埃德蒙顿华人社区-Edmonton China

 找回密码
 注册
查看: 1639|回复: 0

美国生活中的口头禅

[复制链接]
鲜花(1) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-7-25 19:32 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
美国人平时生活上所用的一些口头禅,其实字句都很简单,但是如果不加说明,往往还会让人一知半解或似懂非懂。下面所举的例子,即是常常听到的一些美语口头禅。
. x8 q8 S9 K; E9 L1 C( n* w
/ f% S, j+ ^% s: x! m        1. I couldn't care less.
" `4 K. x# k5 q/ h% ^8 S) o7 L, D/ i/ ?
  这句话的意思是“我不在乎”,“缺乏兴趣”(lack of interest),也就是:I don''t care at all. 或 I don''t give a hoot. 例如: 4 ]) Z. \' Y4 V, t9 Z+ C
9 B4 w* h: Q, `
  人家如果问: What do you think of the budget-cut?(你对预算削减有何看法?)
" S0 J# ]- f8 }- R7 X2 |! f5 P$ S: n' @  V
  你回答: I couldn't care less.(我毫不在乎)   P0 o6 `  `8 V* \- [# O

- l, _8 G& U% u  How do you like Mr. Lee's political point of view?(你喜欢李先生的政见吗?) / v! _6 F9 J; M. z: f6 Z

: y8 H4 q* j8 ]; J! P, t; V9 ^  I couldn't care less.(我才不在乎呢!) , r% I; l, v# H1 L' B2 I

* p5 L% o# C" k, }. \, e5 \3 S% T! P  但是有时说话者也有口是心非: 例如: / _. }9 J2 g# l& D. T' j" I

* r2 H: L+ M1 a5 c  I couldn't care less about the promotion or pay raise.(我不在乎升级或加薪) 7 w/ n, e4 o- Q* G1 F) O

6 q0 B  S: x$ b) v  而实际上他是根本在乎升级和加薪的,那么人家也许就会回答说: Yes, you do(care).
$ W0 |4 a8 ?" T8 }0 d. X1 E+ D8 ^! _$ \) `0 Q# ]) w) j* _9 _
  至于 I couldn't care more. 就是“我很在乎”(I care a lot.)或 I care deeply. 同理:
/ ]+ Y* l5 S6 A1 A! ?4 Z
$ [1 y) k( N, y* |/ V/ ~/ o* F1 Z  I couldn't agree more.=I totally agree.(我完全同意) - Z" i" m: I2 i

" F) Q7 H' H. p& X( [  I couldn't please you more.=I did my best to please you.(我尽量使你高兴) 0 n! K1 T3 o$ |5 m1 R0 [
1 a/ i$ Q% F, ?$ A4 S& f
  I couldn't be more right.=I am totally right.
5 k( w8 N  V$ z6 ]  T6 V* _1 u* s: I/ C# k6 ?9 q' `+ z8 ?  d) C' \
  但是老外为了自尊,不愿强调自己的错误,所以很少人说: 7 n5 p0 B: ^& P4 Q4 a3 @/ E0 V3 U+ y

: b$ o1 ~1 A" Q$ M& M9 E, I  I couldn't be more wrong.
3 K! N' F8 j  h
7 L6 R# Y( C7 U8 ~) `6 P6 R: u: t  注意:一般人都用否定句,但也有老外把肯定句与否定句互用。
' X" r( J& P- E/ u: w; P
7 A) ]0 j+ T" p. k$ B# y8 }  不过,严格来说,I could care less. = I care to some degree.(care 的程度可能减少)
& [, A5 S5 `  H( E' p
- x1 }" \, Q: U2 o0 ~0 b  I could care more.=I care some.(care的程度也许增加)(主词可用任何人称代名词:he, she, you, we, they 等。但只用 could,不用 can。) % {- V) M  C* M) \( Y
' A( x& }: d4 T) \
  2. No bones about it.
- ], |8 H  [% r$ {) |( P! j+ k
$ ~4 s7 V2 L* J. i6 t  W' e  意思是:真实的,诚恳的(truly, sincerely or exactly),也就是 to make no bones about it.(bone 要加 s, it 是指 something)例如:
& `$ \+ y& b- r2 S5 L4 r, T2 J! ~0 `8 q4 V
  His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.(他的太太真是很漂亮) 5 V) X7 c$ |7 \
: E/ H  p! l. H7 A- _% I, Z8 f
  Mr. A made no bones about it when he talked about abortion issue.(当 A 先生谈到堕胎问题时,他是诚恳的。) 3 |7 G' L) D5 h7 o0 T0 J

