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cover of episode 【绝望的主妇】lost art在英语中到底什么意思?

【绝望的主妇】lost art在英语中到底什么意思?

2022/9/29
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英语老师瑶瑶

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【句子】Well, etiquette is a lost art for a lot of people. 【Desperate Housewives S02E02】【发音】/wel/ /ˈet.ɪ.kɪt/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /lɒst/ /lɑːst/ /ɑː(r)t/ /fə(r)/ /ə/ /lɒt/ /lɑːt/ /əv/ /ˈpiː.pl/ 【发音技巧】etiquette is a闪音+两处连读;lost art连读;lot of连读+闪音;【翻译】对很多人来说,礼节这个东西,已经不复存在了。【适用场合】 今天节目中,我们讲一下这个表达,叫做lost art;这里的art其实指的是an ability or a skill that you can developwith training and practice所以这个短语的意思是什么呢?字面意思是:“一门失传的艺术”,其实可以指“已经变成废弃的、过时、不常见的某些人类的手艺、技术、活动或者能力”;some human craft, skill, activity, or ability that is, or is becoming, obsoleteeg: Letter-writing is a lost art nowadays.或者你可以说:eg: Writing letters has become something of a lost art.现如今都已经没人写信了。eg: As people start to eat out more and more, cooking is becoming a lost art.因为越来越多的人出去下馆子,所以现在做饭的手艺也成了一门失传的艺术。eg: Honestly, film photography is becoming something of a lost art, now that everyone has super-advanced digital cameras right there in their pockets.实话说,胶片摄影现在已经不那么常见了,因为大家手里都有超级高端的数码照相机。【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】看下这篇文章的名字:THE LOST ART OF CONVERSATION: HOW WE FORGOT HOW TO MAKE SMALL TALK