时间:2019-01-06 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

everything from soup to nuts


everything but the kitchen sink


今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语都和吃东西有关。我们要讲的第一个俗语是:everything from soup to nuts 。


Everything是所有东西的意思。Soup是指喝的汤,nuts是指乾果,如花生、核桃等。从字面上来翻译,everything from soup to nuts它的意思就是:从汤到乾果,什么都有。作为俗语,它的意思也就是:什么都有,但并不一定是指吃的东西。那末,soup to nuts是指什么呢? 大约一百年以前,美国人每顿饭吃的东西种类要比现在多的多。那时候,到一家高级饭馆去吃一顿饭就可能有七八道菜。首先是喝汤,在正餐前还要吃一点鲜蚝,然后是鱼、鸡等几种肉做的菜,还有蔬菜,糕饼,最后还有奶酪,水果和一碗乾果。Soup to nuts就是从这儿来的。可是,像这种吃法早就过时了。美国人现在非常注意不要吃太多脂肪和含胆固醇很高的食品。然而,everything from soup to nuts这个俗语至今还很流行,但是它已经不是指食品,而是什么都有的意思。我们来举个例子吧:


例句-1: "You ought to go and look around in that big new department store that just opened at the shopping mall. I've never seen so many different things to buy in all my life -- they sell everything from soup to nuts."


这句话的意思是:"你得去那个购物中心新开的百货公司去看看。我一辈子也没见过有那末多不同的东西可买,他们出售的东西真是包罗万象,无奇不有。"


美国人也很喜欢搜集一些特殊和奇异的艺术品,古董等其他小玩意。有些人家里用一个玻璃柜来陈列这些东西,或放在书架上。下面这个例句就是一个人在说他的朋友:


例句-2: "My friend Jean had been posted in a number of countries when she worked as a secretary in overseas embassies. Over the years, she collected so many beautiful things, and her home has practically everything from soup to nuts."


这人说:"我的朋友吉恩以前曾被派往好几个国家工作,当时她在那些大使馆里当秘书。她搜集了许多好看的东西,她的玻璃柜子里简直是什么都有。"


下面我们要给大家介绍的一个常用语虽然不是直接讲食品的,但是和食品却有不可分隔的关系:everything but the kitchen sink。


Kitchen sink就是厨房里的水槽。Everything but the kitchen sink按照每个字来翻译,它的意思就是:除了厨房水槽外的一切。这里指的不是所有的东西,而是指几乎所有的一切。Everything but the kitchen sink这个俗语在第二次世界大战期间,美国空军战士经常用它来形容他们在敌占区上空所遇到的防空炮火。下面就是一个例子:


例句-3: "It was really tough over the target area today. The Germans threw everything but the kitchen sink at us -- rockets, anti-aircraft cannon 1, machine-gun fire. We were lucky they didn't send up their fighter planes, or we would have lost some of our bombers 2."


这个军人说:"今天在轰炸地点上空打的可真艰巨。德国人用火箭、防空大炮、机关枪等几乎所有的武器来对付我们。还好,他们没有派出战斗机来,否则我们肯定会损失几架轰炸机的。"


二次世界大战已经在四十多年前结束了,可是everything but the kitchen sink这个俗语不但仍然在美国人口语中经常出现,而且已经被应用到各个方面。下面就是一个例子。这是一对夫妇周末出门去旅游,丈夫一面看着妻子把大箱子里的东西拿出来,一面说:


例句-4: "Gee 3, honey, do you really need all that stuff for a three-day holiday -- it looks like you've brought along everything but the kitchen sink."


这位丈夫说:"哟,亲爱的,就渡三天假,你真需要那么多东西呀?看来你几乎把所有东西都搬来啦!"


我们今天给大家讲了两个和吃东西有关的俗语,但是它们的意思却和吃的东西没有什么关系。我们讲的第一个俗语是:everything from soup to nuts。


Everything from soup to nuts是指各式各样的东西很多。我们今天还给大家介绍了另一个俗语,那就是:everything but the kitchen sink。


Everything but the kitchen sink也是指很多,几乎包括所有的东西。


今天的[美国习惯用语]就到这里。我们下次节目再见。



n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮
  • The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
  • The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 );投弹手;安非他明胶囊;大麻叶香烟
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.马;int.向右!前进!,惊讶时所发声音;v.向右转
  • Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
  • Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇!我们会赚好多钱啦!
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