时间:2019-03-05 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: Sometimes you look like brains, and sometimes you are simple a Barbie Doll.

有时候你很聪明,但是有时候你徒有其表。

B: I don’t know whether I am a Barbie Doll or you are one.

我不知道是你徒有其表还是我徒有其表。

A: Maybe I am a Barbie Doll, but I won’t do Barbie Doll things.

也许我徒有其表吧,可我不会做没头脑的事情。

B: Well, I am not going to flog a dead horse. Let get down to our brass 1 tasks and tidy these things up.

好吧,我们别瞎耽搁时间了,收拾东西,干正经事吧。

第二、对话精讲

1. 核心表达

核心短语】Barbie Doll

解词释义】Barbie Doll即“芭比娃娃”,指“没有头脑的人”或“徒有其表的人”。

典型例句】 I don’t think John is a gentlemen with rich knowledge and he seems to be a Barbie Doll.

我觉得约翰不是一个有学识的绅士,只不过是徒有其表而已。

第二、词海拾贝

flog a dead horse:枉费心机,徒劳;作无用功; 白费精力; 徒劳无益

典型例句1】Arguing with them is to flog a dead horse.

跟他们争论是徒劳无益的。

典型例句2】 I advised my husband to give up smoking, but now I know I flog a dead horse.

我劝我丈夫戒烟,但是现在我才知道是徒劳无益的。

get down to:开始认真考虑,开始着手处理

典型例句1】Okay, that's the broad plan—let's get down to the specifics.

好,这是总的计划—下面来谈谈具体细节。

典型例句2】Let's get down to the nitty-gritty.Who's going to pay for the renovations?

咱们来说点实际的吧,谁来付维修费?

典型例句3】Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.

让我们停止聊天儿,着手工作吧。

tidy up:收拾,整理

典型例句1】Your room is in a mess, please tidy it up.

你的房间那么乱,收拾一下吧。

典型例句2】I must just tidy up a bit.

我得稍微整理一下东西。



n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
  • Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
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