VOA词汇掌故(翻译+字幕+讲解):冷酷无情的爱人
日期:2020-01-03 18:26

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And now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories.

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Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Perhaps that is why we have so many expressions that combine the word "cold" with body parts.

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The most straightforward example is the adjective coldhearted. Just as it sounds, a coldhearted person is distant and, well, cold. An action can be coldhearted as well. This would be one that shows no love or sympathy.

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There are many songs about coldhearted men or coldhearted women who, without feeling, broke the hearts of their lovers.

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In the 1988 song, Cold Hearted, Paula Abdul sings about the coldhearted man who broke her heart.

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He's a coldhearted snake, look into his eyes,

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Oh, oh he's been telling lies. He's a lover boy at play,

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He don't play by the rules oh, oh, oh ...

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The song was a huge hit.

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It seems a trend may have been set. In 2010, the Zac Brown Band released a song with the exact same name.

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Pretty little words covered your dark and crooked heart

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With a forked tongue I fell in love,

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Then I fell apart

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You are so

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Cold hearted

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Other similar adjectives often get a hyphen, like cold-blooded. Reptiles, amphibians and most fish are cold-blooded animals. This means they are unable to control their own body temperature. Mammals, on the other hand, are warm-blooded -- well, for the most part. There are some people in the world you could call cold-blooded.

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People who show no emotions or feelings are often described as cold-blooded. Cold-blooded people are hard to get close to. And they often do terrible things, on purpose.

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For example, the police might look for someone they call a cold-blooded killer. The person killed someone without any understandable cause - not in self-defense, fear or even anger. Killing for no reason is often called cold-blooded.

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Okay, enough of cold-blooded people. Let's go back to fish!

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As we said earlier, most are cold-blooded. So, calling a striped bass or rainbow trout a "cold fish" is fine. They would not be insulted... if they could be insulted.

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But calling a person a "cold fish" is an insult.

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A cold fish is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. Cold fish do not offer much of themselves to anyone.

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However, not everyone who doesn't show their feelings is a cold fish. Some people keep their feelings to themselves until they know you better. We could describe these people with the expression cold hands, warm heart.

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This means that a person may be very kind and warm. But they just don't show their feelings very easily. Take my friend Celeste as an example. She doesn't normally show her feelings. But she is always ready to help and is very kind. She is a classic case of cold hands, warm heart.

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Speaking of hands, the hands and feet are some of the first body parts to feel the cold. Getting cold feet is no fun – outdoors or in conversation.

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To get cold feet means to become afraid to do something you had already decided to do. We use this expression in situations that make us nervous or afraid -- from leading a big meeting at work to singing on stage in front of strangers.

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But we commonly use it in connection with weddings. People who are about to get married may begin to feel nervous as the day nears. They begin to question if they should take such a big step. If a bride shares these feelings of nervousness and uncertainty, a relative or friend might answer with "Don't worry! This is a classic case of cold feet!"

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Another body part involved in our cold expressions today is the shoulder.

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You give someone the cold shoulder when you refuse to speak to them. You ignore them. The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has broken a promise, or to someone who has said mean things about others.

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Well, that brings us to the end of this Words and Their Stories.

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In the Comments Section, let us know what you think of today's show. We try to answer as many comments as we can. But unfortunately we can't respond to all. So, if you don't get a reply, please know we're not giving you the cold shoulder.

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I'm Anna Matteo.

重点解析

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1.cold fish 态度冷冰冰的人;不热情的人

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He never help the others, he is a cold fish.

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他从来不帮助别人,他是一个冷酷无情的人L3SglfnY-zy,Es

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2.get cold feet 临阵脱逃;临阵畏缩;临阵退缩;害怕做某事;害怕

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I get cold feet whenever I have to in front of a crowd.

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Are you still planning to go camping with us or did you get cold feet?

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你是要跟我们去露营呢,还是你胆怯了?

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3.in connection with 关于;与……有关;和……有关

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A few days later came word that Tara and her female partner had been arrested in connection with a homicide.

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几天后,有消息说,因为牵涉到杀人案件,塔拉和她的女伴被捕了GLxuzD,L+F%~xp

参考译文

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这里是VOA学英语《词汇掌故》节目(]MG8(WvMR^1Ppt5

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寒冷天气对我们的大脑运转以及身体运作都有很大的影响-Cgu=e=)UZQ96f|;!D5。也许这就是我们有许多“寒冷(cold)”与身体部位组合在一起的表达的原因gAi*ljDLMHwH.N]=

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最直接的例子就是形容词“coldhearted(冷酷无情)”&%CLALRPIOx2S4i0l7。和它的发音一样,一个冷酷无情的人是令人觉得疏远的、嗯,且是冷漠的EJ=78sN8=F3Xr&。行为也可能是冷酷无情的,这类行为是无感情的或者是无怜悯的_m!J_peqr*tK

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有许多关于冷血的男人或者是女人的歌曲,他们没有情感,伤透了他们爱人的心PQq0glgoO%vJpynRlDKI

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宝拉·阿巴杜1988年的歌曲《Cold Hearted》唱及了一个令她伤心的冷血男人0ALo~_baC8Z0

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他是条冷血的蛇,看着他的眼睛,

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噢,噢,他一直在撒谎)qT7On]1*hzb(U。他诗歌玩弄感情的美男子,

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他不按常理出牌,噢,噢,噢……

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这首歌曾很受欢迎yi[ITB&Au;K*5q;C

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这首歌似乎已经掀起了一股潮流nbm_ze+nvsyj。2010年,扎克·布朗乐队发行了一首同名歌曲5Sl-g-w4u!

