1. butter-fingers
Butterfingers是由兩個(gè)字組成的，一個(gè)是butter。Butter就是黃油，另一個(gè)字是：fingers。 Fingers就是手指。黃油手指是什么意思呢？
你想一想，要是你手上都是黃油，你會(huì)感到很油膩，很滑，要抓什么東西也抓不住。所以，美國人就把那些笨手笨腳，經(jīng)常會(huì)拿不住東西，打破，或打壞東西的人稱為butterfingers。在美國，你可能會(huì)聽到人們說：
例句： Some Americans are all butterfingers the first time they try to pick up and use Asian chopsticks。
有些美國人在第一次用亞洲人用的筷子的時(shí)候，都是笨手笨腳的。
例句： Pete's a hard worker. But he has a tough time holding a restaurant job. He's a real butterfingers and keeps spilling dishes when he brings an order to the table。
Pete是一個(gè)工作很努力的人。但是他很難持續(xù)他在飯館的工作。在上菜的時(shí)候，他經(jīng)常會(huì)把菜灑出來，真是笨手笨腳。
2. all thumbs
Thumbs就是大拇指。你可以想象，要是一個(gè)人的兩只手全是大拇指，那他還能干活嗎？當(dāng)然不行。
例句： Dick isn't very good using tools around the house. He's all thumbs: when he hammers a nail he's likely to end up hitting his finger instead. And you'd be shocked to hear the bad language he uses when that happens!
Dick在家里用工具干活是不太行的。他總是笨手笨腳，當(dāng)他要敲一個(gè)釘子的時(shí)候，他往往會(huì)敲到他自己的手指上。把自己敲痛了，他就破口大罵，你聽了真會(huì)嚇一跳。
例句： Sheila won't let me help her clear the dishes after dinner any more after I dropped her favorite plate and broke it. Now she tells our friends I'm all thumbs。
上次我把Sheila心愛的盤子打破后，她就不再讓我吃完晚飯后洗碗了。她現(xiàn)在告訴我們的朋友我是多么的笨手笨腳。
3. two left feet
Two left feet就是兩只左腳。我們每個(gè)人都有一只右腳和一只左腳。要是一個(gè)人有兩只左腳的話，那要走路，跑步和跳舞就很別扭了。下面這個(gè)例子就是一個(gè)人在說他學(xué)跳舞的情況。
例句： In high school I had a hard time learning all the popular dance steps. At first, you know, I felt like I had two left feet. But I kept trying and these days my wife tells me she even enjoys taking a turn around the dance floor with me。
念中學(xué)的時(shí)候，我學(xué)那些流行的舞步可真不容易。你知道嗎，剛開始的時(shí)候，我覺得兩只腳真別扭。但是，我不斷練習(xí)，現(xiàn)在我太太告訴我她還挺高興和我一起跳舞。
Butterfingers是由兩個(gè)字組成的，一個(gè)是butter。Butter就是黃油，另一個(gè)字是：fingers。 Fingers就是手指。黃油手指是什么意思呢？
你想一想，要是你手上都是黃油，你會(huì)感到很油膩，很滑，要抓什么東西也抓不住。所以，美國人就把那些笨手笨腳，經(jīng)常會(huì)拿不住東西，打破，或打壞東西的人稱為butterfingers。在美國，你可能會(huì)聽到人們說：
例句： Some Americans are all butterfingers the first time they try to pick up and use Asian chopsticks。
有些美國人在第一次用亞洲人用的筷子的時(shí)候，都是笨手笨腳的。
例句： Pete's a hard worker. But he has a tough time holding a restaurant job. He's a real butterfingers and keeps spilling dishes when he brings an order to the table。
Pete是一個(gè)工作很努力的人。但是他很難持續(xù)他在飯館的工作。在上菜的時(shí)候，他經(jīng)常會(huì)把菜灑出來，真是笨手笨腳。
2. all thumbs
Thumbs就是大拇指。你可以想象，要是一個(gè)人的兩只手全是大拇指，那他還能干活嗎？當(dāng)然不行。
例句： Dick isn't very good using tools around the house. He's all thumbs: when he hammers a nail he's likely to end up hitting his finger instead. And you'd be shocked to hear the bad language he uses when that happens!
Dick在家里用工具干活是不太行的。他總是笨手笨腳，當(dāng)他要敲一個(gè)釘子的時(shí)候，他往往會(huì)敲到他自己的手指上。把自己敲痛了，他就破口大罵，你聽了真會(huì)嚇一跳。
例句： Sheila won't let me help her clear the dishes after dinner any more after I dropped her favorite plate and broke it. Now she tells our friends I'm all thumbs。
上次我把Sheila心愛的盤子打破后，她就不再讓我吃完晚飯后洗碗了。她現(xiàn)在告訴我們的朋友我是多么的笨手笨腳。
3. two left feet
Two left feet就是兩只左腳。我們每個(gè)人都有一只右腳和一只左腳。要是一個(gè)人有兩只左腳的話，那要走路，跑步和跳舞就很別扭了。下面這個(gè)例子就是一個(gè)人在說他學(xué)跳舞的情況。
例句： In high school I had a hard time learning all the popular dance steps. At first, you know, I felt like I had two left feet. But I kept trying and these days my wife tells me she even enjoys taking a turn around the dance floor with me。
念中學(xué)的時(shí)候，我學(xué)那些流行的舞步可真不容易。你知道嗎，剛開始的時(shí)候，我覺得兩只腳真別扭。但是，我不斷練習(xí)，現(xiàn)在我太太告訴我她還挺高興和我一起跳舞。