时间:2019-02-20 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


英语课

 Flotsam and jetsam: 废弃物


讲flotsam and jetsam(船只残骸;废弃物)之前,能否先来回顾一段Rose(罗丝)的伤心回忆:“当14号救生艇向我们驶过来的时候,一束手电筒的光在水面上扫过,照亮着漂浮的碎片,令人伤感的残骸余痕--一把小提琴,一个小孩玩的木头兵,一张带镜框的下等舱旅客的家庭合影……”当然,不用再做介绍,您一定知道这段话取自影片《泰坦尼克》,罗丝口中的“残骸”可用flotsam and jetsam来表示。
在海洋法中,jetsam和flotsam分别代表不同的含义。如果看过前几天谈到的jet black(乌黑),您应该回忆得出jetsam的词根可追溯到希腊语jacere(投掷,扔),用来形容船遇到紧急情况时为减轻重量向外抛出的货物,这些负荷或沉没或被冲上海岸。而flotsam的词根则源与法语词“floter”(漂流),指船遇难后漂浮在海上的残片或货物。 上个世纪70年代是短语flotsam and jetsam运用频率最高的一段时期,人们除用它表示“失事船只残骸”外,也常用它的比喻意“没有价值的东西;流浪者”。如:My desk drawer is crammed 1 full of the flotsam and jetsam.(我桌兜里堆得全是无用的垃圾)。

adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)
  • He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
  • All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。
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