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Name的不同短语表达

1. Make a name for yourself 成名、出名
 
How do you make a name for yourself without scoring the basketball? 
在篮球场上你如果没有得分的强项,如何能有名气呢? 
 
2. Call someone names 谩骂某人
 
It is not polite to call someone names. 
骂人是不礼貌的行为。 
 
3. Someone's name is mud 某人声名狼藉/臭名昭著,Mud是泥土意思,这个短语的意思即为某人的名声扫地、臭名昭著。
 
Your name is mud, you can't use the car for a whole month. 
你的信用不良(名声不好),这个月内不许再用车。 
 
4. The name of the game 直译为“游戏的名字”,引申意为“关键/实质”,表示较为重要的事情。例如:
 
Patience is the name of the game in fishing. 
钓鱼中耐性是关键。 
 
5. Not have a penny to your name 一文不值、一贫如洗
 
At the moment he does not have a penny to his name. 
当时他一贫如洗、身无分文。