中式英语错误纠正(100):恐怖医生
分类: 英语语法
分析
In English, "bang" is an onomatopoeic word which to describe a loud noise,usually when you shoot a gun or when a bomb explodes. Thus, to a foreigner,Dr. Bang sounds like an explosion doctor. Moreover, "bang" also has sexual con-notations in English.
英语中,“bang”是一个象声词,用来形容大的噪声,通常指开枪声或爆炸声。所以,外国人可能会把Dr. Bang理解成“爆炸”医生。而且,在英语中,“bang”还有色情的含义。
知识扩展
In English there are a lot of interesting words to describe sounds.We call these words onomatopoeic words.They are fun to say out loud,so leam them:
英语中有许多很生动的象声词,大声读出来很有意思,试一试吧:
woof/roof n.低吠声(狗叫声)
moo n.哞(牛叫声)
oink n.<美>(猪的)呼噜声
pow n.乒(表示射击、爆炸声等的拟声词)
poof n.吹熄蜡烛的声音
drip n.滴答声(一滴水滴下)
ribbit n.青蛙的声音
quack n.(指鸭)呱呱地叫
zoom n.嗡嗡声