明燈英語(yǔ)-美國(guó)人日常生活中的口頭禪

1、明燈英語(yǔ)-美國(guó)人日常生活中的口頭禪1.I couldn''t care less.這句話(huà)的意思是我不在乎,缺乏興趣(lack of interest,也就是:I don''t care at all.或I don''t give a hoot.例如:人家如果問(wèn):What do you think of the budget-cut?(你對(duì)預(yù)算削減有何看法?你回答:I couldn''t care less.(我毫不在乎How do you like Mr.Lee''s political point of view

2、?(你喜歡李先生的政見(jiàn)嗎?I couldn''t care less.(我才不在乎呢!但是有時(shí)說(shuō)話(huà)者也有口是心非:例如:I couldn''t care less about the promotion or pay raise.(我不在乎升級(jí)或加薪而實(shí)際上他是根本在乎升級(jí)和加薪的,那么人家也許就會(huì)回答說(shuō):Yes,you do(care.至于I couldn''t care more.就是我很在乎(I care a lot.或I care deeply.同理:I couldn''t agree more.=I totally ag

3、ree.(我完全同意I couldn''t please you more.=I did my best to please you.(我盡量使你高興I couldn''t be more right.=I am totally right.但是老外為了自尊,不愿強(qiáng)調(diào)自己的錯(cuò)誤,所以很少人說(shuō):I couldn''t be more wrong.注意:一般人都用否定句,但也有老外把肯定句與否定句互用。不過(guò),嚴(yán)格來(lái)說(shuō),I could care less.=I care to some degree.(care的程度可能減少I(mǎi) could care m

4、ore.=I care some.(care的程度也許增加(主詞可用任何人稱(chēng)代名詞:he,she,you,we,they等。但只用could,不用can。2.No bones about it.意思是:真實(shí)的,誠(chéng)懇的(truly,sincerely or exactly,也就是to make no bones about it.(bone要加s,it是指something例如:His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.(他的太太真是很漂亮Mr.A made no bones about it when he talked about abortion is

5、sue.(當(dāng)A先生談到墮胎問(wèn)題時(shí),他是誠(chéng)懇的。When I spoke on the topic,he said,"No bones about it."(也就是他同意我的看法No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today.(今天是真的太冷了3.take it on me!意思是:這是我的,請(qǐng)用吧!這是免費(fèi)的(help yourself to it;it is free,這多半是指吃的東西或一些不貴重的東西。例如:Here are some candies from England;take one on me.(這是來(lái)

6、自英國(guó)的糖果,嘗一個(gè)吧!(one=candyThe restaurant owner said to me,"Take the dessert on me."(餐館老板對(duì)我說(shuō):嘗嘗我的甜點(diǎn)吧!Please take these pencils on me.(取用一些我的鉛筆吧!(也許鉛筆上刻有名字,做為宣傳之用而免費(fèi)。可見(jiàn)take后面的it,是指something,而on的后面通常不指別人,所以多半也只用在第一人稱(chēng)單數(shù)me。(假如夫婦在一起,也可以說(shuō):Take it on us.4.I am from Missouri.這句話(huà)有時(shí)后面要加一句:I need to be sh

7、own.或You have got to show me.,意思是Missouri州的人很固執(zhí)(stubborn,不太信任別人,一定要人家證明一下(prove it to me,所以密蘇里州也被稱(chēng)為T(mén)he Show Me State。據(jù)說(shuō)這句話(huà)所以流行(尤其在美國(guó)中西部是因?yàn)槊绹?guó)一些名人都住過(guò)密蘇里州,包括Harry Truman,Mark Twain,Walt Disney等。后來(lái)老外不輕易相信別人時(shí),就使用這句話(huà)。(也有半開(kāi)玩笑性質(zhì)例如:He is not easily convinced because he is from Missouri.(他是來(lái)自密蘇里州,所以不容易說(shuō)服他。Don''t try to fool me;I am from Missouri.(You have got to show me.(別愚弄我,我是來(lái)自密蘇里州。We are a