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叼着银勺 Silver spoon in their mouth

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Silver is a valuable metal.

银是一种有价值的金属

Is this expression about babies eating metal?

这是关于婴儿含着这种金属的表达吗?

Let's find out.

我们来看看

Jonathan, last night at Kim's party,

乔纳森,昨晚在金的派对上

everyone talked about how they went to

每个人都谈到他们是怎样去

the best schools and how they're making tons of money.

最好的学校,他们还谈到了如何赚得盆满锅满

Well, they must have worked hard to get to that point.

嗯,他们一定很努力才做到这一点

right?

是吧?

银勺

Yeah, I don't think so.

哦,我不这么认为的

They were just born with silver spoons in their mouths.

他们刚出生的时候嘴里就叼着银勺

Ah, yeah I know the type.

啊,是的,我了解那种情况

They can be a little annoying.

它们可能会有点烦人

Someone who is "born with a silver spoon in their mouth"

一个“出生嘴里就叼着银勺”的人

is born into a family of wealth and privilege.

出生在一个拥有财富和权势的家庭

We use this expression in a negative way

我们会把这类表达用于消极层面

to describe someone who is successful only because

去描述一个成功的人,他仅仅是因为

of their family's money and connections.

他们家庭的金钱和关系网

And that's English in a Minute.

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annoying [ə'nɔiiŋ]

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adj. 恼人的,讨厌的

 
valuable ['væljuəbl]

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adj. 贵重的,有价值的
n. (pl.)贵

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negative ['negətiv]

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adj. 否定的,负的,消极的
n. 底片,负

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spoon [spu:n]

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n. 匙,调羹,匙状物
vt. 以匙舀起

 
describe [dis'kraib]

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vt. 描述,画(尤指几何图形),说成

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privilege ['privilidʒ]

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n. 特权,特别恩典,基本人权,荣幸
vt.

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