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美国街头常用英语俚语S-9: Smooth talker / Snail mail (mp3和文本下载)

2016-11-06来源:和谐英语

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1. Smooth talker 花言巧语的人，嘴甜的人

Don't trust him, for he's just a smooth talker.
别相信他，他就会花言巧语。

2. Snail mail 平信，通过邮局寄的信

Comparing to email, snail mail is as slow as a snail.
和电子邮件相比，通过邮局寄的信真是慢如蜗牛。

疯狂联想：snail不就是蜗牛吗？mail是信。邮局寄的信和电子邮件相比真是要慢多了，叫它“蜗牛信”倒也挺形象。