【每日积累】3
“刚才”
- just now(刚才,就在几分钟前,用一般过去时)
- just(刚刚,不久之前,可用现在完成时或一般过去时)
- a moment ago(片刻之前)
例句:
- I saw him just now. (我刚才看见他了。)
- I’ve just finished my homework. (我刚写完作业。)
注意:just now 不用现在完成时。❌ I have seen him just now.
”传达”
- convey(传达,最常用)
常见搭配:
- convey a message(传达信息)
- convey an idea(表达想法)
- convey emotion / feeling(传达情感)
例句:
- Please convey my apologies to your mother.
- Words cannot convey how grateful I am.
注意:convey + 内容 + to + 人(convey my love to her),不直接说 convey sb sth。
“残忍地”
- cruelly / in a cruel way(最口语、最通用)
- brutally / in a brutal manner(较书面,强调手段残暴)
- in a vicious way(带恶意的残忍)
- in a savage way(野蛮粗暴)
例句:
- He treated them cruelly.
- The crime was committed brutally.
口语中也可说:That’s brutal. / That’s harsh.
”打码的片段 / 打了马赛克的视频”
- pixelated footage / a pixelated clip(打码的片段,最地道)
- a video with faces pixelated(脸部打码的视频)
- censored footage(被审查遮挡的片段)
- blurred-out segment(被模糊掉的段落)
例句:
- The faces are pixelated in that clip. (那个片段里脸被打码了。)
- They pixelated the faces in the video. (他们把视频里的脸打码了。)
日常口语也可说:It’s blurred out.(被模糊处理了。)
“马赛克”
- mosaic(装修建材/小瓷砖,原意)
- pixelate(动词,图像处理)
- pixelated(形容词,打了马赛克的)
- blur(美式常用,模糊处理)
注意:描述视频打码效果用 pixelated / blurred / censored,不说 mosaic。
“真的……吗?”
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Is it really…? / Are you really…?(真的是……吗?)
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Seriously?(真的假的?口语)
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For real?(很口语) 例句:
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Is it really true?
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Did he really say that?
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Are you serious?
”贫穷的”
- poor(贫穷的,最通用)
- needy(贫困的,常指需要帮助的群体)
- impoverished(赤贫的,正式/书面,常指地区或国家)
- destitute(极端贫穷,一无所有,程度最重)
- penniless(身无分文的,常形容人暂时没钱)
例句:
- He grew up in a poor family. (他在一个贫穷的家庭长大。)
- The region is impoverished after years of war. (经过多年战争,这个地区变得赤贫。)
- After losing his job, he was penniless. (失业后他身无分文。)
口语中说“我很穷”:I’m broke.(手头紧)/ I’m short on cash.(缺钱)
“半信半疑”
- dubious(半信半疑的,最常用)
- skeptical(持怀疑态度的)
- not quite convinced(不太信服)
- take it with a grain of salt(持保留态度,口语)
例句:
- I’m dubious about his explanation. (我对他的解释半信半疑。)
- She looked skeptical but didn’t argue. (她看起来半信半疑,但没有反驳。)
- I’m not quite convinced by what he said. (我对他说的半信半疑。)
最地道口语:I’m dubious about it.
补充:完整句子翻译
原句:他们真的要么非法移民,要么靠贩毒为生,只是为了活下去吗?
- Do they really have to either immigrate illegally or make a living by drug trafficking just to survive?
- Is it true that they either sneak across borders or sell drugs just to survive?
- Do they really have no choice but to migrate illegally or deal drugs to get by?
