#英語豐富多彩的習語#
A,B 和 C 是字母表的前面三個字母,沒有比這三個字母更簡單的英文了吧,但是它們組合在一起意思就不簡單了,其實 ABC 也可以是一個習語,可以意為「基礎知識,入門」,寓意:
the alphabet
字母表
the elementary or first elements
基本要素或第一要素
the simplest knowledge
最簡單的知識
knowing the basics building blocks of something
知道一些東西的基本組成部分
as easy as ABC 若翻譯成"跟 ABC 一樣簡單「,但是總覺得缺少什麼,其實它跟習語 a piece of cake 意思類似,都可以意為「小菜一碟,非常容易的,很簡單」。
例如:
My little son now has started learning ABC in school.
我的小兒子現在已經開始在學校學習ABC了。
Valerie was smart in studies from the beginning - she had learned ABC at home before going to school.
瓦萊麗從一開始學習就很聰明——她上學前在家裡學過ABC。
Before you can become a doctor, you need to know the ABC of science.
在你成為一名醫生之前,你需要了解科學基礎知識。
Can you just give me the ABC of this book before I start working on the paper? I need to know what I am writing about.
在我開始寫論文之前,你能告訴我這本書的基本知識嗎?我需要知道我在寫什麼。
I can’t believe that you still cannot pass the test. This is as easy as ABC.
我真不敢相信你還不能通過這麼容易的考試。
Dancing is as easy as ABC; you just have to pay attention.
跳舞很容易的,你只要專心就行了。
He is keen to understand the A.B.C. of making investment in a stock market.
他很想了解投資股票市場的基本原理。
ABC 本身是很簡單,但是若不知道它的寓意,那麼不簡單了,特別是翻譯出來的句子明顯缺少該有的味道。
截止現在,想表達一件事很容易,可以用兩個習語:as easy as ABC 和 a piece of cake,分分鐘提高口語水平和英語語感。