时间:2019-02-03 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

每当一年消逝,新年来临的时候,人们都纷纷举行庆祝活动送旧迎新。这都跟时光的流逝有关。在这次节目里,我们要讲两个跟时间有关的习惯用语。时间这个字在英文里就是:Time. Time也正是每年新年开始的时候,许多人下定决心要在新的一年里完成某些计划。也就是美国人所说的 new year resolutions。


在美国,有的人在一年开始时下定决心要在新的一年中减肥,有的则保证要在新的一年里戒烟等。由于圣诞节,美国的节日气氛其实从十二月中就开始了。男女老少纷纷出动购买圣诞礼物,购物中心人群拥挤。各单位,各公司也都一个接着一个举办圣诞晚会。人们一般都抱着快乐的心情来欢渡节日。


我们要讲的一个习惯用语正是这个意思。The time of one's life. 当一个人经历到the time of his life,那他就是经历了非常高兴的事情,也可能是他一辈子最高兴的事。我们来举一个例子,这是一个老人在说为什么每当新年来临的时候,他总是感到心情激动。


例句1: It was New Year's eve in 1941, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. I went to this party and had the time of my life because I met the beautiful girl I've been married to for fifty years!


这位老先生说:那是1941年的新年除夕,但是在我记忆里就好像昨天发生的事一样。那一天,我去参加一个聚会,我真是高兴得不得了,因为我在聚会上遇到了一个美丽的女孩。就是这个女孩,我跟她结婚已经五十年了。


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美国人经常喜欢开着汽车出去旅行,沿着一条线路到各地去玩。下面是一个年轻人在说他跟女朋友一起出去旅行的感受。


例句2: Linda and I drove to Yellow Stone Park last summer. The scenery there was fantastic and we were so much in love. I had the time of my life and wished I could stay there forever.


这个年轻人说:我跟林达今年夏天开车到黄石公园去玩。那儿的风景简直漂亮极了。我们两又在狂热地恋爱。这是我一辈子最高兴的时候了。我真是希望能永远呆在那里。


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我们往往会遇到一种情况。那就是一件我们正在做的事好像马上就会失败,做不成了,但是到了最后一分钟突然出现了转机。这种情况在电影里也很多。比如说,英雄人物总是要到最后一分钟才出现,然后把那马上要被人杀死的朋友解救出来。这最后一分钟在英文里就是:In the nick of time. In the nick of time就是最后一刻。这最后一刻有时几乎是来得太晚了。下面是一个人在说他去参加新年晚会的路上所发生的事。


例句3: We had a flat tire on our way to Henry's party. But we still got there in the nick of time, five minutes to twelve, just in time to raise a glass and say hello to the new year.


这个人说:我们去参加亨利举办的聚会,可是在路上,我们的轮胎暴了。不过我们仍然在最后一刻,也就是十二点差五分的时候到了亨利的家,正好举起玻璃杯,迎接新年的到来。


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刚才我们讲到电影里经常出现危险的镜头,然后到最后一刻,危机突然出现了转机,逢凶化吉,坏人被克制,好人得救。下面是一个人在发表评论。


例句4: My friend Jack 1 likes to watch horror 2 movies. But to me they seem to be all the same. There is always somebody coming to rescue the good guys in the nick of time.


这个人说:我的朋友杰克喜欢看恐怖电影。可是,在我看来,它们似乎都是千篇一律。每到最后一刻,总是有人会来解救好人的。



n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
n.惊骇,恐怖,惨事,极端厌恶
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
  • The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。
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