校園口語(yǔ)第196課:各種"man"

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英語(yǔ)中“Man”這個(gè)字的拼寫(xiě)和意思都非常簡(jiǎn)單,是指“男人”,但是如此簡(jiǎn)單的一個(gè)詞搭配不同的詞組成短語(yǔ),就能表達(dá)豐富的含義。今天我們就來(lái)學(xué)一些有關(guān)“Man”的俚語(yǔ)表達(dá)。
    1. man of the world 閱歷豐富、飽經(jīng)世故的人
    例句:Bob is a man of the world; why not go to him for advice?
    鮑勃是個(gè)通曉世故的人,干嗎不去聽(tīng)聽(tīng)他的意見(jiàn)呢?
    2. man of letters 文人、作家、學(xué)者
    例句:Shakespeare was perhaps Britain's greatest man of letters.
    莎士比亞或許可以算是英國(guó)最偉大的作家。
    3. man of his word 守信用的人、說(shuō)話算數(shù)的人
    例句: You can trust him because he's a man of his word.
    你可以信任他,他是個(gè)說(shuō)話算話的人。
    4. man of means 有錢(qián)人、財(cái)主
    例句:Only man of means could afford to travel abroad.
    只有有錢(qián)人才能花得起去國(guó)外旅行的費(fèi)用。
    5. man of many parts 多才多藝的人
    例句: Back then, I was a man of many parts.
    想當(dāng)年,我也多才多藝呢。
    6. man of few words 沉默寡言的人
    例句:I suppose that he is a man of few words.
    我猜想他是一個(gè)言語(yǔ)不多的人。
    7. macho man 硬漢
    例句:Angrily, she cut short his mirth: "Even in novels it says the macho man is extinct."
    她忿忿地打斷了他的笑聲:“連小去說(shuō)上都說(shuō),男子漢絕跡了?!?