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与“平底锅”相关的口语交际俚语

线话英语|2015-05-08 16:03:39

  前不久,日本一家公司推出了一款神奇的平底锅(pan)——利用这款平底锅可能一边做饭,一边给手机等移动设备充电。这可乐坏了喜好野炊跟露营的驴友们,再也不用担心手机没电啦。今天,咱们一起来认识口语交际中的pan!

 

 

  pan的含意可多啦,除了指“平底锅”外,还可指“蛋糕烤盘,秤盘,抽水马桶,淘金盘”等;用作动词时可表示“严厉批评,淘金”等。

  口语交际习语揭秘:

 

 

  1.-Why do you have a long face?

 

 

  -That's because I jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. The money problem is driving me crazy。

  [点津]

  jump out of the frying pan into the fire相当于汉语中的“刚出油锅又跳进火坑”,表示情形岂但不转好,反而更加蹩脚。

 

 

  例:We realize we've jumped out of the frying pan into the fire, so we don't feel relaxed at all. 咱们意识到自己刚出油锅又跳进了火坑,所以觉得一点儿都不轻松。

  [追根溯源]

 

 

  这个习惯用语最早浮现在十六世纪早期一名英国作家的笔下。他把情况越来越糟比喻成“放在平底锅里用油煎的一条活蹦乱跳的鱼,跳出煎锅却掉进了熊熊炉火中”。

 

 

  2.-Done! The stone castle is taking shape now。

  -Thank you for your help, or it would have gone down the pan。

  [点津]

  go down the pan是英国口语交际俚语,指“被挥霍,变得无用,成为废物”。

 

 

  例:If you don't want it to go down the pan, you'd better do as I told you. 如果你不想它变得毫无用处,你最好照我说的那样做。

  3.-Have you heard of the band called "Green Monsters"?

 

 

  -Yes. It became a hit three years ago, but it was only a flash in the pan。

  [点津]

  pan在此意为“淘金盘”,在淘金盘里发现有闪光,就表示有金屑在里面。由于淘金盘转速较快,这种闪光只是一闪而过,所以a flash in the pan表现“空费时日”,比方美好的事物或胜利的人出现的时间很短。

 

 

  例:During wartime, the peaceful moments like this are nothing but a flash in the pan. 在战役期间,像这样的安宁时刻只不过是过眼云烟。

  4.-Will you forgive the guy who destroyed your plan?

  -I don't know. It depends on how things pan out。

 

 

  [点津]

  pan out本意为“淘出金子”,引申为“成功,结果是”。

 

 

  例:Your idea is too ideal. It won't pan out. 你的主张太空想化,是不会实现的。

  [口语交际常识拓展]

 

 

  pancake指“煎饼”,as flat as a pancake指“非常平坦的”。

 

 

  例:I like going climbing. That's why I dislike areas that are as flat as a pancake. 我爱好登山,因此我不喜欢层峦叠嶂的地方。

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