PETS-2語(yǔ)法講解(287)

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Go under the knife.
    輕微的疾病可以用藥物來(lái)醫(yī)治,如果是比較嚴(yán)重的疾病或者受重傷,就需要?jiǎng)邮中g(shù),英文有趣的說(shuō)法叫:Go under the knife. (開(kāi)刀動(dòng)手術(shù)) 或者說(shuō):I need surgery/I'm going to have an operation (我需要?jiǎng)邮中g(shù)),手術(shù)室叫做Operating room 。
    對(duì) 話   Lucy: I've never been on a blind date with a doctor before. Do you think I'm in good shape?
    Hale: I'm afraid you'll have to go under the knife.
    Lucy: I need surgery? How can you tell just by looking at me?
    Hale: I'm a plastic surgeon and I can't be seen dating someone with as many lines as you, what kind of advertisement is that?
    Lucy: Well you need a transplant. A personality transplant that is.
    露西:我從未試過(guò)跟醫(yī)生約會(huì),今次是第一次, 我的身體好嗎?
    赫爾:我想你得接受手術(shù)。
    露西:我要?jiǎng)邮中g(shù)?你只看我外表,為何這樣說(shuō)?
    赫爾:我是整形外科醫(yī)生,我不能被人家看見(jiàn)我和一個(gè)滿臉皺紋的人談戀愛(ài),這樣我會(huì)得到什么評(píng)價(jià)呢?
    露西:你才需要做移植手術(shù),是人格移植。
    整形外科醫(yī)生對(duì)女朋友說(shuō):I can't be seen dating someone with as many lines as you. You'll have to go under the knife.(我不能被人看見(jiàn)和個(gè)滿面皺紋的人談戀愛(ài)。你得接受手術(shù))。
    Line是‘線條’,也可指臉上皺紋,并可作動(dòng)詞,例如:(1) There are deep lines on his forehead(他額上有很深的皺紋)。(2) Round her eyes are some fine lines(她眼角有魚(yú)尾紋)。(3) His face was lined with old age/cares(歲月/憂慮在他臉上留下皺紋)。
    ‘皺紋’還可叫做wrinkle或furrow。Furrow本是指田間犁溝,借喻臉上皺紋,特別是額上皺紋,例如:(1) Plastic surgery can remove the wrinkles round your eyes(整型外科手術(shù),可除去你眼角的魚(yú)尾紋)。(2) Age has etched deep furrows on his brow(歲月在他臉上刻下深深的皺紋)。
    外科醫(yī)生動(dòng)手術(shù),要用手術(shù)刀(surgeon's knife),所以u(píng)nder the knife(在刀下)有‘接受手術(shù)’的意思,例如:(1) He went under the knife without being anesthetized(他沒(méi)有麻醉就接受手術(shù))。(2) He almost died under the knife(他幾乎在手術(shù)中死去)。害怕動(dòng)手術(shù),叫做to have a horror of the knife,例如:It is only natural that you should have a horror of the knife(你害怕動(dòng)手術(shù),是很正常的)。
    ‘外科手術(shù)’英文叫operation,動(dòng)詞是operate,例如:He underwent an operation to remove a tumor/The surgeon operated on him and removed a tumor(醫(yī)生為他動(dòng)手術(shù),割去腫瘤)。(