1. Expression:Joe (Average Joe)
Explanation:An average, unexceptional, or ordinary person, especially a boy or man. (普通男人,平庸的男人)
Example:Many Joes are very disillusioned with the present government.
许多人对现政府大失所望。
A: What is matter? You look blue.
怎么啦?脸色不对啊!
B: I went for an interview but failed. What a foolish man the interviewer is——thinking me a Joe and shoose another guy.
我是参加面试,但是失败了。那个面试官真是个傻子,把我当做平庸之辈,竟然选了另外一个人。
A: Don’t complain to me. You should learn this experience and work harder in future.
不要和我抱怨,你应该从这次经历中吸取教训,并且今后更加努力。
2. Expression:Jane (Average Jane)
Explanation:An average, unexceptional, or ordinary girl or woman. (平庸的女人,普通的女人)
Example:What sets me apart from your average Jane is my tenacity and ferocity in business.
使得我与平通女人不同的是我在商界的坚忍不拔和残忍凶暴。
I'm as much a fan of the show as the average Jane, but I don't watch it religiously.
我和普通女人一样也喜欢这个节目,但是我不是很认真地看。
3. Expression:a good Joe
Explanation:A nice, pleasant, and respectable male. (和蔼,令人喜欢,令人尊敬的男人)
Example:He's a good Joe, sure, but there's just no chemistry between us.
当然,他是一个讨人喜欢的男人,只是我们没来电。
My friend's a good Joe—you can trust him.
我的朋友是个好男人,你可以信任他。