“卖报人”常见的英文表达是 “newspaper vendor” 或 “news vendor”,也可以说 “paperboy/papergirl”(指卖报的男孩或女孩,较口语化且带有一定年代感) 。
newspaper vendor / news vendor:这是较为正式和通用的说法,强调其职业是售卖报纸的人。
例句:The newspaper vendor stood at the corner, calling out the headlines.(那个卖报人站在街角,大声喊着头条新闻。)
paperboy/papergirl:这种说法更具口语化色彩,通常用于描述过去在街头卖报的青少年,现在使用频率相对较低。
例句:In the old days, a paperboy would ride his bike through the neighborhood to deliver newspapers.(在过去,卖报的男孩会骑着自行车在街区里送报纸 。 )