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》