前些天,一位同学和外教抱怨说“为什么我明明是在夸人,可是我的外国友人却不高兴呢”?
想知道这位童鞋说了什么让外国友人误解了吗?跟着小编一探究竟吧!
✘ You look healthy.
✔ You look great.
health =健康的
夸别人看起来健康,影射着说对方曾经是不健康的,除非对方是个大病初愈的人,否则不论小孩还是大人都最好别用health来夸赞。
✘ You are skinny.
✔ You are slim.
skinny=太瘦了,瘦得皮包骨头
You are skinny=你太瘦了!
slim=身材苗条
✘You are so funny.
✔You are so much fun.
funny=形容人是滑稽的,搞笑的
fun=形容人有趣
一个fun person会说一些很Funny的事逗你笑!一个funny person就是我们身边那些“二货”了!
✘You are a confidence man.
✔You are a confident man.
confidence是名词
have confidence 有信心
confident =形容词
A rich man always has confidence
有钱人总是有信心。
✘You are a straight man.
✔You are a frank man.
straight =副词,直接地
speak straight 说话很直接
frank=形容词,形容人性格坦率
Thanks for telling me straight that you're such a frank man!
谢谢你直截了当地告诉我,你真是一个坦率的人!
✘You are high.
✔You are tall.
tall形容人,动物,树很高
high 形容山,建筑物很高
好啦,今天的小知识点,你学会了嘛?
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