开车最怕遭遇“恼人乘客”
中国日报网 2014-05-20 10:02
会开车的人一般都有自己的驾驶习惯,如果开车时旁边坐了一位不停提醒你小心变灯、小心前面的车,以及小心别超速的乘客,估计开车的人都会觉得很烦吧。这样的乘客在英文中有名字了,他们叫harassenger。
Harassenger (blend of harass and passenger) is a passenger who is constantly judging your driving skills. He/she constantly cautions you to keep a safe distance from the car in front of you, checks that you're obeying the speed limit, and is always quick to point out your navigational errors.
Harassenger(harass和passenger二词的合成形式)指坐在你车上并不停对你的驾驶技术挑毛病的乘客,我们可称为“恼人乘客”。他/她会不停地提醒你与前车保持安全距离,查看你的车速是否在限速范围内,而且总能很快指出你的导航错误。
For example:
Guy riding shotgun: "Could you slow down a little? We're dangerously close to exceeding the speed limit by 5 mph."
副驾驶座位上的乘客:你能不能开慢点儿?我们很快就要超速5迈了。
Driver: "Quit being such a harassenger."
司机:你快别烦我了!
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