Donny在北京學漢語,他的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞,就會來請教他。今天是瓊燕要問的:電燈泡。 
QY: Happy Friday, Donny! 你今天晚上有什么計劃嗎? 
Donny: Hmm, not yet. What do you have in mind? 
QY: Let's go salsa!! 我今晚要跟兩個朋友去跳salsa, 可他們倆是一對,我可真不想夾在中間,當大電燈泡--very bright light bulb! 
Donny: I see. You don't want to be the third wheel. 
QY: The third wheel? 
Donny: Yep! Wheel is spelled w-h-e-e-l. The third wheel, 第三個輪子, it's a very colloquial way of saying a third person joining a couple in a social context. 
QY: 沒錯!我就是不想當 the third wheel! 
Donny: Exactly, you wouldn't want to bother any love birds, right? 
QY: Wait! Love birds? 愛的鳥兒? 
Donny:Yep! In English, we often use the word love birds to refer to a couple who are openly affectionate, especially in public. 就是大庭廣眾之下卿卿我我。你不想打擾這對love birds吧? 
QY: 可不是嗎!不過這兩個人很配!They are a great match! 
Donny: Oh that's nice! You can also say, they are a match made in heaven. 
QY: A match made in heaven? 那不就是中文里說的天生一對嘛! 
Donny: There you go! Since you don't want to be the third wheel, I will go with you! But first, let's see what you learned today! 
QY: 第一:電燈泡叫做:the third wheel; 
第二,如膠似漆的情侶,可以說 love birds; 
第三,"天生一對"是,a match made in heaven.  |