“电灯泡”用英语怎么说-.pptx

文档介绍：“电灯泡”用英语怎么说?
Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语
怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是琼燕要问的：电灯泡。
QY: Happy Friday， Donny! 你今天晚上有什么计划吗？
Donny: Hmm, not yet. What do you have in mind?
QY: Let's go salsa!! 我今晚要跟两个朋友去跳 salsa, 可他
们俩是一对，我可真不想夹在中间，当大电灯泡--very bright
light bulb!
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Donny: I see. You don't want to be the third wheel.
QY: The third wheel?
Donny: Yep! Wheel is spelled w-h-e-e-l. The third wheel,
第三个轮子, it's a very colloquial way of saying a third
person joining a couple in a social context.
QY: 没错！我就是不想当 the third wheel!
Donny: Exactly, you wouldn't want to bother any love birds,
right?
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QY: Wait! Love birds? 爱的鸟儿？
Donny:Yep! In English, we often use the word love birds
to refer to a couple who are openly affectionate,
especially in public. 就是大庭广众之下卿卿我我。你不想
打扰这对 love birds 吧?
QY: 可不是吗！不过这两个人很配！They are a great