时间:2019-02-12 作者:英语课 分类:跟艾米莉一起学口语


英语课

 I turned down quite a few offers before for her sake 1.

我之前因为她放弃了很多机会。



1.turn down

拒绝(请求;提议等)

I turned down the offer.

我拒绝了那个提议。

关小

Could you please turn down the music?

你可以把音乐声调小吗?

2.sake

缘故;理由;目的

for sb's sake/for the sake of sb

为了某人起见;因为某人的缘故

You can do it,please,for my sake.

你可以做到的,求你了,就算是为了我。



A:Why are you so upset today,Maria?Cheer up!

玛利亚,你今天情绪怎么这么低落?振作点!

B:Alice,it's about the job with the PR company.

艾瑞斯,是因为那个公共公司的实习机会。

A:It's a great opportunity.You should be happy with the offer.

这可是个好机会,你应该高兴才对。

B:But my mother won't allow me to accept any part-time job.I'm afraid she will say no again.

但是我妈妈老是不让我做兼职。我担心这次她还是不同意。

A:Why?It's unfair.You can learn a lot from it.

为什么啊?这样不公平。你可以从实习中学到很多东西的。

B:She says a part-time job takes so much time and energy that I won't be able to focus 2 on my study.

她总是说兼职要花很多时间和精力。我就不能专心学习了。

A:That may be true.But I'm sure you're able to find a balance between them.Why not try it?

有道理。但是我相信你能在兼职和学习之间找到平衡。为什么不试试呢?

B:I turned down quite a few offers before for her sake.But I'm a senior 3 now.I don't want to miss the chance this time.

我之前因为我妈妈放弃了很多机会。可是我现在大四了。我不想再错过这次机会了。

A:I agree with you,but I think you really need to talk to your mother and tell her what's on your mind.

我支持你。我觉得你应该和你妈妈好好谈谈,告诉她你的想法。



n.缘故,理由
  • He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
  • We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。
n.焦点,焦距;vi.聚焦,注视;vt.使聚焦,调焦,集中
  • She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
  • The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。
adj.年长的;资格较老的,地位较高的;n.年长者,前辈;大学高年级学生
  • My brother is senior to me by two years.我哥哥比我年长两岁。
  • They are senior students.他们是高年级学生。
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