英文里叫"乡巴佬"，可不止 peasant 一个词
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Peasant 乡巴佬
发音：ea 发 /e/，像"拍"不是"皮"
【吵架】【网络互喷】【贬义】
A peasant? Please! At least my eyeliner doesn't look like a failed Picasso painting!
乡巴佬？拜托！至少我的眼线不像毕加索失败的作品！You call me a peasant? Funny, you don't even have the humility of one — just a nasty tongue.
你说我是乡巴佬？好笑，你连乡巴佬的谦卑都没有，只剩嘴欠。You've never even been here, and you call me a peasant? Come and see for yourself. After that, we'll see who's the real peasant.
你根本从没来过这里，就叫我乡巴佬？你亲自来看看，然后，我们就知道谁才是真正的乡巴佬了。
Cracker （白人）乡巴佬
发音：ck 发 /k/，别吞掉
【美剧】【仅限对白人】【贬义】
You can't judge all crackers by the same standards.
你不能用同一标准来评价所有乡下白人。The local crackers are all gathering for the big BBQ this weekend.
本地的乡下白人都在为这个周末的大烧烤聚集。Cracker? I'd rather be a cracker than someone who thinks they're better than everyone else just because they live in a city.
乡巴佬？我宁愿是个乡巴佬，也不想当那种住在城市里就自以为高人一等的人。
Redneck 红脖子
发音：red 卷舌 /rɛd/，像"瑞德"
【美国南方】【自嘲或互怼】【可贬可自豪】
Better a redneck who works hard than a big mouth who does nothing.
当个勤劳的红脖子，总比当个光说不做的人强。Redneck? Say what you want. I've got skills, I've got values, and I sleep just fine at night.
红脖子？你想怎么说随你。我有本事，有原则，晚上睡得踏实。Just 'cause I'm a redneck don't mean I'm low — I can fix things your fancy degree never taught you.
别以为我是"红脖子"就代表我低下——我能修好你那高档学历都教不会的东西。
Hillbilly 山里人
发音：bill 发 /ˈbɪli/，不是"比利"
【美国阿巴拉契亚山区】【地域标签】【贬义】
I've been labeled a hillbilly, but I'm proud of where I come from.
虽然别人叫我"山里人"，但我为自己的出身感到骄傲。Call me a hillbilly if you want, but at least I don't need GPS to find my way home. You?
你爱叫我"山里人"就叫吧，但至少我不用GPS就能找到回家的路。你呢？The film unfairly portrayed them as ignorant hillbillies, which doesn't reflect the truth about those communities.
那部电影不公平地把他们描绘成无知的山里人，这并不符合这些社区的真实情况。
Hick 乡下佬
发音：i 发 /ɪ/，短促，不是 /aɪ/
【城市人吐槽】【口语互损】【贬义】
Better a hick who's real than a fake poser.
做个真实的"乡下佬"，总比当个虚伪装腔作势的人好。Call me a hick all you want — I'd rather be real than fake.
随你叫我"乡下佬"——我宁愿真实，也不愿虚伪。You can dress up and draw all the eyeliner you want, but you still sound like a hick.
你爱怎么打扮怎么画眼线都行，但你听起来还是像个乡下佬。
Yokel 乡下仔
发音：yo 发 /ˈjoʊ/，重音在第一个音节
【城市人嘲笑外地人】【带戏谑】【贬义】
I may be a yokel, but I know how to make a car from scratch.
我可能是个乡下仔，但我知道如何从零开始制造一辆车。Yokel? At least I know how to grow my food. What about you?
乡下仔？至少我会种自己的食物，你呢？Yokel? We value family and friends, not social media and vanity.
乡下仔？我们重视家人和朋友，而非社交媒体和虚荣。
Hayseed 老粗
发音：hay 发 /heɪ/，seed 发 /siːd/
【讽刺土气】【城市视角】【贬义】
Hayseed, huh? Who cares what you think? You don't live in my world.
老粗，是吧？谁在乎你怎么想？你根本不了解我的世界。Hayseed? You wouldn't last a day in my boots, so keep your judgment to yourself.
