A third wheel 电灯泡

Hello, everyone! 欢迎大家来到小强英语!有些人会在别人约会的时候不解风情地来打扰，我们常常称他们是“电灯泡”。在英语中“电灯泡”的表达为：a third wheel. "third wheel"就是马车的一根轴子上装了三个轮子，它是多余的轮子，也可引申为“多余的人”A third wheel is a person or thing that serves no useful purpose, or an unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date. 我们来看一下例句：

A: Hey! I have an engagement with my girlfriend tonight, why not have dinner with us?
B: You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.
A: 嘿！我和我的女朋友今晚有约会，你跟我们一起吃饭吧？
B：你们两个去吧！我可不想当电灯泡。

"a third wheel",意为 “电灯泡，第三者”。大家可要学会察言观色，不要成为不解风情的"a third wheel"。好了，本期的节目到此结束，我们下期再会。与小强互动，请关注新浪微博@小强英语！

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