Jessica 在北京學(xué)漢語(yǔ),她的中國(guó)朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)的詞,就會(huì)來(lái)請(qǐng)教他。今天是吳瓊要問(wèn)的:宅男宅女。
Jessica: Wuqiong, 聽(tīng)說(shuō)你表妹從上海來(lái)看你了,怎么樣, Are you two getting along?
wq: 唉,她哪是來(lái)看我。整天待在家里,根本不理我,每天就知道上網(wǎng),看電視,也不出去玩兒。標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的宅女! 像這種特別“宅”的人,在美語(yǔ)里叫什么?
Jessica: I think you can call them "homebodies". A homebody is a person who prefers to stay at home and seldom goes out.
wq: homebody? home 就是家的意思,body 是身體,兩個(gè)詞連在一起---身體長(zhǎng)在家里了,就是homebody! 宅男宅女! My cousin is totally a homebody! 哈哈,我回家要告訴她這句話!
Jessica: Well, you can also call her a "shut-in". s-h-u-t, shut; i-n, in--shut-in.
wq: 哦,shut-in 也是指不愿意出門(mén)和別人交往的宅男宅女! 我要告訴我表妹,Don't be a shut-in! Go out and get some fresh air!
Jessica: 對(duì)! 讓她出去轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn),不然,Her brain will rot if she stays home and stares at a screen all the time!
wq: ?。縭-o-t, rot 不是腐爛么?Her brain will rot 就是“她腦子要發(fā)霉”的意思吧?
Jessica: That's right! Being a couch potato isn't healthy.
wq: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)。couch potato, 沙發(fā)土豆,就是一天到晚賴在沙發(fā)上看電視的人。每天不運(yùn)動(dòng),變得圓滾滾的,跟個(gè)potato--大土豆一樣!
Jessica: I'm sure your cousin doesn't wan to look like a potato! Now, tell me what you've learned today!
wq: 第一,宅男宅女叫 homebody, 或者 shut-in; 第二,一天到晚坐在沙發(fā)上看電視的人叫 couch potato;
第三,說(shuō)腦子要發(fā)霉了,就是Your brain will rot!