美国文化脱口秀 第542期:'接地气'用英语怎么说
时间:2019-02-15 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀
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“接地气”英语究竟怎么说呢?Jenny和Adam今天就要告诉你!
“接地气”怎么说?
Down to earth:接地气
60% of the time, “down to earth” does match with the Chinese “接地气”, and you can use it in very similar ways. 百分之六十的情况下“down to earth”和中文字面意思上比较对应。
Earth:大地、地面
Down to earth可以在这些情况下使用
#1.形容人和个性很接地气
Person & Personality
形容人不装、不高高在上、和群众打成一片:
Not snobbish 1
Not lofty 2, stuck up
怎么用?
He's a very down to earth person. 他是一个很接地气的人。
也可以形容一个人的性格很实在:
Down to earth personality
怎么用?
Adam has got a down to earth personality. Adam的性格很接地气。
#2.形容地方很接地气
Places & Atmosphere
形容一家餐厅很大众化、价格很朴实:
a very down to earth restaurant:一家很接地气的餐厅
怎么用?
This is a very down to earth restaurant. 这是一家很接地气的餐厅。
Fine dining restaurants are usually not down to earth. 高级餐厅一般不怎么接地气。
Fine dining restaurant:高级餐厅
也可以形容气氛很轻松:
Down to earth atmosphere:气氛很轻松(very relaxed)
If you go to a museum or art gallery, it's probably not very down to earth. 如果你去博物馆或美术馆,它的气氛可能不是很接地气。
'接地气'用英语怎么说
#3.形容态度很接地气
Attitude
Down to earth attitude:态度很接地气
We will probably get along very well with someone who has a down to earth attitude. 和这样接地气态度的人相处很舒服。
也可以形容幽默的风格很接地气:
Down to earth sense of humor
Adam has a down to earth sense of humor. Adam幽默的风格很接地气。
#4.形容做事的方法很接地气
Approach
Down to earth approach:做事的方法很接地气
Companies need a very down to earth approach to team building. 公司团建的方法也要很接地气。
不能用Down to earth的情况
*注意:形容语言不能用,比如:English
用什么?
Real
Real world
Practical
Authentic 3
怎么用?
开言英语 teaches real world, practical language. 开言英语教大家很实用的、真实的英语。
Adam is using authentic language. Adam用很正宗、原汁原味的语言。
Gets it: 很懂、很明白
这些词也可以用来替换Down to earth
Unpretentious: 不装、不自命清高
Sensible:明智的
Straightforward:很简单明白、符合常理的
adj.势利的,谄上欺下的
- She's much too snobbish to stay at that plain hotel.她很势利,不愿住在那个普通旅馆。
- I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly.我原以为她会非常势利,但她却非常热情和友好。
adj.崇高的,高尚的,高耸的,极高的
- This mountain is lofty.这座山极高。
- His lofty spirit has greatly attracted and activated others.他的崇高精神大大地吸引并且激励了别人。