时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

  今天我们要讲的习惯用语里有这样一个词: poop。 Poop有好多种不同的解释。在今天我们要学的习惯用语里poop是俚语, 指真实可靠的消息或者情报。 Poop作这种解释的时候前面往往有real ,或者straight之类的形容词。

例如今天的第一个习惯用语: the real poop。我们听个例子。说话的人听到了关于一对夫妇的流言,正在跟朋友打听虚实。

例句-1:Hey, I heard Bill and Mary are splitting up because Bill's seeing another woman! Do you know the real poop - is it true or is it just one of those nasty rumors 1 we hear all the time?

他说:嘿, 我听说Bill和Mary要分手了, 因为Bill另有新欢。你知道可靠消息吗?这传闻究竟是真的, 还只是常年少不了的流言蜚语?

这里的the real poop意思是真实可靠的消息。

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Poop这个词约莫在二次大战期间开始成为军队内的俚语,指可靠情报,因为当时快速精确的情报是军事行动成败的一大关键。我们来听一位参战陆军上校在命令一名陆军中士侦察一列德军坦克队是否正冲他而来。

例句-2:Sergeant, we have a report a column of German tanks is only 15 kilometers up that road. We need the straight poop right away - send a patrol up the road to find out if it's true.

这位上校说:中士,我们得到报告一列德国坦克队在那条路上和我们相距仅十五公里的地方。我们立即需要确切情报,你派遣一支侦察队去那条道路查明这一情报是否确实。

你注意到吗?他在poop前面用了straight, straight poop和real poop都强调情报的确实可信。

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再学个由poop发展而来的习惯用语: poop sheet。 Sheet是纸张,所以poop sheet就是印着信息的文纸,也就是打印成文的信息,或者书面信息。可能是书面通知,也可能是书面指令或指示之类的东西。跟我们刚学到的the real poop一样, poop sheet也可能起源于军方。

我们要听的第一个例子说的就是军队内的事儿。说话的是个海军士兵,他刚在军舰的布告栏读到了舰长的通知,令他十分扫兴。现在正告诉他的伙伴。

例句-3:Did you see the latest poop sheet from the captain? It has ordered us to shave off all moustaches. Hey, I spent six months growing mine. But I guess I don't have much choice.

他说:你看到舰长发出的告示了吗?他命令所有的人都得把胡子刮干净。唉,我花了六个月时间才留起这些胡子,但是我想我也没多少可选择的余地。

这里的poop sheet是书面告示。

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我们再听个例子,里面的poop sheet不是书面告示,而是书面指示。当前美国有好多生产商经销的商品都是需要顾客买回家后自己动手进行组装的。这便于运输而且对顾客说来也经济实惠。我们来听听一个父亲说自己给儿子组装一辆新自行车的事。他碰到问题了。这就要告诉你问题是什么。

例句-4:When I finished, I had two pieces left over and I'd already thrown away the poop sheet that tells where they go. But the funny thing is the bike seems to work okay without them.

那个爸爸说:我装好后还剩下两个零件没处安,但我已经把组装说明书扔掉了。奇怪的是这辆自行车少了两个部件却好像一切正常。

他话里的poop sheet是组装说明书。他遇上了个时常会发生的问题。他可能还在担心: 这自行车要是有一天正在他儿子骑着的时候突然散架可不得了。



n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷
  • Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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contingent damages
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crevasse repair
cycloversion process
dest
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diffusive relaxation
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error due to curvature of position circle
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founding member
genetic anemia
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guiniad
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hand mortising machine
hatf
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jozy
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