实用贴：那些实用又地道的英语叠词

中华文化博大精深，叠词在中文语句中就显得特有文采、特有诗意。例如“寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚。”

一念起来，就感觉那场面简直美到不行。

那，在英语里头呢?会不会也有类似的“英语叠词”?

当然有!让我们来学习一下正宗的英语叠词吧!

01 blah blah

用于代表无聊乏味的讲话

Oh blah blah blah - I've heard it all before!

嗯，哇啦哇啦说了一大堆——都是我以前听过的!

02 drip-drip

雨水声，一点点

形容坏事缓慢发生的过程

the drip-drip of bad news

一点点发布的坏消息。

a steady drip-drip from the branches of the trees.

不断从树木的树枝上往下滴水之声

Small independently-owned shops are disappearing with the steady drip, drip, drip.

个体小商店正渐渐消失。

03 chop-chop

快，赶快

Come on, chop-chop, we’re late!

快，赶快，我们要迟到了!

Come on, chop-chop! Speed up.

来啊，快点!加快速度!

04 goody-goody

伪善的人/老好人

He‘s a bit of a goody-goody.

他是个老好人。

05 pooh-pooh

对…不屑一顾，蔑视

I think you might pooh-pooh this idea.

我觉得你可能会对这个主意嗤之以鼻。

06 fifty-fifty

对半(的);平分(的)

Let’s divide the prize fifty-fifty.

咱们平分奖金吧。

Why don't we go fifty-fifty?

要不我们对半分吧。

There’s a fifty-fifty chance you are right.

有50%的可能性你是对的。

07 hush-hush

嘘声，秘密的

In the end he was forced to resign but it was all very hush-hush.

最后他被迫辞职，但这些全是秘密发生的。

This matter is hush-hush.

这件事要谨慎保密。

You don't want to hush-hush his scandal to me.

你别想对我隐瞒他的丑事。

08 win-win

双

We are trying to establish a win-win relationship.

我们努力建立一种双赢的关系。

Free trade is not always a win-win situation.

自由贸易并非总是双赢局面。

09 no-no

禁忌

In the United States, asking the age of a lady is a big no-no.

在美国，问一位女士的年龄是一件绝对禁忌的事情。

We all know that cheating on our taxes is a no-no.

我们都知道偷税漏税是绝对不行的。

10 so-so

马马虎虎，不好不坏的

Their lunch was only so-so.

他们的午餐只能算是凑合凑合。

Although you spoke highly of the film, I just feel it’s so-so.

不管你怎么夸耀那部影片，我还是觉得它一般般。

11 go-go

活跃的;快速增长的

He’s a go-go person.

他是个十分活跃的人。

the go-go years of the early 21st century

21世纪初的那个奔腾年代

12 dum-dum

笨蛋

You dum-dums!

你们这些笨蛋!

Oh, you're in trouble, dum-dum.

哦，你有麻烦了，笨蛋。