就是起外号,比如小四眼啥的。名词,表示这个行为。 % I: y% B3 J7 E1 M8 P X6 A8 S: q+ E) P: h9 M8 {4 a7 n! z
著名圣诞歌曲红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫,就是典型的name calling. 歌词中有一句“Used to laugh and call him names” 就是起外号的动词形式,注意,叫谁的名字是call sb's name, 但是call sb names就是起外号了。 : D8 |2 y( @1 H. X 0 @% x: E3 C2 T0 u% nbtw,这是我最喜欢的一首圣诞歌曲,我觉得all of the other reindeer赤裸裸的势利眼形象太可爱了! 2 V0 N# Y( L3 D7 \ 2 V0 ~# v+ _- a' p8 x& QRudolph the red-nosed reindeer1 w- N3 x( K7 {/ z: L; b
(reindeer) " ^% ~3 n4 Z+ T& B( ?Had a very shiny nose ( ]+ F# s0 M; o5 s(like a light bulb) 8 p9 Z- D' J' ?) Q2 l7 z2 VAnd if you ever saw it% C* w% B/ E4 [- {9 k' _$ Z% j
(saw it) % B' {7 j: \: c9 T- T+ ^/ F6 ~You would even say it glows1 i& ^9 l) y& t5 @9 J7 T
(like a flash light): z. k# c+ R7 q: }9 Q. z" E: `
All of the other reindeer . w' L- S% p2 k" O$ B. ^(reindeer) * @( D" s# u( I# F0 U( MUsed to laugh and call him names5 p2 t* u+ v ~) k" q0 t/ [1 w5 @; R
(like Pinochio)$ [. F& ~. Y6 w' {# @3 Y
They never let poor Rudolph2 W0 }8 ], S2 y; K% T: ~( F0 R6 D
(Rudolph)3 X+ x* o; V# M* N+ A
Play in any reindeer games ( x. P: I8 I u% M(like Monopoly) * B# u) C" ?6 U4 y8 L9 i; u8 ?" K5 h- T# }
Then one foggy Christmas Eve0 w1 S' H& c4 H
Santa came to say * z& r& ^ j" R8 u(Ho Ho Ho) {( y( [$ o% w" g8 z4 Y4 kRudolph with your nose so bright ) o$ m+ D- C9 M" yWon't you guide my sleigh tonight? ' c: X- `( t- U3 r- vThen all the reindeer loved him8 R- C3 e4 l6 G3 ~% B
(loved him) L3 X# e1 Z* k) w$ T1 }
And they shouted out with glee- c4 F4 K. H0 V: A& _
(yippee) / N: h1 Q5 n; H. R0 l* ["Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer / t) W- ~' q4 w(reindeer)7 t0 H, J6 v! O+ q; P
You'll go down in history!"3 \: R: J6 D! O7 l
(like Columbus)