Englishpod英語(yǔ)文化脫口秀第272期:外國(guó)人愛(ài)面子嗎?

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Fascinating: 有意思的、耐人尋味的

Things foreigners will never get about Chinese culture: 外國(guó)人搞不懂的中國(guó)概念

We would love to explain it to you: 我們很想解釋給你聽(tīng)

第一集節(jié)目我們說(shuō)了以下概念

Filial piety:孝順、孝道

Collectivist society: 集體型社會(huì)

Internal fire: 上火

推送點(diǎn)這里

今天要說(shuō)另外兩個(gè)

Fundamental concept:核心的概念

Face: 面子

Save face: 愛(ài)面子

Lose face: 丟臉

Give someone face: 給面子 (這是概念是外國(guó)人最不懂的)

Universal:普世的、共通的

That was not what I meant to do:這不是我的本意

Embarrassing situations: 丟臉的事情

Run out of money: 錢(qián)用完了

Receipt:發(fā)票

Lend money: 借給別人錢(qián)

Borrow money: 問(wèn)別人借錢(qián)

Pay someone back:還錢(qián)

Owe someone money: 欠別人錢(qián)

Cologne: 古龍水

Marriage pressure: 結(jié)婚的壓力

Force someone to do something against their own will: 逼別人做一件自己不愿意的事

Nosy neighbours: 愛(ài)管閑事的鄰居

Are you seeing anyone: 你有對(duì)象嗎

The clock is ticking: 時(shí)間不多了

When you're over a certain age: 當(dāng)你過(guò)了一個(gè)年齡

Social pressure: 社會(huì)壓力

Singleton:單身人士

Fulfilled life: 滿足的人生

Matchmaking: 做媒、相親

Date with the purpose of getting married: 以結(jié)婚為目的戀愛(ài)

Property: 房子、不動(dòng)產(chǎn)

Stability: 穩(wěn)定

Property is a prerequisite to marriage: 房子是結(jié)婚的前提

Unaffordable/out of reach: 負(fù)擔(dān)不起

Mortgage: 貸款

Live with the fact: 接受現(xiàn)實(shí)

Commitment: 承諾

Reality: 現(xiàn)實(shí)

Multiple kids: 多子女

Wealthy: 有錢(qián)的