pet peeve:个人生活习惯上的一些小毛病,
"Everybody has his pet peeve."
The situation put him into a peeve.
见此状况,他恼羞成怒。
如果一个美国人问你,“What is your pet peeve?” 这又是什么意思呢?原来,在peeve前面加了pet,意思就不同了。
比如,It rains a lot where Tom works. Bad weather, it seems, is Tom’s pet peeve.
汤姆工作的地方常下雨。因此,坏天气就似乎成了他喜欢抱怨的话题。
My pet peeve is ants which are all over my place. 我最讨厌的是蚂蚁,我们家到处都是。
所以,Pet Peeve 的意思是“最讨厌(嫌)的东西”。这样说,一方面可以说是习惯,一方面也能看出美国人的诙谐.
independent of:adv.独立于....
You should learn to be independent of your parents.
你应该学习不要依赖父母。
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