有哪些高级的英语表达技巧，让人一听就觉着很地道？

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有哪些高级的英语表达技巧，让人一听就觉着很地道？

Original 孟庆伟Justin 孟庆伟英文写作 2021-02-10

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这是知乎上的一个热门话题，我关注了很久，最近整理了一些表达，分享出来。

这个问题可以从很多不同的角度回答，给出各式例子。这里我主要想讲 5 个看似不起眼但非常地道的表达。这篇阅读量超过 7000 我会再分享 5 个。

简单来说，就是这些表达中每个单词小学生都认识，但拼凑在一起就不知道意思了，或者无法把握它们背后的意思、语气中的微妙之处，这也是为什么说它们“看似不起眼”。但是一旦掌握了这些地道表达，用在口语和写作中，英语母语者听着就会有一种亲切感。

也是因为这些表达太地道了，很多时候不太好恰当地翻译出来，所以下面我主要会提供英英释义和例句（部分是我之前写的），供大家体会。在有的例句后面我会用英文做 paraphrase 和解释。

给出中文释义的表达一定要放在语境中去理解，不能机械地理解。还有的表达字典中没有，只能从英文论坛中找到解释。

1. still

中文意思：（加强比较级）还要，更

比较级本来就有强调的意味，但如果想更近一步突出这种比较，可以学会使用 still 这个小词。

更多例句：

1）From the early 1970s Amnesty International also distributed it, giving it a still wider reach.

2）The number of people killed in the coronavirus pandemic is likely to rise still higher.

3）The company is hoping to extend its market still further.

2. whatnot; what have you

中文意思：诸如此类的事物（或人等）

在举例的时候我们都会用 etc.，但母语人士经常会把 whatnot 和 what have you 挂在嘴边。不认识这两个表达的人第一次听到会很懵，但一旦知道了就会觉得很有意思。

更多例句：

1）pictures and books and manuscripts and whatnot

2）a shop full of baubles, trinkets, and what have you

3）It's an incredible amount of time and preparation and what have you.

3. for that matter

中文意思：或者说；也

更多例句：

1）"Kyle doesn’t like young women, or any women for that matter."

Justin's note: The speaker says "Kyle doesn’t like young women" in a specific context, and after saying it, realizes that Kyle doesn't like any women. The second part of the statement is secondary and supplementary, derived from the first, a more direct and relevant observation/claim.

2）Ben never touched beer, or any kind of alcohol for that matter.

3）I don't like basketball, or any kind of sports for that matter (= I don't like basketball, and actually you know what, I don't like any sports at all).

4. if at all

更多例句：

1）They close at dawn, if at all (= They are unlikely to close, but if they do close when they absolutely have to, they close at dawn, not earlier).

2）If the language requirement is to be waived, what will be done, if at all, to ensure that incoming students have the right language skills to navigate through their academic life in Britain?

Justin's note: Given the situation so far, little would be done in response to the waiving of the language requirement, but if it does happen, what exactly would be the action?

3）The indoctrination of weiwen （维稳） can downplay the urgency, seriousness, and scale of social problems, rendering the society unready, unfit, and unable to deal with problems in a timely fashion, if at all (= Because of the idea of weiwen, the society is unlikely to be able to deal with problems; but if it still could deal with problems, it cannot do it in a timely fashion).

5. so to speak

中文意思：可以说；可谓

更多例句：

1）"The audience, so to speak, was looking for something different".

Justin's note: The speaker uses "so to speak" as she is thinking out loud. She is looking for a specific way to describe or pinpoint the audience's request, and what she says is tentative and may not be entirely accurate or ideal.

2）It was White's wake-up call, so to speak (= White realized how important/serious the matter was = If it were not for what happened, White would have not realized how important/serious the matter was).

3）In that relationship it's very much Lorna who wears the trousers, so to speak (= Lorna makes all the important decisions).

参考资料：

《牛津英语词典》

《剑桥英语词典》

《韦氏英语词典》

《柯林斯英语词典》

Quora

The Economist

The New York Times

P.S. 如果喜欢这篇文章，别忘了点“在看”，转发给喜欢英语的朋友。这篇阅读量超过 7000 我会再分享自己整理的 5 个看似不起眼但非常地道的英文表达。

你还知道哪些这样的英文表达？越简单越好。欢迎在评论区分享。

孟庆伟 Justin