從古至今,戀愛有3個階段。第一階段是“尋求戀情”,第二階段是“戀情帶來的興奮和激動”,第三階段是“戀情的終止”。既然戀愛是我們生活中的一個重要部分,當(dāng)然有很多表示關(guān)于愛情的俚語。下面,我們就繼續(xù)來學(xué)習(xí)它們。
1. 原味表述:death warmed over
解析:It means to be very ill or to appear very sickly. 譯為:病得非常嚴(yán)重,滿臉病容。
例句:I'm feeling like death warmed over this morning. There's no way I can make it to work. 今早我病得非常嚴(yán)重,沒有辦法讓它工作。
A tall, black-garbed gentleman lay there, looking like death warmed over. 一位高大的黑衣紳士躺在那兒,看上去病得很嚴(yán)重。
2. 原味表述:beaten with an ugly stick
解析:It means to be very ugly. 譯為:很難看。
例句:Dude, when she was born she got beaten with an ugly stick! Dude,她生來就難看無比。
Most look like they were beaten with an ugly stick, some are quite chunky too. 大多數(shù)人看上去否非常丑,有一些還非常胖。
3. 原味表述:face that could stop a clock
解析:It means a face that is strikingly or shockingly unattractive. 譯為:非常丑。
例句:She is extraordinarily bright, but her face could stop a clock. 她非常聰明,但是她長得非常丑。
What did she look like? She had a face that could stop a clock. 她長得如何?她長得很難看。
4. 原味表述:short on looks
解析:用之來要形容一個人看起來不怎么樣,相貌平平。
例句:She is a nice person, but short on looks. 她是個好人,但是相貌平平。
今天,我們學(xué)習(xí)4個可以用于戀情中需要用得到的俚語:face that could stop a clock,beaten with an ugly stick,short on looks。Hope thatyou can keep them in yourmind andmake use ofthem inyour daily life.
今天,我們補充學(xué)習(xí)Lesson one:《Tim想套磁沒有成功》的拓展語匯。