"I can't stand it"意思是"我没法站着"？理解错会很尴尬...

童鞋们还记得在上学时，

每节英语课前，

班长喊的那句“Stand up”吗？

Stand作为动词，是“站立，使站立，起立”的意思。

那么，“I can't stand it”是什么意思呢？

面对这个表达，很多人可能随口会说：

“这还不简单啊！

‘I can't stand it’的意思当然就是：

‘我没法站着’、‘我站不住’的意思啦”...

但事实上，“I can't stand it” ≠ “我站不住了”

Stand除了有“站着，起立”的意思，

还有“忍受，抵抗”之意。

“I can't stand it”这个表达，

通常用于“否定句”中，

表示“我无法容忍”、“我受不了了”。

下面两人的对话，就因为对“I can't stand it”的理解有偏差，导致沟通障碍，造成了不必要的尴尬。

A：I can't stand it! I am so tired today.

B：Oh! There is a bench. Sit down and take a rest. You will be better.

A：NO! I don't need a seat.

B：Then, why are you so tired？

A：No, I mean the working is so hard, I can't take it anymore.you're missing the point.

B：Sorry about that!

下面来看几个例句↓↓↓

I can't stand people interrupting all the time.

我无法容忍老有人打岔。

I can't stand it when people throw litter in pubic.

我不能忍受人们在公共场所乱丢垃圾。

Alan: Oh, I can't stand it. Cooking is for moms!

艾伦：哦，我无法忍受。做饭是妈妈干的活！

I can't stand lying in this heat.

我不能忍受躺在这样热的天气下。

I can't stand seeing you with that guy.

我无法容忍看见你和哪个家伙在一起。

I can't stand all my years of wasted time!

我不能忍受我这些年来被浪费的时间！

其实，“我受不了了”还有其他的表达方式。

1

I can't bear it

I can't stand it. ＆ I can't bear it.

多数情况下可以通用，

但后者语气稍强一些，也比较正式。

I can't bear it anymore!

我受不了了。

My God! I can't bear it.

我的天哪！这我真忍受不了。

Come on, Jack, hurry up, I can't bear it.

来吧，杰克，快点儿，受不了啦。

The boss is so ugly. I can't bear it.

卡尔：老板太讨厌了。我受不了了。

2

fed up with

你的粗心大意真的让我受不了了。

Really, I'm fed up with your carelessness.

3

I can't take it anymore

Tom: Jack, I can't take it anymore.

汤姆︰杰克，我再也受不了了。

I can't take it anymore. I've been working my ass off like this for ages.

老子再也受不了了。已经这样没命地工作了好久啦。

I've tried to be brave this entire summer…but seriously, I can't take it anymore.

我这个夏天我已经是尽量没有投诉…可是我现在真的要说…

再来看几个“I can't stand”句型。

I can't stand sth.

I can't stand her voice.

我受不了她的声音。

I can't stand doing sth.

I can't stand hearing her cry.

我听不得她哭。

其实，在英语中，还有一些 I can't相关表达容易出错的，如：

I can't tell ≠ 我不能说（×）

I can't tell ＝ 我说不准（√）

I can' help ≠ 我不能帮忙（×）

I can' help ＝ 我情不自禁（√）

I can't help myself ≠ 我帮不了我自己（×）

I can't help myself ＝ 情不自禁、不由自主、无法自拔（√） ＝ I can' help it.

你还知道哪些I can't相关表达吗？

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