美国习惯用语-第55讲:oddball
<p>美国习惯用语-第55讲:<span word="oddball">oddball</span></p><p><span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> </p><p>您大概都知道，英文里有许多单字可以有好几种解释，有时使得学英语的人感到很糊涂，到底这个字是什么意思。就拿 <span word="odd">odd</span> 这个字来说吧， <span word="odd">odd</span> 这个字仅仅只有三个字母组成，可是它却有好几个意思。它可以形容某个很奇怪的人或者行为，也可以指一、三、五这样的单数，它还可以解释为“多一点”，如： <span word="fifty">fifty</span>-<span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="men">men</span>，意思是“五十几个人”。<span word="Odd">Odd</span> 这个字还可以和别的字合在一起用，当然和不同的字合在一起它的意思也就不同。例如：<span word="Oddball">Oddball</span>。要是你说某人是个 <span word="oddball">oddball</span>，那就是说这个人表现的很奇怪，和一般人不一样。我们来举个例子吧： </p><p> 例句-1: "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oddball">oddball</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>." </p><p>这是说：“我的朋友乔真怪。在夏天，他晚上把鞋子放在冰箱里，说是第二天上班去的时候，脚可以凉快一点。” </p><p>世界上的怪人还是很多的。下面这个例子说的那个人也是怪得出奇： </p><p> 例句-2: "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="oddball">oddball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="catchup">catchup</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span>. <span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="oddballs">oddballs</span>!"<span word="A">A</span> </p><p>这句话的意思是：“另外一个很怪的人是比尔，特别是在吃东西方面。你信不信，他吃冰淇淋的时候竟然还要加蕃茄酱。真是什么怪人都有！” </p>
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