书城外语日常生活英语900句“袋”着走
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第20章 交际口语(2)

① I am really green with envy. 我真是羡慕极了。 envy指“羡慕”或“嫉妒”。习语be green with envy与汉语的“眼红”近似。常用在“主表结构”之中。例如:Don’t be green with

envy.He deservesthe prize, since he hasspent

a whole month on that paper.别眼红了,他花了整整一个月的时间才写出那篇论文。他该拿这个奖。

Sign

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星座

Classic Sentences 经典句子

741 | What’s your sign?你是什么星座的? 742 | Sagittarius is fire energy. This is a very active, extroverted sign.

★ extroverted [.ekstr.v..tid] a. 性格外向的

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射手座是火相星座。射手非常主动、外向。

743 | Capricorn is the leader of the Earth signs. 魔羯座是土相星座的领头人。

744 | Scorpio is a Water element, and this makes it a somewhat enigmatic sign.

★ enigmatic

[.eniɡ.m.tik,.i.niɡ.m.tik] a. 谜的

水相星座的特质使天蝎座有些神秘。

745 | Leo is Fire to the core. 狮子座是火相星座的中心。

746 | The Earth element of Taurus brings strength and the desire for solid ground form and structure.

★ solid [.s.lid] a. 可靠的

土相星座的特质让金牛座渴望并具有脚踏实地的能力。

Sign 星座

747 | Pisces is extremely receptive, compassionate, and other-directed.

双鱼座非常善于接纳,富有同情心,并且很为别人着想。 748 | Good memory is Cancer’s born gift. 良好的记忆力是巨蟹座与生俱来的天赋。 749 | Libra represents the Air element. 天秤座是风相星座。 750 | Libra is a sign that is more extroverted and active. 天秤座的特性比较外向和主动。

* Extra Sentences

Study would never be a problem for Scorpio. You just need more confidence.

学习对天蝎座来说从来都不是问题。你只需要更多自信。

Patience and caution are Capricorn’s advantages.

魔羯座的优点是坚持不懈和谨慎。

Diligence is Virgo advantage.

处女座的优点是勤奋。

Virgo actually find the encyclopedia exciting and read self-help and fitness books for fun.

★ encyclopedia [en.saikl.u.pi.di.] n. 百科全书

处女座可能会发现百科全书、自助书籍或健身书籍很有趣。

Gemini are avid readers, so almost any book will keep them busy.

双子座喜欢读书,几乎任何书都能让他们立刻投入其中。

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

Sign 星座

★ wonder [.w.nd.] v. 想知道 ★ classy [.klɑ.si] a. 上等的 ★ monosrammed [.m.n.gr.md] a.有交织字母

的;有花押字的 ★ relation [ri.lei..n] n. 关系

① So what?怎么了。so what是英语中一条很有用的口语,它主要的用法有:1、表示不在乎或无所谓,意为:那有什么关系?2、用于对别人的质问或责难反唇相讥,意为:那有什么不行的?那为什么不行?那有什么了不起? 3、表示藐视别人的炫耀,意为:那算什么?那又怎样?例如: —I’m afraid it’s too expensive..恐怕太贵了。 —So what? We have plenty of money..

那有什么关系?我们有的是钱。

Balls 舞会

Balls

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舞会

Classic Sentences 经典句子

751 | I am not a dancer.

我不会跳舞。

752 | He is a terrible dancer.

★ terrible [.ter.bl] a. 糟糕的

他跳舞跳得糟透了。 753 | She has made much progress in dancing. 她跳舞进步得很快。 754 | I am no good at dancing.我跳舞一点儿也不行。 755 | I am learning new dance steps now. ☆dance step 舞步

我正在学习新的舞步。

756 | The waltz is a beautiful dance.

★ waltz [w..l(t)s] n. 华尔兹

华尔兹是优美的舞蹈。

757 | How many tips of dance have you learnt?

你学会了跳几种舞?

758 | I’ve just learned how to dance this new step.

我刚学会跳这种新舞步。

759 | Will you go to the dance?

你去参加舞会吗?

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760 | He often shows up at balls.

★ ball [b..l] n. 舞会

他经常出入于舞会。

* Extra Sentences

I would like to invite you to a ball next Sunday.

我想请你下星期日去参加舞会好吗?

How did you enjoy the ball?

你们在舞会上玩得高兴吗?

I am nuts about dance party.

