bougie, boujee, boogie...到底哪一個才正確?答案是:全都正確。 來自法文的外來語 bourgeois 原指中產階級, 用在人身上指生活很「精緻」,但是仔細探討生活精緻是什麼意思呢? 我最近在看的劇 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (亞馬遜原創:漫才梅索太太),主角的生活就可以說是很高級,但是不僅僅是錢的多寡,bougie 更有另一層公主病的感覺,對事情講究、要用好的、難搞、不太好伺候,旅遊時要帶很多東西。 來看看 bougie 的例句 - She is bougie and never takes public transport when she travels. She will charter a taxi. (她旅遊時從不搭乘大眾運輸,會直接包一輛計程車) - He never wears the same outfit twice. He goes shopping every season. (同一套衣服他從不穿第二次,每個季節都會買新衣) ✏️ 留言區造句:在台灣(或你的區域),生活精緻的人有什麼行為?What are some bougie behaviors you see in Taiwan (or where you live)? Tell us in the comment below! - 📌補充:有趣的是,bougie 也可以純粹指一個事物很貴、很高級,例如 This coffee shop is bougie. Every cup is hand poured. (這家咖啡廳很高級,每杯都是手沖),這就跟 fancy 一樣了!
My friend he is bougie not just for outfit, also for furnitures. One chair (for decoration only) cost like 20,000. https://www.eslite.com/product/1005341472682348261008?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22094810800&gbraid=0AAAAAoLh2DkHd9VOlCmGIYzjKHxt2ktvx&gclid=CjwKCAjwmozTBhAeEiwAkEGZzrLdI01Ex4wtieN3do1f48Ui4iyAudwjAJPTlH3Ul6G3sAMMIHiWeRoCUowQAvD_BwE And his 口頭禪 is [ I don’t have money] 😂
一位同學昨天跟我說:「In Mandarin I can be funny and make jokes, but in English, all I can do is … respond.」(說中文我可以搞笑、開玩笑,但是說英文我就只能『回覆』。) 這種無法「被理解」的失落感是難以形容的,也許事後才想出來的笑話,只能自己在洗澡的時候才獨自演練一遍,總是在對話中感覺跟不上。 但是今天,Let’s put it into perspective. In the history of you learning English, were you ever able to make any jokes? Did you ever have any chances? 對大多數在補習班長大的我們來說,答案都是No - 英文僅是一門科目,在有限的環境練習之下,能夠遇到的場景沒有變化,當然無法衝撞出任何火花,更不用說用英文來說笑話或表達自我,克漏字能全對就好了。 你也是這種人嗎? - 英文有深度,但僅限「特定場景」如辦公室或email - 缺乏廣度,換個話題就尷尬句點,只能安靜笑笑 - 文法很穩,閱讀比聽力厲害 - 說話沒有溫度,很依靠翻譯 如果以上描述的是你,表示你的「英文自我」還是個滯留在國高中的小孩,沒有見過世面,個性有很多稜角,沒有機會研磨,跟中文自我形成強烈對比。 假設你今天的目標不僅是商業英文,你希望出國旅遊、交朋友、留學、工作甚至移民,你的焦點不再僅僅是學英文了,你必須「發展英文自我」。 問自己:「我該如何讓這位孩子長大茁壯?他需要什麼?」 - ✏️ 這個禮拜我請你做一個練習:Know a little bit of everything. 如何進行? 1. 在這個新聞網站找一篇你通常不會關注的文章 2. 僅閱讀第一段和最後一段 3. 閱讀完後寫下自己想問的一個問題,以好奇心為出發點 4. 寫完後,將文章從頭閱讀一遍,看自己的問題有沒有被回答 5. 若沒有,自行搜尋答案 🌳 核心觀念是:你知道的不需要多,但你需要知道很多。 Knowing a little bit of everything will serve you well in life. 你如果可以每週進行一到兩次,累積下來的就是相當多元的會話投資組合! 選擇做這個練習的人,可以私訊跟我分享,記得,有練就有分。今天開始磨合稜稜角角,慢慢成為最真實的英文自我。
nickel = 五分錢,dime = 十分錢, 所以 nickel and dime 是什麼意思? 看情境例句推論看看 ⬇️ (一) -[The hotel was not very expensive. But the bill turned out to be so high.] -[How so?] -[Well, they charged me for watching the TV, toiletries* and even the coffee.] -[They really nickel-and-dimed you.] -[No kidding.] (二) -[I want to rent a scooter when I get to Kending.] -[Sounds good. But be careful that some businesses can nickel and dime you to death.] -[What do you mean?] -[You have to check the fine prints** - they can charge you for anything that happens to the scooter.] -[Good to know! I'll be careful.] 你覺得 nickel and dime 在這裡是什麼意思呢? - 註腳 *toiletry -ies 盥洗用具 **fine prints 細則
聽說有一種指數叫做口紅指數(lipstick index),描述當經濟不好的時候,口紅銷售量會上升的現象,理論是因為環境蕭條,人們(通常女性)還是希望可以買一點小東西犒賞自己,許多人會選擇買口紅。在我經驗上來看還是真的呢! 所以我可以說:I can't afford a Chanel bag, but I can splurge on a Chanel lipstick. (我買不起香奈兒包但我可以痛快地買他們的口紅。) 📌 to splurge on something 可以翻譯成: - 痛快買 - 大手筆 - 咬牙買下去 通常是價位較高的東西,但你認為值得的。 更多例句 - My husband is a foodie. He can splurge on expensive groceries. - I splurged today and got myself a 1-year gym membership. - Clothes is not something I like to splurge on. I can wear anything. ✏️ 留言區回答:What do you like to splurge on?
I used to be a high roller, so I could splurge on lots of things, such as cosmetic products, clothes, bags, accessories, kitchenwares, bedsheets, just like Anything? Hahaha However, I’m a grown up now, learned how to deal with the impulses.