英语听力精选进阶版 7022
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
(Finn is visiting Feifei)
Feifei: Hi Finn. 谢谢你来我家给我这位特殊朋友拍照。
Finn: My pleasure, Feifei. I take pride in being a great photographer. I brought some of my best pictures.
Feifei: 是吗？我知道你拍照技术超好，快让我看看你带的照片…
Finn: Ok. Well, this one I took during a trip to Paris.
Feifei: 就是去年夏天你和你女朋友 Ann 去巴黎那次拍的吧？
Finn: Ann… Yes. Ann is out of the picture now. Ah, but look at the Eiffel Tower!
Feifei: Oh… Ann is out of the picture 在照片外面？
Finn: And this one I took at a dinner party in my flat.
Feifei: Yes, 这张是你和你合住的房友 Johnny 一起照的。
Finn: Yes, my ex-flatmate “Dirty Socks” Johnny. He is out of the picture now too.
Feifei: Johnny, out of the picture 在照片外？ Finn, 他不是在照片里吗？你为什么总说他们 out of the picture?
Finn: No, no, no. Ann and Johnny appear in some of my snaps 1. But I broke up with Ann. She ran away with a Frenchman 2.
Feifei: 哦，Ann 已经不是你女朋友了。那 Johnny 呢？
Finn: “Dirty Socks” Johnny moved out. He used to leave his socks everywhere!
Feifei: Oh, Johnny 搬走了。
Finn: Exactly. In English, when we say someone is “out of the picture” we mean they are not involved in a particular situation anymore.
Feifei: 短语 out of the picture 的意思是时过境迁，指一个人不再处于其中了，换句话说就是不再相干了。
Finn: Let’s hear some examples.
Divorce 3 was good for Mrs Jones. She looks very happy with her husband out of the picture.
My team is bound 4 to lose this weekend now our best player is out of the picture. He broke his leg yesterday.
Finn: Right! Now let’s meet your special someone in the garden, Feifei. I’ll take a great picture!
(Outdoors)
Feifei: Here we are! 这就是我的院子，我特殊的小朋友呢就在这儿。
Finn: Feifei, this is a hamster!
Feifei: Yes! 我的仓鼠叫 Cutie Pie. 我的 Cutie Pie! 你不觉的它很可爱吗 Finn?
Finn: He is not very photogenic, I’m afraid, Feifei.
Feifei: 什么意思它不上相？我的小宠物可漂亮着呢！(to the hamster) Sweetie yummy come to mummy. 你一定要在照片里！
Finn: I have no choice and Cutie Pie will be in the picture. Oh dear! I can kiss goodbye to my career as a serious photographer.
Feifei: Bye.
Finn: Bye bye.
- The cloth flower snaps on with a special binder. 这布花是用一种特殊的粘合剂固定住的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- As the fish snaps at the bait, it gets caught on the hook. 鱼咬饵时，就被钓在钩上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
- He speaks French well enough to pass for a Frenchman.他说法语很流利，很容易被当作法国人。