| 词组 | uncle |
| 释义 | 1． 若说“伯父，晚上好!”一般不是 Good evening， Uncle! 应该说 Good evening，Uncle Henry! un- cle 作称呼用应与姓名连用。 2． Uncle Sam ( 山姆大叔) 是美国的别称，前面一般不加定冠词: The exact origins of Uncle Sam as a symbol for the United States are unknown. But the most widely ac- cepted theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. 3． Uncle Sam 可以修饰其他名词: Uncle Sam folk art Uncle Sam character Uncle Sam costume Uncle Sam outfit Uncle Sam figure Uncle Sam guy Uncle Sam bank Uncle Sam hat Uncle Sam sculpture 4． 可以说: an Uncle Sam， Uncle Sams Would I want to live in a world with an ‘Uncle Sam’? Uncle Sams are a recent addition to my carving repertoire. They are fun，very traditional and challeng- ing. My brother and I always boasted that we had four Uncle Sams. 5． Uncle Tom 源于小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》，有贬义，现被黑人用来嘲讽其他“对白人顺从的黑人”，可以作可数名词: So are we at a point in society that calling someone an “Uncle Tom”is legitimate? Is Condileeza Rice somehow worse than Henry Kissinger because she is an “Uncle Tom”? When the flood of lawsuits hit the courts you can imagine how many Uncle Toms will be lined up on the side of Massa. |
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