原声BBC英语每日一句 to nick

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1. “Someone nicked my bike this morning.”
2. “Oh, no. Did you report it to the police?”
3. “Yes, I did.”
4. To nick something means to steal something.
5. My son’s best friend is called Nick. It’s the same spelling, isn’t it?
6. It is, but not the same meaning. Here the word ‘nick’ is a verb and it’s British slang too.

译文:
1. “今早有人偷了我的自行车。”
2. “哦,不。你通知警察了吗?”
3. “是的,通知了。”
4. ‘To nick something’意思是偷了东西。
5. 我儿子最好的朋友名叫Nick,是同样的拼写,对吗?
6. 是的,但不是同样的意思。这里的‘nick’是个动词,也是英文中的俚语。

nick = steal [口语] 偷

Nick = [名]尼克

slang = 俚语,口头惯用语

口语练习:

Someone nicked my neigbour’s bike last night.

Someone must have nicked my pen on the table. I just couldn’t find it.

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