今天是早安英文陪你一起进步的第8年又243天
听前想一想:它们用英文怎么说?
1. 老 司机
2. 老乡
3. 老古董
不同的司机英语怎么说呢?公交车司机是 bus driver,出租车司机是 taxi driver,大货车司机是 truck driver。
那“老司机”呢?可千万不能说 old driver 啊!小心被人嫌弃死!
那正确的该怎么说呢 ?在今天的节目里,Blair老师和 Lily老师就来告诉大家。⬇️
正式节目从第45秒开始
今日笔记
01.
experienced driver
/ɪkˈspɪriənst/ 有经验的司机,老司机
讲解:experienced 意思是有经验的,经验丰富的司机可以叫做老司机。
例句:I am not an experienced driverthough I've got my driver's license for over five years.
我不是一个有经验的司机,虽然我已经拿了五年驾照。
02.
veteran /ˈvetərən/
adj. 资深的,经验丰富的
n. 经验丰富的人,老司机,老手
a veteran of sth.
在某方面经验丰富
讲解:老司机还可以指人在某个方面非常有经验,可以用到 veteran 这个单词。If you say someone is veteran, you mean he/she has been involved in a particular activity for a long time.
03.
veteran teacher 资深教师
veteran employee 资深员工
veteran athlete 资深运动员
例句:He is aveteranof this industry as he's been working there for 20 years.
他是这个行业的老手,他已经在那里工作了20年。
04.
old hand 老手,老司机
be an old hand at sth.
在某方面是老手,非常有经验
讲解:老手直接翻译过来就是 old hand, 表示在某方面非常有经验。通常会用到短语 be an old hand at sth, 表示在某方面很有经验,是个老手。
例句:Sheis an old hand atphotography so many girls approach her for photo shoots.
她是摄影老手了,很多女孩子都找她拍照。
05.
senior /ˈsiːniər/ adj. 资历高的
例句:When a new employee joins us, it is customary to haveseniorstaff members take on the role of guiding them.
新员工来的时候,通常会让老员工来带他们。
06.
regular customer 常客,老顾客
loyal customer
忠诚的顾客,老顾客
讲解:老顾客是指经常光顾某个店的顾客,regular 是指经常的,loyal 是指忠诚的,用来形容顾客就表示老顾客。
例句:I have been aregular customer/ loyal customerof the fruit shop, the shopkeeper always gives me discounts.
我是一家水果店的老顾客了,老板总是会给我打折。
07.
countryman 老乡,同胞
fellow-townsman/ fellow-villager
老乡
someone from the hometown
老乡
讲解:countryman 一般是在国外的人用的较多,准确意思是指同胞,来自同一个国家的老乡。fellow-townsman / fellow-villager 都可以表示老乡,但是现在在口语中用的较少,过于正式。可以直接说“someone from my hometown",某人来自我的家乡,就表示老乡。
例句1:A lot of people choose to study abroad now, and they will be happy if they meet somecountrymen.
很多人现在都出国留学,如果在国外能遇见老乡(同胞)会非常开心。
例句2:She isfrom my hometown.
她是我的老乡。
08.
a stick-in-the-mud 老古董(人)
讲解:stick 表示棍子,棍子牢牢的插在泥巴里,不松动, 引申为形容某个人很固执,思想很老套。
例句:My dad isa stick-in-the-mud, he wants me to get married early.
我爸爸是个老古董,他希望我早点结婚。
1. 老司机 2. 老乡 3. 老古董
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