就是起外号,比如小四眼啥的。名词,表示这个行为。 4 A$ H3 b& s0 M7 Y2 } z" b$ U, a5 H. ^
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。 % c+ B) \& S9 p8 J; _6 @ M& C* I' C+ c# ?; y2 U! _; G
btw,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!6 V0 ]3 N% T& C( N- K! [. [
) R* ` c; d" { VRudolph the red-nosed reindeer6 j5 r4 u6 q" G& m( T
(reindeer) * f$ y/ v) B1 U" V. X' z% s% lHad a very shiny nose ; ?/ {& ~ m2 O7 ~2 [(like a light bulb) ; L/ u& |% Y4 h/ u( cAnd if you ever saw it* f. q5 d7 z$ _1 S7 R# R. R
(saw it) 4 d. k! x+ z/ ]4 G E' RYou would even say it glows 0 Y' ^9 a/ W ^5 l/ Y(like a flash light) J' m" ]2 }1 J( H6 w9 I
All of the other reindeer* U5 |7 O1 Q& m7 W$ u8 z L. E
(reindeer)# ?5 w' X+ q3 X" a @1 L+ m5 R0 C
Used to laugh and call him names! {- O% r% C ~/ b/ d9 p$ }: b5 ^) m
(like Pinochio) % {/ a9 H7 I! z$ V* FThey never let poor Rudolph6 B* W5 a: p) n
(Rudolph) 1 t! a3 |/ T5 j6 @Play in any reindeer games ( E' W0 l) W1 B6 U(like Monopoly)5 V8 k: a2 O9 Q& r7 I
$ ^7 K; b6 Z/ Q" T$ _7 M: YThen one foggy Christmas Eve ! f" {3 U$ ^; g6 ]% oSanta came to say8 w0 t. k' T: e
(Ho Ho Ho) - T- o F9 p+ M* v# JRudolph with your nose so bright/ b5 v: l9 M9 J+ S. ~2 X# N) u
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight? 9 R7 y+ p n5 D1 |7 N0 ]Then all the reindeer loved him- ~( o! Q2 n6 `
(loved him) 3 |% ?) U$ r2 _/ s4 l+ TAnd they shouted out with glee3 P4 I2 r7 w. y2 Z1 {/ b
(yippee) 4 b% ]8 w5 J5 ?: c7 O% e* e"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer $ n/ T! F) D: ?9 z(reindeer)( z2 e8 ]' Z" k8 S$ R
You'll go down in history!": z. s6 \" Y2 Z$ |, }
(like Columbus)