时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

to bug 1 someone


to louse up


有一些美国成语和俗语和昆虫有关系。由于人们一般都很讨厌那些小虫子,所以和这些小虫子的名字有关的俗语大多数是贬意的。例如 ants in your pants,这是指坐立不安或不耐烦。另外还有 to have butterflies in one's stomach,肚子里有蝴蝶飞舞,这是心里紧张的意思。


在口语里,人们往往把昆虫叫做"小虫子",也就是美国人说的 "bug" 这个字。 Bug 这个字可以指小虫子。但是,它也可以当动词用。在当动词用的时候, bug 这个字的意思在不同情况下就不一样,它可以解释为:令人烦恼,就像你周围有许多苍蝇或蚊子时让你心烦一样。 Bug 这个字也可以指窃听别人的电话或讲话。要是一个人说: "That loud music next door really bugs 2 me." 他的意思就是:"隔壁人家把音乐放那么响,真烦人。"我们来举一个例子吧:


例句-1: "You know what bugs me? Somebody coming a half hour early when you invite them to dinner. Very rude of them, I think. I tell you -- it really bugs me!"


这个人说:"你知道什么事情会让我感到讨厌吗?当你请朋友来吃晚饭,某个人早到半个小时。我认为这种人真不懂礼貌。我告诉你,那才叫我讨厌呐。"


下面我们要举的一个例子,其中 bug 这个字的意思又有些不同:


例句-2: "Our car is ten years old so my kids keep bugging 3 me to buy a new one, but the old one still runs fine and I don't want to put the money out right now to replace it."


听起来,这个人肯定是一个家长。他说:"我们家的汽车已经用了十年。所以我的孩子们老是鼓动我去买一辆新车。可是,那辆老车还很好用,我现在也不愿意花钱去买新车。"


一种没有人喜欢的小虫子就是虱子。虱子在英文里叫作 louse。你们肯定知道 lousy 这个字,它就是从 louse 这个字来的,意思是:糟糕的、讨厌的等等。但是 louse 这个字也能当动词用。今天我们要讲的一个和 louse 这个字有关的习惯用语是 to louse up。我们来举个例子吧:


例句-3: "The lousy rain has certainly loused up my plans to take my girl friend to the beach today."


这个人很遗憾地说:"这讨厌的雨真是打乱了我的计划。我今天本来准备和我女朋友一起去海边玩的。"


一个人要是 loused up 和女朋友的约会恐怕还不要紧,可是他要是 loused up 重要事情的话,那就很麻烦了。下面就是一个例子:


例句-4: "I loused up my chance to get that job at the radio station by showing up at the employment 4 interview two hours late. But could I help it if my car had a flat tire on my way to the meeting?"


这个人说:"由于我那天去招工的地方面谈时晚到了两小时,因此我失去了在电台工作的机会。可是,在我去的路上我汽车的轮胎炸了,那叫我有什么办法嘛?"


今天我们给大家介绍了两个和小虫子有关的俗语。第一个是: to bug someone,这是使人心烦、令人讨厌的意思,或者也可以解释为"窃听"。今天讲的另一个俗语是: to louse up,这是弄糟、毁坏等意思。


[美国习惯用语」第四十七讲就到里。欢迎下次再一起来学习美国习惯用语。再见。



n.虫子;故障;窃听器;vt.纠缠;装窃听器
  • There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
  • The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。
adj.疯狂的,发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 );病菌;虫子;[计算机](制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的)错误
  • All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞,都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
[法] 窃听
  • Okay, then let's get the show on the road and I'll stop bugging you. 好,那么让我们开始动起来,我将不再惹你生气。 来自辞典例句
  • Go fly a kite and stop bugging me. 走开,别烦我。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
n.雇用;使用;工作,职业
  • A large office requires the employment of many people.一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。
  • The state of employment in this city is improving.这个城市就业状况正在改善。
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