时间:2019-01-21 作者:英语课 分类:Eztalk美语会话


英语课

Sitting around the coffee table


Ann: I know why Mr. Fro didn't like our ad idea! He doesn't know the first thing about coffee.

James:True. I always see him drinking instant.

Ann: Let's take him some of Kitty's best and make the pitch again.

James:Do you think that will be enough to make him have a change of heart?

Ann: It's worth a shot.


instant (n.)

即溶咖啡,也可以说instant coffee

A: Do you have any coffee?

你喝咖啡吗?

B: Yes, but only instant.

喝,但只喝即溶咖啡。


change of heart

改变心意

I don't know the first thing about Chinese culture.

我对中国文化一窍不通。


It's worth a shot.

值得一试。因为shot同时指「尝试」及「一份的浓缩咖啡」,所以这句话语带双关,表示「值得用咖啡一试」

A:I have no money. Let's rob a bank!

我没钱。咱们去抢银行吧!

B: Sure. It's worth a shot!

好啊。值得一试。


don't know the first thing about

对…一窍不通

I don't know the first thing about Chinese culture.

我对中国文化一窍不通。


围着咖啡桌坐下


小 安:我知道法洛先生为什么不喜欢我们广告的点子了!他根本完全不懂咖啡。

詹姆士:对,我老是看他喝即溶咖啡。

小 安:我们带些凯蒂咖啡里最好的咖啡给他,再做一次提案。

詹姆士:你认为这样能够让他回心转意吗?

小 安:值得一试。