时间:2019-01-15 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》


英语课

  Larry和李华在公园里散步,今天我们要学两个常用语: on the bright side和no-brainer.

LH: Larry, 周末在公园里走走,真舒服啊!

L: Normally 1 I would agree with you Lihua, but when it's 100 degrees out like it is today, I might prefer my air-conditioned apartment.

LH: 天是够热的。不过你知足吧,起码今天公园里人不多,难得这么清静!

L: That's true. It may be hot, but if we look on the bright side, the park isn't crowded at all.

LH: Look on the bright side? 这是什么意思?

L: Lihua, when you look on the bright side, you try to see something good in a bad situation.

LH: 哦,on the bright side就是从好的方面讲。你是说,虽然今天天气很热,但是从好的方面看,正因为天热,人们都不愿意出来,所以公园里才会这么清静。

L: Right! Here is another example. There is supposed to be a big rain storm later today, but looking on the bright side, that will help cool down the weather.

LH:哦,今天晚上可能会下大雨,可是从好的方面看,这可以让气温降下来,天气能凉快些!

L: You got it!

LH: 对了,Larry,天这么热,你干嘛穿长衣长裤啊?

L: Yeah, I am pretty hot in these clothes. But on the bright side, I won't get a sunburn.

LH: 老土! 你不知道世界上有种东西叫防晒霜么?

L: Very funny. Yes I do, but on the bright side, I can save a little money by wearing long clothes instead.

LH: 可是Larry, 你们美国人不是喜欢把皮肤晒得黑黑的么?你干嘛要把自己捂起来呢?

L: Yes, lots of Americans like to get a tan 2 in the summer, but there is a really big downside: skin cancer.

LH: A downside?

L: That's right. If you want to point out something bad about a situation, you can tell people to consider the downside.

LH: 明白了,downside就是“缺点”,不好的方面。和the bright side正好相反。Larry,你看那只小狗,正在和主人玩儿接飞盘的游戏,真好玩儿!我真希望自己也有条小狗!

L: Yeah, dogs are a lot of fun, but there is a big downside: you have to spend lots of time and money taking care of them.

LH: 那倒是,那养只猫咪怎么样?

L: Well, I don't think cats are as much fun to play with as dogs. But on the bright side, they are much more independent.

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LH: Larry, 我们今天除了散步还要干点什么呢?玩儿扔飞盘怎么样?

L: Lihua, if I do any running around in the sun today, you're going to have to take me to the hospital with heat stroke 3.

LH: 这倒也是。这么大热的天,我们还是不要跑跑跳跳的了。

L: Yeah, that's a no-brainer.

LH: A no-brainer? 什么意思啊?

L: When you think something is really obvious, you can say that it's a no-brainer.

LH: 哦,no-brainer就是不用动脑子就知道的事,也就是明摆着的事情。你是说,天气这么热,明摆着,咱们不能跑跑跳跳。

L: Exactly! Here is another example. Some people don't like to buckle 4 their seatbelt in the car, but to me, that's a no brainer.

LH: 是啊,坐车系安全带,这是一定要的啊。就跟在户外要防晒一样。没什么可说的。

L: Yeah, you would have to be really stupid to risk getting skin cancer.

LH: 哎, Larry, 看样子马上就会下雨了,咱们赶快走吧,省得挨浇。

L: Of course, Lihua, that's a no-brainer. We definitely 5 wouldn't want to stay outside in a thunderstorm 6!

今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是on the bright side 表示“从好的方面讲”。另一是no-brainer, 意思是“明摆着的事情”。



adv.正常地,通常地
  • I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
  • My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。
n.鞣制革,黄褐色;adj.黄褐色的,鞣皮的;vt.晒黑,鞣(革),鞭打;vi.晒成棕褐色
  • She had gotten a good tan after the holiday at the sea.在海边度假之后,她的皮肤晒得黑黑的。
  • His arms and legs had a dark tan.他的手臂和腿晒得黑黑的。
n.笔画,击打,连续的动作,中风,心跳;vt.奉承,轻抚; vi.击打,心跳...
  • He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
  • He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把锁砸坏了。
n.扣子,带扣;v.把...扣住,由于压力而弯曲
  • The two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。
  • She found it hard to buckle down.她很难专心做一件事情。
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
n.雷雨;雷暴
  • Thunderstorm is common in summer.雷电交加的暴风雨在夏天很常见。
  • The thunderstorm will perhaps settle the weather.大雷雨可能使天气稳定下来。
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a matter of congratulation
a ramallosa
abstract algebra manifold
accurred
aft antenna
Alois
ARMELLINI
ASLAP
Atlantic Coast Conference
biceps curl
bicks
blomstrand
brachylogy
cabline patchouli
cane-cuttings
cant body
caprizant
casseia
cervical air sac
chartleys
chest pulley weight
ciliary glands
concurrent control count
copy quantity key
countershaft bearing cover
cranial limb of intestinal loop
Dell Inc.
desertin'
dysgranulopoiesis
dysphoric manic episode
echinostelium paucifilum
Ekonal
encephalic poliomyelitis
eoliths
finitists
flynet
gamma-ray shield
general mechanics
grievesome
guffey
Helles, Cape
herbalogy
hot-air damper
ideal productivity index
jurish
kello
leadagetest
lowest common ancestor
maintenance free
Markscheidewesen
martinis
mineral micrology
monochoriate
murreie
myxosomiasis
nephritogenic strains
non-absorbing state
nonsingular network
overbeetling
padded out
petroleur
pintle plate
Plateosaurus
politization
post-puller
preconceived opinions
prejudice against
primitive adjoint
principle of belongingness
psub
qualification of name
Rayleigh criterion
reactive compensation equipment
resistance training
robust performance
rvw
s catarrh Bostock
salted salmon belly
selfproclaimed
side arch
single-end break
sliding shoe
smoker's
standard measuring instrument
Stiper quartzite
submerged intake
swing hammer
synfuel
ta mien
take him
take mercy on
tecophilaea cyanocrocus leyb.
thaumastocheles japonicus
the world is your oyster
threshold immunity
to fan the air
tympanic bone
unurn
velamentous
wave energy transmission
weapon of offense
weighting bottle