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花言巧语掩盖了你的阴暗和扭曲的心

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我在谎言中坠入爱河

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然后我的心被撕裂

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你是如此

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冷酷无情

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其他类似的形容词通常会有一个连字符(hyphen),如“cold-blooded(冷血的)”=P6mMHC[TY。爬行动物、两栖动物和大多数鱼类都是冷血动物(cold-blooded animals),这意味着这些动物无法控制自己的体温0_Wwo6^I8[gs%xnhAR。另一方面,哺乳动物(mammals)则是恒温动物(warm-blooded),好吧,绝大部分哺乳动物是这样ANOG)h4r9X7_&.PjnU6^。世界上有一些人你可以称其为冷血动物=3a~zy,)6;qTM&I%[)

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表现得没有人类的情感和感觉的人通常会被称为冷血动物N|^z=BTibY5+T75AFCyu。冷血的人(cold-blooded people)让人很难接近wVh,I~#yQW2MIBH.。而且他们经常有意做一些可怕的事情~a)%5J]0.wM

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例如,警察可能在搜捕一名他们称之为冷血杀手的人!b#Dt@20LzZnBs。这个人无缘无故杀死了一个人,不是出于自卫、恐惧,或者哪怕是出于愤怒+[^4Q|+B2CtbBZX(H(S。无故的杀害通常被认为是冷血的行为hA3r2B8p+z

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好了,说够了冷血的人了,让我们继续说鱼的话题!

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由于我们之前所说的大部分鱼都是冷血动物&p;[|-#y=l!。所以,称呼百花鲈鱼或者虹鳟鱼为“冷血鱼”是合适的WH%L6Tj7]U。它们不会觉得这是侮辱……如果它们可能受到侮辱的话iWKp2DZdp5b

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但是称某人是“冷漠的人(cold fish)”,那就是侮辱了26,z2kg9;X+I

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“冷漠的人”指的是一个人不友善、不表露感情,没有显现出爱心或者热心M@(DD;WfH3h1!vq^GG。冷漠的人不会向任何人展现太多自我MFmOZCXWgQl,j5*WH%y

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但是并不是每个不表现自己情感的人都是冷漠的人sB+sipT5&f]yUd4zQ。一些人在更多了解你之前会把自己的情感放在心底c&xx^QBTt.D@V&jPeB。我们可以用“外冷内热(cold hands, warm heart)”来形容这些人(F~4wfXKjdg1p3xX*5fH

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这个表达的意思是一个人也许很友善热情,只是他们不轻易表露出自己的情感e1f[&yF2)A)vg+。以我的朋友莎莉丝特为例wQsP%IPaL4(z84|Ei;。她通常不表露自己的情感9%9O^,5VtlObSlEn7。但是她总是乐于助人且待人友善+gO|5449.H。她是典型的“外冷内热”|hz~p5Mo0oRu+

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说到手,手和脚是最先感受到冷的身体部位之一4eoqkrkB=gG.jO,!==。“get cold feet(临阵退缩)”在户外或是交际中都不是件有趣的事情vWozpMINk+G5|Vsn|THx

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“get cold feet”意思是害怕做你已经决定好要做的事情X-O;IMYEIX)l3oKP。我们在让人紧张或者害怕的情境下使用这个表达,从支持工作上的一个大型会议到站在舞台上面对着陌生人唱歌e)~U-Wwm.s|G~LjUfhj

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但是我们通常将它用于婚礼=XrTMMW]drXrhD3bgy。那些要结婚的人也许在婚期邻近的时候开始变得紧张f!uWH=|ibdC-0f。他们开始怀疑自己是否应该迈出这么一大步@@*ET1&xr4[u。如果一个准新娘向别人说出她的紧张和疑虑,亲戚或者朋友也许会说:“别担心!这是典型的婚前恐惧!”

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今天另一个“寒冷(cold)表达”中涉及到的身体部位是肩膀8@MnJ;.8+=q

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当你拒绝和某人讲话时,你对那人是冷淡(cold shoulder)的9@,i;k1~8F。你无视他们9r&AuX%J%Nc8ca。这个表达很大可能源自转身背对某人的这种身体行为k43K9bt8tr。你也许会对不守信的朋友或是说别人坏话的人很冷淡u8y[GHhs;M7@c

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好吧,又到了本期《词汇掌故》节目的尾声了vo,Iy6@C8tKjWRN4,;a

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