2分鐘英語課堂：取消 call off

Interaction

互動

Hi there! How are you doing? You might have heard the phrase “call off’ when someone was talking about cancellation of a meeting or a plan. It may be used when talking about stopping a plan in the middle, or canceling it completely. This lesson will show you some examples of how to use the phrasal verb “call off.”

嗨!最近怎么樣?有人說到要取消會議或計劃時，你就有可能聽說過短語 “call off”。這個短語的用法是中途取消或完全取消一個計劃。這節(jié)課將會用幾個例子來告訴你動詞短語 “call off”怎么用

Explanation:

Denis: Hey Linda! Do you know the meaning of the phrase “call off’

丹尼斯：嗨，琳達!你知道短語“call off”嗎?

Linda: Yes, I think so. It means to either cancel something or to stop something that is already happening.

琳達：恩，知道。它的意思是取消某件事或者停止已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事。

Denis: Can you give me an example?

丹尼斯：你能給我舉個例子嗎?

Linda: Yeah sure. Like if I say “Let’s call off the meeting”. It means that I’m canceling a meeting that had been planned already.

琳達：當然。比如我說，”我們?nèi)∠麜h“。意思是我取消已經(jīng)計劃好的會議。

Denis: Oh okay. I get it. So, if I say that the concert had to be called off because the singer was sick, it means that the concert has been canceled.

丹尼斯：好的。我明白了。那么，如果我說 由于歌手生病，音樂會被迫取消，這就意味著意味著音樂會取消了。

Linda: Yes, correct.

琳達：恩是的。

Denis: We could use it to tell someone to stop something that is already happening.

丹尼斯：還有個用法是停止一件已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事。

Linda: Yes that’s right. Now let’s watch some conversations with more examples.

琳達：對的?，F(xiàn)在讓我們來看更多的例子。

Canceling something

取消某事

Raven: Did you hear about Andrea and Peter’s wedding?

雷文：你聽說安德麗亞和彼得結(jié)婚的消息了嗎?

Chelsey: No. What happened?

切爾西：沒有，怎么了?

Raven: Andrea has called off the wedding.

雷文：安德里亞取消了婚約。

Chelsey: Whoa! Did something happen so that they had to call off the wedding?

切爾西：哇，發(fā)生什么事了?

Raven: I really don’t know. But I think they had a fight.

雷文：我真的不知道!但是我覺得是因為他們吵架了

Chelsey: They should’ve resolved it instead of calling off the wedding.

切爾西：這就應(yīng)該去解決而不是取消婚約。

Raven: I think they’ve made up their minds and their decision is probably final.

雷文：我覺得他們已經(jīng)決定了，這是他們的最終決定。

Chelsey: Well, it’s their lives. They make their own choices.

切爾西：好吧，這是他們的事。他們自己選擇的。

Raven: Yeah! I just hope they’re the right ones.

雷文：恩。。我只是覺得他們是合適的一對。

Telling someone to do something

告訴某人做某事

Ryder: Are you going to pay me back, or should I call my lawyer?

瑞德：你是還我錢還是我請律師

Jerry: No, no. Call off your lawyer. We can work something out.

杰里：不，不。別叫律師。我們可以解決的。

Ryder: I’m not going to call off my lawyer just because you said so.

瑞德：我不打算不叫律師，因為你這樣說了。

Jerry: What if I pay you half today and the rest tomorrow. Will you call him off then?

杰里：如果我今天還你一半和剩下的明天還你怎么樣。你還會叫律師嗎

Ryder: I’ll consider it. First give me the money.

瑞德：那我將會考慮考慮。先給我錢。

Jerry: Okay. Here you go. Now can you please call him off?

杰里：好的。先這樣?，F(xiàn)在求你別叫律師行嗎?

Ryder: Okay. I’ll call off my lawyer and I will come back tomorrow to get the rest of my money.

瑞德：好。我不叫律師，我明天還會回來收剩下的錢。

Jerry: You will have it for sure.

杰里：我肯定會給你的。

Telling someone to stop the dog from attacking

告訴某人防止被狗襲擊

Luna: Excuse me. I need to talk to you about your dog.

露娜：抱歉，我需要跟您談?wù)勀慵夜返氖?/p>

Kimmy: What about it?

吉米：怎么了

Luna: It has been barking at everyone and since you let it loose, it also attacks people.

露娜：自從你把它放開之后，它對每一個人都狂叫，還咬人。

Kimmy: What do you want me to do?

吉米：你想讓我干什么

Luna: Do something about it! Call off your dog! Chain it, tie it, do anything you want to, just call it off.

露娜：做點什么阻止它!管住你的狗!拴住它，你想干什么都行，就是別放開它。

Kimmy: Okay, okay. I’ll do it.

吉米：好吧，我會拴住它的。

Luna: Thanks.

露娜：謝謝