英语老师瑶瑶

【句子】Well, bon voyage, Father. 【Desperate Housewives S2E10】 【发音】/wel/ /ˌbɒ̃ vɔɪˈɑːʒ/ /ˌbɑːn vwaɪˈɑːʒ/ /ˈfɑː.ðə(r)/ 【发音技巧】暂无； 【翻译】神父，祝你们一路顺风。 【适用场合】 今天我们学习的表达是：Bon voyage! 这个句子其实跟Bon appetite一样，都是来自法语， Bon voyage! 可以理解成：“一路顺风，一路平安”；相当于Farewell and have a pleasant journey. 类似于英语中的Have a nice trip! 适用于告别，祝别人旅途顺利的场合。 eg: I just came to say bon voyage before you got on your train. 我就是在你上火车之前来跟你说一声一路顺风的。 eg: A: "OK, I'd better hit the road." B: "Have a wonderful trip, darling, and be safe. Bon voyage!" A：“好了，我该上路了。” B：“亲爱的，祝你旅途愉快，一路平安。一路顺风啊！” eg: Michael came to say bon voyage before you left for the airport? That is very sweet. 麦克在你出发去机场之前来跟你道别了？真是体贴。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Everyone said their bon voyages as the happy couple left on a cruise for their honeymoon.

【句子】Hello, Gabrielle. What brings you here? 【Desperate Housewives S2E10】 【发音】/həˈləʊ/ /ˌɡæb.riˈel/ /wɒt/ /wɑːt/ /brɪŋz/ /juː/ /hɪə(r)/ 【发音技巧】What brings失去爆破； 【翻译】嗨，加布丽尔，什么风把你吹来了？ 【适用场合】 今天我们学习的表达是：What brings you (around) here? 末尾的副词here也可以换成其他的地点状语； 它可以理解成：“你怎么来了？什么风把你吹来了？” 相当于for what reason are you here? eg: What brings you to London? = Why have you come to London? 你为什么来伦敦了？ eg: Hello, Simon! What brings you here? 你好啊，西蒙！什么风把你吹来了？ eg: What brings you around here, Tom? I feel like I haven't seen you in years. 汤姆，什么风把你吹来了？我感觉好几年没见你了。 eg: A: "Well, what brings you here today?" B: "I wanted to inquire about setting up a savings account for my son." A：“那您今天来，是有什么事呢？” B：“我想咨询一下为我儿子开一个储蓄账户的事情。” eg: Tom: "Hello, Mary. What brings you here?" Mary: "I was invited, just like you." 汤姆：“你好啊，玛丽，什么风把你吹来了？” 玛丽：“我是受邀而来，跟你一样。” 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Doctor: "Well, John, what brings you here?" John: "I've had this cough for nearly a month, and I think it needs looking into."

【句子】In fact, water is always scarce in Botswana. 【Desperate Housewives S2E10】 【发音】/ɪn/ /fækt/ /ˈwɔː.tə/ /ˈwɑː.tər/ /ɪz/ /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ /ˈɑːl.weɪz/ /skeə(r)s/ /ɪn/ /bɒtˈswɑː.nə/ /bɑːtˈswɑː.nə/ 【发音技巧】water闪音；is always连读； 【翻译】事实上，博茨瓦纳一直很缺水。 【适用场合】 今天我们来学习一下形容词scarce的用法， 在英文中，scarce可以理解成not easy to find or obtain “不易找到或获取的；稀缺的”； 或者看这条英文解释：if sth. is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities“数量不足的；仅有少量的”； eg: Food and clean water were becoming scarce. 食物和清洁用水变得越来越匮乏。 eg: Details of the accident are scarce. 这起事故的细节非常少。 eg: Fresh water and medicine were scarce in the flooded region. 在洪灾地区，淡水和药品十分紧缺。 eg: Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce. 就业机会日益稀缺。 eg: Fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought. 干旱期间，新鲜蔬菜供应不足。 eg: With jobs so scarce, many young people have nothing to do. 由于就业机会如此之少，许多年轻人无事可做。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 战时，食物常常短缺。

【句子】He lost both his parents to this drought. 【Desperate Housewives S2E10】 【发音】/hiː/ /lɒst/ /lɑːst/ /bəʊθ/ /hɪz/ /ˈpeə.rənts/ /tʊ/ /ðɪs/ /draʊt/ 【发音技巧】lost both失去爆破； 【翻译】在这次旱灾中，他失去了自己的双亲。 【适用场合】 今天我们学习的表达是：lose sth. to sb.，它可以指to have sth. taken away by sb./sth.， “使得某个东西被某个人/某个事物带走”；或者理解成stop having sth.“不再拥有某物”； 那如果是跟疾病相关的使用场景呢？ If you lose someone to something such as a disease, they die as a result of it. 某个人患上了某种疾病而去世，所以你失去了ta。 eg: The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors. 这家公司的许多生意都被竞争对手抢走了。 eg: They feared losing the sale to a rival company. 他们担心这笔买卖会被竞争对手抢走。 eg: She lost her son to cancer when he was only five. 她儿子五岁时就因为癌症夭折了。 eg: She lost her mother to cancer. 她的母亲因为癌症去世了。 eg: She almost lost her life to the freezing water. 她差点在冰冷的水中丧命。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 成千上万的士兵在战争中丧生。