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英语俚语天天说 第61期:别出声,让某人安静put a sock in it

时间:2015-02-02 08:15:40

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(单词翻译)

   释义:

  Asking someone to be quiet or to shut up.让某人安静或者别出声
  来源:
  The origins for this expression are unclear. 这个词组的来源不是很清楚。It's not really known why a sock is being used, or what the 'it' in the phrase refers to. 至于这里为什么用袜子以及it指代的是什么,这些也不是很清楚。 It might be a person's mouth, or it could be something else. It有可能指代的是一个人的嘴或者其他东西。
  This phrase is occasionally1 directed at people who are being annoyingly loud. 这个词组被用来描述一个很吵闹的人。The imagery for this idiom is that someone is being so noisy, a sock is stuff2 into their mouths in order to quiet them down. 大意就是这个人很闹,所以他的嘴里被塞袜子,这样就安静下来了。
  举例:
  1.Put a sock in it! I'm tired of your silly jokes.
  别讲了,你那些无聊的笑话我听腻了。
  2. Can't you put a sock in it when I am on the phone?
  我通电话的时候,你静一点行不行?

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1 occasionally EInxn     
adv.偶然地;非经常地
参考例句:
  • He went on talking,occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.他继续说着,偶尔用毛巾擦一下脸。
  • I like playing football best,but occasionally I play table tennis,too.我最喜欢踢足球,偶尔也打打乒乓球。
2 stuff Itsw1     
n.原料,材料,东西;vt.填满;吃饱
参考例句:
  • We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
  • He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

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