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美语怎么说:055 抢风头用英语怎么说

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   JESSICA在北京学汉语,她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词,就会来请教她。今天是怡茹要问的:抢风头。

  YR: Hey Jessica!! 你听说那个大新闻了么?
  JESSICA: What? What happened?
  YR: 就是上礼拜话剧社的演出啊! Anna完全不顾原来话剧的剧本,使劲抢戏,女主角的风头全被她抢去了! 听说她们俩在后台因此大吵了一架! 对了,这个“抢风头”用美语要怎么说啊?
  JESSICA: Hmm...抢风头就是“steal someone's thunder". Steal is spelled s-t-e-a-l; and thunder, t-h-u-n-d-e-r, thunder. Basically, steal someone's thunder means to do something that takes attention away from what someone else has done.
  YR: 没错! Anna 把本来属於女主角的戏份都抢去了,She totally stole her thunder! 现在学校里人人都在说这事儿。
  JESSICA: Ha! I think Anna is getting her 15 minutes of fame here!
  YR: 15 minutes of fame? 出名15分钟?.....这是什么意思?
  JESSICA: 15 minutes of fame means that she's only famous for a very short period of time.
  YR: 哦...我明白了,这也就是短暂出名的意思吧! 就像上回电视真人秀单身女郎里的女主角,那会儿人人都在谈论她,现在节目结束了,她也就销声匿迹了。
  JESSICA: Yep! Reality shows definitely give a lot of people a chance to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame!
  YR: 嗯,没错! 听说Anna原来都没被选进剧本,可后来她就一直巴结男主角Andy,这么才慢慢得到角色的!
  JESSICA: Hmm. Sounds like she's riding on Andy's coattails! Coattail is spelled c-o-a-t-t-a-i-l, coattail. To ride on someone's coattails means to use someone else's success to get ahead.
  YR: 哦,就是趋炎附势的意思喽! So, Anna would not get a role in the drama without riding on the leading man's coattails! 这么说对吗?
  JESSICA: Exactly! Now tell me what you've learned today!
  YR: 第一:抢风头是steal someone's thunder.
  第二,短暂出名可以说15 minutes of fame ;
  第三:趋炎附势叫ride on someone's coattails!

