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最讓老外膩歪的10句套話,你說(shuō)過(guò)嗎?
英國(guó)語(yǔ)言學(xué)家Jeremy Butterfield出版過(guò)一本書叫做A Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare。他根據(jù)牛津語(yǔ)料庫(kù)(Oxford University Corpus)中的資料,統(tǒng)計(jì)得到英國(guó)人最常見(jiàn)的10句套話。1. At the end of the day 最終;總的來(lái)說(shuō)
Sure we missed our best player but at the end of the day, John, we just didn't play well enough to win the game.
我們最好的選手不能上場(chǎng),但是最終來(lái)說(shuō),還是因?yàn)槲覀儼l(fā)揮得不好,所以無(wú)法贏得比賽。
2. Fairly unique 相當(dāng)獨(dú)特(過(guò)度修飾,語(yǔ)義不清)
I am looking for a fairly unique piece of technology.
我在尋找一種獨(dú)特的技術(shù)。
3. I personally 我個(gè)人(同義重復(fù))
I personally don't like her.
我不喜歡她。
4. At this moment in time 此刻(語(yǔ)義重復(fù))
What's your favorite song right at this moment in time?
此刻你最喜歡的歌是什么?
5. With all due respect 恕我直言;冒昧的說(shuō);我并不想冒犯
With all due respect, I think there are some facts you have not considered.
恕我直言,我想你忽略了一些事實(shí)。
6. Absolutely 絕對(duì)
It is absolutely impossible.
絕對(duì)不可能。
7. It's a nightmare 一場(chǎng)噩夢(mèng);太糟糕了
For Publishing, It's a Nightmare Before Christmas.
對(duì)于出版業(yè)來(lái)說(shuō),圣誕節(jié)前發(fā)生的事情就像一場(chǎng)噩夢(mèng)。
8. Shouldn't of 這個(gè)短語(yǔ)等于shouldn't have,意為“不應(yīng)該”,從語(yǔ)法看,是不正確的,但是在口頭表達(dá)中經(jīng)常使用。
I shouldn't of had the beer!
我不該喝啤酒。
9. 24/7 不間斷的;全天候的
24/7 support is a critical part of our offer.
一周7天,每天24小時(shí)的售后服務(wù),是我們最重要的承諾。
10. It's not rocket science 顯而易見(jiàn)的;常見(jiàn)的;另一種說(shuō)法是it doesn't take a rocket scientist
We're talking basic common sense here - it isn't rocket science.
我們?cè)谶@里說(shuō)的是常識(shí),又不是高深莫測(cè)的東西。
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