不仅汉语中有叠词,比如安安静静,冷冷清清,你知道吗?英文中也有朗朗上口的叠词,今天就学几个常用又好记的吧!
1no-no
=禁忌
something that is thought to be unsuitable or unacceptable
例句:
Asking a lady her age is a no-no in any situation.
在任何情况下,问女生年龄都是一件禁忌的事。
2chop-chop
= 快点,赶快 (感叹词)
used to tell someone to hunrry
Chop-chop! We are going to be late!
快点!我们要迟到啦!
3fifty-fifty
= 对半分,一半一半
We'll share it on a fifty-fifty basis.
我们来对半分
4hush-hush
=嘘声,秘密的
kept secret from people
I lost my wedding ring but keep it hush-hush I'm going to buy another
one.
我把结婚戒指弄丢了,但是先保密,我赶紧再去买
5win-win
= 双赢
a win-win sutuation or result is one that is good for everyone who is
involved
The agreement is a win-win for everyone.
这项协议对大家来说是双赢