第2课:笨拙 - 6
【迷你小对话1】
A: Usually I couldn’t care less if someone can’t dance, but the lady I’m dancing with keeps stepping on my feet.
B: Your partner may be a floundering dancer, but my partner is so ungainly. She makes an elephant look like a ballerina.
A: 我一般不在乎别人不会跳舞,但是跟我跳舞的那位女士不停地踩我的脚。
B: 你的舞伴可能还只是步点不稳,可是我的舞伴简直就奔得不像样。跟她比大象简直就是芭蕾舞演员。
【迷你小对话2】
A: You seem to be working very slowly today. What is wrong? Bad time at home?
B: Well, my youngest son is feeling ill, and kept me up half the night. That’s why my work is a bit heavy-handed and clumsy this morning.
A: 你今天好好像工作效率很低。怎么了,家里又什么烦心事?
B: 嗯,我的小儿子生病了,昨晚忙乎了半夜,所以今天早上是有些笨手笨脚的。
【语言点精讲】
floundering: 行动笨拙的。肢体乱动的。(站不稳时)挣扎的。
ungainly: 形容人的行动不雅致的。笨拙的。
couldn’t care less: 无所谓,不在乎。
ballerina: 芭蕾舞女演员。
heavy-handed: 不灵活的,笨手笨脚的。
clumsy:手脚笨拙的,样子不优雅的。
keep sb. up: 让……不睡觉。
Improving your vocabulary 增加词汇量
Almost, nearly, more or less “差不多”的三个近义词
Pay through the nose for something 出高价,花大价钱
Turn a blind eye 视而不见
Talk nineteen to the dozen 说话很快,喋喋不休
At sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
Europa moon 'spewing water jets' 木卫二表面“喷射出水汽”
Revise and review 的区别
A nest egg 储备金
Passion and enthusiasm 两个词的区别
To pop the question 求婚
Spectacle, view, sight, vision, scene, scenery 几个词的区别
Burn a hole in your pocket 一有钱就想花
Have your feet on the ground 脚踏实地
Armed to the teeth 全副武装
To have deep pockets 资金雄厚
Work your socks off 拼命干活
Dictionary and other words 与“词典”相关的近义词
Objective and purpose 目标和目的
To wind someone up 捉弄、惹恼某人
Retailer, wholesaler, distributor, outlet 几个词的区别和用法
Is breast cancer linked to night shifts? 乳腺癌与上夜班有关系吗?
Infer vs conclude 两个易混词
Labour, labourer, workforce, worker 与“工作”相关的四个单词
Have egg on your face 狼狈不堪
Strapped for cash 手头紧
A sense of belonging 归属感
Butterfly numbers drop a mystery, say experts 英国蝴蝶数量下降现象令专家费解
Football and soccer 两个词的区别
Different types of hats 各种帽子的英文说法