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<p> 二是现在一个很火的词,可以用来形容一个人头脑简单,行为愚蠢。那么在英语中如何地道地表达二的意思呢?其实就是一个很简单的词:<span word="thick">thick</span> 。</p><p> <span word="Thick">Thick</span> 这个词我们初中就学过了,就是厚的意思。可是我们今天要说的,是<span word="thick">thick</span>在口语中另外一个常用的意思:<span word="Lacking">Lacking</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="agility">agility</span>; <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>; <span word="stupid">stupid</span>。如果你看过《哈利波特》,那么你会发现<span word="thick">thick</span>简直就是赫敏和罗恩经常挂在嘴边的一个词。我们举几个例子:</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span>?</p><p> 你还能再二一点吗?</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>.</p><p> 就连他们也没那么二。</p><p> <span word="Thick">Thick</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>!</p><p> 蠢货!</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>.</p><p> 但是有时候,你可真够傻的。</p><p> 虽然上面这几句话中的<span word="thick">thick</span>都可以表示<span word="stupid">stupid</span>的意思,但是并不是所有情况都可以替换成<span word="stupid">stupid</span>,特别是最后一句,当赫敏对哈利说:<span word="But">But</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>.的时候,<span word="thick">thick</span>代表的是一种傻傻的执着与盲目,在这种略带埋怨的责备后边是一种你可以依靠朋友的帮助,比如说我和罗恩,而不用一个人去涉险的潜台词,在这个时候换成<span word="stupid">stupid</span>的话,这层意思恐怕就表达不出来了。</p>
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