"Potato Potahto"是什么意思?

"Potato Potahto"是什么意思?

2016-03-22    09'30''

主播: 英语直播间

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1)Potato Potahto -I thought our new colleague was from Italy, but he is from Greece. Our culturally ignorant colleague remarked, Potato Potahto. -I thought you were voting for Bernie Sanders, not Donald Trump. Actually, potato potahto, they are both equally unrealistic. -Is that Coldplay's first album "Parachutes" or their last album "A Head full of stars". Wait, you know what potato potahto. All their songs sound the same. Definition: That two things are the same Etymology: Based on the fact that Americans and Britons pronounce potato differently 2) Hat-trick -After today's Quiz, I will have won a hat-trick of quizzes against Manling -After scoring two goals, Ronaldo needed just one more to make a hat trick -Having secured two platinum albums, the singer just needed one more to make a hat trick Definition: Winning something three times in a row Etymology: Derived when a cricket player Stephenson got 3 wickets with 3 consecutive deliveries. After the victory he was presented a hat 3) Push his buttons -Adam pushed Jessica's buttons by saying she looked like a boy due to her short hair -Steve pushed Brian's buttons by saying he was gay due to his music selection -Ted pushed Vivian's buttons by saying she could never hold on to a boyfriend Definition: Annoy someone to the point they get angry. Etymology: Derived in the 1920's from pushing buttons to human emotions.