听说最近去烟台赶海可以捡到海肠子和泸沽虾,好像还有螃蟹?说实话,C姐酸了。
不过说到海鲜自由,怎么可以没有海蛎子!那鲜嫩爽滑的肉质,独特原始的“海味儿”,简直让人鲜掉舌头,无论是炭烤、加上蒜蓉清蒸、还是蚵仔煎,最绝的当然还数炸蛎黄,都是无比的美味,想想就口水直流。
海蛎子,学名牡蛎、生蚝,翻译到英文是 oyster。而因为 oyster 的壳要撬开非常困难,所以英语俚语中,oyster 也被用来指代"沉默寡言的人"。
关于oyster,英语中还有这样一句有名的短语“The World Is One’s Oyster”!
你的海蛎子?
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“世界是谁谁谁的牡蛎”事实上的意思是 a future with good or encouraging prospects(前景良好或令人鼓舞期待的未来)。
在剑桥英语词典中,the world is your oyster 的字面意思是 you can do what you want or go where you want(你可以做你想做的事、去你想去的地方),但短语中暗指的是你必须为之付出努力。
“The world is your oyster” means that the world is yours to enjoy if you work hard.
“世界是你的牡蛎”意味着如果你努力工作,你就可以享受整个世界。
An oyster isn’t easy to open and won’t give up the pearl inside it quickly.
牡蛎不容易打开,不会轻易露出里面的珍珠。
That means as long as you work hard in the world, you’re welcome to the spoils you find.
这意味着只要你在这个世界上努力工作,你会得到许多收获。
🌰举个例子
You’ve got your whole life ahead of you. Believe me when I say that the world is your oyster!
你的人生还长着呢。相信我,世界是你的!
🌰再举个例子
There will always be another option out there. The world is your oyster, after all!
总会有其他选择的。毕竟,世界是你的!
什么时候用?
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This piece of advice, usually given to youngsters, suggests that their future holds great riches, the way an oyster contains a pearl.
这条建议通常是给年轻人的,暗示着他们的未来会拥有巨大的财富,就像牡蛎中有珍珠一样。
All they need do is use education, skill, or another talent to pry open the metaphorical bivalve and claim their reward.
而他们所需要做的就是利用教育、技能或其他天赋撬开这个“牡蛎”,索取回报和奖赏。
起源?
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The world is your oyster 源自莎翁的喜剧 The Merry Wives of Windsor(《温莎的风流娘儿们》
原剧中,这个短语最初的含义更具有攻击性和暴力色彩。第二幕第二场中,福斯塔夫把大部分现金都用来买酒,却不愿借给仆人皮斯托尔“一分钱”。于是,皮斯托尔说:“Why, then the world’s mine oyster/Which I with sword will open.”(这个世界如同我的牡蛎一样,我可以用刀子把它撬开)
However, as the phrase developed over time and got further away from the original meaning that Shakespeare intended, the violent connotation of the meaning drifted away.
然而,随着时间的推移,这个短语的演变越来越偏离了莎士比亚的原意,其中的暴力色彩也逐渐消失。如今这是一句适合支撑海报,当做桌面的激励人心的表达
近义短语
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be one's for the taking
容易获得或达到
🌰举个例子
With your famous parents, any job is yours for the taking. Some of us, though, actually have to apply for jobs.
你有有名的父母,任何工作你都能得到。但我们中的一些人实际上需要去申请工作。
full of potential
潜力无限
🌰举个例子
I see an energetic young man who is full of potential who lives and breathes music every day.
我我认为他是一个充满活力、有无限潜力的年轻人,每日都沉浸在音乐之中。
everything going for one
生活中一切顺利
🌰举个例子
She had everything going for her—a fantastic career, an amazing family, a beautiful home.
她拥有一切——美好的事业,美满的家庭,漂亮的房子。
the sky's the limit
前途无量
🌰举个例子
Order anything you like on the menu-the sky's the limit tonight.
菜单上你爱点什么就点什么——今晚没有限制。
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