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【微观美国】妙! 地道又好记的英语押韵短语|第19期

考研英语时事阅读  · 公众号  · 考研  · 2016-11-30 05:21

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来,大家读一下这两句话:


Hello, welcome to the show!

Are you ready to go?


Wow, 好押韵!


Music: Let's Get Lost by Chet Baker


今天选这个主题,因为押韵有几大好处:

琅琅上口,易记、易学、又实用!



Rhyme: 押韵

I'm rhyming: 我说的是押韵的

It rhymes: 这句话押韵

Let's talk about some really useful and interesting rhyming phrases: 我们说说实用、有意思的押韵短语

Okey-dokey! Ok的意思,是个押韵的小短语


#1. Lovey-dovey



Lovey-dovey:  卿卿我我、甜甜蜜蜜

A boy and a girl in love are so lovey-dovey: 男生女生恋爱,好甜蜜

Lovey is from love; What about dovey? Dove?  Lovey是来自love,那dovey呢?和鸽子有关系吗?

Don't overthink it. It just rhymes: 不要深入分析,没有什么逻辑,就是押韵


怎么用?

  • Chick-flicks are so lovey-dovey: 女生爱看的电影都是甜甜秘密的

  • Look at them. They're so lovey-dovey: 看他俩,好甜蜜

  • I'm not very good with the lovey-dovey stuff: 我不擅长甜甜蜜蜜的东西

  • Guys are not so lovey-dovey. They might be more willy-nilly: 男生没那么甜蜜,他们比较willy-nilly ⬇️


#2. Willy-nilly


Willy-nilly: 说到哪儿是哪儿,想怎么就怎么,随意、不认真

It's like being flaky: 意思和不靠谱差不多


怎么用?

To describe a person: 形容人

  • You can't rely on him. He is very willy-nilly: 他靠不住,做事特别随意

To describe a situation: 形容情况

  • You need to plan. You can't be willy-nilly about it: 你做事要计划,不能那么随随便便


#3. Chick-flick

Chick-flick: 专打女生市场的电影

Chick means a young girl: chick形容年轻的女孩儿

It's not the most respectful term for a woman, but not too bad: 这个词不是太尊重,但也不算太不礼貌, 跟中文的“小妞儿”差不多

Flick is a movie: flick是电影的意思

Rom-com (romantic comedy): 浪漫喜剧



Ok, let's go over some inspirational quotes!

现在分享几句鼓舞人心的金句


#4. No pain, no gain.


No pain, no gain: 没有付出,就没有收获

这句大家很熟悉吧!


If you work out, you're not going to gain muscles without the pain: 健身的朋友,如果没有付出,练不出肌肉

The pain is not necessarily painful:这里的pain不一定是痛苦

It means you're very driven. You work hard towards your goals: 意思是你很有动力、刻苦努力地朝目标迈进

The reward you get at the end is more than worth it: 最后得到的奖赏非常值得


#5. Talk the talk, walk the walk.




这个短语很特别,单独用或者结合起来用都可以,但意思有些区别


  • Talk the talk: 这句褒义的意思是说话要体面、得体。贬义的意思是只会说,不会做

  • Walk the walk: 要付诸行动

  • Talk the talk, walk the walk:言行一致


怎么用?

You can't just talk the talk, you need to walk the walk: 不能光嘴上说,一定要有行动


#6. Fake it till you make it.



Fake it till you make it: 假装直到你可以

You hear this phrase a lot in the corporate world: 这句在职场上用的很多

虽然fake的意思是“假、假装”,但是这句话却是褒义

It means if you are not confident, pretend that you are, eventually you will be that way: 意思是如果你没有那么自信,那先“假装”,你最后会变成自己想要的样子

To encourage and inspire: 鼓励、激发


#7. If you can make it there, 

you can make it anywhere!



If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere:  如果你能在那儿成功,那你就能在世界任何一个地方成功

This phrase is often used to describe New York: 这句话最常用来形容纽约

But it perfectly describes Shanghai, Beijing, etc. anywhere competitive:  但是形容上海、北京也很贴切,总之任何竞争激烈的地方

Make it: 做到了

It means success, but not only in terms of money: make it的意思是成功,但不只是金钱上的

It's about overcoming challenges: 更意味着克服苦难、克服挑战

  • Yes, I made it!

  • We finally made it!

A sense of achievement and accomplishment: 成就感


Non-sensical rhyming phrases

可爱、无厘头的押韵短语


#8 See you later alligator | In a while crocodile


American kids love these: 美国小朋友特别爱说这两句

  • See you later alligator:鳄鱼一会儿见

  • In a while crocodile: 同上

*Adam节目里说的是After a while crocodile, 也可以。*


Use these when you say good bye to a child: 跟小朋友说再见的时候,可以用这两句

Alligator: 鳄鱼,确切的说是短吻鳄

Crocodile: 鳄鱼

Teach your kids and have fun with them! 教你的宝贝说吧。下次说再见的时候,可以用起来哦

Can you use them with adults? Maybe your loved one if you want to be lovey-dovey: 这两句可以跟大人说吗?可以跟你的爱人说,听起来很甜蜜


#9. Holy guacamole!


Guacamole is a Mexican sauce made from avocado: guacamole是墨西哥菜的一种酱,用牛油果做的

This phrase expresses surprise: 这句话用来表示惊讶、吃惊

意思和Oh My God差不多

还有两句差不多的,意思和用法都一样:

  • Holy moly!

  • Holy moly guacamole!


#10. Arty-farty | Hoity-toity



  • Arty-farty: arty来自art, 艺术。这句短语通常用来形容很小众的文艺作品,大众不懂。 不过这个说法比较滑头,不适合正式场合用

  • Hoity-toity:同来形容高冷看不起别人的人


#11. 吃吃喝喝、招待应酬


Wine and dine: 喝美酒、吃美食

怎么用?

  • It's Friday night! Time to wine and dine!  周五晚上,是时候出去吃喝享受了!

  • There's a lot of wining and dining when you do business in China: 在中国做生意,少不了吃喝应酬


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