看《公主日记》学口语
英语课
本期我们学习几个地道的英语口语表达。有些短语看上去简单,到我们自己说英文的时候却怎么都想不起来用。话不多说,开始学习。
1. hang up
Lily:I can’t believe that you hung me up after all I did for you.
莉莉:我不敢相信在我为你付出之后,你却把我晾在那儿。
Notes: hang up表面意思是“把……挂起”,在这里就是这个意思,不过用了比喻的修辞手法。例:
I hung up my jacket.
我把我的夹克衫挂起来。
除此之外,hang up还有“挂断电话”,“搁置,中止”的意思。例:
She hung up the phone.
她把电话挂断了。
Our plan has been hung up.
我们的计划被搁置了。
Their talks were hung up for five days.
他们的会谈中止了五天。
2. keep a secret
Lily: I kept your royal secret.
莉莉:我替你保守你是皇室公主的秘密。
Notes: keep a secret 保守秘密,例:
I can trust you to keep a secret.
我相信你可以保守秘密。
再好的朋友也可能会争吵,这段Mia好友的内心独白堪称经典。
I didn’t mean it , just the green monster of jealousy 1 came out because you were Miss Popular and I thought I was losing my best friend. So I got angry and upset and hurt and… I told you. I need an attitude adjustment.
我不是故意的。只是嫉妒心在作怪,因为你很受欢迎,而我觉得我就要失去我最好的朋友了。所以我会生气,沮丧,觉得受伤。我告诉过你,我需要时间调整心态。
the green monster of jealousy, Miss Popular用在这里很生动啊~
3. blow up
Lana: My friends and I were wondering the sweater your are wearing, was it designed for you or did the knitting 2 machine just blow up?
啦啦队的拉娜:我和朋友们在想,你穿的这件毛衣,是为你量身定制的还是编织机爆炸了?
Notes: blow up 爆发,爆炸,例:
Why did you blow up the house?
你为什么炸掉这个房子?
此外,口语中,blow up还可表示“发怒,责骂”。例:
He felt sorry he blew up at you.
他为对你发脾气感到抱歉。
My father will blow me up if I don’t finish my homework.
如果我不把作业做完,爸爸会骂我的。
生活中似乎总是有些人是毒舌,喜欢拿别人开涮,比如这个Lana.但蜕变后的Mia已经学会勇敢地反击,保护自己和朋友了。于是,Lana的啦啦队队服竟然和冰激凌看起来很搭。
4. go with anything
Mia:This is such a cute cheerleading outfit 3. It’s so clean-cut. I bet 4 it goes with anything.
米亚:这件啦啦队队服真可爱,干净清爽,裁剪合身,我打赌它能搭配任何东西。
当某件衣服,饰品很好搭配时,我们就可以用go with anything这个短语。
Notes: go with:伴随,与…相配。例:
The scarf goes with your shirt.
这条丝巾和你的衬衫很配。
5.adapt to
Mia:Everybody’s got pre-coronation jitters 5 including me. Everybody except Fat Louie. He’s totally adapted to being a royal.
米亚:包括我在内的每个人都为即将到来的加冕礼感到紧张,除了胖路易。他对皇室生活很适应。
Notes: adapt to:使适应,使适合
adapt oneself to: 让自己适应于,习惯于…
It's not easy to adapt to the weather in London.
要适应伦敦的天气不容易。
I’m trying to adapt myself to the diet here.
我正努力适应这里的饮食。
最终,Mia华丽转身,成为了合格的皇室继承人,这和她的努力密不可分;我们也要和Mia一样勇敢自信,在学习语言的路途中迎难而上,华丽转身。
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
- Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
- I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
n.编结物;接合,联合;[外科]骨愈合v.(使)愈合( knit的现在分词);编结,编织;(使)紧密地结合;织平针
- Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries. 编织和针织是传统的家庭手工业。
- manipulative skills such as typing and knitting 诸如打字、编织这样的技能
n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装
- Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
- His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。
v.打赌,以(与)...打赌;n.赌注,赌金;打赌
- I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说,你解决不了这个难题。
- I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。
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