編按:大家都知道Beef是牛肉的意思,但有一些和Beef相關的俚語卻與牛肉八竿子打不著關係。想和外國人溝通起來更道地嗎?快點來看看!
beef about 抱怨
想讓別讓不知道你在抱怨誰的話,就趕快學起來!
He is beefing about his classmates since he can't help it.(他忍不住抱怨他的同學。)
beefed up 變超壯
看到許久不見的朋友變超壯,記得用這句喔!
He got real beefed up for his next superhero film.(他為了下一部超級英雄電影而練得超壯。)
have a beef with 不滿某人、對某人有意見
偶爾換個方式表達不滿,也不錯~
You seem to have a beef with Chad. Do you want to fight him?(你似乎對 Chad 很不滿。你是想跟他吵架嗎?)
What's the beef? 有什麼問題嗎?
以後就用這問朋友這句話,好想看他回答什麼喔!
What's up, my homies! What's the beef?(怎麼了,兄弟!有什麼問題嗎?)
本文經授權轉載自希平方-看YouTube學英文(原標題:【趣味英文】牛肉片語,What's the beef? 不是『這是什麼牛肉?』)
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