时间:2019-02-19 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   美国有许多面包糕饼店按照传统向顾客提供优惠,就叫做:baker's dozen。 baker是做糕点的师傅,而dozen是一打的意思,也就是,十二个,所以这个短语直译就是面包师的一打。


  这个短语其实起源于英国的一种老传统。当年的糕点师用勺子把一小堆、一小堆做饼干的面糊舀在烤盘上,舀出十二堆后,再加上第十三堆,这是烤给自己享用的。所以baker's dozen 实在是十三。我们看个例子。这是个顾客在告诉我们他跟一家面包圈专卖店发生的误会。
  例句:The ad in the Sunday paper clearly says it's only $2.99 for a baker's dozen. But the store clerk insisted on giving me only 12 doughnuts. So I finally had to call the manager. I was right - a baker's dozen is 13.
  他说:星期天报上的广告明明说面包圈是二美元九十九美分十三个,但是那售货员却坚持只给我十二个。我终于不得不找经理。结果还是我对,面包师的一打确实是十三个。
  这里的a baker's dozen是指十三个糕点或者面包。

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