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英语中很多表达字面意思和真正要表达的相距甚远。
今天我们就来看几个容易望文生义的英文表达~
What a shame!
What a shame!
【误】真可耻！
【正】多可惜！真遗憾！
大家都知道shame是"耻辱"的意思,
于是很自然地就会以为What a shame! 是"多么可耻"。
可是What a shame! 却是"多么遗憾!多么可惜"的意思。
例句:
What a shame we missed the wedding.
真遗憾, 我们错过了婚礼！
You can't make it to the party!
What a shame!
那个聚会你没法去了！多可惜呀！
pull up one's socks
pull up one's socks
【误】穿上袜子。
【正】振作起来。
这句话来源于篮球教练, 比赛的中场休息时,
落后比分的一队就会气势低迷,
袜子都会滑道脚踝, 这时候教练就说,
"Pull up your socks"，
把袜子提起来,
也就是"打起精神来"的意思！
例句:
If he wants to continue in the job he'll have to pull up his socks.
如果他想继续这份工作，那要振作起来。
Get a life.
Get a life.
【误】获得新生。
【正】做点正经事吧; 振作起来吧！
这句话是对那些你认为他们很无聊的人说的,
要他们去做点更有意义的事去！
例句:
Don't tell me you were cleaning the house just now.
Get a life!
不要告诉我你刚刚打扫了房间, 做点有意义的事吧!
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