美国文化脱口秀 第542期:'接地气'用英语怎么说(在线收听

   “接地气”英语究竟怎么说呢?Jenny和Adam今天就要告诉你!

  “接地气”怎么说?
  Down to earth:接地气
  60% of the time, “down to earth” does match with the Chinese “接地气”, and you can use it in very similar ways. 百分之六十的情况下“down to earth”和中文字面意思上比较对应。
  Earth:大地、地面
  Down to earth可以在这些情况下使用
  #1.形容人和个性很接地气
  Person & Personality
  形容人不装、不高高在上、和群众打成一片:
  Not snobbish
  Not lofty, stuck up
  怎么用?
  He's a very down to earth person. 他是一个很接地气的人。
  也可以形容一个人的性格很实在:
  Down to earth personality
  怎么用?
  Adam has got a down to earth personality. Adam的性格很接地气。
  #2.形容地方很接地气
  Places & Atmosphere
  形容一家餐厅很大众化、价格很朴实:
  a very down to earth restaurant:一家很接地气的餐厅
  怎么用?
  This is a very down to earth restaurant. 这是一家很接地气的餐厅。
  Fine dining restaurants are usually not down to earth. 高级餐厅一般不怎么接地气。
  Fine dining restaurant:高级餐厅
  也可以形容气氛很轻松:
  Down to earth atmosphere:气氛很轻松(very relaxed)
  If you go to a museum or art gallery, it's probably not very down to earth. 如果你去博物馆或美术馆,它的气氛可能不是很接地气。
  '接地气'用英语怎么说
  #3.形容态度很接地气
  Attitude
  Down to earth attitude:态度很接地气
  We will probably get along very well with someone who has a down to earth attitude. 和这样接地气态度的人相处很舒服。
  也可以形容幽默的风格很接地气:
  Down to earth sense of humor
  Adam has a down to earth sense of humor. Adam幽默的风格很接地气。
  #4.形容做事的方法很接地气
  Approach
  Down to earth approach:做事的方法很接地气
  Companies need a very down to earth approach to team building. 公司团建的方法也要很接地气。
  不能用Down to earth的情况
  *注意:形容语言不能用,比如:English
  用什么?
  Real
  Real world
  Practical
  Authentic
  怎么用?
  开言英语 teaches real world, practical language. 开言英语教大家很实用的、真实的英语。
  Adam is using authentic language. Adam用很正宗、原汁原味的语言。
  Gets it: 很懂、很明白
  这些词也可以用来替换Down to earth
  Unpretentious: 不装、不自命清高
  Sensible:明智的
  Straightforward:很简单明白、符合常理的
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