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你知道“in the world”是什么意思吗?

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本期内容取材于美剧《西部世界》第1季第3集。

西部世界第1季第3集剧照

Dolores朗读的句子是 Lewis Carroll的著名小说《Alice in Wonderland》(爱丽丝梦游仙境)的片段:

“I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!”

核心短语:in the world 究竟,到底

这里的短语in the world 并不是直接按字面翻译成“在世界上”,而是用于加强语气的,可以翻译成“到底,究竟”。

注意这种用法仅在疑问句中。如果去掉这个短语,原来的句子意思是完整的。这个短语的作用就是用于加强语气的!

英文解释:

used to emphasize sth and to show that you are surprised or annoyed.

实用例句:

● 1.What in the world did they think they were doing?

他们到底认为自己在做什么?

延伸拓展:on earth

类似于in the world,短语on earth用于疑问句中,也是同样的用法,用于加强疑问句的语气,表示“到底,究竟”。

英文解释:

used to emphasize the question you are asking when you are surprised or angry or cannot think of an obvious answer

实用例句:

● 1.What on earth are you doing?

你究竟在干什么?

● 2.How on earth can she afford that?

她怎么可能负担得起呢?

● 3. Why on earth would he want to go to such a place?

他到底为什么想去那么个地方?

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