砰！如何使用拟声词——英语迷你小课堂：英语精读讲义

Bang,

Bang（砰），

buzz,

buzz（嗡），

splash,

splash（扑通），

screech,

screech（吱），

belch,

belch（打嗝），

chatter,

chatter（叽叽喳喳），

gulp.

gulp（咕噜）。

What do all these words have in common? 短語搭配

这些词都有什么共同点？

Well,

嗯，

they all sound like the thing they're referring to. 短語搭配

它们听起来都像它们所指代的事物。

Welcome to the wonderful world of onomatopoeia. 表達脈絡

欢迎来到奇妙的拟声词世界。

Onomatopoeia

拟声词

can really bring your stories to life. 習語

真的能让你的故事栩栩如生。

It puts the reader or the listener

它能让读者或听众

right into the heart of the action. 習語

直接身临其境。

And it makes everything more exciting.

并让一切变得更精彩。

So,

所以，

listen to my story and see if you can hear 語氣意圖

听听我的故事，看看你能不能听出

all of the onomatopoeic words that I use.

我使用的所有拟声词。

I'll never forget the day 表達脈絡

我永远不会忘记那一天，

my old friend Freya called me

我的老朋友 Freya 给我打电话，

and told me that Rima Khcheich,

告诉我 Rima Khcheich，

world-famous Lebanese singer,

世界著名的黎巴嫩歌手，

was in town. 用詞

来了我们镇上。

Freya was at the club.

Freya 当时在俱乐部里。

She was there.

她就在那儿。

Well,

好吧，

I was shattered, 用詞

我当时累坏了，

jet-lagged.

还在倒时差。

But I zipped over anyway. 短語動詞

但我还是飞奔了过去。

And when I got to the club, 短語搭配

当我到达俱乐部时，

the place was buzzing. 用詞

那里热闹非凡。

And then when Rima stepped onto the stage, 短語搭配

当 Rima 走上舞台时，

a hush fell over the audience. 短語搭配

观众席上鸦雀无声。

The air crackled. 習語

空气中充满了噼啪的活力。

The atmosphere was electric. 習語

气氛非常热烈。

When she got to the end,

当她演唱结束时，

we clapped for 5 minutes straight. 短語搭配

我们连续鼓掌了 5 分钟。

People were cheering and whooping. 用詞

人们在欢呼雀跃。

And we stayed afterwards

之后我们留了下来，

and we had a great time. 短語搭配

玩得很开心。

Freya's an absolute hoot. 習語

Freya 真是个开心果。

And she had everyone howling with laughter. 語法

她让所有人都捧腹大笑。

But by the end of the evening,

但到了晚上结束时，

I was absolutely zapped. 用詞

我已经精疲力竭了。

So,

所以，

I just went home and crashed. 用詞

我直接回家倒头就睡。

All in all, 表達脈絡

总而言之，

an unforgettable evening.

这是一个难忘的夜晚。

Did you hear all of the onomatopoeic words? 表達脈絡

你听到所有的拟声词了吗？

Zip.

Zip。

I zipped over.

I zipped over（我飞奔过去）。

This is a verb.

这是一个动词。

We use it to describe things 短語搭配

我们用它来描述

that move really quickly.

移动非常快的事物。

Notice how it sounds 表達脈絡

注意它听起来

quick and speedy.

是不是很迅速快捷。

Also,

此外，

here it's used as a phrasal verb. 語法

这里它被用作短语动词。

I zipped over.

I zipped over。

Zip is the verb,

Zip 是动词，

and over is an intransitive preposition.

而 over 是不及物介词。

Buzzing.

Buzzing。

The place was buzzing.

The place was buzzing（那地方热闹非凡）。

This is an adjective.

这是一个形容词。

Normally, 表達脈絡

通常情况下，

it's used to describe the sound

它被用来描述

that insects make.

昆虫发出的声音。

But here,

但在这里，

it's being used to describe the energy 語法

它被用来描述

and the excitement that you can hear

你能在房间里听到

and sense in the room.

并感受到的活力与兴奋。

Crackled.

Crackled。

This is a verb.

这是一个动词。

Normally,

通常，

it's used to describe something

它用来形容某种

that makes lots of short, 短語搭配

发出许多短促、

sharp little noises,

清脆小声音的事物，

like hot oil in a pan or fire. 表達脈絡

就像锅里的热油或火的噼啪声。

But here,

但在这里，

it's being used to describe the energy,

它被用来形容房间里的

the excitement in the room.

那种活力和兴奋感。

Hush.

Hush。

This is a noun.

这是一个名词。

It means that everyone went silent. 短語搭配

它的意思是每个人都安静下来了。

We often use it with the collocation

我们经常把它与搭配词连用

a hush fell over.

a hush fell over（陷入沉寂）。

For example,

例如，

a hush fell over the audience,

a hush fell over the audience（观众席上鸦雀无声），

or a hush fell over the room.

或者 a hush fell over the room（房间里安静了下来）。

It can also be used as a verb. 語法

它也可以用作动词。

Hush now. 語氣意圖

Hush now（现在安静）。

You can say that

你可以这样说

when you want someone to be quiet.

当你希望某人安静时。

Hoot.

Hoot。

Freya's an absolute hoot.

Freya's an absolute hoot（Freya 真是个大活宝）。

This is a noun.

这是一个名词。

We use it to describe people

我们用它来形容那些

who are really,

非常，

really funny.

非常有趣的人。

Notice that it sounds like the noise

请注意，它听起来就像

that owls make.

猫头鹰发出的声音。

Hoot.

Hoot。

Hoot.

Hoot。

Crashed.

Crashed。

I was so tired,

我太累了，

I just crashed.

I just crashed（我就倒头大睡了）。

Crash sounds like a heavy impact.

Crash 听起来像是一次沉重的撞击声。

We use it when we're so tired

当累得不行

that we just want to throw ourselves into bed. 習語

只想把自己扔到床上时，我们会用这个词。

So,

所以，

now over to you. 表達脈絡

现在轮到你了。

Share your stories in the chat. 語氣意圖

在聊天区分享你的故事吧。

When was the last time you felt zapped? 語法

你上一次感到精疲力尽（zapped）是什么时候？

Do you have any friends 語法

你有任何朋友

who are an absolute hoot?

是一个超级开心果（hoot）吗？

And when was the last time

还有上一次

you were in a place that was buzzing?

你在一个热闹非凡（buzzing）的地方是什么时候？

I've been traveling all day 語法

我旅行了一整天，

and I haven't slept.

还没睡觉。

I am absolutely zapped.

我绝对是筋疲力尽（zapped）了。

So,

所以，

I'm going to go and crash. 語法

我要去倒头大睡（crash）了。

Bye.

拜拜。