时间:2019-02-09 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   shake这个词最常用的意思是“摇动”或者“震动,”而且shake既可以当动词也可以作名词。例如,在今天要学的习惯用语是shakes就是名词,而且根据习惯这个短语里的shake还带有复数词尾-s。这个习惯用语是:no great shakes。 No great shakes这个习惯用语听来意思是没引起多大的震动。换句话说也就是平凡普通、中不溜秋的东西或者事情。


  我们来看下面的例子。说话的人在对朋友评论自己昨晚看的一场电影。我们看看他是否欣赏这部片子。
  例句1:Well, it was no great shakes. The story was mediocre 1 and the acting 2 was just so-so. I was bored except for that new actress - she can't act but she's a beautiful woman.
  他说:嗯,这片子毫不出色。故事情节一般,演技也不过如此。除了里面的一位新的女明星之外,其它方面都让我觉得腻烦。这位新星不会演戏,但她是个美女。
  这里他用了习惯用语no great shakes表示这电影毫不出色、相当平庸。
  我们再看个例子。这段话在谈运动,说话的人最心爱的棒球队是波士顿的红袜队,只是听来红袜队今年的战绩让他很扫兴。
  例句2:I thought the Red Sox had a real chance to win the World Series this year after so long without a championship. But they turned out to be no great shakes, just like last year.
  他说:我原以为红袜队那么久没有得过冠军,今年一定有可能在世界职业棒球锦标赛中赢得胜利,但是他们却和去年一样成绩平平。
  这里的no great shakes意思是成绩平平,并不出人头地。听来这个失望的球迷只能耐心地再等上一年了。

adj.平常的,普通的
  • The student tried hard,but his work is mediocre. 该生学习刻苦,但学业平庸。
  • Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代。
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
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