那些你不知道的name
<p> 那些你不知道的<span word="name">name</span></p><p> 我们刚开始学英语的时候,最先学会的一句话多是<span word="Hello">Hello</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="XXX">XXX</span>. 从这里,我们知道了名字这个词的英文说法。不过,随着学习的深入,我们发现<span word="name">name</span>这个词在很多语境中并不是简单地代表名字这个意思,比如今天我们说的这几个短语。</p><p> 1. <span word="name">name</span>-<span word="dropper">dropper</span> 吹嘘或炫耀与某些大人物的交情</p><p> <span word="Dropper">Dropper</span>可以解释成随口说出什么的人,而<span word="name">name</span>-<span word="dropper">dropper</span>说的是那种在言谈中故意以亲密随意的口吻提到显贵人物的大名以抬高自己的身价。这种人往往是在说大话,甚至在胡说八道。例如:</p><p> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span>-<span word="dropper">dropper</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> 500 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="Harry">Harry</span>真爱吹嘘和大人物的交情。他老说自己跟总统很知己。实际他只是在一次政治集会上和在场的五百人一起跟总统握过一次手而已。</p><p> 2. <span word="name">name</span>-<span word="calling">calling</span> 谩骂</p><p> <span word="Name">Name</span>-<span word="calling">calling</span>如果按照字面来解释就是指名道姓,但是在英文中,它说的是拿各种各样带有侮辱意味的名字来称呼某人,也就是谩骂。例如:</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="name">name</span>-<span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p>
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