You may think it's easy to communicate when you're visiting another English-speaking country, but think again! Certain words mean something entirely different on the other side of the world. Read on to see which eight words could cause you embarrassment across the pond or down under. 也許你以為置身另一個(gè)講英語(yǔ)的國(guó)家交流起來(lái)會(huì)很容易,不過(guò)別想得太簡(jiǎn)單了!有些詞在美國(guó)是這個(gè)意思,但是在地球的另外半邊卻完全是另外一個(gè)意思??纯茨?個(gè)單詞會(huì)令你在世界另一端感到尷尬吧。 1. Pants 長(zhǎng)褲還是內(nèi)褲? Be careful who you tell in the U.K. that you have to go pants shopping—across the pond, "pants" means "underwear." When you're talking about jeans and khakis, you should call them "trousers." Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland 在英國(guó)你如果和人家說(shuō)你要去買(mǎi)pants(美國(guó)英語(yǔ):長(zhǎng)褲),那意思是你要買(mǎi)“內(nèi)褲”。如果你要買(mǎi)的是牛仔褲或卡其褲這種褲子,你應(yīng)該用trousers這個(gè)詞。 避免使用的國(guó)家:英國(guó),愛(ài)爾蘭 2. Fanny 屁股還是私處? Own a fanny pack? In most other English-speaking countries, they're called "bum bags" because "fanny" is slang for a part of the female anatomy (and no, we're not talking about the rear end). So don't tell someone to stop being lazy and get off their fanny, either! Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa 你有腰包嗎?在大多數(shù)講英語(yǔ)的國(guó)家,人們把腰包稱作bum bags,因?yàn)閒anny是對(duì)女性私處的俚語(yǔ)說(shuō)法(沒(méi)錯(cuò),我們說(shuō)的不是屁股)。所以千萬(wàn)不要對(duì)別人說(shuō):別懶了,抬起fanny(屁股)干活吧! 避免使用的國(guó)家:英國(guó),愛(ài)爾蘭,澳大利亞,新西蘭,南非 3. Pissed 生氣還是喝醉? In America, we may get "pissed off" when we're angry, but the Brits and Irish who are "pissed" are extremely intoxicated. "Taking the piss," however, means "to make fun of," not "to get drunk." Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand 在美國(guó),我們生氣時(shí)會(huì)說(shuō)get pissed off,但是英國(guó)人和愛(ài)爾蘭人如果說(shuō)pissed,意思是爛醉如泥。不過(guò)taking the piss意思是“取笑”,而不是“喝醉”。 避免使用的國(guó)家:英國(guó),愛(ài)爾蘭,澳大利亞,新西蘭 |
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