今天我们聊聊英语中的拟声词

Oh yeah, in every language, we have “sounds” that can express how we feel.  Like in Chinese, 啊， 呀， 吧， 嗯, and so on, all have Chinese characters, to represent that sound.  We have those in English too.  They’re called onomatopoeia.  So today I want to teach you 10 of the most common “sounds” we use to express ourselves in English writing.

没错，在每种语言里，都有一些“声音”可以用来表达我们的心情。比如像中文里的：啊、呀、吧、嗯，等等。每个声音都有不同的汉字来表达。同样的，英语里也有。它们称为“拟声词”。所以今天，我想教你10个我们在英文写作中常用的拟声词！

uh-huh

[əˈhʌ]

This means “yes” or “yeah,” just like how 嗯 means yes in Chinese.

它的意思是“是的”，就像中文里我们用“嗯”来表示同意。

Example: 

Cleveland:  You’re still thinking about your ex-girlfr

iend, aren’t you?  

克利夫兰：你是不是还在想着你的前女友？

Cleveland Jr:  Uh-huh…

小克利夫兰：嗯哼…

oops

[ʊps]

This is the sound you make when you make a mistake!

当做错一件事时，就会发出这个声音。

Example: 

Oops!  I didn’t mean to say “She’s hating him!” I meant to say “She’s dating him!”

啊呀！我并不是想说“她讨厌他！”我想说的是“她在和他约会！”

doh!

[dəu]

This sound is from the Simpsons TV show, but now it’s super famous in almost all western countries.  Doh now is a sound of self-stupidity, you say it when you do or say something wrong and feel stupid for it.

这个声音来自《辛普森一家》，这个声音几乎已经火遍了所有的西方国家。现在，Doh 是用来表达“我真笨”的一种声音，当你做错一件事或说错一句话话时，发出这个声音来表示“我真笨”！

Example: 

Wait… you mean… my job interview was yesterday, not today???  D’oh!

等等… 你是说… 我的面试是在昨天，而不是今天？？？我去…

grrr

[gɝ]

Shows you’re frustrated or annoyed with something.

用来表示你对某件事感到沮丧或恼怒。

Example: 

Grrr, overtime again, I’m never going to get to go home!

啊… 又要加班，晚上又不能准时回家了！

arg / argh!

[ɑrg]

This also shows frustration  and annoyance, but when you’re more angry, like you can’t take it anymore!  Rage!!!  (also it's the sound that pirates make)

这个声音也是用来表示你的沮丧和愤怒，但是程度更深，比如你再也忍受不了了！非常愤怒的感觉！（与海盗发出的声音类似）

Example: 

Arg!  I hate these reports!  They never stop coming!  That’s it, I’m gonna quit!

啊啊啊啊！我太讨厌这些报告了！简直没完没了！老子不干了！

ah

[ɑ]

Just like 啊 in Chinese, it expresses that you’ve realized or finally understand something.  Sometimes, of course, it could just be someone screaming “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!”

就像中文里的“啊”，用来表示你终于发现或者弄懂某件事了。有时候，也可以是某人在疯狂的喊叫：“Ahhhhhhhh”!

Example: 

You have to plug in the computer before turning it on?  Ah, that make sense actually…

在开机前你要把电脑先接上电源？啊… 说的真有道理…

Aww / ahhh

[ɑ:]

Like “ah” but longer, it can express disappointment; usually we say another word like “shoot, crap, man” after it.

有点像“ah”，但发音更长，可以用来表达失望；通常会在这个声音后面加上“shoot, crap, man”之类的词。

Example: 

She already has a boyfriend???  Awww mannnn! :(

它已经有男朋友了？？？啊啊啊… 太可惜了！:(

hmmm / hrmmm

This shows someone is in deep thought, thinking about something.  

他表示某人正在深思熟虑，思考着某事。

Example: 

Hmmm… which do I want… a pepperoni pizza, or a durian pizza?  Argh, they are both so tempting!!

嗯… 我到底要选哪一个呢… 意大利辣香肠披萨，还是榴莲披萨？啊啊啊… 它们看起来都好好吃！

ack!

['æk]

This sound is similar to “argh!” except it shows more shock and surprise.  It happened suddenly and you’re still not sure what to do about it.

这个声音和“argh”很像，不过它表示震惊和惊讶的程度要比“argh”更深。好比某件事突然发生了，你仍然处于震惊和惊讶中，不知道该如何是好。

Example: 

Ack!!!  I just dropped my new 20,000 rmb phone in the toilet!  What do I do, what do I do??? 

啊啊啊！！！我把一台两万块新买的手机掉到马桶里了！该怎么办！？该怎么办！？

pfft

/ft/

This is a “reply” sound that you make when someone says something you think doesn’t matter, or even might be so silly or stupid, that it’s the only thing you can say in response.  It can also show annoyance or disagreement.

这是一个“回复”的声音，当有人说你认为不重要的东西时，或者甚至可能是很傻或很蠢的，这是你唯一能回应的声音。也可以表现出你的恼火或不认同。

Example: 

I bet I could get the phone number of any girl in this bar!  -Pffft, you’d be lucky if they even looked at you.

我敢打赌，我能得到这个酒吧里任何女孩的电话号码！切！她们如果还会正眼看你一眼你就该偷笑了。

Phew!  Finally done.  Oh no, I forgot “phew!”  This is the sound of being relieved, like “Finally! Thank God! It's over’!” So yeah, phew, finally we are finished.   

呼~终于结束了。噢不，我居然吧“phew”给忘了！这是一种“解脱”的声音，就像在说“终于！感谢上帝！终于结束了！”是的，呼，终于结束了。

Hopefully this will prepare you to understand a bit more internet English, and the funny sounds us English speakers make when expressing ourselves. 

希望今天的内容能够帮你更好的理解一些英语中的网络用语，同时也能了解到外国人当他们想表达自己的想法时通常会说出的一些拟声词。

So OK, that's it for now.  My name is RJ高晓龙, thank you for listening to my「1MinuteEnglish」!  Cya~

好啦，今天的内容就是这些。我是RJ高晓龙，感谢你收听我的一分钟英语，我们下次见~