时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:赖世雄中级美国英语


英语课


 Bob, who is Chinese, is speaking to his American classmate, Jill.
J: Hi, Bob. What's up?
B: I don't see anything up in the sky. Do you?
J: No, Bob. "What's up?" is slang 1 for "What's happening?"
B: Well, why didn't you just ask me that in the first place?
J: Get with it, Bob. Everyone uses slang in America. It makes speech more colorful.
B: I'm having enough trouble learning 2 English.
J: But you should give it your best shot, Bob.
B: Why?
J: How else can you get to meet American chicks?
B: What chick? I don't like eggs.
J: "Chicks" mean "girls," you fool.
B: Oh, I give up!

get with it -- follow the trend 跟着潮流走
两种说法:I am American. or I am an American.   Chinese 一样
What's up, man? 年轻人常用   answer: Nothing special. How about you?      dude = guy = man  哥们,年轻人用
How is it going?  还不错吧?
be short of 缺乏   be short for 缩写
in the beginning = in the first place  开始
You speak in informal English.
formal occasion 3 : funeral, wedding
speech 讲话(不可数)   演讲(可数): Peter made a speech to the students who fell asleep. 
deliver a speech  发表演讲
speechless    I was speechless when she said I love you. 无话可说
best shot = best try
how else 要不然
you fool 傻子



1 slang
n.俚语,行话;vt.使用俚语,辱骂;vi.辱骂
  • The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
  • Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。
2 learning
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
3 occasion
n.场合,时机,机会,诱因,理由;vt.惹起,引起
  • Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合,她的服装过分华丽了。
  • Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。
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