早安英文 第47期:英国人的烦心事

 今天，我们继续聊聊英国

继续开八英国人民的烦心事，今天我们去看看那些英国人日常生活中隐藏的行为准则和暗号。

来，开始学英文了

「英语学习笔记」

Prompt¹ 提示

Round the corner 在拐角处，即将来临

Lunatic 疯子

Tube train 地铁

Chitchat 闲谈，聊天

I’d sooner do sth. than do sth. 我做什么比做什么更加爽快

Trying to avoid so many people requires careful planning and clever strategies².

[译文] 想要避开那么多人，是需要小心的计划和聪明的策略的。

When I come round the corner, I often see some of my neighbours standing³ in their gardens and I sometimes just go and hide round the corner and go on my phone for a bit because I don't want to talk to them about the bins⁴.

[译文] 当我走到街角，我经常会看到我的邻居在花园里，我经常会躲在街角玩一会儿手机，因为我不想跟他们聊关于垃圾桶之类的话题。

It's important to know one side and that side and then after that, you're kind of on nodding terms and then everything else is just unknown. I think the mark of a lunatic is getting to know everyone in the street.

[译文] 认识左邻右舍还是重要的，但是认识之后，以后我们见面点点头就行了，其他的信息我一概不想知道，我觉得疯了的一个标志就是去了解街道上的每一个人。

If you go and knock on a neighbour’s door, your house better be on fire.

[译文] 如果你去敲邻居家的门，最好是因为你们家着火了，是吧，所以最好不要来烦我。

I got onto the London Underground and I saw you and you didn't have your make-up on, you might look through me and just, kind of, pretend that you haven't seen me. And I might just look through you -- and then I might just get off after two stops and then wait for the next tube train to come along.

[译文] 我如果上了地铁发现你，而且你没化妆，你可以假装目光穿过了我没有看到我，我也会装作没看到你，然后在一两站之后下车接着坐一趟地铁。

While the rest of the world delights in going about its daily business in effortless chitchat, for the British, small talk is a big problem.

[译文] 当世界上其他人们都很开心的闲聊日常琐事的时候，对英国人来说，日常寒暄是一个很大的问题。

I’d sooner go to the dentist than the barbers⁵. At least you can’t speak to a dentist.

[译文] 我去看牙医都比去理发要爽快，因为至少你没法跟牙医聊天。

1 prompt   

adj.迅速的，敏捷的，立刻的；vt.激起，促进，推动；提示； vi.提示；n.提示；提示的内容；n.[商]付款期限

参考例句：

• His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。
• Will you prompt for us at the performance?演出时你给我们提示台词好吗？

2 strategies   

n.策略( strategy的名词复数 )；战略；战略学；对策

参考例句：

• Several steps and strategies have been developed to minimize these risks. 有关人士发展了若干措施和方法以减少这些风险。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• Different threats require different strategies. 对付不同的威胁需要不同的策略。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 bins   

n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
• Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句

5 barbers   

n.理发师( barber的名词复数 )；（男子）理发店

参考例句：

• The tonsorial skill level varies in barbers. 理发师的理发水平各不相同。 来自辞典例句
• Remember that in England we always tip taxi-drivers barbers and hair-dressers. 记住在英国我们付小费给出租车司机、理发师。 来自互联网