今日短语
汉语俗语“说曹操,曹操就到”用来描述“正当谈论某个人的时候,那个人就出现了”的情景。英语表达“talk of the devil 谈论魔鬼”也能谈论同样的情况。人们有时会把“talk of the devil”中的动词“talk”替换成“speak”,即“speak of the devil”,意思不变。
例句
Talk of the devil; we were just talking about you.
说曹操,曹操就到!我们正说你呢。
I can't believe Tom's leaving! Speak of the devil, here comes Tom.
真不敢相信汤姆要走了!说他,他就到了。汤姆来了。
Kun broke up from his girlfriend – talk of the devil. Here she is! Have you been standing there for a long time?
琨和他女朋友分手了。说曹操,曹操就到。她在这里!你在这儿站很长时间了吗?
重庆市垫江县2019-2020学年九年级学期上期末考试英语试题
2022-08-29