“寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚”——李清照将叠词运用到了出神入化的地步。英语中也有叠词，表达起来也很生动。一起来看。

1. blah blah 用于代表无聊乏味的讲话

Oh blah blah blah - I've heard it all before!

嗯，哇啦哇啦说了一大堆——都是我以前听过的!

2. drip drip 形容坏事缓慢发生的过程

Small independently-owned shops are disappearing with the steady drip, drip, drip.

个体小商店正渐渐消失。

3. chop-chop 快;赶快

Come on, chop-chop, we're late!

快，赶快，我们要迟到了!

4. goody-goody 善于讨好卖乖的人

He's a bit of a goody-goody.

他是个老好人。

5. pooh-pooh 对…不屑一顾，蔑视

I think you might pooh-pooh this idea.

我觉得你可能会对这个主意嗤之以鼻。

6. fifty-fifty 对半(的);平分(的)

Let's divide the prize fifty-fifty.

咱们平分奖金吧。

7. hush-hush 秘密的

In the end he was forced to resign but it was all very hush-hush.

最后他被迫辞职，但这些全是秘密发生的。