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英语表达如何假装很地道(一)?
因为我们接受的是标准化的英文教育,教科书几乎都一样,而教科书受到篇幅的限制,通常只能教一种表达,例如经典的Howare you? Fine ,thank you? And you? 但是实际日常生活中,实际表达要多样化很多。当一个意思有三种表达,我们只学了其中一种,而老外用其他两种表达的时,有一种清新脱俗的感觉。
所以如果要做到和老外一样清新脱俗,我们就要用一些中国课本里没有的,但是老外却经常用的表达(本文也不提倡用一些老外都很少听说的高冷表达)。
比如
It's your decision(普通) It's up to you(装地道一) It's your call(装地道二) You call the shot(装地道三,意思稍微有点不同) It's at your discretion(装地道四)
I have an idea to discuss with you.(普通说法) I have an idea to run by you.(装地道说法一) I have an idea to bounce off you(假装地道二)
He is waiting there.普通说法 He is waiting down/ up/over there假装地道
What are “up” and “down” in “up there” and “down there”?http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/8887/in-some-time-vs-at-some-time-vs-sometimes
Come down/up/ over to my house tonight= Come to my house tonight I’m going down/up/over to the bus station= I’m going to the bus station. I saw a dog down/up/over there = I saw a dog there Walk down/ up the street(这里就不要用over了)= Walk on the street
I finished my work普通说法 I finished my work up.假装地道
hold, hold up 都是延迟的意思fix, fix up都是修理
dress, dress up都是打扮hurry, hurry up都是赶快open, open up都是开放call和call up都是打电话wake, wake up 都是醒来。heat, heat up一样的意思,加热clean 打扫 clean up打扫干净,意思差不多listen, listen up,也是加强语气tie, tie up 差不多的意思cut切,cut up 也是切(不一定是切碎,也可以是切开)match,match up 匹配wash 洗 wash up也是洗beat 打, beat up 暴打eat 吃,eat up 吃光
duringthe past years/during lunch/during the holiday overthe past years/over lunch/over the holiday
swingacross the river swingover the river
Covera blanket on the sleeping boy Covera blanket over the sleeping boy
onthe phone over the phone
agreement/decision/ argument on money agreement/decision/ argument over money
用 through/out/up/over构成的简单词组可以非常灵活表达很多意思,日常工作生活中老外用这种词组比用单个的单词多。
I'll arrange a meeting tomorrow.(普通说法) I'll set up a meeting tomorrow(假装地道)
以下是其他一对一替换。替换词里是老外平时也经常用的,毫无违和感。
Anything related to my project, please let me know(普通说法) Anything pertaining to my project, please let me know(假装地道)
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史蒂芬,湖南人士,前某500强外企工程师,现某知名品牌外企工程师,对职场、管理、英语有些感悟 。