美國文化脫口秀 第403期:地道又好記的英語押韻短語

來，大家讀一下這兩句話：Hello, welcome to the show! Are you ready to go? Wow, 好押韻!今天選這個主題，因為押韻有幾大好處：瑯瑯上口，易記、易學、又實用!

關(guān)鍵詞：

Rhyme: 押韻

I'm rhyming: 我說的是押韻的

It rhymes: 這句話押韻

Let's talk about some really useful and interesting rhyming phrases: 我們說說實用、有意思的押韻短語

Okey-dokey! Ok的意思，是個押韻的小短語

#1.Lovey-dovey

Lovey-dovey: 卿卿我我、甜甜蜜蜜

A boy and a girl in love are so lovey-dovey: 男生女生戀愛，好甜蜜

Lovey is from love; What about dovey? Dove? Lovey是來自love，那dovey呢?和鴿子有關(guān)系嗎?

Don't overthink it. It just rhymes: 不要深入分析，沒有什么邏輯，就是押韻

怎么用?

Chick-flicks are so lovey-dovey: 女生愛看的電影都是甜甜秘密的

Look at them. They're so lovey-dovey: 看他倆，好甜蜜

I'm not very good with the lovey-dovey stuff: 我不擅長甜甜蜜蜜的東西

Guys are not so lovey-dovey. They might be more willy-nilly: 男生沒那么甜蜜，他們比較willy-nilly.

#2.Willy-nilly

Willy-nilly: 說到哪兒是哪兒，想怎么就怎么，隨意、不認真

It's like being flaky: 意思和不靠譜差不多

怎么用?

To describe a person: 形容人

You can't rely on him. He is very willy-nilly: 他靠不住，做事特別隨意

To describe a situation: 形容情況

You need to plan. You can't be willy-nilly about it: 你做事要計劃，不能那么隨隨便便

#3.Chick-flick

Chick-flick: 專打女生市場的電影

Chick means a young girl: chick形容年輕的女孩兒

It's not the most respectful term for a woman, but not too bad: 這個詞不是太尊重，但也不算太不禮貌, 跟中文的“小妞兒”差不多

Flick is a movie: flick是電影的意思

Rom-com (romantic comedy): 浪漫喜劇

Ok, let's go over some inspirational quotes!

現(xiàn)在分享幾句鼓舞人心的金句

#4.No pain, no gain.

No pain, no gain: 沒有付出，就沒有收獲

這句大家很熟悉吧!

If you work out, you're not going to gain muscles without the pain: 健身的朋友，如果沒有付出，練不出肌肉

The pain is not necessarily painful:這里的pain不一定是痛苦

It means you're very driven. You work hard towards your goals: 意思是你很有動力、刻苦努力地朝目標邁進

The reward you get at the end is more than worth it: 最后得到的獎賞非常值得

#5.Talk the talk, walk the walk.

這個短語很特別，單獨用或者結(jié)合起來用都可以，但意思有些區(qū)別：

Talk the talk: 這句褒義的意思是說話要體面、得體。貶義的意思是只會說，不會做

Walk the walk: 要付諸行動

Talk the talk, walk the walk：言行一致

怎么用?

You can't just talk the talk, you need to walk the walk: 不能光嘴上說，一定要有行動

地道又好記的英語押韻短語

#6.Fake it till you make it.

Fake it till you make it: 假裝直到你可以

You hear this phrase a lot in the corporate world: 這句在職場上用的很多

雖然fake的意思是“假、假裝”，但是這句話卻是褒義的

It means if you are not confident, pretend that you are, eventually you will be that way: 意思是如果你沒有那么自信，那先“假裝”，你最后會變成自己想要的樣子

To encourage and inspire: 鼓勵、激發(fā)

#7.If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere!

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere: 如果你能在那兒成功，那你就能在世界任何一個地方成功

This phrase is often used to describe New York: 這句話最常用來形容紐約

But it perfectly describes Shanghai, Beijing, etc. anywhere competitive: 但是形容上海、北京也很貼切，總之任何競爭激烈的地方

Make it: 做到了

It means success, but not only in terms of money: make it的意思是成功，但不只是金錢上的

It's about overcoming challenges: 更意味著克服苦難、克服挑戰(zhàn)

Yes, I made it!

We finally made it!

A sense of achievement and accomplishment: 成就感

Non-sensical rhyming phrases

可愛、無厘頭的押韻短語

#8.See you later alligator | In a while crocodile

American kids love these: 美國小朋友特別愛說這兩句

See you later alligator：鱷魚一會兒見

In a while crocodile: 同上

*Adam節(jié)目里說的是After a while crocodile, 也可以。*

Use these when you say good bye to a child: 跟小朋友說再見的時候，可以用這兩句

Alligator: 鱷魚，確切的說是短吻鱷

Crocodile: 鱷魚

Teach your kids and have fun with them! 教你的寶貝說吧。下次說再見的時候，可以用起來哦

Can you use them with adults? Maybe your loved one if you want to be lovey-dovey: 這兩句可以跟大人說嗎?可以跟你的愛人說，聽起來很甜蜜

#9.Holy guacamole!

Guacamole is a Mexican sauce made from avocado: guacamole是墨西哥菜的一種醬，用牛油果做的

This phrase expresses surprise: 這句話用來表示驚訝、吃驚

意思和Oh My God差不多

還有兩句差不多的，意思和用法都一樣：

Holy moly!

Holy moly guacamole!

#10.Arty-farty | Hoity-toity

Arty-farty: arty來自art, 藝術(shù)。這句短語通常用來形容很小眾的文藝作品，大眾不懂。 不過這個說法比較滑頭，不適合正式場合用

Hoity-toity：同來形容高冷、看不起別人的人

#11.吃吃喝喝、招待應(yīng)酬

Wine and dine: 喝美酒、吃美食

怎么用?

It's Friday night! Time to wine and dine! 周五晚上，是時候出去吃喝享受了!

There's a lot of wining and dining when you do business in China: 在中國做生意，少不了吃喝應(yīng)酬