Double Dutch

花式跳绳“double Dutch”。看来,这“double Dutch”的双重意义非同一般 —— 不仅仅证明是燃烧卡路里的绝佳途径,更能让我们的口语地道非常。在俗语中,“double Dutch”指“某类言语或文字形同一团迷雾”。

“Double Dutch”不是荷兰人的发明,最初源于美国。该运动要求,跳绳者须跳过由摇绳者交错摇动、呈反方向弧线的两根绳子。很明显,对不亲自尝试的门外汉而言,这种高难度的花式跳绳实在“花”,有点让人摸不着头脑。

从另一方面讲,源于17世纪的“Anglo-Dutch Wars”(英荷战争),英语中,很多怪异的事物都被称之为“Dutch”。由此,“double Dutch”由最初的“花式跳绳”延伸至日常生活中的“不知所云”。

看个例句:This article is so full of jargon. It's just double Dutch to me.(这文章术语满篇,对我犹如天书。)
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  • wikay (2008-2-23 11:46:45)

    when i was a kid i liked to jump rope too
  • sandy913 (2008-2-23 12:49:49)

    why suddenly so many post got the word 'Dutch'???
  • wikay (2008-2-23 23:39:15)

    bcoz he is a flying dutchman
  • kelly (2008-2-24 18:55:55)

    well .... this post is really " double Dutch" to me
  • wikay (2008-2-25 02:04:18)

    你的贴子加深了我的记忆 希望你beat the Dutch
  • leonard198 (2008-2-25 08:44:40)

    got 1 milk brand also used Dutch.
  • wikay (2008-2-25 09:22:20)

    u mean dutch lady?
  • sandy913 (2008-2-25 10:21:55)

    hehe... i think so la...
  • wikay (2008-2-26 12:16:47)

    i drank alot LOL