英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(131)
1301. How does he feel about being stormed by out-of-control paparazzi at an event for his new movie? 在新片发行时,肆无忌惮的狗崽队对他进行了穷追猛打,他对此有什么感受呢?paparazzi 狗崽队。Paparazzo原是一个专门拍摄名人隐私的记者,现成为了一个行业的代名词。out-of-control 失去控制的。
1302. Fairy tales are the best vehicle to fulfill wishes of ordinary people. Therefore fairy tales have great staying power. 神话/童话故事是满足普通人梦想的最好方法。所以童话片是经久不衰。vehicle, 车子,这里是说承载手段,方法。staying power 持久力。
1303. "See a penny, pick it up." 捡起一分钱,好运连连。现在地上有一分钱,可能不屑一顾的人居多。但美国人觉得捡起这分钱会带来好运,所以一边捡一边说:See a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck.还有人接着说:"See a penny, let it lay and have bad luck all day. "见到一分钱不捡,坏运整天连连。
1304. 英语里还有些无伤大雅的迷信:"Break a mirror, face seven years of bad luck." 破面镜,七年霉。中国人也相信不要打破镜子,因为A broken mirror creates a broken soul.破碎镜子破碎心。
1305. Friday the 13th is associated with a great deal of superstition in many cultures, and some people think that it is an unlucky or inauspicious day. 十三号周五在许多文化里都含有迷信的意义,在许多人看来,这是倒霉、不吉利的日子。superstition迷信,superstitious迷信的; 也可以说:irrational beliefs 。
1306. "Step on a crack, break your mother’s back." 人行道上铺有砖块,你应该走在砖面上,而不是踩在砖缝,如果踩到了,结果可能就是:“踩在了砖缝,让你妈背痛。” Don’t step on the cracks in the pavement。在人行道上行走时不要踩砖缝。
1307. Don’t walk under a ladder. 不要从梯子下走过。(这会带来坏运。)
1308. 在美国电影里,有时候会出现一只黑猫。这只黑猫很可能象征“噩运”。 In the US, there are some sick-minded people who take and kill especially black cats around Halloween. 美国有些变态的人,他们在万圣节时,专门扑杀黑猫。
1309. 坏运气通行的说法是bad luck, 口语里又叫“bad juju”,juju是一种护身符。Now that apartment had some bad juju. 那套公寓曾经闹鬼。
1310. Praise the
LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of
the saints. 诗149:1 你们要赞美耶和华,向耶和华唱新歌,在圣民的会中赞美他。
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