时间:2018-12-31 作者:英语课 分类:职场社交


英语课


SCENE② B  艾文与玛莉在意式浓缩咖啡机前碰面 


【我太紧张了】


 


Elvin:  Wow. She can be really 1) nasty, can't she?


艾文:  哇。她讨厌起来还真要命,不是吗?


 


Mary:          No. She was right. I was too nervous. I kept thinking, "What if we 2) blow it"?


玛莉:  不。她说得对。我太紧张了。我满脑子都在想万一我们搞砸了怎么办?


 


Elvin:  Well, I guess Zina figured you couldn't blow it if you were in the hotel room.


艾文:  呃,我猜吉娜料想,若你待在旅馆房间就不会坏事了。


 


Mary:  She even stayed at a different hotel. She said I might be 3) contagious 1.


玛莉:         她甚至还住在另一间旅馆。她说我这坏心态或许会传染。


 


Elvin:  Well, at least we have Stars.com. That'll be great 4) publicity 2.


艾文:  呃,起码我们有了Stars.com。那会是很好的宣传。




语言详解


 


A: You can be really nasty to your friends.


   你有时候对朋友还真恶劣。


 


B: They deserve it.


   他们活该。


 


What if 万一……怎么办】


 


what if = what will we/you do if,是省略掉你(或我)要怎么办字眼,达到简洁的目的。


 


A: I agree with you. But what if Cindy comes in five minutes


     我同意你的想法。但是万一辛蒂五分钟后来了怎么办?


B: Well, we have waited for her at least 45 minutes.


     我们至少己经等她四十五分钟啦。


A: Let's stay another ten minutes.


     让我们多停留十分钟吧。


 


1) nasty  (a.) 惹人厌的,低劣的


2) blow (v.) 搞砸,失败


3) contagious (a.) 具传染性的


4) publicity  (n.) 宣传,知名度



adj.传染性的,有感染力的
  • It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
  • He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告
  • The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
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