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早上咱们吃的“油条”,怎么翻译成英语呢?
■■《现代汉英综合大辞典》翻译“油条”是:deep-fried dough sticks.
■■“油条”的英语翻译,网友还有这个译法,deep-fried breadstick, 其实这个也很地道。
■■至于有人把食品的“油条”翻译成“oiled bar”, 这个怎么看,都是地道的中国式英语chinglish,是网友胡编的,我想,英美的英语母语者,怎么也难明白,到底是什么东西了。
■■当然,油条,老油条,还可能指的是人,“这个人老油条了”,希望说的不是你吧。
slick and sly person
old fox
slick person
这里顺便解释上面出现的几个单词,其中最难的是fry 和 slick
fry / frai /
verb (fries, fry·ing, fried, fried)
1. to cook sth in hot fat or oil; to be cooked in hot fat or oil
油炸;油煎;油炒:
▪ [VN]
fried fish
炸鱼
▪ [V]
the smell of bacon frying
煎熏咸肉的气味
⇨ related noun fry-up
⇨ see also stir-fry
2. [V] (informal) to be burnt by the sun
(被阳光)灼伤,晒伤:
You'll fry on the beach if you're not careful.
你若在海滩上不小心会被太阳灼伤的。
IDIOMS
⇨ see fish n.
noun1. [pl.] very small young fish
鱼苗;鱼秧子
⇨ see also small fry
2. [C] (usually fries [pl.]) (especially NAmE) = chip n. (3) :
Would you like ketchup with your fries?
你吃炸薯条要番茄酱吗?
dough
dough / dəu; NAmE dou / noun1. [U, sing.] a mixture of flour, water, etc. that is made into bread and pastry
(用于制麪包和糕点的)生麪团:
Knead the dough on a floured surface.
在撒了麪粉的案板上揉麪团。
2. [U] (old-fashioned, slang) money
钱
breadstick
bread·stick / ˈbredstik /
noun
1. a long thin piece of bread, which is dry like a biscuit
棍子麪包;饼干棒
2. a piece of fresh bread, baked in the shape of a small stick
小棍状烤麪包
slick
【这个单词比较复杂,adj. noun. verb, 请多查字典】
if someone is slick, they are good at persuading people, often in a way that does not seem honest
• 〔人〕油嘴滑舌的,巧舌如簧的:
»a slick used-car salesman
油嘴滑舌的二手车推销员
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