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。今天是于苗要问的:直觉。
YM:DONNY,你知道么?我要去参加“价格猜猜猜”节目啦!
DONNY:“价格猜猜猜”!Iknowthatshow!Youguessthepriceofaproduct,andifyougetitright,youtaketheproducthome.Right
YM:没错!我直觉一向很准,我去一定会赢!对了,直觉用美语怎么说啊?
DONNY:Youcansayhunch.h-u-n-c-h,hunch.
YM:那"我直觉一向很准",就是"Myhunchisalwaysright."对吗?
DONNY:That'scorrect.Oryoucanusethephrase"gutfeeling".Italsomeanshunch.
YM:GutfeelingGut肠子,Gutfeeling肠子的感觉,就是直觉喽!
DONNY:没错!Forexample,IhaveagutfeelingthatI'mgonnafailmymid-termexam.
YM:Haha,butIhaveahunchthatyou'regonnapass!
DONNY:ThenIhopeyourhunchisright!对了,于苗,Beforeyougoontheshow,weshouldpractice.Howmuchdoyouthinkmyglassescost
YM:啊?你的眼镜啊......你冷不妨叫我猜,我还真有些紧张。
DONNY:Don'tworry.Takeawildguess!
YM:什么叫wildguess狂野的猜测?
DONNY:Awildguessmeansyouhavelittleevidencetosupportyourguess.
YM:哦,takeawildguess就是随便瞎猜!那可不行,瞎猜赢不了比赛!我的猜测一定要有根据,靠点谱儿,那又该怎么说呢?
DONNY:Thatwouldbeaneducatedguess.“Educated”isspellede-d-u-c-a-t-e-d.
YM:educate是教育,aneducatedguess就是根据经验、常识作出的猜测。
DONNY:That'sRight!
YM:Hmm,well,Iamguessingyourglassesareworth25dollars!
DONNY:Wow...Yumiao,you'rereallygoodatthis!Thecorrectansweris26dollars!
YM:Yeah!Iwon!Iwon!
DONNY:别激动了!Tellmewhatyou'velearnedtoday!
YM:第一,直觉叫hunch或gutfeeling;
第二,瞎猜叫takeawildguess;
第三,有根据的推测是aneducatedguess!
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