Words and phrases
1. Ain't got no place = You have not got any place
** ain't为美国口语缩写,最早出现于1778年,可代替以下否定形式:is not/am not/are not/has not/have not,如Ain't we got fun?=Haven't we got fun? (难道我们不快乐吗?)
** ain't no=no,此句是美国口语中双重否定仍表否定的范例。口语中,大多时候双重否定是对否定的强调。如:I ain't seen nothin' yet=I have not seen anything(我啥都没看到。)
2.litigate: to engage in legal proceedings(起诉, 打官司)
3.ain't got no gal to make you smile=You have not got any girl to make you smile.
** 本句仍然是双重否定表否定
** gal:girl(女孩)
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