May162016
双语：美国人辨别中国人的88种方法
1、You look like you are 18.
你看起来好像才18岁。(东方人普遍看起来比较年轻)
2、You like to eat chicken feet.
你喜欢吃鸡脚。
你吃鱼时会吸鱼头和鱼鳍。(他们都是直接切掉的)
4、You have a Chinese knick-knack hanging on your rear view mirror.
你的车子后视镜上会吊中国摆设。
5、You sing karaoke.
你唱K。(唐人街才有的玩意儿)
6、Your house is covered with tile.
你的房子铺的是瓷砖。(老外都是木板)
7、Your kitchen is covered by a sticky film of grease.
你的厨房覆盖着一层厚厚的油脂。(爱炒东西的缘故)
你的炉子上面有铝箔。
9、You leave the plastic covers on your remote control.
你的遥控器外面包着塑料。
10、You’ve never kissed your mom or dad.
你从没吻过你父母。(中国人谁这样啊?)
11、You’ve never hugged your mom or dad.
你从没抱过你父母。(幼儿园时算不算?)
12、Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500.
你的视觉想象力低于20/500。
13、You wear contacts, to avoid wearing your ‘coke bottle glasses’.
你戴隐形眼镜，这样才能避免戴你的“瓶底眼镜”。
14、You’ve worn glasses since you were in fifth grade.
你五年级开始就戴眼镜了。(中国人都是爱学习的好孩子……)
15、Your hair sticks up when you wake up.
你睡醒后头发会竖起来。
你会为一些不可质疑的事情辩论。(无理取闹?)
你喜欢用折价券。
18、You drive around looking for the cheapest petrol.
你为了最便宜的汽油费，不惜开着车子到处找。
19、You drive around for hours looking for the best parking space.
你开着车子兜圈，为了找到最好的停车位。
20、You take showers at night.
你晚上洗澡。(许多美国人都是早上洗)
21、Youavoid the non-free snacks in hotel rooms.
旅店房间里的非免费食品你都不吃。
22、You don’t mind squeezing 20people into one motel room.
你不介意二十个人挤一间汽车旅房。
23、Most girls have more body hair than you, if you are male.
如果你是男人，那么你身上的体毛比大多数女人少。
24、You tap the table when someone pours tea for you.
别人为你倒茶，你就用手敲一下桌子。
25、You say’Aiya!’and’Wah!’frequently.
你经常说“哎(二声)呀(四声)”和“哇(四声)”。
26、You don’t want to wear your seatbelt because it is uncomfortable.
你不喜欢系安全带，因为安全带让你感觉不舒服。
你喜欢拉斯维加斯、老虎机和二十一点。(中国人好赌，地球人都知道)
28、You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can reuse the wrapping paper.
你细心地打开你的圣诞节礼物，因为你要留着包装纸再用。
29、You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off.
你只会在圣诞节后买圣诞卡，因为他们打了五折。
你的厨房桌子上有一条抹布。
31、You spit bones and other foods craps on the table. That’s why you need the vinyl tablecloth.
你把骨头和其他杂碎吐在桌子上，所以你必须有抹布。
32、You have stuff in the freezer since the beginning of time.
你的电冰箱存着一万年前的食物。
33、You use the dishwasher as a dish rack.
你把洗碗机当碗橱。
34、You have never used your dishwasher.
你从来没用过你的洗碗机。
你有一个热水瓶里面永远装着热水。
36、You eat all meals in the kitchen.
你在厨房吃饭。
37、You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers.
你把用过的塑料袋、锡纸和锡盘留着。
38、You have a piano in your living room.
你客厅里有一架钢琴。
39、You pick your teeth at the dinnert able(but you cover your mouth).
你会在餐桌上剔牙，但手遮着嘴。
40、You twirl your pen around your fingers.
你会转笔。
41、You hate to waste food.
你讨厌浪费食物。
你冰箱里有三口剩饭和一只鸡翼。
43、You don’t own any real Tupperware, only a cupboard full of used but carefully
你没有真正的塑料瓶，只有一碗柜用过但清洗得很干净的黄油罐、外卖盒和果酱瓶。
44、You also use the jam jars as drinking glasses.
你把果酱瓶当水杯用。
45、You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
你有收集旅馆免费洗发水瓶子的爱好。
46、You carry a
你每次外出十五分钟都会带着你的零食：干芒果、李子或烤鱿鱼。
47、You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
你会洗2-3次米。
48、Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself.
你爸以为自己可以修任何东西。
49、The dashboard of your Honda is covered by hundreds of small toys.
你的车子里堆了无数玩偶。
50、You don’t use measuring cups.
你不用量杯。
51、You beat eggs with chopsticks.
你用筷子打鸡蛋。
52、You have a teacup with a cover on it.
你有一个有盖的茶杯。(茶壶嘛)
53、You always look phone numbers up in the phone book, since calling information costs 50cents.
你总是在电话簿里找电话号码，因为咨询电话费用为五角。
54、You only make long distance calls after 11 pm.
你只在11点后打长途。
55、If you are male, you clap at something funny and if you are female, you
如果你是男性，遇见有趣的事时你会鼓掌。如果你是女性，遇见有趣的事时你会捂住嘴咯咯的笑。
56、You like Chinese films in their original undubbed versions.
你喜欢没有配过音的中国电影。
你喜欢中国功夫片。
58、You’ve learnt some form of martial arts.
你会一些中国武术。
59、Shaolin actually means something to you.
少林对你来说是有含义的。
你喜欢皮蛋配的粥。
你喜欢有头尾的虾。
62、You never call your parents just to say hi.
