初中上英語的時候,大家壹定做過bingo這個遊戲。bingo壹種碰運氣的遊戲,每個牌手有壹張或多張印有不同數字的方塊牌,當由叫牌人抽到並宣布各自的數字時即在方塊牌上記分。第壹個記下完整數字列的牌手喊“Bingo”表示取勝而得名。(上課的時候,老師可能讓大家自己寫幾個數字,然後他再讀幾個數字,看看誰和他讀的數字是壹樣的,誰就贏)
請看Longman詞典的英文解釋:
a game played for money or prizes in which numbers are chosen by chance and called out, and if you have the right numbers on your card you win
Vera won ?20 at bingo.
其實“Bingo”這個單詞還有壹層意思,是指“因出乎意料的成功而興奮的叫聲”。多用於口語
Longman中的解釋:
used when you have just done something successfully and are pleased
Bingo! That's the one I've been looking for.
1.如果妳的鑰匙找不到了,妳翻箱倒櫃終於找到了,妳可以說“Bingo! Here it is!”(太棒了!就是這壹顆了。)
2.妳的隱形眼鏡不慎掉了,妳幫他找到了,妳可以興奮地說:“I’ve found it! Bingo!”(我找到了,好棒!)
3.六人行裏有壹集,Phoebe好像是找到了什麽東西,她說:Bingo,I've got it!
所以,若遇到了上面的情形,妳也可以大聲地說“Bingo”。