外國人說no-no,可不是在表達不!不!

2018-07-17 08:56:51  每日學(xué)英語
不僅漢語中有疊詞,

比如安安靜靜,

冷冷清清,

你知道嗎?

英文中也有朗朗上口的疊詞,

今天就學(xué)幾個常用又好記的吧!

 

1.no-no

=禁忌

something that is thought to be unsuitable or unacceptable

 

疊詞

 

Asking a lady her age is a no-no in any situation.

在任何情況下,問女生年齡都是一件禁忌的事。

2.chop-chop

= 快點,趕快 (感嘆詞)

used to tell someone to hurry

 

疊詞

 

Chop-chop! We are going to be late!

快點!我們要遲到啦!

3.fifty-fifty

= 對半分,一半一半

 

疊詞

 

We'll share it on a fifty-fifty basis.

我們來對半分

4.hush-hush

=噓聲,秘密的

kept secret from people

 

疊詞

 

I lost my wedding ring but keep it hush-hush I'm going to buy another one.

我把結(jié)婚戒指弄丟了,但是先保密,我趕緊再去買

5.win-win

= 雙贏

a win-win situation or result is one that is good for everyone who is involved

 

疊詞

The agreement is a win-win for everyone.

這項協(xié)議對大家來說是雙贏

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