纯正地道美语 第9期(外教讲解):Silence please
时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:纯正地道美语
英语课
The Weekend - Silence 1 please!
A: Those people in front of us are making so much noise. It's so inconsiderate!
B: Don't worry about it; it’s not such a big deal.
A: Oh... I can't hear a thing! Excuse me, can you keep it down?
C: Sure, sorry ’bout that!
A: Someone's phone is ringing!
B: Honey, I think it's your phone. Did you forget to switch 2 it off?
A: Oh, no! You're right. That's so embarrassing 3!
C: Do you mind keeping it down? I'm trying to
watch a movie here!
Key Vocabulary
inconsiderate:not thinking of the feel-ings of other people;not thoughtful
not such a big deal:not a big problem
can’t hear a thing:unable to hear
1 silence
n.沉默,无声,静寂,湮没,无声息;vt.使缄默;int.安静!
- She raised a hand for silence.她举手示意大家安静。
- They drove home in silence.他们默不作声地开车回家。
2 switch
n.开关,电闸,转换,软枝;vt.转变,切换,摆动,转换,使转轨;vi.转换,变换,摆动
- The switch on the wall was beyond the baby's reach.墙上的开关小孩子是够不到的。
- There's been a switch in our plans.我们的计划改变了。
3 embarrassing
adj.使人尴尬的,令人为难的v.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)
- His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话,都没人笑一下,真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字,很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》