分類: 流行語 – 十畫

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拿得出去的 / 拿不出去的

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英文：presentable / unpresentable (adj.)

說明：presentable 亦可表示「像樣的」意思，而 unpresentable 則亦可表示「不像樣的；見不得人的」意思。這兩個字互為反義詞。

例句：

  • All his oil paintings are presentable artwork. (他的所有油畫都是拿得出去的藝術作品)
  • My wife never gives me a presentable birthday gift. (我太太從未送我一樣像樣的生日禮物)
  • My ex-girlfriend used to yell at me so badly in public; she’s so unpresentable. (我的前女友過去經常當眾對我大吼大叫；她真的拿不出去)
  • A little bird told me that Leo’s relatives are all unpresentable. (有人告訴我，李歐的親戚沒有一個像樣的)
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真是的；真不像話

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英文：honestly (adv.)

說明：這個字常見於口語，用來表示震驚、惱怒，帶有不同意的意思。

例句：

  • Honestly! What a stupid thing to do! (真是的！怎麼會幹出這種蠢事！)
  • Honestly! Is it necessary for you to spend so much money every month? (真不像話！你有必要每個月花這麼多錢嗎？)
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師父引進門，修行在個人

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英文：You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

說明：這句亦可說成 You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.，字面意思為「你可以牽馬到水邊，但你不能強迫牠喝水」。

例句：

  • Mason always complains about not having enough money. I showed him an ad I saw in the newspaper for a part-time job. He said it was a good idea, but he never called the phone number. I guess you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. (梅森老是抱怨錢不夠用。我給他看一個報紙上的兼職廣告，他說不錯，可是從不打電話去問。我認為師父引進門，修行在個人)
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起床氣

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英文：get out of bed on the wrong side (v.) / get out of the wrong side of the bed (v.)

說明：這兩個成語是美國、英國和澳洲共通的講法，但美國還使用 to get up on the wrong side of the bed 來表達相同的意思，即「(早上一起床就) 心情不好」，也就是「起床氣」。

例句：

  • What’s the matter with you? Did you get out of bed on the wrong side? (你到底怎麼回事？你有起床氣嗎？)
  • A: Why are you getting mad at me? Did I do anything wrong? (你幹嘛對我發脾氣啊？我做錯了什麼嗎？)
    B：Sorry, I got out of the wrong side of the bed. (對不起，我有起床氣)
  • Thomas, you sure are irritable today – did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? (湯姆斯，你今天實在暴躁 － 你今天早上一起床就心情不好嗎？)
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哪有這種好事；哪有這麼好的事

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英文：It’s too good to be true.

說明：“too good to be true” 意為「好得難以置信；好得不像是真的」，通常與 BE 動詞或 become, get, sound 等連綴動詞連用。根據語境不同，這片語除可表達上述積極意思外，亦可表達「哪有這麼好的事」這一消極意思。

例句：

  • The news was too good to be true. (這消息好得難以置信)
  • They told me I’d be going on business trips to Europe, but it was too good to be true. (他們告訴我，我將到歐洲出差，但這好得不像是真的)
  • A: The ad says buy one get two free. (廣告說，買一送二)
    B: No way! It’s too good to be true. (不可能！哪有這麼好的事)
  • A: John will buy us a drink tonight. (約翰今晚要請我們喝兩杯)
    B: Wow! It’s too good to be true. (哇！哪有這種好事)
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倒楣

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英文：a tough break (n.); have a tough break (v.)

說明：break 在此當名詞用，意為「良機；好運」。

例句：

  • I’m sorry to hear about your accident. Tough break! (聽說你發生意外，我很難過。你真倒楣！)
  • Jack had a lot of tough breaks when he was a kid, but he’s doing okay now. (傑克小時候衰事連連，但現在運氣不錯)