一分钟英语 第154期:Down to Earth 接地气

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What do you think about when you hear this American idiom? Down to Earth.

当你听到这个美语俚语时，你会想到什么？

Are they talking about traveling to outer space and coming back down to Earth?

他们是在谈论关于去外太空，然后又回到地球的事吗?

I cannot believe we just met the guitar player from The Rolling Stones!

我无法想象我们刚才竟然遇到了滚石乐队的吉他手。

He was so friendly and easy to talk to!

他十分友好，并且很亲切近人。

I know! You would have never guessed he is a rock star!

我知道。你根本猜不出他是一个摇滚明星。

He was just so sown to earth and seemed like a regular guy.

他非常接地气，看起来就是普通人。

If you say a person is a down to earth, you mean he or she is friendly, informal and realistic.

如果一个人接地气，你的意思就是他很友好，随意，实在。

In this example, a famous rock star seemed down to earth-- easy to talk to, like a regular, everyday person.

在这个例子中，一个著名的摇滚明星十分接地气--健谈，像一个平平常常的普通人。

It can also mean a person is practical and straightforward.

这个短语也可以表达一个人坦诚、务实。

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