【摩登家庭】“望风”英语怎么说？
英语老师瑶瑶
【句子】Keep the lookout. 【Modern Family S3E2】
【发音】/kiːp/ /ðə/ /ˈlʊk.aʊt/
【发音技巧】keep the不完全爆破；
【翻译】给我望个风。/小心提防着点。
【适用场合】
其实说到lookout这个名词，你会想到，英语里Look out!是个动词短语，表示：小心啊！注意啊！用法类似Watch out! 经常单独自己成句。
那么lookout连起来名词是个什么意思呢？
n. 把守望风的人；瞭望台；提防，小心注意；
我们今天重点学习两个相关表达：
keep a lookout for sb./sth.
口语中使用，表示仔细观察某个人/某个事物以避免危险；或者仔细观察某个人/某个事物以获取想要的东西；
(informal) to watch carefully for sb./sth. in order to avoid danger, etc. or in order to find sth. you want:
eg: He failed to keep a proper lookout that night.
那天晚上他没能好好望风。
eg: Keep a lookout for that nasty little organization.
小心那个无良的小机构。
eg: We were instructed to keep a lookout for enemy aircraft.
我们被要求密切留意敌方的飞机。
如果在lookout前面加上形容词sharp，什么意思呢？
keep a sharp lookout for = watch extra carefully
格外认真注意某人/某物；格外注意；格外小心仔细某人/某物；
eg: When you’re driving, keep a sharp lookout for cyclists.
当你开车的时候，要格外当心骑自行车的那些人。
eg: They should be arriving any minute, so keep a sharp lookout.
他们随时可能会来，所以格外留意着点。
像在今天视频中，有具体上下文，你把a换成the也能理解。
在口语中你也可以说be on the lookout for sb./sth.
意思一样。
to be watching carefully in order to find, obtain, or avoid someone or something
eg: The public should be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease.
公众应该小心留意这种病的症状。
eg: Police in New York are on the lookout for a gang of car thieves.
纽约警方正在密切留意一伙偷车贼的行踪。
eg: Be on the lookout for signs of a storm.
小心留意着风暴到来的迹象。
eg: Be on the lookout for my email in the next few days. It will have all the instructions you need for the project.
接下来的几天里，留意着我的电子邮件，里面将会有关于这个项目你需要的一切操作说明。
eg: -- What are you guys doing?
-- We're on the lookout for Mom's car, so we can tell Dad to stop working on her surprise gift when she gets here.
-- 你们这帮人干嘛呢？
-- 我们把守望风呢，盯着妈妈的车，爸爸正在给妈妈准备惊喜礼物，这样等妈妈到了，我们就可以告诉爸爸快停下。
【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
We need someone on the lookout for the police while we work on the lock.
