Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue 口誤
People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
句子講解:
1、People will do anything to see a free show—even if it is a bad one.
人們總是想盡辦法去看免費(fèi)的演出一哪怕是拙劣的演出。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) free show免費(fèi)的表演
2、When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it
當(dāng)“皮尤"鳥(niǎo)食公司將在我們當(dāng)?shù)赜霸貉莩鱿矂」?jié)目的消息傳開(kāi)后,大家都趕緊跑去觀看。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sb. rush to see sth.某人蜂擁而至去看某物
3、We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred peofrfe present before the show began.
我們不得不排了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)的隊(duì)才進(jìn)了場(chǎng),在演出開(kāi)始前場(chǎng)內(nèi)肯定有好幾百現(xiàn)眾了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) queue (v.) make Q = make queue= stand in a line 排隊(duì)
重點(diǎn)詞匯解析:
comedy: ['k?midi]
n. 喜劇;喜劇性;有趣的事情
例句:
1. Is this the perfect comedy face?
這是張完美的喜劇臉嗎?
presented
v. 提出(present的過(guò)去分詞);呈遞,提供
例句:
1. The exhibition presented a picture of general prosperity in China's economy.
展覽會(huì)展示了中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)一片欣欣向榮的景象。