“一个模子刻出来”的英文
(2012-09-07 15:26:46)
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英文里说,“一个模子刻出来的”,用 “the spitting image”。比如,Xinyi is the spitting image of her father。
spitting image引申自spit and image,例如,Xinyi is the spit
and
还有一种说法是carbon copy,“复写纸”。科技进步,复写纸已遭淘汰,但在语言里却保留下来。写email时用的抄送“cc”,就是carbon copy的缩写。