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像汉语名词一样，英语名词也可以作动词用
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太阳底下最敬业的摄影师
湖南长沙 毛里林
像汉语名词一样，英语名词也可以作动词用
。“名词用作动词”这一语言现象的特征是：句子呈现口语化、语言形象生动，令人回味无穷。例如，译林版《选择性必修一》第二单元“Extended reading”板块里“Beethoven: a
remarkable life”一文开头有这样一个句子：“On 7 May
1842，a
crowd of music lovers streamed into a theatre in Vienna to hear the
first-ever performance of the great Ludwig van
Beethoven’s Symphony No.9.
”, 句中谓语动词stream原本就是一个名词，意思是“小河；溪”，在这里用作了动词，溪流般“涌入”剧场，既通俗易懂，又形象生动。本文拟分动物、物品、人物和其它等四类名词，将这一现象清晰地展示在俚语和谚语等方面，以飨读者。
一、动物名词
1. badger：n. 獾; (澳大利亚动物)毛鼻袋熊，the Badger State(美国州名)威斯康星州；badger game (美俚)美人计。v. 纠缠。例如：
Little Tom badgered
My wife has been badgering
2. chicken：n.小鸡。 count one’s chickens过早乐观/打如意算盘; no spring chicken(俚) (尤指女子)年龄不小了。v., 退缩/害怕。例如：
All the boys ran to put out the fire，but Mike chickened out. 男孩们都跑去救火，迈克却害怕了。
He was going to ask her on a date, but he chickened out
3. dog: n. 狗。My dogs are killing me! (美口)我的两只脚痛死了; Let sleeping dogs lie. (谚)莫惹是非。v. 尾随；纠缠。例如：
Wherever I go，my younger brother dogs
Creditors dogged
4. fox: n. 狐狸。an old fox非常狡猾的人；play (the) fox行为狡猾；vt. (口)使难以理解; 让人迷惑vi. 哄骗；假装。例如：
Tom was completely foxed
5. monkey: n. 猴子。put sb’s monkey up(俚)使某人生气；I’ll be(or I am) a monkey’s uncle.(口)(表示惊奇) 天哪！哎呀！。v. 乱耍；瞎混。例如：
Don’t monkey
We just monkey
6.pig: n. 猪。pigs might fly(if they had wings) (讽)无稽之谈；sweat like a pig(口)大汗淋漓。v. (只得)对付。例如：
The hotels were all full so we had to pig
二、物品名词
三. 人物名词
四、其它名词
1. address: n., 地址。a return address回信地址；public address system(向公众讲话的)扩音系统。vt., 称呼；致辞。例如：
In her speech of welcome,
President”. 在她的欢迎讲话里，总统被称为“总统先生”。
Before the awards were given, the mayor addressed the crowd.颁奖开始之前市长向公众致辞。
一、动物名词
1. badger：n. 獾; (澳大利亚动物)毛鼻袋熊，the Badger State(美国州名)威斯康星州；badger game (美俚)美人计。v. 纠缠。例如：
Little Tom badgered
My wife has been badgering
2. chicken：n.小鸡。 count one’s chickens过早乐观/打如意算盘; no spring chicken(俚) (尤指女子)年龄不小了。v., 退缩/害怕。例如：
All the boys ran to put out the fire，but Mike chickened out. 男孩们都跑去救火，迈克却害怕了。
He was going to ask her on a date, but he chickened out
3. dog: n. 狗。My dogs are killing me! (美口)我的两只脚痛死了; Let sleeping dogs lie. (谚)莫惹是非。v. 尾随；纠缠。例如：
Wherever I go，my younger brother dogs
Creditors dogged
4. fox: n. 狐狸。an old fox非常狡猾的人；play (the) fox行为狡猾；vt. (口)使难以理解; 让人迷惑vi. 哄骗；假装。例如：
Tom was completely foxed
5. monkey: n. 猴子。put sb’s monkey up(俚)使某人生气；I’ll be(or I am) a monkey’s uncle.(口)(表示惊奇) 天哪！哎呀！。v. 乱耍；瞎混。例如：
Don’t monkey
We just monkey
6.pig: n. 猪。pigs might fly(if they had wings) (讽)无稽之谈；sweat like a pig(口)大汗淋漓。v. (只得)对付。例如：
The hotels were all full so we had to pig
二、物品名词
三. 人物名词
四、其它名词
1. address: n., 地址。a return address回信地址；public address system(向公众讲话的)扩音系统。vt., 称呼；致辞。例如：
In her speech of welcome,
President”. 在她的欢迎讲话里，总统被称为“总统先生”。
Before the awards were given, the mayor addressed the crowd.颁奖开始之前市长向公众致辞。