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对老外慎用的8个常见词

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   自己说英语会经常闹笑话?别灰心,其实美国人和别国人讲英语时也会闹笑话的!

  因为有些词在美国是这个意思,但是在另外的英语国家却完全是另外一个意思。看看下面8个常见但容易闹笑话的词吧。
  1. Knob 门把手还是生殖器?
  Americans hear the word "knob" and think "doorknob" or "lever." It has a much dirtier meaning in other countries, like Australia and the U.K., where it's an insult or slang for a part of the male anatomy1. Now you'll know to be offended if someone calls you a "knob head."Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa美国人听到knob这个词想到的是“门把手”。但是在澳大利亚和英国等其他国家,knob的意思要“黄”得多。在那里knob指的是男子生殖器的一部分。现在你知道别人叫你knob head你应该是什么反应了吧。
  【避免使用的国家】:英国,爱尔兰,澳大利亚,新西兰,南非2.Pants 长裤还是内裤?
  Be careful who you tell in the U.K. that you have to go pants shopping—across the pond, "pants" means "underwear." When you're talking about jeans and khakis, you should call them "trousers."Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland在英国你如果和人家说你要去买pants(美国英语:长裤),那意思是你要买“内裤”。如果你要买的是牛仔裤或卡其裤这种裤子,你应该用trousers这个词。
  【避免使用的国家】:英国,爱尔兰3.Fanny 屁股还是私处?
  Own a fanny pack? In most other English-speaking countries, they're called "bum2 bags" because "fanny" is slang for a part of the female anatomy (and no, we're not talking about the rear end). So don't tell someone to stop being lazy and get off their fanny, either!
  Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa你有腰包吗?在大多数讲英语的国家,人们把腰包称作bum bags,因为fanny是对女性私处的俚语说法(没错,我们说的不是屁股)。所以千万不要对别人说:别懒了,抬起fanny(屁股)干活吧!
  【避免使用的国】家:英国,爱尔兰,澳大利亚,新西兰,南非4.Pissed 生气还是喝醉?
  In America, we may get "pissed off" when we're angry, but the Brits and Irish who are "pissed" are extremely intoxicated3. "Taking the piss," however, means "to make fun of," not "to get drunk."Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand在美国,我们生气时会说get pissed off,但是英国人和爱尔兰人如果说pissed,意思是烂醉如泥。不过taking the piss意思是“取笑”,而不是“喝醉”。
  【避免使用的国家】:英国,爱尔兰,澳大利亚,新西兰5.Bangs 是刘海吗?
  Prepare for weird4 looks if you're bragging5 about your new "bangs" in England. A forehead-covering haircut over there is referred to as a "fringe" instead. Overseas, "bangs" is more commonly used as the somewhat vulgar slang that it is interchangeable with in America.
  Avoid Using In: Anywhere outside of North America如果你在英国吹嘘自己的新bangs(刘海),少不了有人会向你投去怪怪的眼神。在那里刘海被叫做fringe而不是bangs。在美国以外的地方,bangs是一种粗俗的俚语说法。
  【避免使用的国家】:北美以外的任何国家6.Root 根还是性?
  Americans may "root around" looking for a lost object, but Australians and New Zealanders use the term to refer to having sex.
  Avoid Using In: Australia, New Zealand美国人也许用root around来指“寻找”失物,但澳大利亚人和新西兰人用它指代做爱。
  【避免使用的国家】:澳大利亚,新西兰7.Pull 拉还是泡妞成功?
  If someone "pulled" last night in the U.K., they're probably not talking about pulling a muscle or drawing something apart. It's commonly used as slang for successfully picking up someone while out on the town. Likewise, "going on the pull" means that someone is going out with the express goal of getting some action.
  Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland如果在英国某人昨晚pulled,他们很可能不是在说拉胡子或是别的什么东西。这通常指的是去市中心玩时成功“钓”到某人。同样,going on the pull意思是某人为了猎艳而出动。
  【避免使用的国家】:英国,爱尔兰8.Bugger 昵称还是骂人的话?
  If you affectionately call your child or pet "little bugger," you might want to reconsider doing so in pretty much any other English-speaking country. In most other places, from Canada to Australia, it is commonly used as an expletive similar to the f-word.
  Avoid Using In: Most places outside of America如果你亲切地叫你的孩子或宠物little bugger(小家伙),到其他讲英语的国家可千万别这么说。在大多数其他国家,从加拿大到澳大利亚,bugger都是骂人的话,相当于fuck。
  【避免使用的国家】:美国以外的其他国家

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1 anatomy Cwgzh     
n.解剖学,解剖;功能,结构,组织
参考例句:
  • He found out a great deal about the anatomy of animals.在动物解剖学方面,他有过许多发现。
  • The hurricane's anatomy was powerful and complex.对飓风的剖析是一项庞大而复杂的工作。
2 bum Asnzb     
n.臀部;流浪汉,乞丐;vt.乞求,乞讨
参考例句:
  • A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股,她打了那人。
  • The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。
3 intoxicated 350bfb35af86e3867ed55bb2af85135f     
喝醉的,极其兴奋的
参考例句:
  • She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
  • They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉,东南西北全然不辨。
4 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
5 bragging 4a422247fd139463c12f66057bbcffdf     
v.自夸,吹嘘( brag的现在分词 );大话
参考例句:
  • He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
  • Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口,亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句
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