标题: 12月10日美国俚语推荐：two-way street [打印本页] 作者: 曾轶可 时间: 2009-12-10 08:47 标题: 12月10日美国俚语推荐：two-way street
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two-way street
今天我们再给大家介绍两个由 street 这个字组成的俗语。第一个是: Street smarts. 大家肯定很熟悉 smart 这个字,smart 是指一个人很聪敏,或者衣服穿得很讲究。但是,我们现在讲的 street smarts 里面的smarts 是一个名词,后面还有一个s。要是一个人有 street smarts, 那他就懂得怎样在大城市里那些比较不安全的街道上对付各种情况,甚至还可能在这种环境下发财。这种 street smarts 是在大学里学不到的,只有在实际的生活经历中逐步得来的。下面说话的这个人就是一个例子。
"I never got a chance to go to college. My dad died when I was fourteen, and I had to go to work selling hotdogs out of a pushcart on a streetcorner. But this taught me lots of street smarts, and today I own a chain of fast-food restaurants in sixteen different cities."
"I learned a lot of street smarts during the years when I had to walk through Times Square to my office everyday. I walked with confidence, was aware of people around me and held on to my purse real tight. "
今天我们要讲的第二个和 street 有关的常用语是: Two-way street. Two-way street, 在two 和 way 这两个字当中有一个连接号。Two-way street 在一般的情况下,它的意思就是车辆可以往两个方向走的马路。但是,在把 two-way street 当做俗语用的时候,它是指人和人互相帮助的关系。下面的例子是一个人在向他的朋友借钱。
"Pete, can you loan me a thousand bucks? We've been friends a long time, so you know that if you ever need money in a hurry, I'll be glad to help you out. Like I always say, friendship is a two-way street."
大家可能会问,既然有 two-way street, 那末是不是有 one-way street 呢? 确实有,one-way street 也可以指那种车辆只能往一个方向走的街道。然而作为俗语,one-way street 就是在人和人的关系中单方面地只有一方帮助另一方,为对方提供方便,做出让步,而接受这一切的一方好像受之无愧,毫无反应。
"People always asked us what makes our marriage so successful. In fact, we sometimes get mad at each other too. But both of us know when to make concessions. It's a two-way street. One-way street won't work."
今天我们给大家介绍了两个和 street 这个字有关的常用语。第一个是: Street smarts. Street smarts 是在一些不安全的街道上懂得如何应付的能力和本领。我们今天讲的第二个常用语是:Two-way street. Two-way street 就是人和人相互帮助和关心的关系,而不是单方面做出努力。作者: 簿子酒 时间: 2009-12-10 22:31
