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導(dǎo)讀:提到莎士比亞,很多人想到的是英國(guó)文豪,劇作家,四大悲劇,四大喜劇這些標(biāo)簽。 可大家知道嗎,莎士比亞還是一位“造詞專家”——他給英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言貢獻(xiàn)了比任何人都多的詞匯,短語(yǔ)和表達(dá)!現(xiàn)在我們使用的很多短語(yǔ)和詞匯,都是當(dāng)年莎翁自己創(chuàng)造出來(lái)的。
想要學(xué)好英語(yǔ),深入理解英國(guó)文化的底蘊(yùn),莎士比亞可謂是不可不讀。英大今天為大家介紹7個(gè)莎士比亞創(chuàng)造的短語(yǔ)!趕快來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)~
1. A night owl
夜貓子
英文解釋:A person who is active late at night
出自:The Rape of Lucrece 《魯克麗絲受辱記》
例句:
She's a night owl and has always done her best work after midnight.
她是個(gè)夜貓子,往往在午夜過(guò)后工作效率最高。
2. Wear my heart on my sleeve
感情外露
英文解釋:Display your feelings openly, for all to see.
出自:Othello 《奧賽羅》
For when my outward action doth demonstrate
The native act and figure of my heart
In compliment extern, 'tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.
例句:
He wears his heart on his sleeve and often gets hurt.
他是個(gè)感情外露的人,常常受傷。
3. In a pickle
處于困境,遇到麻煩
英文解釋:In a difficult situation; in a mess
出自:The Tempest 《暴風(fēng)雨》
And Trinculo is reeling ripe: where should they
Find this grand liquor that hath gilded 'em?
How camest thou in this pickle?
注釋:使用中,可以加上一些形容詞進(jìn)行強(qiáng)調(diào):in a real/right...pickle
例句:
Things are in a real pickle at the moment, I'm afraid. My assistant's left and I'm completely lost without him!
現(xiàn)在我真是處境窘迫,我的助手離開(kāi)了,沒(méi)有他我簡(jiǎn)直不知道從何下手。
4. The milk of human kindness
人的善良天性
英文解釋:Care and compassion for others;kind feelings
出自:Macbeth 《麥克白》
Yet doe I feare thy Nature, It is too full o' th' Milke of humane kindnesse.
例句:
There's not much of the milk of human kindness in him. I've never known such a hard man.
他沒(méi)有什么惻隱之心,我從來(lái)沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這么冷酷的人。
5. Pound of flesh
合法但不合理的要求;(勒令償還的)全部債務(wù);(不顧一切討回的)所欠的東西
英文解釋:Something which is owed that is ruthlessly required to be paid back, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering.
注釋:在使用中,我們可以用動(dòng)詞take,demand來(lái)搭配。
例句:
They want their pound of flesh; they want every penny we owe them by next Monday.
他們一點(diǎn)不講情面,要我們?cè)谙轮芤恢皻w還欠他們的每一分錢。
I didn't realize working hear was going to be such hard work. They really demand their pound of flesh, don't they?
我不知道在這里工作這么辛苦。他們簡(jiǎn)直不顧別人死活,是不是?
6. Sea change
大轉(zhuǎn)變;巨變
英文解釋:a strong and noticeable change in a situation
出自:The Tempest 《暴風(fēng)雨》
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell
例句:
A sea change has been taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.
年輕人對(duì)待父母的態(tài)度已經(jīng)發(fā)生了三百六十度轉(zhuǎn)變。
7. Set your teeth on edge
使人牙根發(fā)酸;使感到不舒服(惱怒,煩躁,緊張... ...)
英文解釋:Literally, to cause an unpleasant tingling of the teeth. More generally, the expression is used to describe any feeling of unpleasant distaste.
出自:Henry IV 《亨利四世》
例句:
That noise is really setting my teeth on edge! Can you stop?
那噪聲讓我很不舒服!你能不能停下來(lái)?
It sets my teeth on edge when I hear him talking to his mother so rudely.
聽(tīng)到他跟自己的母親說(shuō)話這么無(wú)禮,我很惱火。
試著用上面的7個(gè)詞組造句吧!看看有沒(méi)有消化呢~