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标题: 拉长着脸 [打印本页]

作者: DZ    时间: 2007-12-10 16:48     标题: 拉长着脸

脸上的表情是最丰富的。如果有人告诉你pull a long face 你会作何联想呢?中文不是有“拉长脸”一说吗?在英文里,pull a long face 即指“耷拉着脸,愁眉苦脸”。光是pull a face 也可以表达这个意思,因为 pull 本身就有“拉长”的意思,想来人不高兴的时候脸都很长吧。例如:Lyle is 14, but he's still a boy. He pulls a face when he's upset.

但是pull a face 不仅限于“拉长脸”哦,广义上它可以指“contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state扭曲脸部以表示一种情绪”,既可以表示不高兴时的“长脸”,也可以表示高兴时的“鬼脸”,这里它就相当于“make a face”了,例如:Chad made a face at me and stuck out his tongue. 但是要注意,make a face 也有表示“不高兴”的意思哦:'I hate pepperoni pizza!' he said, making a face.

表示“愁眉苦脸”还可以用grimace,可能人们不高兴的时候脸常会扭曲吧:He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do.
作者: Catherine.lee    时间: 2007-12-11 23:51

after my job interview,i pull a long face,because it is not good
作者: DZ    时间: 2007-12-12 08:40     标题: 回复 2# 的帖子

现学现用,好!
作者: Catherine.lee    时间: 2007-12-12 09:44

yes,i know my oral english is better than now if i can use the new words in my life.




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