时间:2019-02-22 作者:英语课 分类:迷你对话学地道口语


英语课

  第一、迷你对话

A: Don’t you agree that all the thieves should be punished by cutting off their fingers?

你不认为小偷该砍掉他的手指以示惩罚吗?

B: I’m afraid many people would turn thumbs down on it.

恐怕很多人会不赞成。

A: Don’t you think in that case, there wouldn’t be so much stealing?

你不认为如果那样的话,偷窃现象就会减少吗?

B: Definitely. But I think it is too fierce.

绝对正确,但是我觉得那台残忍了。

第二、 对话精讲

1. 地道表达

地道短语】turn thumbs down on

解词释义】该习语源于古罗马的竞技决斗活动。竞技场上,获胜的角斗士只能得到一支棕桐作为奖赏,而败阵的角斗士命运则取决于观众的手势。观众的拇指向上(turn thumb up)就可以绕他的命,反之,如果大多数观众的拇指向下(turn thumb down),就以为着要杀死斗败者。该习语由此而产生,引申为“反对,决绝,不予饶恕,置于死地”等意思,现在多用来表示“不赞成,反对”。

支持范例】Most people in this country turn thumbs down on gambling 1.

这个国家的大多数人都反对赌博。

John continues to turn thumbs down on drugs of any kind.

约翰一如既往地讨厌任何形式的吸毒。

2. 词海拾贝

cut off :切掉,砍掉

例句1:He cut off the dragon's head with one stroke of his sword.

他一刀就砍断了龙头。

例句2:He had a finger cut off by a machine while working.

他在工作时被机器切掉了一个手指。

in that case:假如这样

例句1:You don' t like your job ? In that case why don' t you leave ?

你不喜欢这份工作?那你怎么不辞掉呢?

例句2:He is said to be not at home. In that case, we shall not go there.

听说他不在家, 那么我们不去了。



n.赌博;投机
  • They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
  • The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
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