美国习惯用语-第114讲:beefy/to beef up
<p>美国习惯用语-第114讲:<span word="beefy">beefy</span>/<span word="to">to</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span></p><p>美国人特别喜欢吃牛肉，最普遍的吃法是用牛肉末做汉堡包，或者是切成大块煎牛排。尽管现在许多人都担心胆固醇太高，可是牛肉仍然是美国人最喜欢吃的食品之一。我们今天要给大家介绍的两个俗语就是和牛肉这个字有关的。"牛肉"的英文就是<span word="beef">beef</span>。</p><p>要是在<span word="beef">beef</span>这个字后面加一个字母<span word="y">y</span>，那就成了形容词<span word="beefy">beefy</span>。当然你可以把<span word="beefy">beefy</span>解释为"牛肉的"，但是在口语里，要是你说某人很<span word="beefy">beefy</span>，那就是说，那个人个子很高大、肌肉很发达，就像一个280磅的重量级摔跤运动员一样。下面我们要给大家举的例子是一个学生放学后碰到两个想欺负他的人。</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="These">These</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="who">who</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beefy">beefy</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="run">run</span>!"</p><p>这句话的意思是："正当那两个人在欺负我的时候，我哥哥出来问我要不要帮忙。我哥哥是一个膀大腰圆的足球校队队员。你可没看见那两个人看到我哥哥后跑得有多快！"</p><p>可是，一个身材高大、体型魁梧的人有时也会让人吃一惊，下面就是一个例子：</p><p>例句-2: "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="beefy">beefy</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="beefy">beefy</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> 120 <span word="kilos">kilos</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="pitched">pitched</span> <span word="squeaky">squeaky</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="size">size</span>."</p>
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