时间:2019-02-12 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》


英语课

今天李华从 Michael 那儿学到了两个新词 redneck 和 in the sticks。

M: Come in!
L: Hi Michael! 真抱歉,我没先告诉你就来了。你的电话一直占线,所以我没法打
电话给你。
M: That's no big deal. I was on the phone with my friend Bob who lives in Georgia. He
is such a redneck!
L: 原来这样。对了,你把你朋友叫什么来着?你说他是什么啊?
M: I said he's a redneck, R-E-D-N-E-C-K.
L: 一个红的脖子?这是什么意思啊?
M: A redneck is someone from the countryside who lives a country lifestyle.
L: 所以你叫一个人 redneck 就是说他是乡下人或很土气。哎,这样 说别人很不
礼貌吧。
M: Well, maybe. If you call someone a redneck, it means 1 you think that they are not
very cultured or sophisticated 2.
L: 你就因为你朋友住在乡下,你就开他玩笑说他是redneck ,未免 不太好吧。
M: I'm not really making fun of him. Some people are proud to be rednecks. Bob likes
to call himself that.
L: 你说叫他redneck,Bob 他还很得意呀。那我就不懂了。在中国,大多数住在
乡下的人都巴不得往城里跑呢。
M: Well, the U.S. is different. Being a redneck doesn't mean being poor or uneducated.
It is a way of living, I guess.
L: 那么rednecks 到底像什么呢?你来说说。
M: Let me see, how can I describe them? When we say someone is a redneck we mean
they are from the south, and speak with a southern accent。
L: 现在我懂了,redneck 呢一般是指美国南方人,或者说话有南方 口音的人。
不过说真的,那些南方口音我真的听不太懂。
M: Also, rednecks like life in the countryside. They enjoy sports such as hunting or
fishing. They like living in areas with lots of open space.
L: Hmm, rednecks 他们不住在 城市,他们更享受乡下的生活。
M: Exactly. Also, most rednecks have blue-collar jobs, or work on a farm. By the way,
Li Hua, be careful how you use this word. Some people might get angry if you call
them a redneck.
L: 哎,对了,Michael,你那个红脖子朋友Bob 为什么事打电话给你 啊?
M: Well, he asked me if I wanted to visit him this summer. I'm not sure if I really want
to go though.
L: 真的吗?为什么你不想去呢?
M: He lives out in the sticks. There's nothing for me to do out there.
L: 他生活在那儿?The sticks 是什么地方啊?
M: Oh, when I say in the sticks, that just means in a rural 3 area, far from a big city.
L: 噢,原来是指乡下啊。哎哟,只不过离开城市几天,这样你也受 不了啊?
M: Well, I am used to city life. I don't know how to fish or hunt, and I really don't like
farm work. I don't think I would like living in the sticks.
L: 你觉得你不适合乡下的生活啊,不过偶尔去呼吸一下新鲜空气不 是挺好的
吗?
M: I guess. Maybe I should visit him.
L: 要是有人自称是 redneck 的话,他也许觉得生活在乡下 in the sticks 也是很值
得自豪的了?
M: Actually, the phrase 4 in the sticks is not very polite. You shouldn't tell someone that
they live in the sticks unless you are just joking with them.
L: 奥,说别人 live in the sticks 并不是很好,除非你是在开玩笑啊?
M: You are right. Usually when you say something is in the sticks you mean it is far
from anything civilized 5.
L: 其实美国人并不懂得什么是真正的乡下。就算他们住在乡下好了,只要一开车
就到城里了嘛。
M: That's true. Still, some places out in the sticks are pretty far from a big city, even if
you drive a car.

今天李华学到了两个新词:redneck 和 in the sticks 。Redneck 是指乡下人。In the
sticks 则是指远离城市的农村地区。



n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
adj.老练的,精密的,尖端的,高雅的
  • She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.移居伦敦后她变得世故多了。
  • This is a very sophisticated machine.这是一台非常精密的机器。
adj.乡下的,田园的,乡村风味的
  • He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
  • We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市,去农村安家。
n.短语,词组;成语,习语
  • The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
  • That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。
a.有教养的,文雅的
  • Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
  • rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为
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