【句子】We dodged a bullet on this. 【Modern Family S1E6】 【发音】[wi:] [dɒdʒd] [ə] [&`&bʊlɪt] [ɒn] [ðɪs] 【翻译】我们在这件事情上躲过了一劫。 【适用场合】dodge本意是躲避的意思;dodge a bullet 本意是躲过一颗子弹;on this强调在这件事情上;dodge a bullet 引申为躲过了非常糟糕的事情。eg: To dodge this bullet, ten million dollars is a small price to pay. 要想躲过这一劫,花个万八千万的不算什么。
【句子】They’re rudderless. 【Modern Family S1E6】 【发音】[ðeə(r)] [ˈrʌdə(r).ləs] 【翻译】他们手足无措。 【适用场合】rudder 本意是舵;-less否定后缀;【rudderless】without anyone in control and therefore unable to take decisions 无舵的;无法做决定的;无主见的;手足无措的;eg: Without his wife he felt lost and rudderless. 老婆不在身边,他感觉很迷茫,手足无措。
【句子】And maybe by my third marriage, I’ll have it down pat. 【Modern Family S1E6】 【发音】[aɪl] [hæv] [ɪt] [daʊn] [pæt] 【翻译】等到我第三段婚姻的时候,我就驾轻就熟了。 【适用场合】短语have sth down pat 经常翻译为“弄明白,变得技艺超群”。所以也就是咱们平时说的轻车熟路,驾轻就熟。eg: I had the story down pat. 我对那故事熟悉得很,可以倒背如流。eg: He has his flirting game down pat. 他撩妹技能爆表。
【句子】Relax. It happens. 【Modern Family S1E6】 【发音】[rɪ&`&læks] [ɪt] [&`&hæpənz] 【翻译】放轻松,这样的事儿时有发生。 【适用场合】当碰到困难,身边的小伙伴表示很担心,很难过的时候,你可以这样安慰Ta,让Ta不要精神过度紧张。It happens. 这个时态用的,非常值得大家思考哦。一般现在时本来就用于经常发生的事情,习惯性的动作。所以用来安慰人很好用哦,意思这事情时有发生呢,别担心啦!You can just give him/her a hug.
【句子】I just think it’s a little over-the-top. 【Modern Family S1E6】 【发音】 [aɪ] [dʒʌst] [θɪŋk] [ɪts] [ə] [&`&lɪtl] [&`&əʊvə(r)] [ðə] [tɒp] 【翻译】我只是觉得,这样有点太过了。 【适用场合】这个短语over the top表示的意思是:超过制定目标或限度,贬义(too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way);片段中还有相对应的一句表达:You need to loosen up and have fun. 你需要放轻松,开心点。其实就是You need to take it easy. 的意思。eg: The speech was a bit OTT. 这场演讲有点浮夸过头,用力过猛的感觉。
【句子】It makes you realize we’re all just hanging by a thread. 【Modern Family S1E6】 【发音】 [ɪt] [meɪks] [ju:] [&`&rɪəlaɪz] [wɪə(r)] [ɔ:l] [dʒʌst] [hæŋ.ɪŋ] [baɪ] [ə] [θred] 【翻译】命悬一线。 【适用场合】hang by a thread 是一个英语中的俚语,而且很符合字面意思:被一根线悬挂着;引申为千钧一发、岌岌可危、摇摇欲坠。 eg: The mayor&`&s political future has been hanging by a thread since the fraud scandal. 自从被卷入舞弊丑闻,这位市长的政治前途已经岌岌可危了。
【句子】I really thought you were done with this. 【Modern Family S1E6】 【发音】[aɪ] [&`&rɪəli] [θɔ:t] [ju:] [wɜ:(r)] [dʌn] [wɪð] [ðɪs] 【翻译】我还以为你已经玩腻了呢。 【适用场合】be done with sth./sb. 受够了,腻味了某事、某人。口语中常见的是以下的表达:eg: I’m so done. 我真是受够了。I’m so done with you. 我真是受够你了。这段音频中还出现了一个词,shutterbug 摄影爱好者(An enthusiastic amateur[ˈæmə.tə(r)] photographer)。
