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“车轱辘话”英语怎么说

时间:2013-09-25 12:26:46

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   小A前段时间把手机给丢了,她很郁闷,于是逢人就说这个遭遇。搞得大家现在都管她叫“祥林嫂”。像她们这样不断跟人重复同一件事的行为其实跟总是不断重复转动的车轮很相似,所以,她们说的话有时也被人称为“车轱辘话”。

  A typical hamster wheel
  Hamster wheels are exercise toys used by hamsters and other rodents1. Most of these toys are composed of a runged wheel held on a stand by a pair of stub axles. Hamster wheels allow rodents to run even when their space is confined2.
  Hamster wheel(仓鼠转轮)是专供仓鼠及其他啮齿类小动物消遣的玩具。这种转轮大部分都是将一个横梯式的转轮用一对转轴固定在一个底座上。有了这样的仓鼠转轮,小动物们就算在狭小的空间里也能跑动起来。
  To hamster wheel something, in this sense, means to talk continuously about a problem or regret without coming up with a solution or resolution.
  由此引申得出,to hamster wheel something(像仓鼠转轮那样说一件事)意思就是不断重复某一个问题或者对某事表示遗憾,却无任何成效,也就是我们平时说的“车轱辘话来回说”。
  For example:
  It's not helpful that Jane keeps hamster wheeling about her latest break-up.
  简老跟人说她最近分手的事,其实一点用都没有。

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1 rodents 1ff5f0f12f2930e77fb620b1471a2124     
n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests. 啮齿目动物传播疾病,常被当作害虫对待。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Some wild rodents in Africa also harbor the virus. 在非洲,有些野生啮齿动物也是储毒者。 来自辞典例句
2 confined Ovczur     
adj. 被限制的,狭窄的,在分娩中的; 动词confine的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • The work will not be confined to the Glasgow area. 此项工作不会局限于格拉斯哥地区。
  • It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces. 把动物关在狭小的空间里是残酷的。