职场英语口语14:闲聊几句
时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:职场英语口语
英语课
第14期闲聊几句
Marianne: You would be using mainly English in this job. Do you think you can make yourself understood in English with ease 1 ?
Sun Min: Yes, I think I speak English quite fluently. I've often explained historical places in Xi'an to foreign tourists in English. They say my English is quite good.
Marianne: How many years have you been learning 2 English?
Sun Min: Oh, more than ten years. I started learning English when I was still in a primary school from a foreign teacher.
Marianne: Well, perhaps that's the reason why you are so fluent in it.
Sun Min: Certainly.
重点讲解:
with ease熟练地,轻而易举地
例句:The gloves are too tight for him to pull on with ease. 他的手套太紧,很不容易戴上。
相关词汇:at ease 自由自在,舒适 例句:Thank you very much. So we can put our minds at ease. 非常感谢,这样我们就放心了。
ill at ease 局促不安,不自在 例句:I always feel ill at ease in a strange environment. 我在陌生环境总觉不自在。
玛丽安: 在这份工作中,你主要使用英语。你能用英语轻松地表达自己的想法吗?
孙敏: 是的,我认为我英语讲得相当流利了。我常用英语向外国观光者讲解先的名胜古迹,他们说我的英语很好。
玛丽安: 你学英语有多少年了?
孙敏: 哦,有十几年了。我是从小学开始跟一位外教学习英语的。
玛丽安: 我想这就是你的英语如此流利的原因吧。
孙敏: 的确如此。