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美国街头常用英语俚语C-10: Close, but no cigar!/ cock and bull story (mp3和文本下载)

2016-10-20来源:和谐英语

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1. Close, but no cigar! 答案接近但还是不对！

Mike: I guess John and Jenny are going out nowadays.
迈克：我猜约翰和詹妮正在谈恋爱。

Rodger: Close, but no cigar! Jenny is always playing hard to get.
罗杰：没那么简单，詹妮总是故作清高。

释义：

close: 接近

no cigar: 没有雪茄，得不到雪茄烟的奖励

2. Cock and bull story 驴唇不对马嘴，瞎扯

Shut up, ok? I've had enough with your cock and bull story.
请你闭嘴！我已经听腻了你这种驴唇不对马嘴的瞎扯淡。

释义：

cock: 公鸡；bull: 公牛

鸡和牛之间井水不犯河水，既非盟友，也非故人，几乎是毫无关系的两种事物，把它们扯到一块，无异于“驴唇不对马嘴”。