第二頁:巧學口語
1. Pick up the phone:拿起電話,接起電話
2. for laughs: 美國俚語,為了取樂,當作消遣,用來開心
The old ladies played for small stakes just for laughs.(老太太們下小賭注賭錢只是為了取樂。)
3. lounge car: (列車上供應(yīng)點心的)休閑車廂
4. fall for: 迷戀,愛上
fall for也可以表示信以為真,例如:He must have been pretty gullible to fall for that old trick.(他準是有點兒傻,才落入那慣用的圈套。)
5. greasy: 油膩的
6. clumsy: 笨拙的
My clumsy answer hurt her feelings.(我笨拙的回答傷了她的感情。)
7. manipulative:巧妙處理的;操縱的
He's extremely manipulative, so don't let him persuade you.(別聽他的,他這個人很會擺布人。)
8. answering machine:錄音電話
9. Botticelli:波提切利,佛羅倫薩畫派的意大利畫家。