6月晨读 | Day 1 “我可要跟你说道说道”
六月晨读第一天
1. 「I'm fine」 的替换表达
I am okayish.
Nothing much.
Same old.
2.「-er」 后缀
原句:We're both good shoppers.
复习:
She is a crier. 她是个爱哭鬼
You're a goner. 你完蛋了
Be a doer, not a dreamer. 要实干,别空想
He is a real keeper. 值得拥有的人
Don't be such an avoider. 别这么怂啊
He is a two-timer. 花心萝卜,脚踏两只船
He is a brilliant talker. 他是个能言善辩的人
She is a spender, not a saver.
她花钱大手大脚,存不住钱
3. 常见小词组合的口语表达
》》不达目的,誓不罢休
Not_______, until ________.
》》这周末要加班(注意时态)
I'll be working all weekend.
4.比 「How are you」 更为街头的口语说法
What's poping?
What's cooking?
What's shaking?
What's cracking?
What gives?=What's happening?
5. 回心转意,改变想法
原句:If you change your mind, come on over.
拓展:
change the tune
a change of heart
6. 我对你有意见,我要和你说道说道
have a bone to pick with you
7. 「不速之客」
不请自来 visit xx uninvited
不打招呼就来 show up unannounced
复习:
She crashed the party.
Scores of people tried desperately to gatecrash the party.(=gatecrasher)
8.公交车十五分钟一趟
The buses run about every 15 minutes.
The buses come and go every 15 minutes.
9. 别走开,广告之后更精彩
Sray tuned.
10. 乘地铁有关表达
原句:
》刷卡 slide the card into the card reader
》把代币塞进投币口 put a token into the slot
》push through the turnstile and hop on the train
拓展:turnstile jumper 逃票的人
11. 「bound」 要到...去的;驶往...的
Beijing-bound flight.
The flight is bound for Beijing.
飞往北京的航班
homeward-bound commuters
下班回家的通勤者
12. 别忘了给点小费
原句:However, tipping is expected for tax drivers.
拓展:gratuity 小费,赏钱
造句:行李员想要小费
The porter expects a gratuity.
13. 「be/keep on the ball 」敏锐,机警
英文释义:to be aware of and understand what is happening and able to react quickly.
例句:If the teacher has something on the ball, the pupils won't squirm much.