每日一句英譯英:You're a fat cat
You're a fat cat什麼意思?
英語You're a fat cat首先是學來做英譯英能力訓練的,其次才是學來有可能用於實際英語交流,畢竟這個機會和條件不是人人都有。
1) 體驗英語:
1. The voters were tired of all the fat cats running=to compete to be elected for political office(當官). They wanted someone who understood the plight of the middle class.
2. That guy is a really fat-cat in Hollywood, so we definitely have to impress him if we want to get our movie made.
3. The company director(董事,投資人) is described as a fat cat, who enjoys his luxury lifestyle but doesn’t care about his employees.
2) You're a fat cat英譯英:
1. Okay.I got you.A fat cat is used in a disparaging=disapproving way(貶義) for a very rich and very powerful person,a person who earns/has a lot of money.
2. Okay.I got you.If you're a fat cat,you're very rich/wealthy(and very powerful and very successful),or earns/has a lot if money.
3) You're a fat cat的反向運用:
Okay.I got you.You're a fat cat is 'big word',meaning rich ,wealthy,successful and powerful.So,in the future,if I want to say Someone is rich,wealthy,has or esrns a lot of miney,I won't say You're rich any more,I'll say You're really a fat cat.
先(用英語)「掌握」英語,再(有機會)「用」英語。