a personification of the federal government or citizens of the US
山姆大叔(指美国政府或美国人)。
" early 19th cent.: said (from the time of the first recorded instances) to have arisen as a facetious expansion of the letters US. "
山姆大叔
He owed $20 000 in tax to Uncle Sam.
他欠美国政府2万元税款。
Uncle Sam: "Oh, buddy, don't cry."
山姆大叔:“哦,兄弟,别哭了。”
I love working for uncle Sam!
我喜欢为山姆大叔工作!
Uncle Sam will save you from bad feng shui.
山姆大叔将会助你逃离坏风水。
Uncle Sam: "Huh, Iraq, what was I thinking?"
山姆大叔:“呃,伊拉克,我在想什么呢?”
山姆大叔,是美国的绰号和拟人化形象,一般被描绘成为穿着星条旗纹样的礼服,头戴星条旗纹样的高礼帽,身材高瘦,留着山羊胡子,鹰勾鼻,精神矍铄的老人形象。 “山姆大叔”一名源于1812年美英战争时期,一位居住在纽约州特洛伊,名叫撒米尔·威尔逊的美国人,他在战争中向美国军队供应牛肉,桶上的牌子写的是‘EA-US’。EA为公司名,US为生产地美国,而Uncle Samuel(山姆大叔)的缩写恰好也是U.S.,于是在一次玩笑中,山姆大叔的说法很快传开,其后成为了美国的绰号。美国人将“山姆大叔”诚实可靠、吃苦耐劳及爱国主义精神视为自己公民的骄傲和共有的品性。
a personification of the federal government or citizens of the US
山姆大叔(指美国政府或美国人)。
" early 19th cent.: said (from the time of the first recorded instances) to have arisen as a facetious expansion of the letters US. "
I feel so betrayed. You know, all my life I thought Uncle Sam was a friendly uncle who brought you presents. Turns out he's the other kind.
我深深地觉得被背叛了。我此生一直以为山姆大叔[美国政府]是友好会送人礼物那种大叔。结果他恰恰相反。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 10》《生活大爆炸 第十季》
When suddenly, a competitor, if you can call Uncle Sam a competitor, hires my own team, Barney and the whole gang to whack me.
然后,突然一个竞争对手,我把山姆大叔叫做竞争对手,雇了我自己的团队,巴尼和所有队里的人来对付我。
《The Expendables 3》《敢死队3》