迷你對話學地道口語第367期:非常忙
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該文章中的迷你對話選自口語書籍,對話精講為可可編輯編寫。
第一、迷你對話
A: The poor girl is up to the eyes in study all the day.
這個可憐的女孩整天忙着學習。
B: Yeah, she has a lot of homework.
是的,她有很多功課要做。
A: Today’s children have not the chance to play, to make fun of them.
現在的孩子可是沒有時間完了。
B: Right. So in some way we are happier.
是的,相比之下,我們就幸福多了。
A: Yeah, at least when we are children, we have not so much homework to do.
是的,至少當我們是孩子的時候,最起碼沒有那麼的作業。
第二、對話精講
1. 地道表達
【地道短語】up to the eyes
【解詞釋義】這個引喻來自一個工作量很大的人,好像完全被水淹沒了一樣。
【支持範例-1】The boss is up to the eyes in work.
老闆的工作忙得不可開交。
【支持範例-2】I'm up to my eyes in arrangements, for the training sessions.
我也正忙着為培訓課程作安排。
【近似短語】up to the shoulders
up to the neck
up to the ears
2. 詞海拾貝
make fun of:取笑,拿......開玩笑
【例句-1】It is wrong to make fun of a cripple.
嘲笑殘疾人是不對的。
【例句-2】It was miserable of you to make fun of him.
你取笑他,這是可恥的。
in some way:在某種意義上
【例句】Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來説類似死亡。
at least:至少
【例句-1】We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation.
如欲取消,請至少提前24小時告知。
【例句-2】At least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize.
傑里米回去道歉至少是有禮貌的舉動。