Number是“数”,one是“一”,那“number one”呢?

2020-10-19 09:37:55  每日学英语
number one

在大家认知当中,

number one是“第一”的意思,

如果number one 当做动词来用呢?

难道是当第一?

意思往往令你想不到哦~

是小便的意思,

number 1=pee

pee小便。

例:

I want to make number one, mommy.

妈妈, 我要撒尿。

Number two

这个词在表义上是数字2的意思,

在《老友记》第三季第八集Rachael说

number one number two,

joey就在哈哈大笑。

这是为何呢?

这是美国俚语,

number 2=poo

poo 大便

例:

My elder brother is doing number two.

我哥在拉粑粑。

 

 

 

为什么会有这样的一个说法呢?

In the 1960′s, the children used to play these tricks by raising 1 finger if they had to pee and 2 fingers if they had to do the poo in a ongoing classroom.

在20世纪60年代,孩子们经常用这样的一个小诀窍,如果他们要尿尿就举起一个手指,如果正在上课时他们要大便就举起两个手指。

Apparently it was to inform the teacher of how long the child was going to be out of class for the bathroom.

显然,这是为了通知老师孩子要多长时间离开课堂去上厕所。

If you ask the reason this wasn't kept a classroom tradition for long was likely due to the fact that students probably learned they could get more time out of class if they unabashedly raised 2 fingers.

如果你问为什么这种课堂传统没有保持很长时间,很可能是因为学生们知道如果他们大胆地举起两根手指,他们就可以得到更多的课外时间。

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