在国外要慎用的8个英语单词[1]
<p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="again">again</span>! <span word="Certain">Certain</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pond">pond</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="under">under</span>.</p><p>也许你以为置身另一个讲英语的国家交流起来会很容易，不过别想得太简单了！有些词在美国是这个意思，但是在地球的另外半边却完全是另外一个意思。看看哪8个单词会令你在世界另一端感到尴尬吧。</p><p>1. <span word="Pants">Pants</span> 长裤还是内裤？</p><p><span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>. <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>—<span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pond">pond</span>, "<span word="pants">pants</span>" <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="underwear">underwear</span>." <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="khakis">khakis</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="them">them</span> "<span word="trousers">trousers</span>."</p><p><span word="Avoid">Avoid</span> <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="In">In</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>., <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span></p><p>在英国你如果和人家说你要去买<span word="pants">pants</span>避免使用的国家：英国，爱尔兰</p><p>2. <span word="Fanny">Fanny</span> 屁股还是私处？</p><p><span word="Own">Own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fanny">fanny</span> <span word="pack">pack</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="bum">bum</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>" <span word="because">because</span> "<span word="fanny">fanny</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="anatomy">anatomy</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="end">end</span>). <span word="So">So</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fanny">fanny</span>, <span word="either">either</span>!</p><p><span word="Avoid">Avoid</span> <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="In">In</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>., <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa</p><p>你有腰包吗？在大多数讲英语的国家，人们把腰包称作<span word="bum">bum</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>，因为<span word="fanny">fanny</span>是对女性私处的俚语说法避免使用的国家：英国，爱尔兰，澳大利亚，新西兰，南非</p>
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