許多小動作的英文課本都沒有教,
你知道翻白眼、拋媚眼、挖鼻屎、擠痘痘的英文怎麼說嗎?
「我眼皮正在跳」又該如何表達呢?
VoiceTube今天要教你臉部相關的單字片語!
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Eyes 眼睛相關
我的眼皮一直在跳 → My eye keeps twitching.
Twitch [twɪtʃ] (v.)(n.) 使抽動, 使痙攣; 抽動, 刺痛
She felt the twitch(n.) of her own wound.
她感覺到傷口的抽痛。
補充:
單眼皮=single eyelid, 雙眼皮=double eyelid
翻白眼 → Roll one’s eyes (at someone)
Don’t roll your eyes at me!
不准對我翻白眼!
色瞇瞇/ 拋媚眼 → Make eyes at=Give the glad eye
I saw her making eyes at her boyfriend in the classroom.
我看到她在向她男友拋媚眼。Tim gave me the glad eye last night in the party.
Tim昨晚在派對上色瞇瞇的看著我。
目光呆滯 → Glassy-eyed
A glassy-eyed heroin addict was caught in the park.
一個雙眼無神的海洛英毒蟲在公園被逮到了。
(睡眠不足的)黑眼圈 → Dark circles
I tried very hard to get rid of those dark circles.
我非常盡力得試著把那些黑眼圈弄掉。
補充:
一般我們指的黑眼圈不能說是black eyes喔!black eyes是指因為打架而形成的「黑眼圈」。
眼屎 → Eye discharge=“Sleep” in your eyes
When you’re asleep, eye discharge collects and crusts in the corners of your eyes, hence the term “sleep in your eyes.”
當你睡覺時,你的眼屎會堆積起來並且在你的眼頭積成硬硬的外殼,因此它也被稱為“sleep in your eyes” 。
Nose 鼻子相關
拔鼻毛 → Pluck nose hair
Sometimes I see my father having fun plucking his nose hair.
有時候我會看到我爸爸拔鼻毛拔得挺開心。
挖鼻屎 → Pick one’s nose
Picking your nose at the meeting is impolite.
在會議中挖鼻屎很沒禮貌。
補充:
鼻屎=booger
聽聽看鼻屎怎麼發音:
流鼻涕 → Runny nose
I have a sore throat and runny nose.
我喉嚨痛還有流鼻涕。
擤鼻涕 → Blow one’s nose
Please don’t blow your nose on the tablecloth.
請不要用桌巾擤鼻涕。
補充:
鼻涕=snot = mucus
Having a cold makes my snot yellow.
感冒讓我鼻涕變成黃色的。
打噴嚏 → Sneeze
Sneeze [sniz] (n.)(v.) 噴嚏;打噴嚏
Her face wrinkles when she is about to sneeze.
她的臉在她快打噴嚏時皺了起來。
鼻塞 → Stuffy nose=Stopped-up nose
My nose is usually stopped up at night. = I usually have a stuffy nose at night.
我晚上通常會鼻塞。
Mouth嘴巴相關
打呵欠 → Yawn
Yawn [jɔn] (n.)(v.) 呵欠;打呵欠
He stretched himself with a yawn.
他伸懶腰打了個呵欠。
口臭 → Bad breath
My neighbor has bad breath.
我鄰居有口臭。
補充:
1. 注意bad breath前不能加冠詞 (a/an, the) 唷!
2. 口氣清新=fresh breath
磨牙 → Bite one’s teeth = Grind one’s teeth
Grind [graɪnd] (v.) 摩;摩擦聲
My roommate grinds his teeth every night!
我的室友每晚都在磨牙!
(想到討厭的室友了嗎? 這影片會讓你超有感!)
嘴巴破洞 → Canker sore
Canker [ˋkæŋkɚ] (n.)(v.) 潰瘍;使潰瘍
My mother always treats a canker sore with salt.
我的母親總是用鹽巴對付嘴巴的破洞。
打嗝 → Hiccup
Hiccup [ˋhɪkəp] (v.)(n.) 打嗝;嗝
When you have hiccups, drink a glass of cold water.
你不停打嗝的話就喝杯冷水吧。
補充:
造成連續hiccup的原因可能是吃東西太快或是呼吸不順,
若是吃太飽而形成的嗝稱為burp,一樣可作為動詞兼名詞。
其他
挖耳朵 → Pick one’s ear=Clean one’s ear
Most people clean their ear with Q-tips.
大多數人用棉花棒清耳朵。
補充:
1. Q-tips為美國棉花棒品牌,通常用來代指棉花棒(cotton swabs)
2. 耳屎=Ear wax
酒窩 → Dimple
Dimple [ˋdɪmp!] (n.)(v.)小凹洞,漣漪;起漣漪
Two dimples(n.) appear on her cheeks when she smiles.
她微笑時臉頰上出現了兩個酒窩。
擠痘痘 → Pop a pimple
I tried really hard not to pop this pimple on my nose.
我很努力得不去把鼻子上的痘痘擠掉
補充:
1. 青春痘 = pimple = zit
2. 粉刺 = acne
3. 痘痘臉 = pizza face
文/ Lily Chou
Source: Bad Habits/Annoying Behavior, Your Child’s Habits, “口臭”的英文怎麼說?, 英語島交誼廳, All About Vision
Picture Source: William Brawley, CC Lisenced, Alex, CC Licensed, Isabel Garconi, CC Licensed, Alexandre Normand, CC Lisenced.
作者簡介/ VoiceTube 看影片學英語
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