今天的节目不是教你骂脏话,而是帮你在有道理、有缘由的情况下,表达自己的情绪,捍卫自己!
关键词:
“吵架”英语怎么说?
Fight和argue都是吵架的意思,但是它们还是有区别的:
You can fight verbally or physically: “fight" 可以是言语上或肢体上的;
Use your words as weapons: 用你的语言当作武器;
To argue means to fight verbally: "argue"是言语上的;
Argue also implies that you're debating with some kind of a point: “argue”通常也有争论、辩论的意思,表示有一定的逻辑;
Fight can be just yelling, cursing, petty fights: ”fight”可以只是骂人、骂脏话或没有道理的吵架;
To get in a fight/to get in an argument: 跟人吵架
To cuss someone out: 骂人
Quarrel: 吵架,这个词英国人用的比较多,美国人最常用的是“fight"和"argue";
最近,Jenny这样用英语吵了一次架
坐飞机,自己座位上方的行李架放满了,于是行李放在了后几排的行李架内;
下机时去拿行李,拿完准备回座位;
跟一个老外说“借过”,老外以为Jenny要插队;
Jenny解释完原因,老外还是不肯让,说:
"What do you want me to do?"
这时你能怎么回应呢?
Jerk: 很蠢、不讲道理的人;
You don't need to be such a jerk!
Why are you being such a jerk?
You're such a jerk!
Ass: 原意是屁股,但是骂人的时候,意思和"jerk"一样,用法也相同;
还能骂
Clown: 小丑
Fool: 傻瓜
You're making a clown out of yourself: 你简直是个小丑
You're making a fool out of yourself: 你这个傻瓜
以上这些说法都不是特别过分的脏话 但是吵架时能很贴切地表达你的不安和愤怒;
外国人也骂“没素质”
You're such a low-class: 你太没素质了!
除了没素质,美国人更爱骂“蠢”
You're such an idiot!
You're so dumb!
You're so stupid!
Idiot: 笨蛋
Dumb/stupid: 蠢的、笨的
太不讲道理了!
道理、不讲道理,英语里用"believe", "unbelievable"来表达;
This is unbelievable!
You're unbelievable!
I can't believe this!
还能说“Excuse me?!”
除了表达客气,"excuse me"其实还是吵架时常用的说法;
这里表示气愤,意思是“什么?你敢再说一遍”;但是必须语气上扬;
Excuse me, what did you just say?
Excuse me, what did you say to me?