You never know?
你永远都不会知道?
这是在显摆自己知道的秘密有多高级?
还是在鄙视对方的理解能力太低?
其实这是一句老外的日常用语
也经常出现在美剧中
来看看真正的意思吧!
01
“You never know”是什么意思?
You never know是一个地道的口语表达
意思是:很难说,很难预料
例:
You never know, she might change her mind.
很难说,她或许会改变想法。
类似的,You never can tell = 很难说,没法预料
例:
Who knows what will happen to Peter and me in the future, you never can tell.
谁知道彼得和我将来会怎么样呢?永远无法预料。
02
“know what's what”是什么意思?
know除了“知道”
还有“熟悉;通晓”的意思
比如:
①
know what's what = 懂行;老练
例:
Xiaojiang's been in the business for 10 years, she knows what's what.
小酱从事这一行已有10年了,她很懂行。
②
know sth inside out = 精通;对…了如指掌
例:
He knows the system inside out.
他对该体系了如指掌。
③
know sth back to front = 熟谙;对…了如指掌
例:
She knows her part in the play back to front.
她熟谙自己在剧中的角色。
03
“know-it-all”是什么意思?
当别人说你know-it-all
可不是在夸你,而是在讽刺
这个美式短语是:自以为无所不知的人
英式英语中则常用know-all
例:
She is such a know-it-all, she always thinks she is right.
她自以为是个百事通,总认为自己是对的!
类似的短语
know all the answers = 自以为比别人知道得多,自恃聪明
例:
Allison thinks she knows all the answers, but she's clueless about a lot of things.
艾莉森自以为比别人懂得多,但她对很多事情一无所知。
04
“know your place”是什么意思?
know your place意思是:
安分守己;安于现状
例:
I just get on with my job and do as I'm told, I know my place.
我只是按吩咐做好我的工作,我很守本分。
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