【句子】Go jump in a lake! 【Modern Family S1E5】 【发音】[gəʊ] [dʒʌmp] [ɪn] [ə] [leɪk] 【翻译】离我远点! 【适用场合】今天大家先尝试给我翻译个句子吧:eg: This guy just wouldn't leave us alone, so finally I told him to go jump in the lake. 前半句:这个男的赖着我们不肯走;后半句:所以最后我告诉他让他跳进湖里。其实这里要使用go jump in a lake 引申的意思:an impolite way of telling someone to go away and stop annoying you = 用一种不礼貌的方法告诉某人让他滚开,走远,别烦你。 瑶瑶老师微信公众号:YaoYao_English; 关注后参加每日跟读,免费微信群纠音。
【句子】For the record, I think you’re smoking hot. 【Modern Family S1E5】 【发音】[fɔ:(r)] [ðə] ['rekɔː(r)d] [aɪ] [θɪŋk] [jɔː(r)] ['sməʊkɪŋ] [hɒt] 【翻译】声明一下,我觉得你超有魅力的。 【适用场合】record本意是记录,for the record 声明一下;something that you say before you tell someone something important that you want them to remember. eg: And, just for the record, we were never any more than good friends. 哦对了声明一下,我们从来就只是好朋友而已。 瑶瑶老师微信公众号:YaoYao_English; 关注后参加每日跟读,免费微信群纠音。
【句子】You look like you patched things up pretty good? 【Modern Family S1E5】 【发音】[ju:] [lʊk] [laɪk] [ju:] [pætʃt] [θɪŋz] [ʌp] ['prɪti] [gʊd] 【翻译】看来你俩和好如初啦? 【适用场合】patch 本意指的是修补,拼凑的意思;patch things up 修补好;和好;to try to stop quarrelling with sb. and be friends again eg: Have you tried patching things up with her? 你有没有试过和她重归于好?公众号之前12月29日的内容里面讲过类似的表达:smooth everything over with sb. 把和某人之前一些不快乐的事情都抛到脑后,不计前嫌。 瑶瑶老师微信公众号:YaoYao_English; 关注后参加每日跟读,免费微信群纠音。
【句子】I think we should address the elephant in the room. 【Modern Family S1E5】 【发音】[aɪ] [θɪŋk] [wi:] [ʃʊd] [ə'dres] [ði:] [ˈelɪ.fənt] [ɪn] [ðə] [ru:m] 【翻译】我觉得我们应该直面这个明显的问题。 【适用场合】有些同学会说,address不是地址的意思吗?有些同学还知道address表示:发言;讲话的含义。但在这里告诉大家,address作动词还有“解决、处理”的意思:to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem. 而elephant这里寓意为很明显的问题;所以这句话就是说不要逃避问题。逃避问题,假装一些都很好,前两天学了叫做:sweep it under the rug. 除此以外这个片段中,有个很好用的表达:in light of … 按照,依据,考虑到…… eg: In the light of recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care of their personal belongings. 考虑到最近的事件,我们要求我们的顾客格外注意看管好各自的物品。 瑶瑶老师微信公众号:YaoYao_English; 关注后参加每日跟读,免费微信群纠音。
【句子】I’m taking baby steps here. 【Modern Family S1E5】 【发音】 [aɪm] ['teɪkɪŋ] ['beɪbi] [steps] [hɪə(r)] 【翻译】我才刚刚起步。我才刚刚开始。 【适用场合】take baby steps 就是小孩子学走路;可以引申用来说刚开始做某事,循序渐进;除此以外,大家听到了That is very mature [məˈtjʊə(r)] of you. 你这么做很成熟。That’s very elitist [ɪˈli:tɪst] of you. 你这么做很明智。这两句话结构一致,当我们使用That is + adj. of sb. 的时候,表示凸显这个人某方面的特质。某个人真……啊! eg: That is so nice of you. 你真好啊。 瑶瑶老师微信公众号:YaoYao_English; 关注后参加每日跟读,免费微信群纠音。
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