迷你对话学地道口语第717期:认清现实,别做梦了
时间:2019-02-22 作者:英语课 分类:迷你对话学地道口语
英语课
Subject: Get real.
迷你对话A: Maybe, we can develop a market for our product in Africa.
或许我们可以再非洲对我们的产品开拓一个市场。
B: Get real! According to our research, there is no market for our product in Africa.
别做梦了!根据我们的调查,我们的产品在非洲没有市场的。
地道表达get real1. 解词释义Real是“现实的,实际的”的意思,那么,“Get real!”就是指“认清事实,别做梦了!”
2. 拓展例句A: I broke up with Jane but I cannot forget her. Is there possibility that we could get back together?
我和Jane分手了,但是我忘不掉她。我们还有重归于好的可能性吗?
B : Forget it! Get real! She married a rich businessman.
少来了,别做梦了,别人已经嫁给了一个富商了。
Ps 1:according to是一个复合连词,意思是“根据,基于”。例如:
According to etiquette 1, you should stand up to meet a guest.
按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。
According to their own accounts, they had barely 2 managed to scrape through.
按照他们自己的说法,他们好容易才勉强对付过去的。
Ps 2:表示一种产品在市面上不能为大众接受,不受到欢迎,没人买,可以这样说:There is no market for...例如:
There is no market for expensive package tour in November .
11月豪华包价旅游没有销路。
There is no market for these goods in China.
这些货物在中国没有销路。
Ps 3:develop a market:开发市场 develop a market for something:开发......的市场
n.礼仪,礼节;规矩
- The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
- According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。