海外文化:英语中有趣的人名俗语
<p>这些有关人名的俗语，你知道吗？</p><p>1.<span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span></p><p>一杯咖啡。<span word="A">A</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>也就是<span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>。 这个说法是从纽约一家公司<span word="Martinson">Martinson</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Coffee">Coffee</span>的<span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Martinson">Martinson</span>的名字得来的，据说当时临近街区都弥漫着咖啡的芳香，所以人们都称咖啡为 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>。 <span word="Martinson">Martinson</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Coffee">Coffee</span>在美国历史悠久，它的追随者25％都是纽约人。</p><p>2.<span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span></p><p>平常人，普通人。</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p><p>\'<span word="Average">Average</span>\' <span word="means">means</span> \'<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>\' <span word="or">or</span> \'<span word="not">not</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>\', <span word="and">and</span> \'<span word="Joe">Joe</span>\' <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="So">So</span> \'<span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>\' <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>.<span word="www">www</span>.<span word="rr">rr</span>365.<span word="com">com</span></p><p><span word="Average">Average</span>意思是“平均的，一般水平的”，而<span word="Joe">Joe</span>又是一个极其常见的名字，所以人们就用<span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>来表示很普通的一个人。例如我们会说，雷·罗马诺是这个时代全美最受欢迎的电视明星之一，可他却似乎不把自己当成什么大人物，仿佛就是与你生活在同一座城市里的 “<span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>”。</p><p>3.<span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="about">about</span></p><p>对某事一无所知。如： <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span>意思就是 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span>（我对钓鱼一无所知）。而<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>的意思就是“我什么也不知道”。关于<span word="Jack">Jack</span>，还有两个常见的句子。<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="shit">shit</span>? 意思就是问别人, “你知不知道什么叫无知? 在美国的口语中， <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="shit">shit</span> 算是一句粗话，意思是什么也没有。</p>
页:
[1]