“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。