??????? mall就是購物中心,rat就是老鼠。mall rat當(dāng)然并非真的指一種老鼠,它是指年輕人像老鼠那樣在mall里鉆來鉆去。
???????一到周末,許多年輕人都會去mall買東西。有的人也不見得想買什么,他們只是愿意呆在商場消磨時(shí)間。人們把經(jīng)常到mall去逛的年輕人叫做:mall rat。它是一個(gè)俚語用法,指的是 a young person who loiters about shopping malls,即指那些老喜歡到購物中心去逛的年輕人。
???????例句:Hey, there's always something to do there for us mall rats. At least a dozen fast food places where we can buy a burger, a slice of pizza, ice cream -- whatever. Ten different movie theaters. And a whole lot of people to watch, you know? I can, like, spend the whole day there, you know?
???????嗨,對我們愛逛購物中心的人來說,那兒總是有好玩的事的。那兒至少有十幾個(gè)快餐店,我們可以在那里買漢堡包,意大利餅,冰淇淋等,什么都有。那兒還有十個(gè)電影院,放映不同的電影。你還可以看到好多人,你知道嗎?我可以在那里玩上一整天。
???????又如:Sure, I used to be a typical mall rat hanging around watching the crowds, especially the girls. But then I went out for basketball, made the team and I don't have time to waste anymore!
???????當(dāng)然了,我過去是個(gè)典型的逛購物中心狂,喜歡在那里觀看來來往往的人,特別是女孩子。可是,后來我去打籃球,而且進(jìn)了球隊(duì),這樣我就沒法再浪費(fèi)時(shí)間了。
(來源:中青網(wǎng)) |