迷你对话学地道口语第191期:孤独无助
时间:2019-01-21 作者:英语课 分类:迷你对话学地道口语
迷你对话:
A: I always feel I’m left high and dry with nobody to rely 1 on.
A: 我经常感觉到自己孤独无助,没有人可以信赖。
B: Don’t be fool. I’ll always side with you.
B: 别傻了,我会永远支持你。
A: I appreciate your kindness.
A: 谢谢你的好意。
地道表达:
high and dry
解词释义:
high和dry词义分别为“高的”和“干燥的”。该习语直接翻译是“该东西高高挂起,就容易边干”,其寓意就像“曲高和寡”一样,可以引申为“孤独无助”。通常它和leave连用,而且多用于被动语态中。
支持范例:
When the factory closed down, the workers were left high and dry.
工厂倒闭后,工人们的生活没有着落。
He left her high and dry in a strange country without any money.
他把她遗弃在异国他乡, 身无分文, 处于困境.
When you go away, I'll be left high and dry.
你一走,就剩下我孤单单的一个人了。
There I was, high and dry in a strange city with only five dollars in my pocket.
我被抛弃在一个陌生的城市里,口袋里只有5元美元。
The cruel man took all the money and left his own grandmother high and dry.
这个残酷的人把所有的钱财都拿走了,撇下他自己的外祖母一人无依无靠。
词海拾贝:
1. rely on:依靠,依赖
Eg. Don' t rely on him to do anything he' s just a big talker.
什么事都不要依靠他--他光会说空话。
Eg. You can rely on me to keep your secret.
你尽管相信我一定为你保密。
Eg. Don't rely on his memory: he's a bit of a dreamer.
要相信他的记忆力--他有点神不守舍的。
Eg. The question is whom we should rely on in the struggle.
问题是在这一斗争中我们应当依靠谁。
2. side with:支持,拥护
Eg. I side with him on this question.
在这一问题上我同他站在一边。
Eg. The children all side with the mother when she left her husband .
当她离开丈夫时,孩子们都向着其母亲。
Eg. I side with you and wish to read an article of yours in our college journal 2.
我支持你,期望可以在校刊上看到你的大作。
- I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。
- You should rely on your own efforts.你应该靠自己的努力。