with a bang

隆重的

University Games opened  in beijing with a bang
世界大学生运动会在北京隆重开幕

The celebration opened with a bang.[s:13]
庆祝会隆重开幕！

with a bang：大声地
The door shut with a bang.[s:28]
门砰的一声关上了。

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A: For sanitary reasons, you're supposed to swim in your birthday suit here.
B: I don't have my birthday suit.
A: That means you have to swim with nothing on.
B: I see.
A: 为了公共卫生起见，在这里游泳应当要穿「生日服装」。
B: 我没有「生日服装」。
A: 我的意思是你必须裸泳。
B: 原来如此。

重点解说：

★ sanitary「(公共)卫生的」cf. hygienic 「卫生的，清洁的」

★ be supposed to ~的意思是「应当~，理应~」Am I supposed to do this?「我应当做这个吗？」此语略带「必须~」的味道。此外，be not supposed to ~的意思是「不 可~，不许~」，用于表示委婉的禁止，如You're not supposed to enter this building. 「本建筑不许进入。」

★ with nothing on「一丝不挂」身体的皮肤有如人与生俱来的「衣服」，所以英文中称光着身子为"in one's birthday suit"。

A: We have a regulation here ─ rather unique one.
B: What kind of regulation, may I ask?
A: Only your birthday suit is allowed to enter this place.
B: Are you kidding me?
A: 我们这里有个规定，相当独特的一个。
B: 请问是什么样的规定？
A: 只有光着身子才准进入这个地方。
B: 你是在开玩笑吧？

regulation「规定」

★ unique「独特的」

★ allow「允许，许可」Smoking is not allowed here.「此地禁止吸烟。」

★ kid「开玩笑，耍弄」相关用法如： No kidding!「我是当真的！」No kidding?「不是开玩笑吧？」You're kidding!「别开玩笑！」

A: Let me remind you that smoking is bad for your health.
B: I know. I was not born yesterday.
A: Then why don't you stop smoking as soon as possible?
B: OK. Let's talk about it some other time.
A: 让我提醒你，抽烟有害健康。
B: 我懂。我又不是昨天才出生的。
A: 那么你何不早日戒烟呢？
B: 好啦。再说吧。

★ smoking「抽烟」No Smoking「禁烟<标语>」车中有些贴有"Thank you for not smoking.的贴纸。「戒烟」英文说成stop [quit] smoking。

★ be bad [good] for the health 「有害[益]健康」

★ I was not born yesterday. 「我又不是昨天才出生的。」此语用于表示自己不需要对方叮咛也懂，带有嫌对方多事的味道，近于中文的「我又不是三岁小孩。」

★ some other time「改天」相关用法如： Maybe next time.「下回再说吧。」

with a bang adj.隆重地
eg：Jim and Lily opend with a bang merried.

[ 本帖最后由 fang417276656 于 2008-5-13 10:50 编辑 ]

with a bang