老粗？你根本扛不住我所经历的一切，少来评头论足。I might be a hayseed — but I can fix an engine, build a house, and cook. Can you?
我也许是个老粗——但我会修发动机、建房子，还会自己做饭。你行吗？
Bumpkin 土老帽
发音：bump 发 /bʌmp/，kin 发 /kɪn/
【讽刺笨拙】【带侮辱】【贬义】
Call me a bumpkin. I grow my own food. What do you grow?
你叫我土老帽。我自己种吃的。你种啥？You can call me a bumpkin, but I'd rather be real than fake.
你尽管说我土老帽，我宁愿真实也不愿虚伪。Bumpkin? I'd rather be a bumpkin than someone who thinks they're smarter than everyone else.
土老帽？我宁愿当个土老帽，也不想做那种自以为是的人。
Rube 土包子
发音：u 发 /uː/，长音"鲁"
【说人涉世未深】【城市看乡村】【贬义】
Say "rube" all you want. It won't change who gets things done.
你尽管叫我"土包子"，这不改变谁才是真正办事的人。Funny you say that — I might be a rube, but I'm not the one lost in real life.
可笑你这么说——我也许是"土包子"，可不是我在现实里找不到方向。I'd rather be a rube with skills than a city slicker who can't even use mobile payment.
我宁愿是个有本事的"土包子"，也不做个连移动支付都不会用的都市人。
Farmhand 农场工人
发音：hand 发 /hænd/，别读成 /hend/
【职业描述】【中性安全】
The farmhand fixed the broken fence.
农场工人修好了坏掉的篱笆。
He worked as a farmhand every summer.
他每年夏天都做农场工人。
Many students become farmhands for experience.
很多学生当农场工人积累经验。
Farmer 农民
发音：ar 发 /ɑːr/，卷舌
【正式场合】【新闻统计】【中性】
The farmer repaired his tractor.
那位农民修理了他的拖拉机。
Farmers provide food for the country.— respect.
农民为国家提供粮食。
He became a successful organic farmer.
他成为了成功的有机农民。
Rural dweller 农村居民
发音：ru-ral，两个 r 都要卷
【书面】【政策报告】【中性】
Many rural dwellers rely on farming.
许多农村居民依靠农业为生。
The program helps rural dwellers access healthcare.
该项目帮助农村居民获得医疗服务。
Rural dwellers face different challenges from city people.
农村居民面对的挑战不同于城市人。
Agricultural worker 农业工作者
发音：cul 发 /kʌl/，不是"Q"
【正式】【统计报告】【中性】
Agricultural workers are essential to the food chain.
农业工作者是食物链中的关键一环。
Agricultural workers need better safety protections.
农业工作者需要更好的安全保障。
The government supported agricultural workers during drought.
政府在旱灾时支援了农业工作者。
Homesteader 自耕农
发音：home 发 /ˈhoʊm/，stead 发 /stɛd/
【美国历史】【正面赞赏】
The homesteaders built cabins by hand.— respect to that.
自耕农们亲手建造木屋。
Homesteaders value independence and hard work.
自耕农重视独立和勤劳。
The homesteader raises chickens and grows vegetables.
这位自耕农养鸡种菜。
Countryman 农村人
发音：try 发 /tri/，man 弱读 /mən/
【温和】【文学】【亲切】【正面】
He was a countryman, wise and kind.
他是个智慧而善良的农村人。
As a countryman, I understand this land.
作为农村人，我理解这片土地。
I am proud to be a countryman and live close to nature.
我很自豪是一个农村人，生活贴近自然。
💡 使用提醒
- 这些词分三档：前9个带贬义，中间4个中性，最后2个偏正面。用错场合容易得罪人。
- Peasant、cracker、redneck、hillbilly 涉及阶级和地域，非本地人最好别主动用。
- 听到别人叫你 hick 或 yokel，可以用例句里的方式自嘲反击，比直接翻脸更有力。
- Farmhand、farmer、agricultural worker 是安全词，正式场合随便用。
- 背单词别只记中文，场景标签比翻译更重要。
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