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Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的：看热闹。 Donny: Wuqiong, I heard you got your driver's license! WQ: 是啊，昨天我已经开车上路啦! Donny: So how did it go? WQ: 唉，别提了!我开的那条路上出车祸，结果，开车的、骑车的、走路的，都想看热闹，最后，整条街都堵住了!对了Donny，这些看热闹的人，用英文怎么说呢? Donny: 英文叫rubberneck。 WQ: rubberneck?橡胶脖子? Donny: 你想啊，那些看热闹，围观的人，they stretch their necks to watch what's happening, right? WQ: 哦……我明白了，伸长脖子看热闹的人好像长了橡胶脖子，所以叫他们rubberneck!哈哈，真形象! Donny: Right! rubberneck也可以当动词。你刚才说，大家看热闹，整条街大堵车，在英文里就是“The traffic was bumper-to-bumper because of rubbernecking. WQ: bumper-to-bumper? bumper不是汽车保险杠么? Donny: Exactly! So bumper-to-bumper means cars are moving so slowly that their bumpers are almost touching. WQ: 我明白了，bumper-to-bumper， 汽车一辆紧挨着一辆，慢慢往前拱。I was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic，郁闷死了! | 
