美国习惯用语-第137讲:skin-deep/that really getsnb
<p>美国习惯用语-第137讲:<span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span>/<span word="that">that</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="skin">skin</span></p><p>今天我们要给大家讲的两个习惯用语都是和皮肤,也就是英文里的<span word="skin">skin</span>有关。由于皮肤是在外表又很薄,所以美国人有这么一种说法:<span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span>。</p><p><span word="Deep">Deep</span>就是深浅的深。<span word="Skin">Skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span>从字面来解释就是:像皮肤那样深,实际上也就是中文里说的"肤浅"。当一个人感情不真实,或者一件事并不像它表面上看起来的那样,人们往往会用<span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span>这个常用语来形容它。我们来举个例子:</p><p>例句-1:"<span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brag">brag</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friendships">friendships</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="cares">cares</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>."</p><p>这句话的意思是:"乔伊老是喜欢吹嘘他有好多朋友。但是,说实话,他和这些朋友的友情都很肤浅。他心目里真正关心的一个人就是他自己。"</p><p>像这种只关心自己,不真心关心朋友的人不仅在美国有,在哪儿都能碰到。一般来说,美国人是很热情,以助人为乐的。</p><p>美国人有一句老话,那就是:<span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span>。</p><p><span word="Beauty">Beauty</span>就是美丽的意思。<span word="Beauty">Beauty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span>,这个说法的意思就是:美貌只是表面现象。换句话也就是说,外表的美貌并不能说明这个人的本质。下面这个例句就说明了这一点:</p>
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