'Milk is high' 可不是牛奶放太高,老外听到笑掉大牙!

前两天看见David,扛了一大箱牛奶。呼哧呼哧,往楼下垃圾桶一扔就走了。

老外都这么奢侈的么?一大箱牛奶直接扔掉。我都被惊呆了!

David解释:The milk is high,it can’t be eaten。

牛奶太高,不能被吃了?听到这,我更加懵逼了……

辨析
其实,这只是一个乌龙。
The milk is high。实际上他是在说:牛奶坏了,不能吃了。

在牛津字典中,High 除了有高的意思。在英文中,还表示“食物变质”。Sth is high,表示某物变质了,是典型的用法。
例句:
The milk is high, I ll throw it out!
牛奶坏了,我要扔了它!

Beef and milk are high in the fridge because of the power cut.
因为停电,冰箱里的牛肉和牛奶都坏了。

短语
当然high绝对没有这么简答,还有很多超有意思的短语用法。

1

high and dry
high and dry,又高又干。最初,形容船只在干旱的河流里搁浅。现在引申为处境艰难,孤立无援。

例句:
When the tide went out,the boat was high and dry.
潮水退后,小船搁浅了。

When the work got hard, bob found himself high and dry.
当工作难度变大,鲍勃发现自己处境艰难。

2

high as a kite
high as a kite,高得像个风筝?实际是说,因为喝酒或者吸毒异常兴奋,短片了。就像断了线的风筝。

例句:
I can t drink very much. I often get high as a kite for one beer.
我酒量很小,我经常喝一杯就头晕了。

3

It s high time
It s high time to do sth等于It s about time to do sth。翻译为“差不多/现在是……的时候了”。

例句:
It was high time that we went to school.
现在是我们该去上学的时候了。
It is high time to begin our plan.
是时候开展我们的计划了。
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