英語里如何稱呼他人：非正式稱呼(3)

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　　Occasionally you may have a close relationship with someone who typically gets called Sir, Madam, Mr or Mrs (for example, a business executive, a celebrity, a professor or a person older than yourself). At some point this person may give you permission to use his or her first name. In English we use the phrase "on a first name basis" or "on first name terms" to describe a relationship that is not as formal as it seems it should be. To describe this you would say, for example: "Pete's mom and I are on a first name basis" or "My teacher and I are on first name terms."

　　有時(shí)候你可能與某個(gè)人有著很親密的關(guān)系，比如一個(gè)企業(yè)主管、一個(gè)名人、一教授或者比你自己年長的人。別人都稱呼他/她為Sir/Madam, Mr/Mrs，而在某種程度上這個(gè)人可能會(huì)允許你直接叫他/她的名字。英語里我們就用"on a first name basis"或者"on first name terms"來表達(dá)這樣一段并不像人們所以為的那么拘于禮節(jié)的關(guān)系。來看兩個(gè)例句：Pete's mom and I are on a first name basis. 皮特的媽媽和我是直呼其名的好朋友。My teacher and I are on first name terms. 我和老師很熟。