让人捧腹的15个英语文化陷阱（二）
<p>8. <span word="Skin">Skin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> </p><p><span word="Joe">Joe</span>很热心公益，每周固定有一天去做义工。在他的影响下，我也参加了几次。有一次跟他提起如果能到附近的剧院做义工的话，也许会比较有趣。有一天他拿了一份报纸，上面就有剧院要找义工的消息，我打算下班后过去看看，可是不巧碰上那天身体不舒服，下了班躺在床上就不想动了。第二天碰到<span word="Joe">Joe</span>，问我有没有去，我把实情跟他解释。他听完后说： “<span word="No">No</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>.”我不懂，只好怔怔地望着他，心想，他大概以为我是“叶公好龙”吧。 </p><p>回家查了俚语词典，才知道<span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>是与某人有关的意思。<span word="Joe">Joe</span>是在说我去不去其实"不关他的事"，他只是顺便问一下罢了。 </p><p>(摘自《世界日报》) 注：<span word="no">no</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="sb">sb</span>.’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> 也可说成 <span word="no">no</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="sb">sb</span>.’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> </p><p>9. <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> </p><p><span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>是“小啤酒”的意思吗？难道啤酒还分大小？其实，在英国<span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>指的是口味比较淡啤酒，但是在美语中则是“少量啤酒”的意思。比如说夏天有客人来访，问他要喝些什么：<span word="Anything">Anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>？客人就可能回答说：“<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>(给我一点儿啤酒。)”比喻用法中说的<span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>，指规模或者格局不大的事物。自以为了不起，不是小人物的人：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>常用作与人比较的表现。 口语中常用<span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>作形容词，因此开快餐店的朋友可以说：<span word="Ours">Ours</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>-<span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>. </p>
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