美国文化脱口秀 第342期:Ok,do,get原来还能这么用

 这几个小学生都知道的英语词，竟然有那么多高级用法、能传达千言万语！快来收听、了解吧！

关键词：

4 super easy, super simple words that can convey complicated concepts: 4个超简单，却能传递复杂意思的词

Complicated concepts: 复杂的概念

＃1. Okay能当动词用

Okay is probably one of the most commonly spoken words in the world: Okay也许是世界上最常用的词

You can use okay as a verb: okay可以当动词用

It means to give permission: 意思是许可、准许、通过

例句：

The boss needs to okay this project: 老板得点头通过这个项目

Did your wife okay your trip to Dong Guan? 你老婆同意你去东莞旅游吗？

So either your boss or your wife needs to okay something: 通常要么是老板、要么是老婆okay一件事

I guess your wife is kind of like your boss: 我觉得某种意义上，老婆就像老板

He is whipped: 他是个妻管严

He's a wimp¹: 他怕老婆

Ok,do,get原来还能这么用

＃2. Do的意思好精妙

If something is "doing it for you", it means it's effective for you. You respond to it: 如果什么东西"doing it for you"，意思是你觉得它很有效，你对它有反应、有共鸣

If something "not doing it for you", it means you are not responding to it: 如果一个东西"not doing it for you", 意思是对你没用，你对它没感觉

例句：

Modern art is not doing it for me: 现代艺术，我看了一点没感觉

Do还能加able，变成Doable

Doable: 能不能做到、能不能办到

It's a great word for making appointments, set time and checking work status: 这个词用来约时间、约聚会、协调工作进度都很好

例句：

Is tomorrow at 7 doable? 明天晚上7点行吗？

Is dinner doable? 我们吃晚饭方便吗？

Is the project doable? 这个项目可以做吗？

回答：

Can do: 行，可以

Sorry, can't do: 不行、不方便

Undo²: Ctrl + Z，撤销

Undoable: 能撤销

You can add –able to a lot of words: 很多词后面都可以加 –able

＃3 Get

Get means to understand and grasp: get这里的意思是明白、掌握

Get it?/Got it? 明白了吗？清楚吗？

It's used a lot when delegating tasks at work: 工作布置任务的时候，很常用

例句：

Everybody get it? 大家明白了吗？

不过要注意语气

When saying "Got it?" pay attention to the tone of voice: 说"Got it？"时，要注意语气

It might sound impatient and threatening: 有可能听上去不耐烦, 甚至像在威胁别人

怎么办？

You can say "I think I got it" when answering: 回答的时候可以说"I think I got it"

When you add "I think" to your statements, it doesn't mean you are actually thinking, It softens³ the tone: 在句子前加"I think"不一定表示你在思考，作用是软化语气

When asking "Got it?", you might want to say it with a smile: 如果你是问"Got it?", 那说的时候最好带着微笑

＃4 Work：手机、电脑常常不work

If something is broken or not functioning: you can say "It's not working"：如果什么东西坏了或者没用了，你可以说"It's not working"

You can also use it in a positive way: 也可以是肯定的用法，代表有用、运作正常的意思

例句：

My phone/my computer isn't working: 我电话/电脑坏了

This approach isn't working: 这个方法不行、没用

My phone/my computer works：我电话/电脑没问题

This approach works: 这个方法有用

恋爱也不work

"Work" is also used a lot in relationships: work在人际关系里也很常用

You could say, "It's just not working out": 可以说 "It's just not working out"，意思是"这段关系走不下去、发展不下去"

It's commonly said before a breakup: 分手之前很常用

It's not working out. It's not you, it's me: 我们走不下去，问题不是你，是我

Not just for romantic relationships, but also in terms of work: 不只是谈恋爱，工作中也能用

For example, before you end a professional relationship, you can say "this is not working out": 比如，结束一段工作关系时，也可以说"this is not working out"

It means you are not a good fit: 意思是你不适合这个工作

突然想到：

Work也能加able=workable， 意思是可行、行得通

例句：

Is this solution workable? 这个解决方法可行吗？

1 wimp   

n.无用的人

参考例句：

• The more she called her husband a wimp,the more timid he became.她越叫她先生懦夫，他就越胆小怯懦。
• I hate those who get on their high horses in front of wimps.我最恨那些在弱者面前盛气凌人的人。

2 undo   

vt.解开，松开；取消，撤销

参考例句：

• His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。

3 softens   

（使）变软( soften的第三人称单数 )； 缓解打击； 缓和； 安慰

参考例句：

• Iron softens with heat. 铁受热就软化。
• Moonlight softens our faults; all shabbiness dissolves into shadow. 月光淡化了我们的各种缺点，所有的卑微都化解为依稀朦胧的阴影。 来自名作英译部分