“You're my best man”可不是“你是我最好的男人”

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

It is a great honor for me to be your best man. I hope you can be mine in the future.

We talked man-to-man, trying to figure out the solution to our problem.

A: I don't understand why Don doesn't like to read science fiction. It's the most interesting thing to read.

B: One man's meat is another man's poison.

【语音标记】

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⭐1⭐

the best man 伴郎

＝groomsman 伴郎

one's best man 某人的伴郎

同理

the best woman 伴娘

＝ bridemaid /ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd/

one's best woman 某人的伴娘

【解释】

The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.

必须指出，the best man/woman的确也有“最佳人选/最好的那个人”的意思，例如：

It is really a question as to who is the best man to do this work, if it has to be done.

如果必须做这项工作，那么谁是做这项工作的最佳人选确实是个问题。

【拓展】其他相关的表达

新郎 bridegroom

新娘 bride

未婚夫 fiancé 英/fɪ'ɑ:nseɪ/ 美/fɪɑ:n'seɪ/

未婚妻 fiancée，发音同fiancé（像极了咱中文的“他”和“她”）

wedding 婚礼

wedding party 婚宴

【例句】

You can be my best man when I get married.

我结婚的时候你可以做我的伴郎。

It is a great honor for me to be your best man. I hope you can be mine in the future.

能成为你的伴郎，不胜荣幸。希望以后你也可以做我的伴郎。

⭐2⭐

man-to-man

adj/adv. 坦诚的/地

【解释】

to describe an honest and direct conversation between two men

【例句】

We had a man-to-man discussion about the issue.

关于那个问题我们进行了坦诚的讨论。

We talked man-to-man, trying to figure out the solution to our problem.

我们坦诚的交谈，试图找出我们问题的解决方案。

⭐3⭐

one man's meat is another man's poison

兴趣爱好因人而异；

一人手中宝，他人脚下草；

萝卜白菜，各有所爱

【解释】

used to say that diferent people like different things; what one person likes very much , another person does not like at all

【例句】

A: I really don't understand the appeal of the Harry Potter series. There are so many better books out there!

B: Eh, one man's meat is another man's poison.

A：我真的不懂哈利波特系列的书有啥好的，比它好的书多了去了。

B：额，萝卜白菜，各有所爱吧。

A: I don't understand why Don doesn't like to read science fiction. It's the most interesting thing to read.

B: One man's meat is another man's poison.

A: 我不懂为什么Don不喜欢读科幻小说，这是最有趣的读物了。

B: 萝卜白菜，各有所爱吧。