迷你对话学地道口语第846期:车子(在线收听) |
Subject : How did you afford such a cool set of wheels? 第一, 迷你对话
A: Your car is great. How did you afford such a cool set of wheels?
你的车真是太棒了。你怎么买得起这么棒的车呀?
B: I worked all summer. It was brutal.
我整个暑假都在工作,实在是很辛苦。
A: Sounds like that.
看得出。
第二, 地道表达
a set of wheels
1. 解词释义
英语中一种修饰法——以部分代整体,称为“提喻”。A set of wheels是一套车轮的意思,比喻为“车子”的意思。
像这样的用法很多,例如:Two heads are better than one. (三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。)Great mind think alike. (英雄所见略同。)其中的head和mind均以人体的某部分来代表“人”这个一整体。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. If it's really important to you to have a fancy set of wheels, then it seems worth it.
如果有一辆豪华车对你来说是重要的,那就值得。 |
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