你从不为了问声好而call你父母。
63、If you don’t live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you’ve eaten, even if it’s midnight.
如果你不在家，你的父母会打电话问你吃了吗，就算半夜12点也不例外。
64、When you’re sick, your parents tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods due to yeet hay.
当你病了的时候，你父母要你不吃油炸食品和烤的东西，因为“热气”(广东音)。
65、You know what yeet hay is.
你知道什么是热气。
66、You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only 10 feeta part.
你上班时给你中国朋友发邮件，即使你们相距10尺。
67、You use a face cloth.
你敷面膜。
68、You starve yourself before going to all you can eat places.
你去吃自助餐前会把自己饿个半死。
你认识可以打折卖给你珠宝或电器的人。
70、You save you rold Coke bottle glasses even though you’re never going to use them again.
你留着用过的可乐瓶。
你有自己的切肉刀，而且你会磨它。
72、Your toothpas tetubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
你的牙膏都挤到纸一样薄。
73、You know what moon cakes are.
你知道什么是月饼。
74、When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
当厕纸降价时，你买了100多卷并囤在衣橱或别人的房间里。
你父母知道怎样擤鼻涕像发射小炮弹一样。
76、You iron your own shirts.
你自己烫衣服。
77、You play a musical instrument.
你会弹奏一种乐器。
78、Even if you’re totally full, if someone says they’re going to throw away the
即使你饱了，当别人要把剩下的菜倒掉时，你会一嘴把它吃完。
79、You’ve eaten a red bean popsicle.
你吃过红豆冰棍。
80、You bring oranges(or other produce)with you as a gift when you visit people’s homes.
你拜访别人时会带着水果。
81、You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
你在餐后抢着付帐单。
82、You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law.
你的主科是实用型的，工程学、机械学或法律。
83、You live with your parents and you are 30years old(and they prefer it that way)、Or if you’re married and 30 years old, you live in the apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighborhood.
你三十岁时还和父母住在一起，并且他们也喜欢你这样。或者你已经三十岁并且结婚了，但你还住在父母隔壁或同个小区。
84、You don’t tip more than 10% at a restaurant, and if you do, you tip Chinese delivery guys/waiters more.
你不会给超过10%的小费，即使有也是给中国服务员。
85、You have acquired a taste for bitter melon.
你爱好吃苦瓜。
86、You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don’t eat the last piece of food on the table.
你吃光碗里的最后一粒米，但不吃盘里的最后一口菜。
87、You know why there are 88 reasons.
你知道为什么这里有88条。
88、You see the truth in this and then send it to all your Chinese friends.
你发觉这里说的都是真的，所以你把它发送给你认识的所有中国朋友。
重点词汇：
1 fins
[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌
参考例句：
The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句
2 aluminum
n.(aluminium)铝
参考例句：
The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
3 haggle
vi.讨价还价，争论不休
参考例句：
In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.在许多国家里买东西之前都得讨价还价。
If you haggle over the price,they might give you discount.你讲讲价，他们可能会把价钱降低。
4 coupons
n.礼券( coupon的名词复数 )；优惠券；订货单；参赛表
参考例句：
The company gives away free coupons for drinks or other items. 公司为饮料或其它项目发放免费赠券。 来自辞典例句
Do you have any coupons? 你们有优惠卡吗？ 来自英汉 – 翻译样例 – 口语
5 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
6 tablecloth
n.桌布，台布
参考例句：
He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。
7 thermos
n.保湿瓶，热水瓶
参考例句：
Can I borrow your thermos?我可以借用你的暖水瓶吗？
It’s handy to have the thermos here.暖瓶放在这儿好拿。
8 leftover
n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的
参考例句：
These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。
9 rinsed
v.漂洗( rinse的过去式和过去分词 )；冲洗；用清水漂洗掉（肥皂泡等）；（用清水）冲掉
参考例句：
She rinsed out the sea water from her swimming-costume. 她把游泳衣里的海水冲洗掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The clothes have been rinsed three times. 衣服已经洗了三和。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
10 stash
v.藏或贮存于一秘密处所；n.隐藏处
参考例句：
Stash away both what you lost and gained,for life continues on.将得失深藏心底吧，为了那未来的生活。
That’s supposed to be in our private stash.这是我的私人珍藏。
11 ginger
n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气
参考例句：
There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。
12 giggle
n.痴笑，咯咯地笑；v.咯咯地笑着说
参考例句：
Both girls began to giggle.两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。
All that giggle and whisper is too much for me.我受不了那些咯咯的笑声和交头接耳的样子。
13 martial
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
参考例句：
The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
14 congee
vi.告别，鞠躬；n.稀饭
参考例句：
He has congeed with the King.他已经跟国王告别过了。
I’ll have two spring rolls and a portion of congee.我要两个春卷和一份广式肉粥。
15 shrimp
n.虾，小虾；矮小的人
参考例句：
When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。
16 jewelry
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
参考例句：
The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
17 cleaver
n.切肉刀
参考例句：
In fact,a cleaver is a class of ax.实际上，切肉刀也是斧子的一种。
The cleaver is ground to a very sharp edge.刀磨得飞快。
18 projectiles
n.抛射体( projectile的名词复数 )；（炮弹、子弹等）射弹，（火箭等）自动推进的武器
参考例句：
These differences are connected with the strong absorption of the composite projectiles. 这些差别与复杂的入射粒子的强烈吸收有关。 来自辞典例句
Projectiles became more important because cannons could now fire balls over hundreds or yards. 抛射体变得更加重要，因为人们已能用大炮把炮弹射到几百码的距离之外。 来自辞典例句
19 leftovers
n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜
参考例句：
He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。
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