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精解「尷尬」的空氣成分
所謂的尷尬…
是指人的「行為」跟「場合」出現不一致的時候
1. 社交空白時間
跟不熟的人聊天 stuck in an awkward conversation
不小心跟陌生人揮手/對到視線waved back at someone who wasn't waving to you
跟爸媽一起看鐵達尼號(或其他有尷尬場景的電影) the most mortifying filmgoing experience
突然忘記要說的話 when your mind went blank
遇到已分手的情人ran into your ex
2. 少根筋的日常尷尬
推開忘記上鎖的廁所 opened door to a toilet stranger
褲子拉鍊沒有拉 zipper was down
偷拍被發現 forgot to turn off the camera shutter sound
自言自語被聽到 soliloquist/people who talk to themselves
3. 現代文明尷尬
明明坐在旁邊卻用手機傳訊息digital Whispering
傳訊息聊天不知道怎麼結束只好放貼圖didn't know how to exit a conversation
出去玩大家都在滑手機…只好跟著滑 phubbing
這些字都有尷尬成分
-動作有點笨拙:
awkward , lacking social skills, clumsy, inelegant, amateurish, foolish
模擬情境:重複不要超過三次
When you've already said "what?" three times and still have no idea what the person said, so you just agree.
-心裡覺得丟臉:
embarrassed, uncomfortable, ashamed, abashed, disconcerted, bashful, discomforted
模擬情境:說話不要太快
Accidentally said "I'll give you my mobile numble" to a man today.
-旁人覺得有趣:
hilarious, funny, droll, ludicrous, humoristic, comical, entertaining
模擬情境 想一想覺得不太對勁
(解釋:即使媽媽沒收了所有電子產品,女孩還是能透過LG冰箱發推文)
It's your turn! 組合題
英文的尷尬有三大類型,你覺得中文的尷尬,分別是這三類單字拿多少比例組成?
尷尬 = Awkward ___ %
Embarrassing ___ %
Hilarious ___ %
編輯/ 英語島編輯室
本文收錄於英語島English Island 2019年10月號
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