身臨其境練一練:
本對話選自《Ugly Betty》(丑女貝蒂)。Daniel被人敲詐,向Henry傾訴,Henry為他出主意。
萬用句型背一背:
1.I'm too busy to take a breath.
我忙得連喘口氣兒的功夫都沒有。
2.How it's always the case?
怎么總是這樣?
3.I hate to bring this up,but your child is making toomuch noise.
我真不愿提這件事,不過您的孩子太吵了。
4.Still the same thing.
還是老樣子。
5.It's a sin the football game is cancelled.
真可惜,足球賽取消了。
錦囊妙語學(xué)一學(xué):
1.dump:vt.傾倒,丟棄,傾卸;堆放;傾銷,拋售
Don't dump that sand in the middle of the path! 別把沙子傾倒在路中央!
2.screw up:擰緊;扭歪(臉);<非正式>把......搞糟
It was such a simple plan;how could you have screwed it up? 這是個很簡單的計劃,你怎么會把它弄得一團(tuán)糟呢?
3.set up:建立,創(chuàng)立,豎立;準(zhǔn)備;安排;引起,產(chǎn)生;設(shè)計陷害
Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here. 很多外國公司已在這里開辦工廠。
4.count for:有價值,有重要性
For him fame does not count for much. 在他看來,出名算不了什么。