时间:2019-02-26 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


英语课

   警惕:英国人常说的“反话”(双语)


  When the British say "I hear what you say. " They mean "I disagree and do not want to discuss it further." But what others understand is "He accepts my point of view."
  当英国人说“我听到你所说的了”时,他们的意思是“我不同意也不想就其做进一步讨论”,而其他人却理解成了“他接受了我的观点”。
  When the British say "With the greatest respect... " They mean "I think you are an idiot." But what others understand is "He is listening to me."
  当英国人说“出于最大的尊重…”时,他们的意思是“我觉得你太二了”,而其他人却理解成了“他正听我说话呢”。
  When the British say "That's not bad. " They mean "That's good." But what others understand is "That's poor."
  当英国人说“不算太糟”时,他们的意思是“太好了”,而其他人却理解成了“太差了”。
  When the British say "That is a very brave proposal. " They mean "You are insane." But what others understand is "He thinks I have courage."
  当英国人说“那真是一个非常有勇气的提议”时,他们的意思是“你真是疯了”,而其他人却理解成了“他觉得我很有胆识”。
  When the British say "Quite good. " They mean "A bit disappointing." But what others understand is "Quite good."
  当英国人说“很不错哦”时,他们的意思是“有点小失望”,而其他人却理解成了“真心不错”。
  When the British say "I would suggest... " They mean "Do it or be prepared to justify 1 yourself." But what others understand is "Think about the idea, but do what you like."
  当英国人说“我想建议的是……”时,他们的意思是“去实践或者做好准备证明你自己”,而其他人却理解成了“考虑一下他的点子,但还是做我想做的”。
  When the British say "Oh, incidentally / by the way... " They mean "The primary purpose of our discussion is..." But what others understand is "That is not very important."
  当英国人说“顺便说一句……”时,他们的意思是“我们讨论的最根本目的是……”,而其他人却理解成了“接下来的话不是非常重要”。

vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
  • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
  • Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
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