英語地道習(xí)語:two-timer腳踩兩只船的人
這次我們要學(xué)的習(xí)慣用語是:two-timer。 timer原來可以指按時計算報酬的工作人員,但是用在兒女私情上就不是那個意思了。 two-timer跟有忠誠不二的含義的one and only可說是恰恰相反。 two-timer指的是那種腳踩兩只船的人。這種人三心二意同時交兩個異性朋友,而且把兩邊都蒙在鼓里,騙得那兩個人都相信自己是他/她的one and only。
這個習(xí)慣用語已經(jīng)流傳了七十五年了,對它的出典眾說不一。有人認(rèn)為two-timer來自two at a time,一次抓兩個;也有人說two-timer原來是 making time with two,跟兩個人混。不管怎樣這種騙局早晚會拆穿。那騙子不但會弄得焦頭爛額,最后下場還多半是兩頭落空。
我們看個典型例子。
例句:my friend pete is a lonely man these days. he'd been going with sally for a long time, and she thought he was serious about her. then he started going with pauline too, and both found out. there was a big fuss, and neither one wants to see the two-timer again.
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