班長陪你學有趣地道的英語
【專欄簡介】每天分享一個有趣好玩的口語表達~a back number不是「背後的數字」,理解錯就尷尬了...
數字是number,大家都知道。它還有其他的意思嗎?今天跟著班長來看看吧。
① number也可以用作:a
number used to identify sth or communicate by telephone,
fax , etc. 用來識別某物或通過電話、傳真等進行交流的號碼。
(電話、傳真等的)號碼。比如:I'm sorry, I think you have the
wrong number (= wrong telephone number) . 對不起,我想你打錯了。② number還可以表示:a group or quantity of people
一群人;許多人。比如:He is one of our number.=He is one of us. 他是我們的一員。③ number還可以表示:a song or dance, especially one of several in a performance
一首歌,一段舞蹈(尤指演出的節目)比如:They sang a slow romantic number. 他們演唱了一首緩慢的浪漫歌曲。
今天班班教給大家一個關於number的口語表達。千萬別搞錯啦。記得做下筆記哈。
今日表達:a back number
英文釋義:Someone or something that is out of date, out of fashion, or no longer relevant. Alludes to an issue of a periodical,magazine, or any serial publication that is now out of date. Primarily heard in US, South Africa.relevant adj. 相關的;切題的;中肯的;有重大關係的;有意義的,目的明確的
serial publication 連續性出版物
中文解釋:某人或某事過時了,不流行了,或者不再有意義了。暗指期刊、雜誌或任何已過時的連續出版物的發行。主要在美國、南非可以聽到。
The female singer was a huge star in the 1990s, but she is just a back number now.
female adj. 女性的;雌性的;柔弱的,柔和的
huge adj. 巨大的;龐大的;無限的
你的翻譯:_____________________。(底部留言)
「boys in the back room 」是什麼意思?(單選)
We're not foolish. We know that the boys in the back room actually have all the power that we don't know at all.