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老外来了:嘴瓢,说错话,高情商,谐音梗 原来用英语这么说

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主播:梅莉 | 翩翩  

音乐:Feel The Need


2021年春晚(Spring Festival Gala)上,喜剧演员(comedian)岳云鹏表演小品(comedy show)时,犯了一个错误(made a mistake),说错了一个词(mispronounced a word)。




春晚:Spring Festival Gala


喜剧演员:comedian /kəˈmi:diən/ 


热搜:trending topic


犯错误make a mistake


说错词:mispronounce a word




但是,岳云鹏kept his calm,展示出极高的专业素养(stayed professional)。岳云鹏嘴瓢,虽然不是很明显(not very obvious),但还是被很多人发现了。很快,这一事件became a trending topic on social media




keep calm:保持淡定


stay professional:保证专业性


obvious/ˈa:bviəs/ adj.明显的


trending topic:热搜话题




1.夸夸岳云鹏!


He is a quick thinker. 反应特别快。

He is witty. 他很机智。


*witty/ˈwɪti/ adj. 机智幽默的


Example


I’ve missed your witty banter(无恶意的玩笑).  我想念你耍的嘴皮子。


He has a high EQ. 他情商很高。


*EQ = emotional quotient 情商


He was able to stay calm and professional. 他保持淡定,展现出了专业素养。




2.岳云鹏嘴瓢救场


1)救场:save the situation / day


He saved the situation.他扭转/拯救了局面。


He saved the day. 反败为胜。(用于关乎生死的大场面,比较有戏剧性more dramatic




2)嘴瓢:a slip of the tongue.


Example


I had no intentions of saying that. It was a slip of the tongue.我无意这么说,只是嘴瓢了。

A slip of the tongue at the conference resulted in a big loss. 会议上的口误造成了很大的损失。

It was a slip of the tongue.我只是不小心说错了。




3)说错话put one’s foot in one’s mouth


当你说了something embarrassing or stupid(令人尴尬的话),事后,和比较亲近的人提及时,你可以用这个说法自嘲。


Example


I really put my foot in my mouth when I asked if her sister was her mother. 我问她姐姐是不是她妈妈时,我真是太蠢了。




4)笔误:typo / misprint


typotypographical error的缩写


misprint:用于正式的场合(formal occasion),比如newspaper misprint




5)口误: misspeak


Example


I either misheard you or you misspoke. 不是我听错了,就是你说错了。


 


6)任何错:faux pas  (来自法语)


Example


He made a faux pas when he said all women should stay home and take care of the kids. 


他说所有的女人都应该呆在家里照顾孩子,这就失礼了。


fashion faux pas – fashion crimes时尚上的错误,比如红配蓝sock with slippers(穿着袜子穿拖鞋)。




7)话就在嘴边:It’s on the tip of my tongue.




3.谐音梗——pun(双关)


脱口秀演员王建国就比较擅长用谐音梗。


英语也有谐音梗。


护士与病人:


NurseSorry about leaving you waiting. 抱歉,让您久等了。


PatientNo problem, I’m patient. 没事儿,我很有耐心。(我是一个病人。)


*patient: /ˈpeɪʃnt/ adj. 有耐心的/ n. 病人




The conversation between two people:


Boy: Oh, no! Our neighbour died! 哦不!我们的邻居去世了。


Girl: Who, Ray? ( Hooray)谁?是Ray吗?


Boy: I don’t think cheering is appropriate. 我觉得这时候欢呼好像不太合适。


*hooray: /huˈreɪ/ (表喜悦、赞同等)好极了,万岁




请留言告诉我们:


你犯过的比较好玩的口误是什么?


你想给梅莉推荐哪些好玩的中文谐音梗?


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