★ nuts [n.ts] a. 迷恋某事物

我迷恋舞会。

What about another dance?

再跳一曲好吗?

Let’s go dancing tonight!

今天晚上去跳舞吧!

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

Balls 舞会

★ flashing [.fl..i.] a. 闪烁的 ★ atmosphere [..tm.sfi.] n. 气氛 ★ gracefully [.gresf.li] a. 优雅的

① It’s a great pleasure. 真是太荣幸了。It’s a pleasure.这是一句非常常用的口语,意思是“这是我的荣幸”,也有“乐意为人家效劳”的意思。此外,It’s a pleasure也可表示“不用谢,别客气”,回答对方表示感谢的话。常见句型如下:It’s a pleasure to do sth/ that+clause(从句)十分荣幸……例如: It’s a pleasure to help you.帮助你是我的荣幸。

Advertisements 广告

Advertisements

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广告

Classic Sentences 经典句子

761 | Clever advertisements are just temptation to spend money.

★ temptation [temp.tei..n] n. 诱惑

巧妙的广告诱使人花钱。

762 | He found a job in advertising.

他找到一份在广告业的工作。

763 | Do you read advertisements?

你看广告吗?

764 | Why don’t you put an advertisement in the paper

to sell that old car?

为什么不在报上登广告卖旧车呢?

765 | A large amount of money is spent on

advertisements every year.

每年都要花费大量金钱在广告上。

766 | Newspapers, magazines, television, and the

Internet are important media for advertising.

★ media [.mi.di.] n. 媒体

报纸、杂志、电视和互联网,这些都是重要的广告媒体。

767 | We hired an advertising company for help to sell

our product.

★ hire [.hai.] v. 雇请

我们雇用了一家广告公司来推销我们的产品。

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768 | There is too much advertising gimmickry.

★ gimmickry [.ɡimikri] n. 花招

广告花招太多了。

769 | They are credulous people who believe in the

advertisement.

★ credulous [.kredjul.s] a. 轻信的

他们是一些轻信广告的人。

770 | There are many insertions of advertisement in the newspapers.

报纸上有很多插入的广告。

* Extra Sentences

What do you think about this advertisement?

关于这个广告你觉得如何?

He is an advertisement writer.

他是一位广告撰写者。

There are so many advertisement boards on the road.

路上有许多广告牌。

I receive a lot of advertisement matters.

每天我都收到很多广告邮件。

Many others think advertisements are very unpleasant.

★ unpleasant [.n.pleznt] a. 使人不愉快的

很多人认为广告很讨厌。

Advertisements 广告

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

★ nowadays [.nau.deiz]

adv. 现在,如今

☆ as well as(除 ... 之外)也,又 ★ cheat [t.i.t]

v. 欺骗 ★ false [f..ls]

a. 虚假的 ★ annoy [..n.i] v. 使烦恼 ★ interrupt [.int..r.pt] v. 打断

Advertisements 广告

① What’s more 更有甚者。What’s more:这是表示递进和补充的句子,大多用于补充的情况。且是突出其后面的意思。例如:I don’t want

to set off at once. First of all, time is limited. What’s more, it is raining heavily.我不想立刻出发。首先,时间有限。而且,雨下得很大。

Smoking

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MP3

吸烟078

Classic Sentences 经典句子

771 | The first wealth is health.

★ wealth [welθ] n. 财富

健康是人生的第一财富。 772 | I’m going to stop smoking when I finish this pack of cigarettes.

等我抽完这包烟我就戒烟。

773 | I’ve decided to give up smoking. 我已经决定戒烟了。

774 | Smoking is bad for your health. 吸烟有害健康。

775 | Smoking is a nasty habit.

吸烟是个坏习惯。

776 | How do you know you can give up smoking?你怎么知道你能戒烟呢?

777 | This is a non-smoking section, isn’t it?

这是一个禁烟区,是不是?

778 | Do you feel like a smoke?

你想抽支烟吗?

779 | Do you mind my smoking here?

你介意我抽支烟吗?

780 | Are you smoking a lot?

你抽烟很多吗?

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Smoking 吸烟

* Extra Sentences

Did you have to stop smoking?

你一定得戒烟吗?

Do you smoke this kind of cigarettes?

你抽这种香烟吗?

I guess you don’t smoke, right?

我猜你不抽烟,对吗?

The doctor advised me give up smoking.

医生建议我戒烟。

The doctor asked me to watch what I eat.

医生要我注意饮食。