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2023/08/20

Holy crap!是什么意思?

 "holy crap"是一种略显粗俗的感叹词,表示惊讶。

从语言学角度看,这里有几件事。"crap"是 "shit"的一个不太粗俗的替代词。也就是字面上的粪便或排便行为。

至于"holy"的部分,那是早期宗教时代遗留下来的。几个世纪前,基督教在英语社会的日常生活中更为突出。亵渎神明或"亵渎主的圣名"可能会引起冒犯--这也是发誓的意义之一。因此,不礼貌的感叹词会使用宗教术语:"Holy Christ!" "Holy Mother of God"。今天的社会更加世俗化,宗教色彩越来越淡。所以,说 "Damn"是一种温和的蔑称,不会引起人们的注意。今天令人反感的不是滥用宗教术语,而是粗俗。因此,在 "holy shit"这样的结构中,英语保留了形式(以 "holy"开头),但用粗俗的词语取代了另一个宗教词语。因此,"holy crap"将被视为"minced oath"。也就是说,它用一个温和的形容词代替了强烈的形容词,就像用 "gosh darn"代替了"God damn"。

2021/07/12

Dialogue: Less Screens, More Happier.


 A: I didn't sleep well last night. I was on my phone until well past midnight.

B: Again? This is the third time this week you've stayed up on your phone all night. You might want to cut back on your screen time.

A: The thing is, I've already spent much less time on my phone that I used to. I don't think screen has such an impact on my sleep.

B: Actually, not just your sleep, but your general happiness.

A: Oh really? I never thought much about it, to be honest.

B: Yeah, I've recently watched a TED talk named Why Our Screens Make Us Less Happy. I recommend it for anyone wanting to know what screens are doing to us and what to do about it.

A: Oh, sounds interesting!

B: Yeah, the speaker showed that people spend way more time on apps that make them unhappy, such as apps for social networking and entertainment.

A: That's exactly what I spend most time on. The problem is once I start using them, I just don't seem to be able to stop.

B: That's another thing the speaker mentioned - the fact that unlike magazines, books, or newspapers which eventually end, those apps rob us of such stopping cues.

A: That makes so much sense. That's why I can just keep on scrolling the news feed instead of putting the phone done and move on to something else.

B: Exactly, it's bottomless. But you know what? It's never too late to change.

A: Where do I start to go offline then?

B: Well, the speaker suggested that you start with putting your phone away while having dinner or put it on flight mode when you start your morning.

A: Sounds like a plan.

B: It might be tough in the beginning, as you'll probably experience withdrawal the same way on would from a drug. But you'll get used to it eventually.

A: It's definitely worth a try! I've already wasted so much time on the screens. It's time for me to take back control!

B: That's right. There things in life that deserve more attention that your phone. Like personal connections, our hobbies, or the beauty around us. Trust me, once you're able to put the phone aside, you'll fell much happier and enriched that you were ever before.

A: I bet!

2020/05/08

During 和 While 的用法总结

最近做英语测试时,下面这题总是做错,搞不清楚During和While的区别,每次靠刷题死记硬背。


终于,脑袋突然开窍,应该去网上找找相关的课程嘛,果然……

2020/04/23

简单的大猫Big Cats分类知识点

为了学英语,整理了猫科动物的相关信息,记录一下。

中文 英文 外貌特征 分布地区
猎豹 cheetah /ˈtʃiːtə/ 黑色“泪痕”
实心斑点
非洲中南部
tiger 斑马纹 南亚、东南亚以及西伯利亚地区
lion 唯一雌雄两态
唯一群居的大猫
非洲中南部
美洲虎(豹) jaguar /ˈʤæˌgwɑɚ/ 环形斑纹中间有黑点,像玫瑰 南美 中美
leopard /ˈlɛpɚd/ 环状斑纹
体色多变,甚至纯黑
非洲、西亚和东亚
云豹 clouded leopard 云朵状斑纹 亚洲东南部
美洲狮
(美洲金猫)
cougar /ˈkuːgɚ/
puma /ˈpuːmə/
无花纹 美洲大陆
雪豹 snow leopard 白毛黑斑
无吼啸能力
中亚高海拔地区

来源:知乎

2020/03/17

Isolation和Quarantine有什么区别?

最近新型冠状病毒(COVID-19)蔓延全球,大家都在讨论这个问题,在中文里同样都是隔离,英文中却不同,那么Isolation和Quarantine有什么区别呢?个人卓见,和朋友分享。


Isolation和Quarantine都是用于阻止或限制疾病传播的公共卫生措施。

2018/12/18

[English] include, including, included的用法区别

一直对include, including, included的用法存在疑惑,今天找到一篇很棒的文章,简练如下,算是做个笔记吧。
include 就是一般动词「包括、包含」的意思,需要搭配主语、宾语。
例句:The meal includes dessert and beverage.

including 是用来带出包含的事物,在主要句子后面先加上逗号之后,由 including 引导包含的事物。
例句:Some people are trapped in the burning building, including two men and five women.

included 也是在主要句子后加上逗号,再作补充说明,不过它放置的位置跟 including 相反,会先讲出所包含的事物,再加上 included 于后方位置。
例句:Some people are trapped in the burning building, two men and five women included.