时间:2019-01-07 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语都是以站立的"站"这个字为主的。我相信大家都知道"站"在英文里是哪个字 Stand. Stand这个字有许多意思,美国人也用的很多。在我查的一本字典里,stand这个字有六十九种不同的含义。所以,很显然,今天我们讲的只能局限于stand这个字的几种用法。我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语就是:to stand up someone. 大家可能都会说stand up. 这不就是"站起来'的意思吗?是的,一点也没错。但是,to stand up后面再加一个"某人",那它的意思就完全不同了。To stand up someone就是一个人没有能按时去赴重要的约会,特别是和女朋友或男朋友的约会。这里要请大家注意的是,to stand up someone也可以把最后两个字颠倒一下,成为: to stand someone up. 这种to stand someone up的情况甚至在举行婚礼的时候都可能发生。下面就是一个例子。这是新郎在说话。


例句-1: Mary was two hours late for our wedding and I was afraid she had stood me up. But she finally got there, her head all bandaged -- she'd been in an auto 1 accident on her way to church!


这位新郎说:"我和玛丽举行婚礼的那天她迟到了两个小时。我当时真担心她不会来了,让我空等。可是后来她终于到了。她的头上包着绷带。原来她在去教堂的路上出了车祸。"


美国人当中也有不少人是很迷信的。要是在婚礼上真是发生这种情况,可能很多人都会感到这是不吉利的征兆。


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我们再来举个例子。有的人性子很急,在赴约的时候一分钟也不愿意等,有的人则比较耐心。但是,不管是谁,大概没有人会喜欢每次约会你的朋友到了时间还不见人影的。下面就是一个人在说他跟他的女朋友的经历:


例句-2: I really love Joan. We've been dating for over two years now. But I simply can't stand the way she always stands me up. Last month, I waited in front of the theater for an hour without seeing her shadow. I've finally decided 2 to break up with her.


这个人说:"我实在是非常爱琼恩。我们交朋友到现在已经有两年多了。但是,她老是迟到,老让我等她,我对这一点实在受不了。上个月,我在电影院门口等了一个小时还不见她的人影。我终于决定跟她分手了。"


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我们再来讲一个以stand这个字为主的习惯用语, a stand-in. 要注意的是在stand和in之间必须有一个连接号。A stand-in很明显是一个名词。这个说法是出自好莱坞。大家都知道,电影里的惊险动作往往是由别人来代替电影明星演的。这种代替明星的人就是stand-in。每当明星不能参加排练的时候,那个代替他排练的人也是 a stand-in。可是,a stand-in这种说法现在已经不仅仅局限于代替演员的人,它已经扩大到日常生活中去,可以应用在各个方面。凡是一个人临时去代替别人做什么事,那个人就可以被称为a stand-in。下面就是一个例子。


例句-3: The mayor was sick in bed with a sudden attack of the flu so one of the city council members had to be a stand-in for the mayor and go out to meet the governor at the airport.


这句话的意思是:"市政委员当中有一个人得代替市长到机场去接州长,因为市长突然感冒,病倒在床。"


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替别人去参加某项活动本来也是正常的,难以避免的。但是,要是一个人经常担当这种角色,他恐怕也会感到厌烦。下面的例子是一个公司的副经理在向经理埋怨。


例句-4: You want me to be a stand-in for you again tonight at the dinner party? Let me tell you, I'm getting tired of being your stand-in all the time. If you don't want to perform your duties, why don't you let me take over your position.


这个副经理非常生气地说:"你今天又要我替你去参加晚上的晚餐会?我告诉你,你老让我去替你,我都烦死了。要是你不想担负起你的责任,那你为什么不让位,让我来担任经理呐!"



n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
  • Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
  • The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
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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