我们经常听到有人会说“我们之间有代沟了”,那代沟在英语里是如何表达的呢?
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generation gap
代沟
代沟指两代人之间在思想、价值观念、行为方式、生活态度以及兴趣、爱好等方面的差异、对立和冲突。
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Do you want to bridge the generation gap?
你想弥合代沟吗?
Mutual understanding is a good way to bridge the generation gap.
相互了解是消弭代沟的好方法。
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buzz word
流行语
流行语,作为一种词汇现象,反映了一个国家、一个地区在一个时期人们普遍关注的问题和事物。
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Blog is no longer a buzz word among young people.
博客在年轻人之间已经不再是流行词语了。
Smart watches will be kind of a buzz word.
智能手表将是一种流行语。
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draw on each other's strengths
取长补短
Draw on是吸收、利用的意思,吸收彼此的长处来补充自己的不足,也就是取长补短。
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In the cultural field, there is a need to encourage different civilizations to draw on each other's strengths.
文化上,需要引导不同文明取长补短。
We should draw on each other's strengths.
我们应该取长补短。
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harmony in diversity
和而不同
Harmony是和谐的,一致的。Diversity是多样性,harmony in diversity也就是和而不同的意思。
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Is it possible for Science and Religion to keep harmony in diversity?
科学与宗教和而不同如何可能?
It is the key to realizing the harmony in their diversity.
这是两者形成和而不同的关键。
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Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分
长着同一种羽毛的鸟儿聚集在一起,也就是我们常说的物以类聚,人以群分。
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One example is birds of a feather flock together.
一个例子是物以类聚,人以群分。
Just as a saying goes," Birds of a feather flock together."
正如谚语所说,“物以类聚,人以群分。”