就是起外号,比如小四眼啥的。名词,表示这个行为。 A* l0 o6 d# v7 h* a( a" S& y* N8 N
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。: r* n: f# E. v/ y* S$ t
6 S6 c/ F3 k: l3 r o wbtw,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! 7 o$ v: c1 u4 T: j: r5 f* e: W0 }
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer- y6 z3 a' K- h% X2 {; f/ I
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Had a very shiny nose 6 p% Y4 U1 b& L: ?0 @(like a light bulb)& H" _6 M5 M b( i k/ ^
And if you ever saw it 6 |8 k6 Z" H" k$ G9 y/ x(saw it)+ b/ q/ ^& `% A1 [2 G
You would even say it glows ; \' n. c! k$ F! J% ^. s; d(like a flash light) / T: A( f$ F% b' }1 \All of the other reindeer& t: s- q2 U2 D" J
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Used to laugh and call him names ' A! k: ?) b# L(like Pinochio)2 n1 V7 x4 {& ]( s. W) y
They never let poor Rudolph % K! m6 D5 P# P$ `" Y(Rudolph) / u( }% g- {$ p- E+ xPlay in any reindeer games9 _# R6 a; _9 [
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve) G& K; N6 y# q; f; b. C
Santa came to say 6 O; {: x: o- K. k: a0 Y(Ho Ho Ho) - n; t# J& Z0 o7 t5 {& j5 WRudolph with your nose so bright 6 L+ s; x& Z5 G0 W* s6 v! wWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?# S/ e5 X4 o2 F. ~# e
Then all the reindeer loved him : Y2 W" p/ x; d Q5 D( z(loved him) / _( w2 H$ x: c: e ^2 pAnd they shouted out with glee ! |. ?* k/ y) i8 E" H(yippee) + L5 [7 o' K9 J; z; X5 o! V3 c9 w r/ K"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer3 M( v) o" l% a/ i1 n
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You'll go down in history!" ; T" F/ q4 K+ d) L8 T4 L(like Columbus)