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  • “小人物”怎么说
在美国口语中,small potato指的是“任何无用或无价值的东西”,特别指的是无名气的“小人物”。它的反义big potato就是“大人物,了不起”了。比如:

A: Why don’t you talk to the manager yourself?

为什么你们自己不对经理说?

B: We are only small potatoes. The manager won’t listen to us.

我们只是小人物,经理不会听我们的。

You are a big potato! 你真了不起!

同样的,small beer 也表示“小人物,无足轻重的人/事”,例如:Don't listen to Henry; he's small beer. 不要听亨利的,他没什么分量。

我们说过somebody 和 something 都可以表示“大人物,了不起”,他们的反义词 nobody 和 nothing 则可以表示“小人物,微不足道”,例如:

He is nothing. 他是个小人物。(微不足道)

He is nobody. 他什么也不是。

此外Jack-a-Lent 本意是“小玩偶”,也可以用来表示“小人物”。中国摄影师壮锦曾经出过一本摄影集《Jack-a-Lent》,表现的就是草根阶级的生活。
2007-12-16 21:13:18
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很好的解释
2008-1-18 23:16:50
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somebody 和nobody的说法我知道,是看片子学到的嘿嘿
2008-1-26 20:27:56
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FWE
2008-1-31 19:20:11
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hehe 很形象。
2008-4-7 17:19:44
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you're reall something!
2008-4-8 10:56:09
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I'm a Jack-a-Lent !
2008-4-12 0:14:42
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I am a small potato too. haha
2008-4-14 12:40:56
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i am a great woman
2008-5-20 20:31:01
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Got it!Thank you!
2008-5-29 21:20:40
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