皮卡丘准备请大家喝酒撸串,迪丽热巴问外教郭杰瑞:Would you join us?,结果外教甩了一句 :I'm down,就匆匆去洗手间,这可把热巴整懵了,为什么外教会说"我不高兴",其实热巴误解外教了....
1、I'm down
I'm down确实有"我不高兴"的意思,但如果根据语境邀请别人吃东西,对方来一句I'm down相当于Be happy to,乐意做某事(这是美国人最常说的口语表达之一)
①I told you I'm down with the kids.
早说过,我很乐意哄小孩。
②How about joining us for dinner?—Surely,I'm down.
和我们一起吃晚餐怎么样?—好啊,我加入(我乐意).
知识延伸:
Down 的用法和 up 类似Be down for =be up for 想做某事;有心情做某事
✔️Are you down?
你愿意吗?
✔️Are you down for it?
你想做这件事吗?
✔️Are you down for something?
你想要点什么吗?
标准的回答:
✔️I'm down.
我很愿意。
✔️I'm down for Cantonese food:
我想吃粤菜
✔️I'm down for a basketball game:
我想看场篮球赛
✔️I'm down for something:
我想要...
✔️I'm down to do something:
我想做…
老外还是最喜欢用这句话回答:
I'm down for whatever.
可以,我怎么都行。
2、let sb down
在职场如果老板对你说:You let me down,这样升职加薪就渺茫了,表达的意思是:你太让我失望了。
例句:
I was counting on Pikachu to come, but he let me down.
我指望着皮卡丘来呢,但他让我失望了。
如果let down放在一起变成letdown,可用作名词,表示令人失望的事。
例句:
After all I'd heard about the movie, it turned out to be a bit of a letdown.
关于这部电影我听说过很多,看完后却让我有点儿失望。
3、turn sth/sb down
千万别直译:“把...转下来”,正确的翻译:拒绝(提议或请求)(to refuse an offer or request)
例句:
①He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.
他邀请她去澳大利亚旅游,但她拒绝了。
②He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.
他拒绝了这份工作,因为出差太频繁了。
4、Down payment
首付款
例句:
I made/put a down payment on a new smart TV.
我已经交了新智能电视机的首付货款。
5、Be down to sb
由某人负责
例句:
It's down to me to find a suitable person for the job.
找到合适的人选做这项工作是我的责任。
6、Be down on sb.
批评某人
例句:
It's not fair of the boss to be so down on a new employee.
老板这样批评一位新员工有些不公平。
7、Upside down
上下颠倒的(地)
例句:
The plane was flying upside down at high speed.
飞机正在倒飞,速度极快。
8、down-and-dirty
(举止)令人反感的;虚伪的
例句:
He likes his films down-and-dirty.
他喜欢他那些桃色电影
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