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[其它资料] 美国人的口头禅

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发表于 2010-7-24 12:43 | 只看该作者 | 倒序看帖 | 打印

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」。

1. I couldn''t care less.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:人家如果问: What do you think of the budget-cut?(你对预算削减有何看法?)你回答: I couldn''t care less.(我毫不在乎) How do you like Mr. Lee''s political point of view?(你喜欢李先生的政见吗?)I couldn''t care less.(我才不在乎呢!)但是有时说话者也有「口是心非」: 例如: I couldn''t care less about the promotion or pay raise.(我不在乎升级或加薪)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).至于 I couldn''t care more. 就是「我很在乎」(I care a lot.)或 I care deeply. 同理: I couldn''t agree more.=I totally agree.(我完全同意) I couldn''t please you more.=I did my best to please you.(我尽量使你高兴) I couldn''t be more right.=I am totally right.但是老外为了「自尊」,不愿强调自己的错误,所以很少人说: I couldn''t be more wrong.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。不过,严格来说,I could care less. = I care to some degree.(care 的程度可能减少) 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。)  

2. No bones about it.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:His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.(他的太太真是很漂亮) 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。) When I spoke on the topic,he said, "No bones about it."(也就是他同意我的看法) No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today.(今天是真的太冷了)

  3. take it on me!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: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) 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!」) 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。)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。(假如夫妇在一起,也可以说:Take it on us.)  

4. I am from Missouri.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」。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: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。) 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。) We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown. 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。)
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