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英语口语:英语里最奇怪的24个词

时间:2014-08-22 06:15:29

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   There is no egg in eggplant (1) nor ham in hamburger(2), neither apple nor pine in pineapple(3)。

  鸡蛋和茄子没什么血缘关系;苹果和凤梨的长相差距很大。
  English muffins(4) weren't invented in England or French fries(5) in France。
  英式松饼的家乡不是英国;炸土豆条的发源地也不是法国。
  Sweetmeats(6) are candies while sweetbreads(7), which aren't sweet, are meat。
  蜜饯(sweetmeats)不是肉,是甜的;杂碎(sweetbreads)是肉,不是甜的。
  We find that quicksand(8) can work slowly, boxing rings(9) are square and a guinea pig(10) is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig。
  流沙其实流得很慢;拳击台是方形的;实验用的小豚鼠的老家不是几内亚,长相和猪属于两种型。
  If a vegetarian(11) eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian(12) eat?
  素食主义者吃蔬菜,人道主义者吃人(human)?
  How can a slim chance(13) and a fat chance(14) be the same, while a wise man(15) and wise guy(16) are opposites?
  胖瘦截然相反,可后面跟着chance就都变成“机会渺茫”了;聪明人(wise man)改一个词,就沦落为自作聪明的人(wise guy)。
  How can overlook(17) and oversee(18) be opposites, while quite a lot(19) and quite a few(20) are alike1?
  Look和see是近义词,但oversee监视,overlook意思怎么就是忽视呢;A lot和a few是反义词,但与quite连用,怎么都表示很多的意思呢!
  When the stars are out(21), they are visible2, but when the lights are out(22), they are invisible3
  星星出来了,我们能看到它们;灯灭了,我们就什么也看不见了。
  When you wind up your watch(23), you start it, but when you wind up an essay(24), you end it?
  给表上发条,表就开始走了;wind up一篇文章,哈哈,文章到此结束啦。
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1 alike kLUyz     
adj.同样的,相像的;adv.一样地;同程度地 
参考例句:
  • The twins are so alike that I can't tell which is which.这对双胞胎一模一样,我分辨不出谁是谁。
  • All stories seemed dreadfully alike,no matter who told them.看来,不管谁讲,故事都是千篇一律的。
2 visible ohjwd     
adj.看得见的,明显的,显然的;n.可见物
参考例句:
  • It is a visible star in the sky.这是一颗在天空中可见的星星。
  • The warning lights were clearly visible.警示信号灯清晰可见。
3 invisible L4Dx0     
adj.看不见的,无形的
参考例句:
  • The air is full of millions of invisible germs.空气中充满了许多看不见的细菌。
  • Many stars are invisible without a telescope.许多星辰不用望远镜便看不见。