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衣服“俗氣難看”英語怎么說?
李華收到了媽媽從中國寄來的包裹,迫不及待地把里面的東西拿給Larry看。他們會用到兩個常用語:tacky和swallow one's pride。LH: Larry,你看,這是我媽送你的禮物!
Larry: Interesting...Is...Is that a rug?
LH: 什么。窟@是毛衣!多好看!
Larry: That's a sweater? Oh, my.。.
LH: 你看!我媽還在這兒別了張紙條,上面說,這是她親手給你織的。我媽真有兩下子,是不是啊,Larry?
Larry: ...Oh my。
LH: 怎么?你不喜歡?
Larry: Umm...Look, Lihua. Don't get me wrong, it's great, but...It's just a little tacky for what I'd normally wear。
LH: Tacky?什么意思?
Larry: Well...basically...not fashionable。
LH: 不時髦?俗氣?這毛衣怎么俗氣了?!
Larry: Well, look at this design...there are pine trees and little people knit into it。
LH: 那怎么了,有松樹有小人兒就俗氣?
Larry: Well, a little bit. And look at these colors...bright green and red on black? It's so tacky it almost hurts my eyes... and plus, look at the.。.
LH: 你還嫌顏色太鮮艷,亮得閃了你的眼?!行了行了!I don't think they're tacky at all. 我覺得一點兒都不俗!我媽親手織的,看你敢不穿!
Larry: Listen, I know you like tacky clothing, and that's fine. But I'm not wearing it。
LH: 什么?你說我喜歡俗氣的衣服?!我哪有!
Larry: OK, for example, your pink Hello Kitty tennis shoes are quite tacky。
LH: 粉色的hello kitty網(wǎng)球鞋不是tacky,是可愛!可愛!
Larry: They would be cute on an 8-year old girl, not a college-aged young woman...And how about that jacket you have with all the extra zippers all over it?
LH: 哼!咱倆眼光不同,我不跟你爭了。反正我媽的這件愛心毛衣,你非穿不可。
Larry: Lihua, I don't think you understand. There is no way I'm going out in public with that thing on!
LH: 你不穿我就要生氣了!
Larry: Forget about it! (a second passes) Lihua, come on. Don't be angry. Lihua?
LH: 別理我。我正生氣呢。
Larry: (Begrudgingly, sighs) OK, fine. I guess I'll have to swallow my pride and wear the sweater。
LH: Swallow your pride?你說什么呢?
Larry: To swallow your pride means to begrudgingly do something that you are embarrassed to do。
LH: Swallow one's pride就是忍氣吞聲,勉強去做不愿做的事兒。這么說……你是要穿這件毛衣嘍?
Larry: Yes, if it will make you happy, I will swallow my pride and wear your mother's tacky sweater。
LH: OH YEAH! Larry你真好!
Larry: Well, it's only because I know you have to swallow your pride and do many things on my behalf as well。
LH: ?我也為了你忍氣吞聲過?
Larry: Well, remember when my boss accidentally called you his "Japanese friend"? You just smiled and nodded, but I'm sure you wanted to correct him。
LH: 哦,想起來了。那次,你老板的確把我當成了日本人,不過沒關(guān)系啦,美國人把中國、韓國、日本人搞混是常事。我不介意,我們中國人也常常覺得只要金頭發(fā)藍眼睛就都是美國人!
Larry: Well, do you remember when you swallowed your pride last Halloween? I made you wear that tacky French maid costume to my friend's party!
LH: 對!那次萬圣節(jié),你非讓我穿那件難看得要命的法國女仆裝!
Larry: Right. And I want to thank you for swallowing your pride and wearing that tacky costume。
LH: 等等!你是說這件愛心毛衣和那件女仆裝一樣俗氣難看?
Larry: Why not? I think the sweater is tacky, just like you thought the costume was tacky。
LH: 可是……我穿的那件女仆裝還特別曝露,別扭死了!
Larry: Oh, come on. Wearing a sexy costume is normal on Halloween!
LH: 可我不喜歡穿這種衣服!穿女仆裝在你一大堆朋友前走來走去,I really had to swallow my pride! 我犧牲了多少自尊。
Larry: Gee, I didn't realize it was so embarrassing for you. You win, ok? I'll wear the tacky sweater. But that's all I can do。
LH: 你想得美!你看,這里還有一個 Hello Kitty的手套,也是我媽織給你的!戴上吧!
Larry: Oh good grief. How does your mother know how to make all of this stuff?
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