關鍵詞:
“流行語”英語怎么說?
Meme:網(wǎng)絡流行語
像"友誼小船說翻就翻”,去年的"duang"這種刷爆網(wǎng)絡、人人都用的流行語就是一個meme。大家注意這個詞的發(fā)音,千萬別讀成"mimi", 是[mim]
Viral: 病毒式傳播、爆紅
The friendship meme comes from the sitcom Friends: "友誼小船說翻就翻"這個流行語的來歷是美劇Friends;
Q:What's the kind of ship that never ever sinks? 什么船永遠不會沉?
A:Friendship:友誼
It's a pun: 雙關語、俏皮話
There are lots of puns in sitcoms: 情景喜劇里有很多這類俏皮話
Nothing in the world is black and white: 世界上的事情不是非黑即白
A panda is: 熊貓就是
Friendship和船有什么關系?
為什么英語那么多詞有“ship"?
What's the etymoloy behind "-ship"? -ship的詞源是什么?
Etymology: 詞源
The -ship has nothing to do "boat". They are unrelated: 這個-ship后綴和船沒有關系
The suffix -ship is related to an old Germanic word meaning "to create" or "to shape":
后綴ship的詞源是古日耳曼語中“創(chuàng)造”、“塑造”的意思。形容一種關系、狀態(tài)和身份構成。
英語里最常用帶有"-ship"的詞
這些詞的后綴-ship表示一種狀態(tài)或關系,都是名詞+ship的構成:
Friendship:友誼,來自名詞friend
例句: Our friendship goes all the way back to preschool. 我們的友誼可以追溯到幼兒園。
Partnership: 合作、合伙、搭檔關系,來自名詞partner
例句: Marriage should be an honest partnership. 婚姻應該是一個誠實的伙伴關系。
Companionship: 陪伴、伴侶關系,來自名詞companion“伴侶“
例句: Audio is a companion medium. 音頻是一種伴隨形的媒體。
Relationship: 關系,來自名詞relation“關聯(lián)”
例句: Respect is the foundation of any lasting relationship. 尊重是任何持久關系的基礎。
Ownership: 所有權、主人翁意識,來自名詞owner“擁有者”;
例句: Many companies encourage their employees to have ownership of their work. 很多企業(yè)鼓勵員工有主人翁意識。
Leadership: 領導力,來自名詞leader“領導者”;
例句: I'm reading a book on leadership. 我在讀一本關于領導力的書。
Membership: 會員會籍,來自名詞member“成員、會員”;
例句: My gym membership has just expired. 我的健身房會籍剛過期。
Citizenship: 公民身份、國籍,來自名詞citizen“公民”;
例句: China does not recognize dual citizenship. 中國不承認雙重國籍。
Championship: 冠軍身份、錦標賽, 來自名詞champion“冠軍”;
例句: The championship match is this Friday. 錦標賽決賽是這周五。
Internship: 實習,來自名詞intern"實習生“;
例句: I'm looking for a summer internship. 我在找暑期實習工作。
Listenership: 聽眾群、收聽率,來自名詞listener"聽眾"
例句: OpenLanguage has a large listenership. 開言英語有廣泛聽眾群。
在美國,4S店叫Dealership
Dealership: 授權經(jīng)銷商
Craftsmanship: 做工、手藝
例句:
I bought a car from a BMW dealership. The craftsmanship of the car is superb: 我在寶馬4S店買了一輛車,車子做工一流。
還有一些“-ship"
Scholarship: 獎學金
Hardship: 艱苦、艱難的處境
Worship: 崇拜、敬拜