千万别把'good egg'翻译成好鸡蛋!真正意思你肯定想不到!
在开始今天的学习之前我们来看看'egg'这个单词吧!
egg
英 [eɡ] 美 [eɡ]
n. (鸟类的)蛋;(鱼、昆虫等的)卵;(用作食物的)禽蛋;(尤指)鸡蛋;卵子;卵细胞
v. 怂恿;鼓励
看字面意思'good egg'难道就是好的鸡蛋?
其实不然,'good egg'真正的意思是“好人,讨人喜欢的人”,用法更偏口语化。
He is a good egg, I'm sure you will like him once you get to know him.
他是个好人,如果你跟他混熟了,肯定会喜欢他。
He used to play the roles of bad eggs but this time a good egg.
他以前一般都扮演反面角色,这次却演了一个正面角色。
同理,'bed egg'就是坏人的意思,也常用来形容一个人品行不端、做一些小偷小摸的事让人讨厌。
He is a bed egg, I'm sure you will like him once you get to know him.
他是个坏蛋
我们再来看看其他有关于'egg'的短语吧!
中文意思:(informal) 使显得愚蠢;出丑;丢脸
英英释义:to be made to look stupid
They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up.
只有十人到场,他们感到很丢面子。
中文释义:寄希望于一件事情上
英英释义:to rely on one particular course of action for success rather than giving yourself several different possibilities