野生火鸡是很聪敏的动物,但它们被人驯养的同类是为了给人提供肉,而不是提供智慧,因此如今的火鸡便以愚蠢而著称了——于是便有了这一俚语用法“你这只火鸡!”
The wild Turkey is a wily beast, but its domesticated Cousins have been bred for weight, not cleverness, and are now renowned for their stupidity - hence the slang usage "You Turkey!"
我们不是告诉过你俚语很有趣吗?
要是我喝多了酒,开着车,把个漂亮女人整成了瘾君子的话,我也不好意思跟人说我有这么个老婆。 【broccoli是花椰菜的意思,不过在俚语中表示大麻,这边我也不是很确定是不是说Self的老婆因为车祸残疾然后情绪低落吸上了大麻之类的了。】
I wouldn't talk about my wife either if I'd had a few too many bourbons, got behind the wheel, and turned a beautiful young woman into a piece of broccoli.
你的文章形式和语气也要适合整篇文章,而不是一味使用自己熟悉的语言和俚语。
Your level of formality and tone are also appropriate to the essay. You're not using familiar language and slang, for example, when you're writing a research report in class.
不要使用太多的俚语:并不是所有的读者都来自你那个地区因此要确保人们能够容易理解你的文章。
Don't use too much slang: Not all the readers will be from your part of the world so make sure people can understand easily.
有一位老者见我在勤勤恳恳地抄写上海俚语,就问我是不是在研究上海的方言。
When I was copying Shanghai slang expressions zealously and earnestly, an old man asked me whether I was studying Shanghai dialects.
这种用法不是很常见,而且用法很难解释,因为它有俚语的感觉。
It's not as common, and how to use it is hard to explain because it's kind of slang.
这种用法不是很常见,而且用法很难解释,因为它有俚语的感觉。
It's not as common, and how to use it is hard to explain because it's kind of slang.
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