时间:2019-03-14 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


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 美国习惯用语第859:怒气冲冲地大喊大叫(音频)


rant 1 and rave 2
昨天晚上我去参加一个社区居民大会,会上有位太太发言,她反对在社区增设交通标志,颇有一种控诉的感觉。我虽然主张大家各抒已见,可我觉得,任何事情都可以心平气和地谈。
这位太太的表现让我想起了一个可以跟大家分享的习惯用语, rant and rave. Rant, 和rave, 都是指怒气冲冲地大喊大叫。让我无法理解的是,为什么有人情绪那么容易失去控制,比如上面说的那位太太,还有下面例子里的这个妈妈。让我们一起听听她儿子是怎么说的。
例句-1:So I flunked 3 a quiz in history; I don't know why mom had to get so angry. She could have been more understanding. But instead of being cool, she ranted 4 and raved 5 about how I wasn't studying hard enough and would never go to college, and blah, blah, blah...
这个人说:我只不过是历史小测验不及格,真不明白妈妈干嘛那么生气。她本来应该表示理解,冷静一点儿,可她却没完没了地骂我,说什么我学习不够努力,肯定上不了大学之类的话。
还真不好说是谁的错。也许是妈妈说话,儿子不听;也有可能是妈妈脾气过于暴躁。我侄子以前就常说,上了大学,离开家,就不用再挨他妈妈的骂了。可如今,She still rants 6 and raves 7, only now by texting. 她还是会通过发短信责骂他。看来,下次我去练瑜珈得带上我嫂子,让她学会放松。别动不动就上火。
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在下面这个例子里,一个员工抱怨自己的上司脾气不好。让我们一起听听情况是如何出现好转的。
例句-2:I'm glad our last foreman was let go. Every time some little thing went wrong on the assembly line, he was ranting 8 and raving 9. The new guy is the complete opposite. He explains problems calmly, never getting agitated 10. I find his approach helps the team work a lot more effectively.
这个人说:我们的上个工头被解雇,我真是太高兴了。每次组装线出点儿什么小问题,他都要没完没了地骂了这个骂那个。新来的这个工头完全两样。他总是心平气和地说明情况,从不着急上火。我发现他的这种方式使我们的工作效率提高了许多。
别人发火的时候,有时候越劝越糟。上星期六,邻居家开派对,一直闹到夜里三点,我老公睡觉本来就轻,被吵醒了好几回。更有甚者,其中一个客人的车竟然停在了我们家的私人车道上。星期天早上,Did your husband ranted and raved all morning. Yes, he did. 我老公整个一上午都没好气。
大家可能会问,既然rant和rave是一个意思,为什么还有把两个词连在一起用呢。这可能是因为这两个字都是 R打头,压头韵吧。英语里很多绕口令都是压头韵的。比如说Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. 大家要不要试着连起来说上几遍?

v.咆哮;怒吼;n.大话;粗野的话
  • You can rant and rave at the fine,but you'll still have to pay it.你闹也好,骂也好,罚金还是得交。
  • If we rant on the net,the world is our audience.如果我们在网络上大声嚷嚷,全世界都是我们的听众。
vi.胡言乱语;热衷谈论;n.热情赞扬
  • The drunkard began to rave again.这酒鬼又开始胡言乱语了。
  • Now I understand why readers rave about this book.我现明白读者为何对这本书赞不绝口了。
v.( flunk的过去式和过去分词 );(使)(考试、某学科的成绩等)不及格;评定(某人)不及格;(因不及格而) 退学
  • I flunked math in second grade. 我二年级时数学不及格。
  • He flunked out (of college) last year. 他去年(从大学)退学了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.夸夸其谈( rant的过去式和过去分词 );大叫大嚷地以…说教;气愤地)大叫大嚷;不停地大声抱怨
  • Drink in hand,he ranted about his adventures in Africa. 他端着酒杯,激动地叙述他在非洲的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Lu Xun ranted and raved against the enemy, but he felt warmth towards the people. 鲁迅对敌人冷嘲热讽,而对人民却是满腔热忱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
v.胡言乱语( rave的过去式和过去分词 );愤怒地说;咆哮;痴心地说
  • Andrew raved all night in his fever. 安德鲁发烧时整夜地说胡话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They raved about her beauty. 他们过分称赞她的美。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
n.夸夸其谈( rant的名词复数 );大叫大嚷地以…说教;气愤地)大叫大嚷;不停地大声抱怨v.夸夸其谈( rant的第三人称单数 );大叫大嚷地以…说教;气愤地)大叫大嚷;不停地大声抱怨
  • This actor rants his lines. 这演员背台词拿腔拿调。 来自辞典例句
  • Parents might also profit from eliminating the rants. 改掉大声叫骂的习惯,家长们也会受益。 来自互联网
n.狂欢晚会( rave的名词复数 )v.胡言乱语( rave的第三人称单数 );愤怒地说;咆哮;痴心地说
  • She raves about that singer. 她醉心地谈论那位歌手。 来自辞典例句
  • His new play received raves in the paper. 他的新剧本在报纸上受到赞扬。 来自辞典例句
v.夸夸其谈( rant的现在分词 );大叫大嚷地以…说教;气愤地)大叫大嚷;不停地大声抱怨
  • Mrs. Sakagawa stopped her ranting. 坂川太太戛然中断悲声。 来自辞典例句
  • He was ranting about the murder of his dad. 他大叫她就是杀死他父亲的凶手。 来自电影对白
adj.说胡话的;疯狂的,怒吼的;非常漂亮的;令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话;疯话adv.胡言乱语地;疯狂地
  • The man's a raving lunatic. 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。
  • When I told her I'd crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers. 我告诉她我把她的车撞坏了时,她暴跳如雷。
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
  • His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
  • She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
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