迷你對話學地道口語第1216期:一時衝動之下

第一， 迷你對話

A: I felt it was very kind of him to take so intimate an interest in these matters.

我很感激他對這些事情的密切關注。

B: Yeah, he is a very kind person.

是呀，他是一個好人。

A: Right, but on the spur of the moment I could find no better expression for this than a grunt.

是的，可是除了當我哼一聲外，我找不到更好的話來表達我的意思了。

B: Luckily, he is not the man who pays attention to the superficial thing and I think he can feel your thankfulness.

幸虧，他不是個在意事情表面的人，我想他能感受得到你的感激之情。

第二， 地道表達

on the spur of the moment

1. 解詞釋義

On the spur of the moment的意思是“一時衝動一下”“當時，當場，即席”。

2. 拓展範例

e.g. She went to London on the spur of the moment.

她一時興起就到倫敦去了。

e.g. He asked her to marry him on the spur of the moment.

他一時衝動之下向她求婚了。

e.g. He bought the car on the spur of the moment.

他臨時起意買了一輛車。

e.g. She did not say it on the spur of the moment. She said it in cold blood.

她並不是脫口而出，而是經過考慮以後才說的。

第三， 咬文嚼字

take an interest in：對……感興趣

e.g. Many foreigners take an interest in travelling to China.

許多外國人對到中國旅行感興趣。

e.g. I began to take an interest in the study of English.

我開始對學習英語感興趣。

pay attention to：注意，重視

e.g. Don't pay attention to anything he says. He lies like a gas meter.

不要理睬他的話，他一味撒謊。

e.g. The government desired that everyone should pay attention to the rule.

政府要求大家遵守這條規定。