漢語中有許多習語都和身體部位有關,英語也不例外,下面一些例子供大家參考。: I: B8 c o" k. W7 f
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A: Are you going to tell John』s supervisor what he did?
- B* c" c2 Q; c4 u B: Sure. He told my supervisor when I did the same thing.' ]0 I w' M! Y3 i; \+ c8 U& J: d. K
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+ r' f9 g8 I+ w! d; [ 此句源自《漢莫拉比法典》,指用對方做事的同樣方法來報復。這與漢語中的說法十分相似,很好理解。
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2. get cold feet 膽怯;例如:( g' g/ ` H7 S
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A: What happened to Jim? I thought he would go skydiving with us.
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O8 }& N( Z j6 g 有人會因為腳浸入海水覺得冷而放棄游泳,「get cold feet」由「腳變涼「而轉到「膽怯」之意,十分形象。9 M2 Q4 b3 Z* J4 Z
8 C, f) o! T3 j* f 3. I need that like I need a hole in my head.完全不需要。例如:
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B: Look at this one. Why not buy it?# B! B7 i6 i" w: A: V7 l0 X6 g
A: I need that like I need a hole in my head.
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在頭上除了眼,耳,鼻,口之外,不需要別的「洞」了,因此就轉為「完全不需要」的意思。此句生動有趣,在口語中運用一下很不錯哦!# z( i1 T( ?( ^3 m- B0 Z
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4. It』s as plain as the nose on your face.很明白,很清楚。例如:
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A: Do you think Nancy is going to quit? She hasn』t said anything.
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6 n6 w& w$ W0 J. e 直譯為「就像看你臉上的鼻子一樣,我看得很清楚。」, m/ f4 A: N5 t1 C+ H; L) o
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5. Let』s not split hairs.不要拘泥於細節。例如:
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A: Well, I don』t agree. I should get $5.02 and you should get $4.48.8 b3 z% J# p" N' c) a
B: Let』s not split hairs, OK?
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這句話直譯是「不要把頭髮劈開。」本來就很細的頭髮還要再分開是沒有必要的,實際是指不要過分拘泥於細小的事情,斤斤計較。8 u2 F: R, G. [' ]- K" g- ^
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6. The blind leading the blind.盲人指路。例如:
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A: Kate asked Henry to help her start a business.
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其實這句話是「If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.」的省略形式,源自《聖經》。常常指沒有實力的領導者進行領導是不會有什麼好結果的。
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通過這些習語,我們可以瞭解到英語國家人們的風俗,歷史甚至思維方式,對於我們來說是很有好處的。 |