中華文化博大精深，疊詞在中文語句中就顯得特有文采、特有詩意。例如“尋尋覓覓，冷冷清清，凄凄慘慘戚戚。”

一念起來，就感覺那場(chǎng)面簡(jiǎn)直美到不行。

那，在英語里頭呢？會(huì)不會(huì)也有類似的“英語疊詞”？

當(dāng)然有！讓我們來學(xué)習(xí)一下正宗的英語疊詞吧！

01  blah blah

用于代表無聊乏味的講話

Oh blah blah blah - I've heard it all before!

嗯，哇啦哇啦說了一大堆——都是我以前聽過的！

02  drip-drip

雨水聲，一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)

形容壞事緩慢發(fā)生的過程

the drip-drip of bad news

一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)發(fā)布的壞消息。

a steady drip-drip from the branches of the trees.

不斷從樹木的樹枝上往下滴水之聲

Small independently-owned shops are disappearing with the steady drip, drip, drip.

個(gè)體小商店正漸漸消失。

03  chop-chop

快，趕快

Come on, chop-chop, we’re late!

快，趕快，我們要遲到了！

Come on, chop-chop! Speed up.

來啊，快點(diǎn)！加快速度！

04  goody-goody

偽善的人/老好人

He‘s a bit of a goody-goody.

他是個(gè)老好人。

05  pooh-pooh

對(duì)…不屑一顧，蔑視

I think you might pooh-pooh this idea.

我覺得你可能會(huì)對(duì)這個(gè)主意嗤之以鼻。

06  fifty-fifty

對(duì)半（的）；平分（的）

Let’s divide the prize fifty-fifty.

咱們平分獎(jiǎng)金吧。

Why don't we go fifty-fifty?

要不我們對(duì)半分吧。

There’s a fifty-fifty chance you are right.

有50%的可能性你是對(duì)的。

07  hush-hush

噓聲，秘密的

In the end he was forced to resign but it was all very hush-hush.

最后他被迫辭職，但這些全是秘密發(fā)生的。

This matter is hush-hush.

這件事要謹(jǐn)慎保密。

You don't want to hush-hush his scandal to me.

你別想對(duì)我隱瞞他的丑事。

08  win-win

雙

We are trying to establish a win-win relationship.

我們努力建立一種雙贏的關(guān)系。

Free trade is not always a win-win situation.

自由貿(mào)易并非總是雙贏局面。

09  no-no

禁忌

In the United States, asking the age of a lady is a big no-no.

在美國(guó)，問一位女士的年齡是一件絕對(duì)禁忌的事情。

We all know that cheating on our taxes is a no-no.

我們都知道偷稅漏稅是絕對(duì)不行的。

10  so-so

馬馬虎虎，不好不壞的

Their lunch was only so-so.

他們的午餐只能算是湊合湊合。

Although you spoke highly of the film, I just feel it’s so-so.

不管你怎么夸耀那部影片，我還是覺得它一般般。

11  go-go

活躍的；快速增長(zhǎng)的

He’s a go-go person.

他是個(gè)十分活躍的人。

the go-go years of the early 21st century

21世紀(jì)初的那個(gè)奔騰年代

12  dum-dum

笨蛋

You dum-dums!

你們這些笨蛋！

Oh, you're in trouble, dum-dum.

哦，你有麻煩了，笨蛋。