: Q6 M4 H) }! _5 Z  }  When I spoke on the topic,he said, "No bones about it."(也就是他同意我的看法) : {4 r+ B  r/ I- A' _
$ p! s$ j" D1 @' t* E# f$ ]
  No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today.(今天是真的太冷了)
3 ]/ ^3 L1 Z, j4 r! Z$ D% R& i6 B) L/ h5 t
  3. take it on me!
0 o0 y, g0 t7 |" i
( B. Y- ?1 q, p# _2 Y- V9 U  意思是:“这是我的,请用吧!”“这是免费的”(help yourself to it; it is free),这多半是指吃的东西或一些不贵重的东西。例如: " E9 T+ ~; y, A  [8 R

4 h7 q8 H6 Z6 ?6 e) z' [  Here are some candies from England; take one on me. (这是来自英国的糖果,尝一个吧!) (one = candy)
+ _- h  C5 Q2 f; n
* }# ~; Z+ f! h6 _  s  The restaurant owner said to me, "Take the dessert on me." (餐馆老板对我说:“尝尝我的甜点吧!”)
) V. t: B7 n* B, L7 F/ {$ o& H
$ j9 f, E! W1 V; V  Please take these pencils on me.(取用一些我的铅笔吧!) (也许铅笔上刻有名字,做为宣传之用而免费。)
  S* d  f! C" x( C  K* Y5 ~* J
! `7 {( E' a! Q1 d* g  I  可见 take 后面的 it,是指 something,而 on 的后面通常不指别人,所以多半也只用在第一人称单数 me。 5 t0 z3 P4 @  L9 j% R
  j) e4 M$ m. i
  (假如夫妇在一起,也可以说:Take it on us.) : ~6 q5 x' h7 h5 |' ]* H' d1 q) s& L
7 P. M5 [9 h' a6 I# P2 k+ }) g0 ]
  4. I am from Missouri.
# A  B2 S& K% @& g2 v+ x
0 _0 u" R6 D" X7 o, e1 `1 O) w  这句话有时后面要加一句:“I need to be shown.”或“You have got to show me.”,意思是 Missouri 州的人很固执 (stubborn),不太信任别人,一定要人家证明一下(prove it to me),所以密苏里州也被称为“The Show Me State”。
9 I1 s- ]9 K5 D9 v" @' k/ r8 @, L  v2 l$ }
  据说这句话所以流行 (尤其在美国中西部) 是因为美国一些名人都住过密苏里州,包括 Harry Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney 等。后来老外不轻易相信别人时,就使用这句话。(也有半开玩笑性质) 例如: 9 {' G# S0 g& B

6 o8 v4 K6 N; v  _  He is not easily convinced because he is from Missouri. (他是来自密苏里州,所以不容易说服他。) 2 X9 A. L4 z8 ^/ C; T6 }# U
; e6 X3 I$ _) N, W
  Don''t try to fool me; I am from Missouri.(You have got to show me.) (别愚弄我,我是来自密苏里州。)
, [9 J% \7 z0 \( S& A- s( E+ V# ^6 ], |/ G$ x
  We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown.
; e- G/ H1 u+ W) F: ]5 F1 f2 t. W: _6 M: d' K7 m9 M, G
  As Mr. Smith is a tough guy; he must be from Missouri. (Smith先生是位倔强的人,他一定是来自密苏里州。)
大型搬家
您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 注册

本版积分规则

联系我们|小黑屋|手机版|Archiver|埃德蒙顿中文网

GMT-7, 2026-10-20 06:29 , Processed in 0.119415 second(s), 10 queries , Gzip On, APC On.

Powered by Discuz! X3.4

Copyright © 2001-2021, Tencent Cloud.

快速回复 返回顶部 返回列表