第一頁:片段欣賞
第二頁:巧學口語
第三頁:小小翻譯家
第四頁:文化一瞥
1. make an effort: 做出努力
2. Go ahead: 往下說,也可以指“去做吧”
3. schmuck: (美俚)笨人
例如:Before long, she realized she had married a real schmuck.(沒多久,她就發(fā)現(xiàn)她嫁了一個地道的討厭鬼。)
4. have a hard time: 非常艱辛,處境困難,這里是說“不是每個人都那么容易流露真情的”。
5. low blow: 卑鄙勾當
6. chit-chat: 閑談;聊天
7. trophy: 戰(zhàn)利品,勝利紀念品,獎品
例如:In his athletic career he won three cups and many other trophies.(在他的運動生涯中,他獲得三個獎杯和許多其他獎品。)
8. kiddo: 孩子,老兄,老姐,一種親昵的稱呼
9. distance: 使疏遠[(+from)]
例如:Lately she has seemed to distance herself from me.(她近來似乎在疏遠我。)