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工作学习 / English / what a shame!翻旧帖的时候发现一个有趣的现象。有不少人对“WHAT A SHAME”这句话有错误的理解，将其简单地从字面上理解为“真丢人！”或“太羞耻了！”，而且认为这是offensive words，从而造成误解，开始进行反击，砖头，西红柿就漫天飞了。我想说这句话的那位被无端拖入骂战，肯定觉得好委屈呢。实际上大家查下字典就明白了，它的意思是“真可惜！”，“太遗憾了！”，相当于“what a pity!”，不是骂人的意思。hehe, what a shame!
-whatever(漂流的瓶子);
2003-1-20
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You are just right. Come in, please.The usage of English words is very contextual.
A few months ago, I tried to hunt for a new job. The recruiter was interested in my resume and called me. He asked me whether I could do both architectual and development work. I answered, " I am OK with both of them." The recruiter immediately responded, "Just OK?". In an after-thought, I knew what I meant is "I am fine with both of them."
OK is just OK. What a shame!
-jabber(jabber);
2003-1-21
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同感。好多人望文生义，半瓶子醋。
-cx57(冷月);
2003-1-21
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谢谢jabber的进一步诠释，呵呵，我当时倒确实想在结尾处加句话，想请你作文举例进一步解释一下的
-whatever(漂流的瓶子);
2003-1-21
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