英式英语和美式英语之别——令美国人糊涂的英式短语
<p>小编曾有一期文章展示部分令英国人困惑的美式短语，现在让我们换换思路，看看一些令人困惑的英式短语。英国人常用的一些习惯用语或成语的出处含混不清，这使得亲英派的人们怕是也不习惯这些不同寻常的表达方式。</p><p>1. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="chalk">chalk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="pale">pale</span>.</p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fickle">fickle</span>.</p><p>2. <span word="Bob">Bob</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="nepotism">nepotism</span>.</p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coincidence">coincidence</span>!</p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="D">D</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span>.</p><p>3. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="donkey">donkey</span>’<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jerk">jerk</span>.</p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="D">D</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span>.</p><p>4. <span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="condom">condom</span></p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="hobby">hobby</span></p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Marijuana">Marijuana</span></p><p><span word="D">D</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="duvet">duvet</span></p><p>5. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="morning">morning</span></p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="slow">slow</span></p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span></p><p><span word="D">D</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="prison">prison</span></p><p>6. <span word="Swings">Swings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roundabouts">roundabouts</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Ways">Ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="problem">problem</span></p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Obstacles">Obstacles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span></p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Gains">Gains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span></p>
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