时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:ESL杰夫的一天


英语课

   Part six is called "At my Desk, on Break, and at Lunch." 第六部分叫做“坐在我的办公桌旁,休息和吃午饭”。


  Notice the use of those prepositions 1. 注意那些介词的使用。
  Prepositions are very difficult to translate and many people get confused 2 when you start learning 3 another language,  介词很难翻译,当你开始学另一种语言,
  trying to figure out those little words — which word should you use. 试图弄清楚那些小词——你应该用哪个词的时候,很多人都会弄混淆。
  There's a difference between "at my desk" and "on my desk" and "in my desk." “At my desk”,“on my desk”,和“in my desk”是有区别的。
  Those all mean different things. 这些词组的含义各不相同。
  "On your desk" means 4 something is on top of your desk, like your computer.  “On your desk”是指放在你的桌子上的某件东西,比如电脑。
  "In your desk" means something is inside one of the drawers of your desks.  “In your desk”是指放在你桌子抽屉里的某件东西。
  "At your desk" means that you are sitting next to your desk, “At your desk”是指你正坐在你桌子的旁边,
  you are, we hope, working, like you're supposed to be working right now, instead of listening to this episode 5. 我们希望你正在工作,你现在就应该在工作,而不是在听这集的听力。
  "On break" is the expression we use when you are stopping work for a short time, usually ten, 15, maybe 20 minutes.  “On break”是在你短暂停止工作的时候会用到的表达,通常是十,十五或者二十分钟的时间。
  "At lunch" means that you are going to lunch — you are eating.  “At lunch”是指你要吃午饭——你正在吃午饭。
  We don't say, "in lunch" or "on lunch," we say, "at lunch."  我们不会说,“in lunch”或“on lunch”,我们是说,“at lunch”。
  The best way to learn those little prepositions is just to read and to listen more and more,  学习那些小介词的最佳方法是多读和多听,
  and eventually, you will know them without even having to study them. 最终,你甚至不学那些小介词都能分辨它们。

1 prepositions
n.介词( preposition的名词复数 )
  • She lays a lot of emphasis on the usage of prepositions. 她把重点放在介词的使用上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Prepositions and conjunctions are particles. 介词和连词是小品词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 confused
adj.困惑的,烦恼的
  • They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题,都把我弄糊涂了。
  • A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。
3 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。
4 means
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
5 episode
n.(作品的一段)情节,插曲,系列事件中之一
  • The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
  • This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。
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