英语当中的那些叠词

  01、blah blah，用于代表无聊乏味的讲话
  Oh blah blah blah-I've heard it all before!
  嗯，哇啦哇啦说了一大堆——都是我以前听过的！
  02、drip-drip，雨水声，一点点
  形容坏事缓慢发生的过程
  the drip-drip of bad news
  一点点发布的坏消息。
  a steady drip-drip from the branches of the trees.
  不断从树木的树枝上往下滴水之声
  Small independently-owned shops are disappearing with the steady drip,drip,drip.
  个体小商店正渐渐消失。
  03、chop-chop，快，赶快
  Come on,chop-chop,we’re late!
  快，赶快，我们要迟到了！
  Come on,chop-chop!Speed up.
  来啊，快点！加快速度！
  04、goody-goody，伪善的人/老好人
  He‘s a bit of a goody-goody.
  他是个老好人。
  05、pooh-pooh，对…不屑一顾，蔑视
  I think you might pooh-pooh this idea.
  我觉得你可能会对这个主意嗤之以鼻。
  06、fifty-fifty，对半（的）；平分（的）
  Let’s divide the prize fifty-fifty.
  咱们平分奖金吧。
  Why don't we go fifty-fifty?
  要不我们对半分吧。
  There’s a fifty-fifty chance you are right.
  有50%的可能性你是对的。
  07、hush-hush，嘘声，秘密的
  In the end he was forced to resign but it was all very hush-hush.
  最后他被迫辞职，但这些全是秘密发生的。
  This matter is hush-hush.
  这件事要谨慎保密。
  You don't want to hush-hush his scandal to me.
  你别想对我隐瞒他的丑事。
  08、win-win，双
  We are trying to establish a win-win relationship.
  我们努力建立一种双赢的关系。
  Free trade is not always a win-win situation.
  自由贸易并非总是双赢局面。
  09、no-no，禁忌
  In the United States,asking the age of a lady is a big no-no.
  在美国，问一位女士的年龄是一件绝对禁忌的事情。
  We all know that cheating on our taxes is a no-no.
  我们都知道偷税漏税是绝对不行的。
  10、so-so，马马虎虎，不好不坏的
  Their lunch was only so-so.
  他们的午餐只能算是凑合凑合。
  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，我还是觉得它一般般。
  11、go-go，活跃的；快速增长的
  He’s a go-go person.
  他是个十分活跃的人。
  the go-go years of the early 21st century
  21世纪初的那个奔腾年代
  12、dum-dum，笨蛋
  You dum-dums!
  你们这些笨蛋！
  Oh,you're in trouble,dum-dum.
  哦，你有麻烦了，笨蛋。