一个人全身一共有206块骨头,比如说颅骨Cranium、额骨Frontal bones、鼻骨Nasal bones、脊椎Vertebral column、肋骨Ribs、股骨Femur等等...那你知道funny bone是哪一块骨头吗?
其实funny bone并不是指身体的某块骨头,这是一个trick question(有陷阱的问题)
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A: "What's wrong?" B: "Ugh, I just hit my funny bone against the wall."
A:“怎么了?”B:“哎,刚撞墙上撞着我麻筋了。”
英文中,肱骨Humerus和幽默humor是一对儿同音异义词,所以可能才有了funny bone这样的“恶搞”。而且,funny bone的另外一个意思就是“幽默感”。
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I'm starting to suspect that dour fellow was born without a funny bone.
我开始怀疑那个阴沉的家伙天生就没有幽默感。
This show always manages to tickle my funny bone.
这个节目总能逗乐我。
lazybones
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没错,lazybones就是你想的那个意思——懒骨头、懒蛋。
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Hey lazybones, get up from the sofa and help me with the dishes!
喂,懒蛋,别在沙发上懒着了,过来帮我洗碗!
throw somebody a bone
2
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给根骨头throw somebody a bone 的实际意思是:
To attempt to appease or placate someone by giving them something trivial or of minor importance or by doing some small favor for them.
通过给某人一些微不足道的、不重要的东西、或帮点小忙,来安抚某人。
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My younger brother is always pleading for me to help out his career, so I threw him a bone and got him a small gig.
我弟弟总是求我在他的事业上帮他一把,所以我就帮了个忙给了他一个小演出机会。
The government threw a bone to environmentalists by acknowledging the need for cleaner energy.
政府为了安抚环保人士,承认了对更清洁能源的需求。
Throw me a bone = Give me a little help
如果你听到有学生说 Throw me a bone here! 那他的意思很可能应该是:帮帮忙,借我抄作业!
chill to the bone
3
chill (one) to the bone 有两个意思:
1.冷到骨子里去了
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After shoveling snow for hours, I am just chilled to the bone.
铲了几个小时的雪后,我简直冻僵了。
2.非常害怕、毛骨悚然
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The sight of blood just chills me to the bone.
血腥的景象让我毛骨悚然。
feel in one's bones
4
一些骨折愈合或关节炎患者,在雨前会因为气压下降而经历骨痛,所以他们可以预测天气的变化,这也许就是feel in one's bones的一种古老来源吧。
feel in one's bones指的是“对某件事有一种直觉或预感”。
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I'm sure he'll succeed-I can feel it in my bones.
我确信他会成功——我骨子里感觉得到。
work (one's) fingers to the bone
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work (one's) fingers to the bone 的意思是“过度努力工作”。字面上的意思就是:因为太多的体力劳动而把手指上的皮磨掉,直到漏出骨头...太吓人了,社畜的噩梦啊!
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I have worked my fingers to the bone renovating this house, and I'm glad to say that it has all been worth it.
我辛辛苦苦地翻修了这所房子,我很高兴地说,这一切都是值得的。
最后问大家一个问题,你知道jump bones是什么意思吗?
今天的内容就这些,最后让我们复习一下:
funny bone 幽默感;麻筋lazybones 懒骨头,懒蛋
throw somebody a bone 安抚某人,帮个小忙
chill (one) to the bone 冷;害怕feel in one's bones 预感work (one's) fingers to the bone 过度努力工作
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