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标题: 每日学口语(12月9日)IT'S ALL GONE PEAR-SHAPED! [打印本页]

作者: 寄托天下    时间: 2007-12-9 09:24     标题: 每日学口语(12月9日)IT'S ALL GONE PEAR-SHAPED!

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据说,只要你不是完美的模特,你的身材多少会接近三种水果体形:梨形、苹果形、香蕉形。“梨形”(pear-shaped)常用来戏谑“肩膀较窄、脂肪多集中于臀部和大腿的女性”。英语中,不完美的“梨形体形”可引申为遗憾的懊悔语:“唉,完蛋了!…唉,搞砸了!”

辞源记载,英国俚语“go pear-shaped”出自英国皇家空军,最早出现于上世纪60年代。空军飞行员学特技飞行时,其中有一项训练项目叫“翻圈飞行”。对新手来说,这“圈”可不大好掌握,一般新手翻的圈都不太圆,呈梨形。这时,地面上的队友就会说:“It's all gone pear-shaped!”

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随着时间的推移,go pear-shaped逐渐被大众接受,用来泛指“没把事情做好”。如果下次,你不小心把工作或项目搞砸了,就可说:It's all gone pear-shaped。(事情全被搞砸了。)

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Example 例句:

A: How was your presentation yesterday? Did you get them to sign the contract yet?   
你昨天的简报做的怎样?你让他们签约了吗?   
B: No, it all went pear-shaped. My partner was late and forgot to bring all the important papers.   
没有,全搞砸了。我的同伴不但迟到,还忘了带所有重要的资料
作者: 寄托天下    时间: 2007-12-9 09:41

I HAVE RECEIVED A NEW MESSAGE ABOUT THE CHINA UNICOM HAD BEEN BANKRUPTED LAST MONTH FROM MY FRIEND.OH MY,THE LEADER OF THE COMPANY MADE IT ALL WENT PEAR-SHAPED.
作者: vicandy    时间: 2007-12-9 13:08

寄托版主真是辛苦啦~
也来支持下!
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作者: zealotssas    时间: 2007-12-10 00:42

呵呵  这么有意思啊。。
作者: 寄托天下    时间: 2007-12-10 10:13

原帖由 vicandy 于 2007-12-9 13:08 发表 http://bbs.ioage.com/cn/images/common/back.gif
寄托版主真是辛苦啦~
也来支持下!
감사합니다!


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