3分钟学英语 [205]:英文"出柜"怎么说

所属教程:3分钟学英语

浏览:

2020年06月12日

手机版

扫描二维码方便学习和分享

00:00

MP3下载

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。

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。