3分鐘學英語 [344]:外國人說Is that a thing?可別翻譯成“那叫事嗎”?

情景對話：

Claire: What was that?!
Phil: Don't be offended. In many cultures, it's customary to bow only to the man.
Claire: Phil. Haley, Andy -- is that a thing?
Phil: Oh. I don't know.

知識點講解：

What was that?
那是怎么回事?

【例句】
Did you see that look she gave me? What was that? I thought she had a boyfriend.
你看到她剛剛看我的眼神了么?那是怎么回事?她不是有男朋友么。

Don't be offended.
別覺得被冒犯啊。

這句話可以用來解釋，
避免別人誤會我們在冒犯他們。

【例句】
Don't be offended if he didn't say hi to you. He doesn't have good social skills.
如果他沒跟你打招呼，別覺得被冒犯啊，他不太善于社交。

 

 

Is that a thing?
他倆在談戀愛么?

可以表示“他倆是有什么事嘛”
是不是他們之間有什么“貓膩”

【例句一】
Jeremy and Anna, really? Is that a thing? I thought they hated each other.
Jeremy 和Anna，真的么?他倆在談戀愛么?我以為他們不合呢。

【例句二】
You and Jake, is that a thing?
你和Jake，你倆是不是有點什么關(guān)系啊?

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