Knock短语让你“神魂颠倒”
今天我们要讲由knock这个词发展而成的习惯用语。我们先要谈的习惯用法是: knockout。 Knockout最常用的意思是把一个人打倒在地、不省人事,但是knockout在俚语中却可以解释叫人心醉神迷的人或物,可能是一幅美不胜收的画,也可能是一部扣人心弦的电影,更可能是俊男美女。例:1. He married a real [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]knockout[/size][/color][/size][/b], one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen!
他娶了个大美人。我还没见过有比她更漂亮的女人!
我们再来学一个习惯用语: knock your socks off。 Sock是袜子。这个习惯用语的出典可能是什么特别精彩的事情让你兴奋得上蹦下跳,以至脚上袜子也跳得掉了下来,引申为“令人兴奋不已的好事”。例:
2. I tell you that movie I saw last night is fantastic, the best I've seen in years. Go see it - I guarantee it'll [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]knock your socks off[/size][/color][/size][/b]![p=30, 2, right][img=300,300]http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/suvival/attachement/jpg/site1/20110318/0023ae731d750eed48683d.jpg[/img][/p]
告诉你我昨晚看的那电影棒极了。我有好几年没看过这样精彩的片子。你得去看,保证会让你激动万分。
还有一个和knock your socks off意义相似的短语:Knock them in the aisles。Aisle这儿指剧场内座位之间的通道。这个习惯用语的用意可能是这样的:台上的表演如此精彩、如此令台下观众倾倒,以至他们都倒在座位旁的走道上了。当然这是夸张。总之Knock them in the aisles描述精彩绝伦、令人倾倒的事情。例:
3. Shakespeare lived 400 years ago but he was the best who ever lived. One of his greatest works, King Lear, is playing now and it still [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]knocks them in the aisles[/size][/color][/size][/b]!
莎士比亚生活在四百年前,但是他是有史以来最伟大的戏剧家。他的杰作之一《李尔王》目前正在上演,仍然令观众为之倾倒。
我们最后要学的是: knock someone dead。Knock someone dead跟刚才学的两个习惯用语一样,都用来描述令人赞佩得五体投地的绝妙东西。例:
4. My people did a great job: the ads are clever, entertaining and make the car look fantastic. I promise you they'll [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]knock people dead[/size][/color][/size][/b] the first time they see them.
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