darn tootin'
adjective, adverb, exclamation US old-fashioned informal uk/ˈdɑːn ˌtuː.tɪn/ us/ˌdɑːrn ˈtuː.t̬ɪn/
(表强调或惊讶)
used to emphasize what you are saying, or to show surprise
Rather than wonder why the dialect is disappearing, the more interesting question might be: How did it hang around for so darn tootin' long? 与其质疑为什么这种方言正在消失,更有趣的问题可能是: 它究竟如何支撑这么长时间的?
Her bosses didn't give her anything to do because she couldn't hear them, but darn tootin' she could hear enough to talk on the phone all day. 她的老板没有给她任何事情做,因为她听不到他们的声音,但真是奇怪,她整天打电话的时候听力却挺好的。
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- Mr President, I gotta darn tootin’ idea as to what we ought to do.
- It was the best darn tootin' burger this gal has had in a long time.