新东方口语:纯正的英式恋爱术语(视频)
2016-02-24 14:52
来源:吉林新东方
作者:朱博
英剧迷们平时一定接触过很多英式的恋爱术语,让习惯了美语的孩子完全摸不到头脑,Anglophenia绝对是个好帮手!今天我们就来看看约会恋爱时所用的英式英语有哪些!主持人Kate Arnell帮我们get our heads round their often confusing dating terminology.
Fit
If you think someone is hot or good-looking, you can say that they are fit. Whether or not they are actually in good physical shape, it doesn’t really come into it. It simply boils down to finding them attractive.
当我们觉得一个人很“火辣”或者“好看”,就可以用fit这个词来形容Ta。其实到底身材好不好不重要,只要觉得Ta有吸引力就都可以称之为fit。
【come into something】
To be important in a particular situation, for example:
I've worked very hard to pass this exam—luck doesn't come into it.
我通过考试是因为我努力学习,跟运气没什么关系。
【boil down to something】
(Of a situation, problem, etc.) to have something as a main or basic part, for example:
In the end, what it all boils down to is money, or the lack of it.
归根到底,就是钱的问题。
Buff
Buff is a word that has the same meaning as fit. The American equivalent would be to call someone a hottie.
Buff跟fit意思差不多,在美语里,我们经常称这些人为hottie。
牛津高阶上对buff的解释是physically fit and attractive with big muscles。
Bang tidy
Another more recent phrase that’s becoming more and more popular is bang tidy, which has been popularized by the British fictional comedy character Keith Lemon. And it’s usually specific to hot females.
Urban Dictionary上对该词的解释是sexy and well fit,该词经常用来形容火辣的女生。
Fancy
Fancy is generally applied to swanky hotels. But over here to fancy someone means to be attracted to them. During the 16th century the word fantasy started to take on the meaning of desire, and was shortened to fancy. So if you desire someone, you would say you fancy them.
Fancy这个词一般用来形容豪华酒店多一些,不过这里如果说你fancy谁谁谁,就表示你觉得Ta很吸引人。16世纪时fantasy开始有了desire的意味,并且简写为fancy。