美国人常用的口头禅
<p>美国人平时生活上所用的一些口头禅，其实字句都很简单，但是如果不加说明，往往还会让人一知半解或似懂非懂。下面所举的例子，即是常常听到的一些美语口头禅。</p><p>1. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="less">less</span>.</p><p>这句话的意思是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;我不在乎，&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;缺乏兴趣（<span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>），也就是：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. 或 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hoot">hoot</span>.</p><p>例如：人家如果问： <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>-<span word="cut">cut</span>?（你对预算削减有何看法？）</p><p>你回答： <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="less">less</span>.（我毫不在乎）</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>?（你喜欢李先生的政见吗？）</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="less">less</span>.（我才不在乎呢！）</p><p>但是有时说话者也可能口是心非： 例如：</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="raise">raise</span>.（我不在乎升级或加薪）</p><p>而实际上他是根本在乎升级和加薪的，那么人家也许就会回答说： <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>（<span word="care">care</span>）.</p><p>至于 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="more">more</span>. 就是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;我很在乎（<span word="I">I</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.）或 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span>. 同理：</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="more">more</span>. = <span word="I">I</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>.（我完全同意）</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="more">more</span>. = <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="you">you</span>.（我尽量使你高兴）</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="right">right</span>. = <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p>
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