"鸟不拉屎的地方"用英语怎么说呢?真的很简单,小学单词就可以搞定

"鸟不拉屎的地方"用英语怎么说呢?真的很简单,小学单词就可以搞定

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【朗读以下例句,并用今日表达造句】

I'll never understand why they built this campus out here in the middle of nowhere.


I can't wait to graduate from high school and get out of this boring, one-horse town!


This place is overcrowded. I prefer to travel off the beaten track.


【语音精讲】

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【精讲部分】

⭐1⭐

the middle of (freaking) nowhere

偏远的地方

荒郊野岭

鸟不拉屎的地方


【解释】

If you say that a place is in the middle of nowhere, you mean that it is a long way from other places.


【例句】

I'll never understand why they built this campus out here in the middle of nowhere.

我想不明白他们为什么要把这个校园建在这鸟不拉屎的地方。


To get to my house, you have to drive into the middle of nowhere.

要去我家,你得把车开到荒郊野外。


The house isn’t easy to find; it’s in the middle of freaking nowhere.

这房子真不好找;真是一个鸟不拉屎的地方。


⭐2⭐

off the beaten track/path

人迹罕至的

偏僻的


beaten track/path大家常走的路

off表示“离开/远离”的意思


【解释】

A place that is off the beaten track is in an area where not many people live or go. 人迹罕至


【例句】

This place is overcrowded. I prefer to travel off the beaten track.

这个地方太拥挤了。我更喜欢去一些人少的地方。


We'll definitely be able to get a table at that restaurant; it's really off the beaten track.

我们一定能在那家餐厅订到位子;那儿真的很偏僻。


Tiny secluded beaches can be found off the beaten track.

极小的与世隔绝的海滩能在鲜有人至之处找到。



⭐3⭐

one-horse town 偏远小镇

一马小镇

(通常被认为是一个无聊的地方)


【解释】

A very small and unremarkable town that is typically regarded as dull or boring.


This expression, first recorded in 1857, presumably alluded to a town so small that a single horse would suffice for its transportation needs.

这个短语最早记录于1857年,大概是指一个小镇很小,一匹马就能满足交通需求。


【解释】

I can't wait to graduate from high school and get out of this boring, one-horse town!

我等不及要高中毕业,然后离开这个无聊的小镇了!


I refuse to spend a whole week in that one-horse town!

我才不要在这么一个小地方呆一周。


美剧《灵书妙探》Castle 第七季台词:

I bet you've still got connections in that one-horse town, don't you?

我敢说你在那个小镇里仍有人脉,对吧?


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  • 听友260002558

    主播,请问这是英音还是美音吖?

    英文早餐Eric 回复 @听友260002558: 美式英语的