10个你完全意想不到的英文表达
<p>很多自认为英语不错的同学，到了国外（比如美国），会发现国内学的英语在那里完全不好使。他们的习惯表达方式，我们在国内完全没有接触过；我们在国内学习的口语表达，似乎他们都不用，比如：</p><p>在美国，两个人相互道别不说<span word="goodbye">goodbye</span>，而说<span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="day">day</span>；想上个厕所，不说<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>，而是<span word="My">My</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="calls">calls</span>。</p><p>今天我为大家整理了10个很常见的“小词”，你很可能不知道它们在美国口语中的用法。</p><p>01 <span word="thing">thing</span></p><p>这个词在我们脑海中的第一印象是：东西、事物；但你可能不知道，在美式英文中，该词还能这样用：</p><p>① <span word="I">I</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p>我留意到他似乎对你有意思。</p><p>*这里的<span word="thing">thing</span>表示“喜欢一个人的那种东西”。</p><p>② <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Chandler">Chandler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ross">Ross</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span>.</p><p>钱德勒的特长是搞笑；而罗斯的特长是离婚。</p><p>*这句话来自美剧《老友记》。这里<span word="thing">thing</span>可以理解为“某人最显著的特质”，即让别人想到你就能联想起来的东西。</p><p>02 <span word="buy">buy</span></p><p>这个词我们很熟悉吧，表示“购买”。</p><p>但在美语中还能表示“相信（某种说法）”的意思，比如：</p><p>① <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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