该死的英文， 总是让我有挫败感

[laox888]

太好了， 我跟着高手学学。

我眼高手不高，呵呵。

 

[oldbei]

昨天 laox888说了一个uxorious
我当时就嘀咕 教授发音都有疑问的词 谁用啊

今天看新闻 床铺用了这个bossed-around husband

俺学过一个相关的GRE词儿，挺有趣，也简单好记，分享一哈：
henpecked 被母鸡不停地叨叨着的 ====》妻管严

 

[shw019]

辣要看唐顿庄园，长得好看倒是其次，个个（包括仆淫）都是辣么体面。

看过一点， 印象不深。

 

[oldbei]

哪个国家这么残暴? 不是中国吧。

第一个翻成英文的，想必是在英国啦。那是在新教出现以前了，英国还奉行天主教的时代。

 

[shw019]

我眼高手不高，呵呵。

够高的了， 还想咋高? 已经非常崇拜了!!!

 

[Vivian2018]

够高的了， 还想咋高? 已经非常崇拜了!!!

他正在练习踩高跷

 

[oldbei]

看过一点， 印象不深。

Oh, you've got to watch it! To me, it's like an English version of the Dream of Red Mansions.

 

[sabre的马甲]

俺学过一个相关的GRE词儿，挺有趣，也简单好记，分享一哈：
henpecked 被母鸡不停地叨叨着的 ====》妻管严

当时 laox888 说uxorious 的时候 去查字典了
最多的 给的也是henpecked
因为我没见过这么用的 所以没说话

 

[Vivian2018]

辣要看唐顿庄园，长得好看倒是其次，个个（包括仆淫）都是辣么体面。

对滴对滴，足以抵消英国口音。　对我来说。　

 

[shw019]

stan lee的婚姻， 很神奇， 她老婆是英国人， 在英国， 跟一个美国兵闪电结婚， 移民美国，
婚姻很平淡， 出去做模特， 被介绍给stan lee,
stan lee一进门， 就说， 我一直在爱着你， 八岁就开始画你，
两个礼拜之后， 她老婆会老家申请闪电离婚，
法院判决的当天， 跟stan lee结婚， 离婚和结婚的法官， 是一个人， 相隔一个钟头，

OMG! Stan Lee和他老婆太幸运了。

 

[shw019]

俺学过一个相关的GRE词儿，挺有趣，也简单好记，分享一哈：
henpecked 被母鸡不停地叨叨着的 ====》妻管严

这个我学过， 不用给忘了。

 

[oldbei]

当时 laox888 说uxorious 的时候 去查字典了
最多的 给的也是henpecked
因为我没见过这么用的 所以没说话

谢谢，入选GRE词汇的词儿，大概不会太偏。I am an opportunist when it comes to learning English.

 

[oldbei]

但是用steal, 就不要用完成时态了， Who stole my chair?

俺听说过有些词儿不能用完成时态的理论，蛋steal好像不属于不能用完成时之列吧？
俺赶脚My wallet has been stolen这样的句子狠普通正常啊。

 

[sabre的马甲]

谢谢，入选GRE词汇的词儿，大概不会太偏。I am an opportunist when it comes to learning English.

我一般是见过听过两三次之后 还没猜出来什么意思 去查字典
下次见面 就感到特亲切了

 

[sabre的马甲]

以前从来没有看过这种类似脱口秀的节目， 因为觉得自己会听不懂他们的包袱。 但是，昨天，第一次听， 有几个词， 的确没听懂， 但是， 完全不影响理解大部分的好笑的笑点。 还是挺有意思的。 For example, why do we need to take on the train not in? Cause we need to get off the train. Then when he asked why we get in the taxi, not get on. The audience immediately answered that we need to get out of the taxi... Easy, simple and so much fun. Love it.

不错
以后多交流
我推荐过多次 没人喜欢 你是头一个
有幽默感 赞

 

[哈法]

如果是打电话，告诉一个异地的淫，你在车上，似乎是说 I'm on a bus更好，除非对方知道你在哪辆车上。其他各位学友肿么看？

You wouldn't normally say on a bus; on the bus is a fixed expression.

The reason why the is used in that phrase is probably because the bus here is something we all know about, something that by extension refers to the institution that represents the (public) transport bus service that uses buses to drive people around the city. The phrase doesn't refer to any bus in particular per se.

In his book, Practical English Usage (69.5), M. Swan says the following:

We use the (with a singular countable noun) when we talk about some kinds of thing that are part of everybody's lives, like ‘the bus’ or ‘the hairdresser’. In this case the bus, for example, does not mean ‘one bus that you know about’; we use the to suggest that taking a bus is a common experience that we all share.
To address the comment and some additional questions one might have after reading the above:

I merely wanted to answer the question of whether on the bus is grammatical in that context, and how that's accomplished – not suggest that on a bus isn't. It would be more usual, given the context the asker provided, for their friend to say I'm on the bus and not I'm on a bus.

I'm on the bus might mean "I'm on the bus I tell you I'm on every day – my school bus", i.e., "...the bus you expect me to be on at this time". It could also mean "I'm on the bus we previously discussed". Et cetera.

Can you say on a bus? Yes, you can say, for example,

I can't talk to you right now, I'm on a bus.
As you said, this introduces a bus; you're talking about it for the first time and identifying the vehicle as a bus.

Last week he was on a bus when an argument erupted between... (independent.co.uk).
He was on a bus – it doesn't matter what bus. The same applies in the example that follows:

"It doesn't. Why would it? I'm nobody." She lowered her chin as her face twisted up. "Just a girl you met on a bus." (Don't Move by Dennis Etchison)
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/136321/on-a-bus-or-on-the-bus

 

[sabre的马甲]

如果是打电话，告诉一个异地的淫，你在车上，似乎是说 I'm on a bus更好，除非对方知道你在哪辆车上。其他各位学友肿么看？

On the bus sounds better
When in doubt, for me, the feel of it always wins

 

[哈法]

不错
以后多交流
我推荐过多次 没人喜欢 你是头一个
有幽默感 赞

多看此类比如friends, everybody loves Raymond 等，不仅仅提高英文水平，还更加深对北美文化的认识。

 

[哈法]

在华盛顿二战纪念碑的地面上曾看到下面三句话，分别用了“on, at ,in”
Victory on land, victory at sea, victory in the air.

 

[sabre的马甲]

多看此类比如friends, everybody loves Raymond 等，不仅仅提高英文水平，还更加深对北美文化的认识。

Yes it really helps to appreciate humanity.
We are more alike than we are different.
Deep down we all struggle with relationship, whites yellows blacks regardless your color.