每天三分钟学英语 第205期:英文"出柜"怎么说
日期:2018-07-24 11:40

(单词翻译:单击)

情景对话:
Claire: Well, hello. How was your first day back in the closet …business?
Mitch: That doesn't make any sense. I've never worked here before.
Claire: It's just a gay joke, Mitchell. Don't overthink it. You settling in?

今日知识点:
in the closet 未出柜的人
Most gay men had to stay in the closet back in those days because society looked down on homosexuality.
大多数同性恋以前都不会公开,因为社会歧视同性恋。

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come out of the closet 出柜
I didn't come out of the closet until college. It was a big step in my life.
我大学才出柜,那是我生命中最重要的一步。

Gay joke 基佬笑话
Blonde joke 金发人的笑话

That doesn't make any sense. 这说不通呀/你说什么哪?
A: Eve's racist against Asians.
Eve歧视亚洲人。
B: That doesn't make any sense. Isn't she Asian?
这说不通呀,她不就是亚洲人吗?

Overthink 过度思考
A: What did she mean when she said “good job”?
她说我们“做得很好”是什么意思啊?
B: I think you're overthinking it. She just meant we did well.
我觉得你想太多了,她就是说我们做的不错。


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