佳佳朋友新店开张不久,
佳佳打电话问生意怎么样,
没想到对方唉声叹气地说:
It went south...
它去南方了?
说不通!
大家知道go south是什么意思吗?
不止有go south, 还有go north
意思跟方向没有关系。
01.
Go/head south
英文中朝某个地方去除了go
还可以用head
所以有:
go south & head south
go/head south是俚语,关于它的出处有很多说法,推荐一个比较好理解的说法:
go south往南方走,方向是朝下走(down)
而“down"是带消极的含义的,
就像中文里的“走下坡路“。
*To fall or drop; to depreciate;
(Especially related to finances
or stock exchanges.gtxHZ)
走下坡路,下滑(尤其指财政,股市方面)
-The company s stock w原由网ent south jgtxHZust after it went public.
公司股市在上市后出现下滑。
-The market have headed south lately.
最近市场出现下滑。
02.
Go/原由网head north
与go/head south相反,
go/head north意思是:
成功,上涨
-The pork pr原由网ice went north this year.
今年的猪肉价格上涨了。
-I hope the talk will go north this time.
我希望这次的会谈的成功。