今日短语
表达 born and bred 可用来描述某人在一个地方出生和长大,并有住在那里的人的一些典型特征,比如:口音,办事方式等。这个表达的意思类似于中文里的“土生土长”。
请注意 born and bred 是一个固定表达,不能改成 bred and born。
例句
Xiaoming was born and bred in Beijing, now she’s living in Paris.
小明是土生土长的北京人,现居巴黎。
Paul’s a Londoner, born and bred.
Paul 是土生土长的伦敦人。
Wang Yi is Shanghai born and bred, you can hear that from his accent.
王毅是土生土长的上海人,你从他口音里就能听出来。
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