办公室英语口语谬误(2):She Is Expecting

时间:2007-02-06 02:43:11

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She is expecting.
她怀孕了。

(王小姐和吉娜正看在公司圣诞派对时拍摄的照片。)

Jenny: Barb1 is doing so well. You know she is expecting in May.
芭比一切都很顺利,在五月。

Ms.Wang: What is she expecting?
她究竟在期待什么啊?

Jenny: She told me that she decided2 not to have it tested. Only God knows.
她说不去检验这个项目,这大概只有天知道吧!

(王小姐被弄得更糊涂了!)


【Note】
王小姐不知道“expecting”也有“怀孕”的意思。吉妮也没有发现这一点,以为王小姐说“在期待什么”是在问“是男孩还是女孩”。“test”是指判断婴儿性别的产检。


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1 barb kuXzG     
n.(鱼钩等的)倒钩,倒刺
参考例句:
  • The barb of his wit made us wince.他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
  • A fish hook has a barb to prevent the fish from escaping after being hooked.鱼钩上都有一个倒钩以防上了钩的鱼逃走。
2 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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