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迷你对话学地道口语第612期:坐上席,受尊重

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(单词翻译)

  Subject:Please sit above the salt.
迷你对话
A: Please sit above the salt.
请做上席。
B: It feel extremely flattered.
我真是受宠若惊。
地道表达
sit above the salt
1. 解词释义
Salt是我们日常生活中最常见的调味品,很多人会把“盐”和“贵宾”联系在一起。其实,salt是在古代是贵重的商品,罗马士兵都会领到专门用来买盐的补贴,后来这种贴金就叫做salary。到了伊丽莎白时代,盐仍然被视为珍品,王公贵族们的餐桌前都摆着一个很大的盐罐,贵宾们坐在盐罐的上首(above the salt),而普通客人,穷亲戚都坐在离盐罐较远的地方(below the salt)。因此,above the salt就有了“坐上席,受尊重”的意思。其反义词则是below the salt,意思是“坐下席,被小看”。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. When I entered the banquet hall, they all stood up and asked me to sit above the salt.
我一走进宴会厅,他们都站了起来,请我坐上席。
e.g. I went to a reception at the embassy and I was sitting above the salt.
我参加了大使馆举行的招待会,我坐了上席。
Ps:feel flattered的意思是“感到受宠若惊”。
I feel greatly flattered by your invitation. 承蒙邀请,不胜荣幸。
I feel greatly flattered by your invitation. 承蒙邀请,不胜荣幸。


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0 feel aklxj     
v.感觉,觉得;触摸
参考例句:
  • How do you feel now?你感觉怎么样?
  • I feel bad this morning.今天早晨我感觉不舒服。
0 flattered a22a59166a8cffd098db240fd221d32e     
过份夸奖的; 高兴的,感到荣幸的
参考例句:
  • At the testimonial dinner everyone flattered him shamelessly. 在纪念筵席上大家都厚颜无耻地奉承他。
  • They flattered themselves that they would win. 他们自信一定会赢。
0 stood AuEwX     
vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时,她站了起来。
  • The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。
0 entered entered     
v.进入( enter的过去式和过去分词 );进去;参加;登记
参考例句:
  • The jet entered Chinese airspace without permission. 那架喷气式飞机未经允许闯入中国领空。
  • Please check that your surname and forenames have been correctly entered. 请核对你的姓名已正确输入。
0 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
参考例句:
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
0 went 9gjw5     
v.go的过去式
参考例句:
  • We often went fishing last year.去年我们经常去钓鱼。
  • She went upstairs at once.她立即上楼去了。
0 e e1671797c52e15f763380b45e841ec32     
n.英语字母表的第5个字母;C大调音阶中的第三音
参考例句:
  • The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错,把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
0 extremely 2tJzAz     
adv.极其,非常,极度
参考例句:
  • The film is extremely good,I just cannot miss it.这部电影太精彩了,我非看不可。
  • The old man was extremely difficult to get along with.这个老人极难相与。
0 invitation j4txA     
n.请帖;邀请
参考例句:
  • Thank you for your invitation.谢谢你的邀请。
  • You didn't send me an invitation!你没送我请帖!
0 embassy HPWz2     
n.大使馆,大使及其随员
参考例句:
  • Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
  • He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。
0 salt BYmx9     
n.盐,刺激;adj.含盐的,辛辣的;vt.加盐于,用盐腌
参考例句:
  • She put salt into her tea by mistake.她误把盐放进茶里去了。
  • Please taste the soup and see if it has enough salt.请尝一口汤,看盐放得够不够。
0 reception HUDxu     
n.接待,招待会,接收
参考例句:
  • Thank you for your warm reception.谢谢你们的热情接待。
  • What time does the reception begin?招待会什么时候开始?
0 banquet nPcyK     
n.宴会,盛会,酒席
参考例句:
  • We had a banquet,which ended up with soup.我们举行了一个宴会,最后一道菜是汤。
  • He is in the person of his father for the banquet.他以他父亲的名义赴宴。
0 greatly 1fdxM     
adv.大大地,非常地;伟大地,崇高地
参考例句:
  • Many old clothes were sold off at greatly reduced prices.许多旧衣服大幅度地降价出售。
  • I was greatly touched by what you told me.你对我讲的话使我大受感动。
0 hall 9ekx6     
n.会堂,礼堂,门厅
参考例句:
  • You two clean the hall.你们两人打扫大厅。
  • The great hall of the people is a building.人民大会堂是座建筑物。
0 below xQKy2     
prep./adv.在……的下面;低于……
参考例句:
  • I looked down at the hall below.我瞧了瞧下面的大厅。
  • The temperature is below zero.温度在零度以下。

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