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。今天是琼燕要问的:路痴。 Donny: Hey琼燕! You went hiking over the weekend, right? How was it? QY: The view was breathtaking! 我跟朋友去了一个国家公园,可气的是,我们都是路痴,走错了好几回,1个小时的路足足走了3个小时!Im such a road idiot... Donny: Road idiot? (诡异的笑) Thats not how we say it! You can say,I have no sense of direction . QY: 哦,direction 是方向,所以 No sense of direction 就是没有方向感 - 路痴啦! Donny: Right! People with no sense of direction can easily get lost. 路痴经常迷路。 QY: 这说的不就是我么?下礼拜我们要开车去南京,一定又会迷路哎,Donny, 你原来是不是在南京住过? Donny: Yep! I lived in Nanjing for 3 years. I know that city like the back of my hand. QY: Like the back of your hand? 了如指掌? Donny: Exactly! It basically means that I know Nanjing really well. You can also say: I know every nook and cranny of Nanjing. QY: Wait! Every nook and cranny? nook 一定是 n-o-o-k, 那 cranny 要怎么拼呢? Donny: Cranny is spelled c-r-a-n-n-y. When people say every nook and cranny, theyre talking about every tiny corner and out-of-the-way place. |