse v.
(1)指责;责难
【例句】He was accusing my mum of having an affair with another man.
他指责我妈妈与另一个男人有染。
(2)指控;控告
【例句】The accused men have been given relatively light sentences.
被控告的这些男子受到相对较轻的判决。
【注意】accuse sb. of sth.≈charge sb. with sth 指责/指控某人某事
5、twilight a.&n.
a.蒙眬的;含混的;界限模糊的
【例句】They fell into that twilight zone between military personnel and civilian employees.
他们成了军队人员与平民雇员之间身份界定不清的人。
n.(1)黄昏;薄暮
【例句】They returned at twilight, and set off for one of the promenade bars.
他们黄昏时分回来,然后去了一家步行街酒吧。
(2)暮光
【例句】the deepening autumn twilight渐浓的秋日暮色
(3) 最后阶段;衰落时期
【例句】Now both men are in the twilight of their careers.
现在两人的事业都到了没落期。
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