PETS二级考试语法复习精讲（83）
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You look really chic.
Gina: Where are you off to?
Alison: I'm going to a civic reception at the town hall.
Gina: Who's it for?
Alison: It's for a delegation from our sister city in Germany.
Gina: Well I must say that outfit really suits you. You look really chic.
Alison: Thank you. I want to look my best for the foreign guests.
吉娜：你要去哪里？
艾丽森：我要去市政厅出席公民招待会。
吉娜：招待的是谁？
艾丽森：是我们在德国的姐妹城市所派遣的代表团。
吉娜：嗯，这套衣服实在很适合你，你看来高雅入时。
艾丽森：谢谢。为了迎接外国客人，我要尽量打扮得好看些。
吉娜称赞艾丽森说：I must say that outfit really suits you. You look really chic.I must say直译是'我必须说'，但这其实只是加强语气的说法，也作I have to say，往往不宜直译，例如：He is a genius, I must say（他真是个天才）。Chic有'高贵、时髦'的意思，作形容词、名词都可以，例如：
（1） She had on a chic long skirt（她穿着高雅入时的长裙）。
（2） Known for her chic, she is always the focus of men's attention（她以打扮高雅入时见称，所到之处，男人的注意力都集中在她身上）。赞人衣着漂亮，还有很多说法，例如：
（1） The jacket looks nice on you/You look great in this jacket（你穿着这件夹克，十分好看）。
（2） I like/love your tie（我喜欢你的领带）。Surpass是'超过'或'胜过'，例如：His wealth surpassed belief（他富有得难以置信）。To surpass oneself即'表现胜过以前'，不限于说打扮。He is past his peak as a poet, and cannot be expected to surpass himself是说'他诗歌创作的颠峰期已过，不可能更上层楼了'.最后谈谈'姐妹城市'或sister city.除了sister city，英文还有sister company，指同一集团的公司，或'姐妹公司'；sister ship，指隶属同一家公司、型号相同的船只，或'姐妹船'.不过，英式英文叫'姐妹城市'做twin town，不用sister一字。Richmond and Fontainebleau are sister cities即'利其蒙和枫丹白露是姐妹城市'.[NextPage] Kittens are always playful.
Sam: Look at your brother playing with the kitten.
Lara: Yes, he really enjoys teasing her with that piece of string.
Sam: He's holding it up so she has to jump for it.
Lara: Kittens are always playful, aren't they?
Sam: Yes they are, that's why they're such fun.
Lara: It's a pity they seem to lose much of their playfulness when they get older.
山姆：看你弟正在和小猫玩耍。
拉腊：不错，他很喜欢拿那根细绳逗弄小猫。
山姆：他高高拿起绳子，诱小猫跳跃。
拉腊：小猫一般都很顽皮，你说是吗？
山姆：不错。所以它们才会那么有趣。
拉腊：可惜它们长大后，似乎就不这样爱玩了。
拉腊说：Kittens are always playful.Kitten是'小猫'，儿语略作kitty，兼用来说成年的猫，例如："Here, kitty." cried the child（那孩子大叫：“猫猫，来这里！'）雌猫总是非常关心小猫的安全，有时甚至不许主人走近。所以，to have kittens（有小猫）即'十分紧张或烦恼'，例如：She was having kittens until her husband was reported safe（她听到丈夫安全，才放下心头大石）。拉腊的弟弟喜欢逗弄小猫。'逗弄'英文叫tease，例如：
（1） Stop teasing the cat by pulling its tail（不要再拉猫儿尾巴逗弄它了）。
（2） Tom teased the dog with a bone held just out of its reach（汤姆拿着一根骨头，在狗儿刚刚构不着的地方逗它）。以'所欲可望而不可即'手法逗弄人家，英文叫tantalize.这个字有一个典故：古时里底亚（Lydia）国王坦塔罗斯（Tantalus）获罪于天，解送冥府受刑，站在深及脖子的水中，悬在面前的是一硕果累累的树技。但他每次伸手取果子充饥，树枝就会自动升到他刚刚构不着的地方；每次低头要喝水，水就会自动退下去，使他一滴不能沾唇。这就是tantalize一字的来源，例如：
（1） He held the bone tantalizingly before the dog/He tantalized the dog with the bone（他拿着骨头，可望而不可即的逗那只狗）。
（2） She was so much tantalized by the sight of chocolate that she almost abandoned her diet plan（她看见巧克力，食指大动，几乎放弃节食大计）。
