时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:Eztalk美语会话


英语课

After the disaster


Jade:Thanks for helping 1 me up.

Chris:Are you OK? I didn't mean to put you in danger.

Jade:I'm the hazardous 2 one here. I made three people fall over!

Chris:That takes talent...

Jade:I'm so humiliated 3! What's that man saying? Everyone's laughing!

Chris:He said you obviously prefer Greek comedies to Greek tragedies.


disaster (n.)

灾难,不幸

A: The food catering 4 company can't bring us the food today.

外烩公司今天不能帮我们准备食物。

B: Oh no! This is a disaster!

糟糕!完蛋了!


hazardous (a.)

危险的

A: Don't you know that smoking is hazardous to your health?

你不知道吸烟对健康有害吗?

B: Yes, I know that.

对,我知道啊。


humiliated (a.)

丢脸的,蒙羞的

I was so humiliated when I called our client by the wrong name.

当我叫错我客户的名字时,我真是超糗的。


comedy (n.)

喜剧。tragedy (n.) 悲剧。关于希腊戏剧,详细说明请见上面解说部分

When I'm in a bad mood, the only thing that makes me feel better is a good comedy.

当我心情不好,只有好看的喜剧能让我心情变好。


Eat, Drink, and Be Greek! --Sequel


灾难过后


小 玉:谢谢你扶我起来。

克里斯:你还好吗?我不是故意要把你带入险境。

小 玉:我在这儿是危险人物。我害三个人跌倒了!

克里斯:那需要点天分……

小 玉:我觉得好丢脸!那个男士在说什么?大家都在笑!

克里斯:他说你显然比较喜欢希腊喜剧,而非希腊悲剧。



1 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
2 hazardous
adj.(有)危险的,冒险的;碰运气的
  • These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
  • Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。
3 humiliated
感到羞愧的
  • Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当,父母也失体面。
  • He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻,丢尽了面子。
4 catering
n. 给养
  • Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
  • Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的?