雙語脫口秀《老外來了》:“你以為的不一定是你以為的”|老外到底啥意思？

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主播：Jerry | 翩翩

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Topic

The literal and figurative meaning of English phrases.

1.Lend a hand ：

Literal meaning 字面意思:

Let someone borrow your hand.“讓別人借走你的手”。

Figurative meaning引申意義:

To help somebody （搭把手） You are giving help.

伸出援助之手。

2.I got cold feet

Literal meaning 字面意思:

My feet are cold.

我的腳很冷。

Figurative meaning 引申意義:

I am very nervous. I don’t have confidence.

我很緊張，沒有自信。

3.You have a good heart

Literal meaning字面意思 :

You have a good health.

你身體倍兒棒！

Figurative meaning引申意義:

You are a good person.You are so warmhearted!

你是一個好人,你很熱心腸。

4.Stay green

Literal meaning字面意思 :

Keep something looking green.It doesn’t make sense.

讓某種東西保持綠色的顏色。字面意思根本就沒有意義。

Figurative meaning引申意義:

To protect the environment. To be friendly to the environment.

保護環(huán)境。

5.Phoenix

Literal meaning 字面意思:

It is a kind of bird. 鳳凰

Figurative meaning引申意義:

One is failed but he or she is gong to be burned（the bird） and succeed one day.

指那些雖然經(jīng)歷了失敗，但有雄心壯志東山再起，涅槃重生的那些人（生活的強者）。

6.Add fuel to the fire

Literal meaning 字面意思:

You add fuel to make fire bigger.

往火上加燃料，讓火著得更旺。

Figurative meaning引申意義:

Make bad situation worse.

火上澆油。

7.A piece of cake

Literal meaning字面意思 :

字面翻譯：一小塊蛋糕。

Figurative meaning引申意義:

Easy job.

小事一樁。那都不是事兒！

8.Spill the beans

Literal meaning字面意思 :

灑豆子。

Figurative meaning引申意義:

Tell a secret. 說出秘密。

最后呢，Jerry向我們推薦了由喬治·奧威爾寫的中篇小說《動物農場》

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