大部分注重自身健康的人都会加入到了跑步的行列,跑步的好处有很多,这是大家都在说的。今天我们学习一些相关的英文吧。
01、“long run”不是“长跑”
long run 的意思是长期的,常见搭配是in the long run=从长远来看。长跑正确的表达是:long-distance running
例句:
①Investing our money in the stock market will be worth it in the long run.
投资股市从长远来看是有价值的。
②Students at a university will probably not receive their diploma if they fail a physical fitness test, a type of test that requires students to achieve long-distance running.
大学生如果没有通过体能测试,他们很可能得不到毕业证书,这种测试要求学生完成长跑。
02、“run short”不是“短跑”
run short 的意思是快用完了,一般搭配: run short of something。短跑的正确英文表达:sprint
例句:
①We're running short of drinking water.
我们的饮用水快用完了。
②Pikachu will compete in both sprints in Shanghai .
皮卡丘将参加在上海举行的两个短跑项目的比赛。
03、“跑两圈”英文怎么说?
circle [ˈsɜːkl]圆圈,但跑两圈说成run two circles,是典型的中式英文,跑步是用腿来跑的,英语中要用lap[læp]或者thigh[θaɪ],这两个单词都有“大腿”的意思,所以我跑两圈可以说:
I run two laps. 或者 I run two thighs.
例句:
I run two laps every day.
我每天都跑两圈。
04、run a mile
run a mile 的意思是敬而远之,表示在一种特定情况下,出于害怕或者不愿意,就不去做某事。
例句:
I would run a mile if anyone told me to have two kids.
谁叫我生两个孩子,我就会敬而远之。
05、run around in circles
run around in circles 的意思是浪费时间,在想做的事上得不到进展
例句:
①It feels like we're just running around in circles.
我们似乎只是在浪费时间。
②It took a few days of running around in circles before I took care of everything.
在我搞定所有事之前,也做过几天无用功。
06、run in the family
run in the family 的意思是,世代相传,为一家人所共有。
例句:
①Musical talent runs in my family.
我们家的人都有着音乐细胞。
②His parents expected him to be a teacher, the tradition seemed to run in the family.
他父母希望他成为一名教师,这似乎是他们家的传统。