MJE美劇筆記:生活大爆炸S01E01外出就餐
Leonard: Is Thai food okay with you Penny?
Penny: Sure.
Sheldon: We can’t have Thai food, we had Indian for lunch.
Penny: So?
Sheldon: They’re both curry based cuisines. (注: n+based+n)
Penny: So?
Sheldon: They would be gastronomically redundant. I can see we’re going to have to spell out everything for this girl.
Penny: Any ideas Raj? (He just looks at her with a worried expression.)
based
【釋】containing something as an important part or feature.(牛津高階)
立基于,以…為基礎(chǔ),這里要學(xué)習(xí)的而是 n+based的結(jié)構(gòu)
【例】a class-based society.(牛津高階)
一個(gè)階級(jí)社會(huì)。
【例】carbon-based fuels.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
碳基燃料。
【釋】connected with cooking and eating good food.(牛津高階)
從美食法角度;從烹飪法角度
redundant
【釋】repeating something else and therefore unnecessary.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
冗余的;多余的
【例】Some people say that since all adages are old, the phrase “old adage” is redundant.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
有些人說(shuō),因?yàn)樗械闹V語(yǔ)都是古老的,所以說(shuō)“古老的諺語(yǔ)”就多余了。
【例】The picture has too much redundant detail.(牛津高階)
這幅畫(huà)就太多畫(huà)蛇添足的細(xì)節(jié)了。
spell out
【釋】to explain something in a simple, clear way.(牛津高階)
講清楚
【例】You know what I mean—I'm sure I don't need to spell it out.(牛津高階)
你知道我什么意思——我肯定我不用跟你再多解釋了。
【例】She didn't get the hint, so he had to spell it out for her.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
她沒(méi)聽(tīng)懂提示,所以他得跟她解釋解釋了。