英语单词无厘头(老外说Youare)

外教郭杰瑞从皮卡丘这里借了500块,终于凑够了买手机的钱,嘚瑟的连走路都开始带风,可是新手机到手才几天就卡的不行,他跟公室所有人都抱怨:My new phone is a lemon!

还劝原本想买同款的迪丽热巴千万别下手

英语单词无厘头(老外说Youare)(1)

01、如何理解My phone is a lemon.

lemon除了表示:柠檬、浅黄色,还能表示:something that does not work(有毛病的东西;不成功的东西)。所以郭杰瑞的意思是:我的手机有毛病,不好用!

例句:

①The car I bought last year be sure a lemon.

去年我买的汽车确实是个假货。

②Only one of his inventions turned out to be a lemon.

在他的几项发明中只有一项没有获得成功。

如果延伸到人You are a lemon你真没用。(你是个无用之人)那就是相当于批评之类的话了

英语单词无厘头(老外说Youare)(2)

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02、not care/give a fig

fig /fɪɡ/无花果,not give a fig”表示:to not be at all worried by or interested in something(“一点都不重视,不放在心上”)尤其是表示你不在意某人的意见或者举动,换句话说就是“I do not care!”

例句:

They can say what they like. I don't give a fig.

他们愿意说什么都行,我根本不在乎。

知识延伸:

in good/poor fig 健康情形良好/不好

not worth a fig 毫不足取; 一文不值

A fig for ...! 管它什么...!

in full fig 盛装

英语单词无厘头(老外说Youare)(3)

03、cherry-pick

可不是“摘樱桃”!它用来表示“精挑细选,择优而取”

英文释义:to pick only the best people or things from a group, so that only people or things that are less good remain

例句:

The new schools were accused of cherry-picking the best students in the area.

有批评说这些新学校只在这个地区挑选最好的学生。


04、as cool as a cucumber

别理解成“像黄瓜一样冷静”,正确的意思是:very calm especially when this is surprising(尤指出奇地)镇静,冷静。 cool 在这里的意思并不是“清凉的”而是指人“镇定、沉着的”样子

①She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.

她泰然自若地走进来,好像什么事也没发生过。

②The exam is in less than an hour, but I'm as cool as a cucumber.

不到一个小时就开考了,但我却出奇地镇静。

英语单词无厘头(老外说Youare)(4)

05、not have a bean

bean /biːn/豆子,一颗豆子也没有,可以指代“钱包羞涩,没钱啦”to have no money(一毛钱都没有)

例句:

①He didn't have a bean with him.

他身上一个子儿也没有。

②He doesn't have a bean, but she's set on marrying him.

虽然他没钱,可她还是决意要嫁她。

英语单词无厘头(老外说Youare)(5)

06、carrot and stick

carrot/ˈkær.ət/胡萝卜,stick /stɪk/木棍,“胡萝卜加大木棒”很显然它的意思是:软硬兼施,恩威并重

英文释义:a system in which you are rewarded for some actions and threatened with punishment for others

例句:

Sometimes I just have to resort to the carrot and stick approach with my children.

有时候我只能对我的孩子们采取软硬兼施的办法。

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