时间:2019-01-05 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


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「美国习惯用语」第一百一十三讲


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turkey


cold turkey


美国人很喜欢吃火鸡。每逢感恩节和圣诞节,火鸡总是家家户户节日盛宴的主菜。有的时候,人们把感恩节称为"火鸡日"。火鸡在英文里就是:turkey。


尽管美国人很喜欢吃火鸡,但是大多数人认为火鸡不仅很难看,而且还笨头笨脑的。所以,要是你把某一个人叫做turkey,那就等于说那个人无能、很笨。我们来举个例子吧:


例句-1: "I wouldn't go out on a date with Mary if she was the last woman in the world. She's such a turkey with that boring personality 2 and stupid grin 3."


这人说:"即便我在世界上找不到其他女人,我也不想约玛丽一起出去玩。她那性格很让人讨厌,还有她那傻笑。她真是个笨蛋。"


可是,有的人表面上很精明,实际上也是个turkey,就像下面这个办公室主任说的那样:


例句-2: "This man came with a good recommendation 4 from his last job, but it turns out he's just a turkey who simply can't do anything right!"


这位主任说:"这个人来的时候,他原来工作的公司还给他写了很好的推荐信。可是,他原来是个笨蛋,干什么都干不好。"


说到吃火鸡,美国人有的时候吃热的,也有的时候吃冷的。可是,cold turkey作为一个俗语,它的意思就不是冷火鸡肉了。Cold turkey作为俗语的意思是指一些人突然终止某种已经成隐的习惯,如非法吸毒、酗酒或抽烟等。我们用一个烟隐很大的人来做例子吧:


例句-3: "You know, for 25 years I smoked two packs a day. But the day a good friend of mine died of lung cancer, I decided 5 to go cold turkey and never light up another cigarette. It was tough, but it was the smartest thing I ever did in my life."


他说:"你可知道,我以前每天抽两包烟,抽了二十五年。后来我一个要好朋友因为肺癌而死了。就在他去世的当天,我下定决心戒烟,从此以后我再也没有抽过一支烟。那是很不容易的,可那是我一生中我做的最明智的一件事。"


从这个例子我们可以看到,cold turkey是指立即全部停止一个行为,而不是逐步的。 下面这个例子也很说明问题:


例句-4: "I needed to lose weight quick, so I gave up ice cream, cake and other rich foods cold turkey. And do you know I lost ten pounds in just a little over a month!"


这个人说:"不久前,我认为我必须要减肥。于是,我就开始不吃奶油、蛋糕和其他热量很高的食品。你知道,仅仅一个多月我就减掉了十磅。"


我们今天讲了turkey和cold turkey。用turkey这个字来指人,那就是说那个人不聪明、笨头笨脑的意思。Cold turkey是立即停止长期养成的习惯。


「美国习惯用语」第一百一十三课就讲到这里。欢迎下次再一起来学习美国习惯用语。再见。



n.夹子,别针,弹夹,片断;vt.夹住,修剪
  • May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗?
  • She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
n.个性,人格,名人
  • Einstein was a great personality.爱因斯坦是个伟大的人物。
  • She has a powerful personality.她有坚强的个性。
n./vi.露齿而笑,咧嘴一笑
  • I know she is joking because she has a big grin on her face.我知道她是在开玩笑。因为她满脸笑容。
  • She came out of his office with a big grin on her face.她笑容满面地走出他的办公室。
n.推荐(信)建议,优点,长处
  • I wrote him a good recommendation.我为他写了一封很好的推荐信。
  • This method deserves recommendation.这种做法值得提倡。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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tristive
unsexies
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