“I'm game”
“我是个游戏”?
中文里自嘲时会说“我就是个笑话”
这两句看似异曲同工
但其实意义却大不同
一起和小酱来看看真正的意思吧
01 “I'm game”是什么意思?
当老外说I'm game
是用来表示对所建议的事情感兴趣
意思是:我愿意;我乐意;赞同
常用搭配:
be game for sth
be game to do sth
例:
A: How about a coffee later?
一会儿去喝杯咖啡怎么样?
B: I'm game!
很乐意!
还有一个类似的表达:I'm up for that.
be up for 愿意;同意
例:
A: Shall we hit the gym after work?
下班后去健身房怎么样?
B: I'm up for that.
我赞成。
02 “What's your game”是什么意思?
What's your game?意思是:
你在玩什么把戏?你在搞什么名堂?
例:
The porter saw me climbing over the wall and shouted "Hey you, what's your game?"
门卫看到我翻墙,大声叫道:“哎,你在搞什么名堂?”
03 “give the game away”是什么意思?
give the game away = 泄露秘密;露马脚
例:
The key words have been omitted because they would give the game away.
关键词已被删去,因为它们会泄露秘密的。
04 “play games”是什么意思?
play games除了“玩游戏”
还常用来表达:欺骗,耍花招
常用搭配:play games with sb
例:
Don't play games with me!
别跟我耍花招!
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