Eztalk美语【284】天下没有白吃的午餐
时间：2018-11-30 作者：英语课 分类：Eztalk美语会话
Johnny: So can we play PlayStation later 1?
Mom: Sure, if you're done!
Johnny: All my games are so lame 2, Mom. When can I get a new one?
Mom: Well, listen, Honey 3, you've been a big help lately 4...
Johnny:Right on. I'm gonna get a new game!
Mom: If you take out the garbage 5 and do the dishes 6, I'll think about it.
Johnny:I knew there would 7 be a catch!
Mom: Nothing in life 8 is free 9, Son.
Johnny:Except 10 housework, that is.
PlayStation (n.)
电视游乐器名，即本地所说的PS
Mike is always in his room playing videogames on his PlayStation.
麦克老是在他房间里打PS的电玩游戏。
Right on.
赞！太棒了！
A: I bought you a new bicycle.
我买了一辆新脚踏车给你。
B: Right on! I really needed a new bike.
太好了！我正好需要一辆新脚踏车。
that is.
也就是说，换句话说。用来加强语气，以辅助说明前面的话
Everybody 11 likes the beach, except Jill, that is.
大家都喜欢海滩，除了吉尔以外，就是这样。
lame (a.)
蹩脚的，落伍的
A: How was 12 the new Travolta movie?
屈伏塔的新电影怎样？
B: It was pretty lame, as 13 usual 14.
老样子，烂毙了。
catch (n.)
条件，陷阱
This news 15 is too good to be true 16. There must be a catch.
这个消息实在是好到不行。一定有诈。
强尼： 所以等一下我们可以玩PS啰？
妈妈： 当然，如果你把房间整理好的话！
强尼： 我的电玩游戏都好逊喔，妈。我什么时候才能买新的？
妈妈： 听着，宝贝，你最近帮了很多忙……
强尼： 赞。我要买新电玩游戏了！
妈妈： 假如你把垃圾拿出去，并把碗盘洗一洗，我会考虑。
强尼： 我就知道会有条件！
妈妈： 天下没有白吃的午餐，儿子。
强尼： 换句话说，就是除了家事以外
- He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
- This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。
- The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
- I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。
- I don't like reading novels lately.近来我不喜欢读小说。
- She's only lately begun working here.最近她才开始在这儿工作。
- Garbage pollutes our rivers and streams.垃圾使大小河流遭受污染。
- Have you taken the garbage out yet?你把垃圾扔掉了吗？
- a pile of unwashed dishes 一堆未洗的碟子
- The dishes were many, but they were all poorly cooked. 菜很多，但烧得都不好吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
- Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
- The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
- At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。
- I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
- There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。
- Everybody is here except tom.除了汤姆大家都到了。
- He never came except when he was in trouble. 除非有了困难，他从来不到这里来。
- Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
- It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。