时间:2019-01-06 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

今天要讲的习惯用语里都有这样一个词bang 1。也许大家都知道这个词。它是突然一声巨响的意思,但是在俗话里bang这个词也常常解释为“激动、欢乐”。举个例子。好多年轻人会这样说:I always get a bang out of Madonna's music.其实,他们的意思就是:I really enjoy Madonna's music. 当bang和其它词一起组合成短语的时候,这个习惯用语从字面或是从比喻意义来理解,几乎总是和喧闹声有关。例如,我们要学的第一个习惯用语:go over with a bang。


接下来我们要听一个例子。说话的人刚去看了一出百老汇舞台剧的首次公演。演出相当精彩,引起在场观众的热烈反响。让我们边听这个例子边琢磨其中go over with a bang是什么意思。


例句-1:This play certainly went over with a bang. In fact, after each act the audience stood up and clapped and cheered for five minutes before anybody could quiet them down.


他说的是:这次演出确实引起轰动。实际上,每演完一幕,全场观众都起立、鼓掌、欢呼,经久不息,五分钟之后才平静下来。


所以go over with a bang在这儿的意思就是:成功地完成,并得到人们的赞赏和雷鸣般的掌声。


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我们要学的第二个习惯用语是:get a bang out of。Get a bang out of常用来说某人或者某事带给你无比的激情和欢乐。在一首流传已久的情歌里就有这样一句歌词: I get a bang out of you。意思是:你带给我激情。但是,这个习惯用语不仅用来抒发浪漫情怀;它也适用于其它情况。例如,待会儿有个人要告诉我们,他和太太都很喜欢和Green夫妇共同进餐。是什么道理呢?我们来听听他怎么说:


例句2:We always get a bang out of eating dinner at the Green's house. The food is great, and they are always in such good spirits that they make us feel good too.


他说:我们去Green家吃饭总是觉得其乐无穷;不仅饭菜可口,而且他们老是那么兴高采烈。我们在他们的感染下也都乐呵呵的。


所以get a bang out of解释从某人或者某事得到极大的乐趣。


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我们要学的下一个习惯用语是:more bang for the buck 2。Buck是一美元的俗称,所以for the buck就是“花一美元”的意思。换句话说,就是几乎没花什么钱。More bang for the buck是一个最近才流行的习惯用语。它起源于美国军界。原意是通过来自国会的国防开支预算争取得到重型炸弹、速度更高的战斗机等这些威力或者效用更为强大的武器装备。这些军事设备当然相当贵重,但由于是从国防预算支出,所以得到的部门并不支出款项。也就是说几乎不花代价地换得价值昂贵的东西。虽然这个习惯用语出自军界,但是如今却广泛流传在商界。


我们待会儿就要听这样一个例子。说话的人是一家企业的总裁。他正考虑购买甚么样的电脑设备来改进办公室设备。


例句3:I think this other system is a better deal for us. It's faster and has more memory for the same price. It'll give us more bang for the buck.


这位总裁说:我认为另外这种电脑系统对我们说来更合算。它速度比较快,信息储存量也更大,但是价格却并不高。真是价廉物美。


可见在商场上用more bang for the buck表示“价廉物美”的意思。美国人有时也说:a bigger bang来代替more bang,但是意思还是一样。



n.巨响,猛击;vi.砰砰作响;vt.砰地敲,猛击
  • Pack it up, you kids;or I'll bang your heads together!住手,你们这些小孩,再弄就揍你们!
  • She fell and got a nasty bang on the knee.她摔倒了,膝盖猛撞在地上。
n.雄鹿,雄兔;v.马离地跳跃
  • The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
  • The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。
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