“普通人”英语怎么说?
<p> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span> 在北京学汉语,她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词,就会来请教她。今天是<span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>要问的:普通人。</p><p> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span>: <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="University">University</span>! 你真厉害啊!</p><p> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>: 嘿嘿,没什么大不了的。</p><p> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span>: <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>, 你就是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;精英啦!</p><p> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>: 哪里! 我也就一普通人,<span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="person">person</span>!</p><p> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span>: <span word="Hmmm">Hmmm</span>.... <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>: <span word="An">An</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>? 我知道 <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="a">a</span>-<span word="v">v</span>-<span word="e">e</span>-<span word="r">r</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="g">g</span>-<span word="e">e</span>, <span word="average">average</span> 是普通,平均的意思,<span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> 就是指普通人,平头百姓么?</p><p> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span>: <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> "<span word="Joe">Joe</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> 张三李四 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>: 对,我就和张三李四一样,你把我往人堆里一放,就找不着啦!</p><p> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span>: <span word="Haha">Haha</span>! <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="vivid">vivid</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> "<span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>".</p><p> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>: <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>? 人群中的又一张脸?这个说法好,人海茫茫,你不过就是其中一个而已。对了,说了半天普通人,要是形容那些不同寻常的人,该怎么说呢?</p>
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