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0 ahead fKhyM     
adv.在前,向前,提前,在前面
参考例句:
  • We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
  • Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看,老年人向后看。
0 attention tNtzA     
n.注意,注意力,关心,关注
参考例句:
  • I hope you will give attention to this problem.希望你对此给予关注。
  • Pay attention to your spelling.请注意拼写。
0 away bP3ym     
adv.在远处, 到远处, 离去
参考例句:
  • Tell me why you go away?告诉我你为什么离开?
  • He brushed away the rubbish.他把垃圾扫掉。
0 basically 7POyW     
adv.基本上,从根本上说
参考例句:
  • His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
  • Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。
0 chance fXEzh     
n.机会,意外;运气;风险;vi.偶然发生;vt.偶然发生,冒险
参考例句:
  • We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
  • This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说,这是最后的一次机会。
0 definitely RuJzx0     
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
参考例句:
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
0 drama rsWxY     
n.戏剧;戏剧艺术
参考例句:
  • He acted his part very well in the French drama.他在这出法国戏剧中演得很成功。
  • The college published a drama review.学院出版了一份戏剧评论刊物。
0 else BqIxS     
adj.别的;adv.其他,另外
参考例句:
  • Would you try something else?你要试试别的吗?
  • Find somewhere else to sleep.找别的地方睡觉去。
0 enjoy np5xU     
vt.享受…的乐趣,欣赏,喜爱
参考例句:
  • Do you enjoy playing tennis?你喜欢打网球吗?
  • What did you enjoy most?您最欣赏的是什么?
0 exactly Xn7xG     
adv.准确地;严格地
参考例句:
  • What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
  • I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起,你说的话并不完全对。
0 fame wlIx0     
n.名声,名望,著名,闻名
参考例句:
  • Many people hunt after fame in their lives but never find it.很多人一生追逐名利,但是总不能成功。
  • She is a woman of ill fame.她是个名声不好的女人。
0 famous xloxC     
adj.著名的,驰名的,闻名遐迩的;极好的;擅长的
参考例句:
  • The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
  • He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。
0 happened 2507dcffadf17c610e724a680f298808     
vi.happen的过去式,表示已发生的,发生过的。v.发生( happen的过去式和过去分词 );碰巧;产生结果;(向对方表示异议或不悦等)
参考例句:
  • They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened. 他们对发生的事所作的陈述自相矛盾,使我迷惑不解。
  • He gave a garbled account of what had happened. 他对所发生事情的叙述含混不清。
0 hmm hmm     
int.哼!(踌躇等)
参考例句:
  • Hmm......that's very strange.嗯……这很奇怪。
  • Hmm.What day is it?嗯,今天是星期几?
0 leading vpUzEk     
adj.领导的,指导的;第一位的,最主要的;扮演主角的;n.领导,率领,领先;引导
参考例句:
  • She is one of the leading writers of her days.她是那个时代主要的作家之一。
  • Which horse is leading in the race right now?现在赛马中哪匹马领先?
0 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
0 lot Z0jxZ     
n.许多;好些
参考例句:
  • We had a lot of difficulties.我们碰到过许多困难。
  • Helen eats a lot of fruit.海伦水果吃得很多。
0 means 9oXzBX     
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
参考例句:
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
0 minutes MoSzZG     
n.[法] 备忘录,会议记录,审判记录;分( minute的名词复数 );分钟;瞬间;片刻
参考例句:
  • After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness. 几分钟后我们的眼睛就适应了黑暗。
  • In its heyday , the company ran trains every fifteen minutes. 公司在最兴隆时期每隔十五分钟就开出一列火车。
0 only bIzxE     
adv.仅仅,只不过;adj.唯一的;conj.可是,不过
参考例句:
  • We have only one earth.我们只有一个地球。
  • I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 period vMNx3     
n.学时,课时;一段时间,时期,周期;句点
参考例句:
  • Trade is always good over the Christmas period.圣诞节期间生意一向很好。
  • He nursed the company through a difficult period.他帮助公司渡过了一段困难时期。
0 reality vTHxR     
n.真实,事实,本体,逼真,实在
参考例句:
  • I read love stories as an escape from reality.我阅读爱情小说以逃避现实。
  • We thought he was serious but in reality he was joking.我们以为他是认真的,但实际上他是在开玩笑。
0 role 0XPx2     
n.角色;任务
参考例句:
  • My role has ended here.我的任务已经在这里结束。
  • Mini-computers are playing an important role in our lives.微型电脑在我们生活中扮演着重要的角色。
0 short ryJwh     
adj.短的;矮的
参考例句:
  • She's short and fat!她又矮又肥!
  • I love to write short stories.我爱写短小的故事。
0 shows 5a3b59822122b957b4fe54e3f3c06bda     
v.给…看( show的第三人称单数 );表现出;显露出;上演
参考例句:
  • The research shows that computer games may cause aggression. 研究显示,电脑游戏可能引起好斗情绪。
  • She shows little appreciation of good music. 她感受不到美好音乐的妙处。
0 someone Cwvw3     
pron.某人,有人
参考例句:
  • I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
  • Someone wants to see her.有人找她。
0 something rwmw2     
pron.某事,某物;被视为有意义的事物
参考例句:
  • Something is wrong with the machine.那机器有点问题。
  • She seems worried about something.她似乎为某事担心。
0 sounds ad1588d76517dd34c49c3f901bce7fcf     
vi.听起来n.声音( sound的名词复数 );音调;嗓音;播音v.(使)发出声音,响( sound的第三人称单数 );发(音);试探;探测
参考例句:
  • The whole story sounds very far-fetched. 整个叙述听起来很难以置信。
  • He sounds like such an old fogey ! 他说话听起来真是个老顽固!
0 steal vGDz9     
vi.偷,偷偷行动,(棒球等)偷垒;vt.偷,走私,偷垒;n.偷东西,诈取,砍价
参考例句:
  • Would you steal from your own family?你会从自己家里偷东西吗?
  • He didn't actually steal the money.他实际上没偷那笔钱。
0 stole 5rwyV     
n.女用披肩v.偷( steal的过去式 );悄悄地做,悄悄地走
参考例句:
  • They stole the jewels from under the police's nose. 他们就在警察的眼前偷走了珠宝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He stole a car for the hell of it. 他只是为了好玩而偷汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 success ps7we     
n.成就,成功
参考例句:
  • The party looks like being a success after all.无论怎么说这次聚会看起来是成功的。
  • All in all,it has been a great success.总的来说,非常成功。
0 thunder yo6wA     
n.雷电,雷声;v.打雷,大声喊出
参考例句:
  • Did you hear the thunder in the night?你晚上听见打雷了吗?
  • The thunder scared the children.雷声吓着了孩子。
0 totally YnFwj     
adv.完全地;整个地
参考例句:
  • I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
  • You are totally wrong this time.你这次完全错了。
0 use Yj4wU     
v.使用;n.用途,利用
参考例句:
  • Do you often use it?你经常用它吗?
  • What use does it have?它有什么用途?
0 without XfSwo     
adv.在外面;n.外面,外部;prep.无,没有
参考例句:
  • He stood there without moving.他站那儿没有动。
  • The sound comes from without.那声音从外面来。
0 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式;愿,要;常常;大概;将要,会
参考例句:
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说?
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗?

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