第2课:笨拙 - 12
【迷你小对话1】
A: My English is a bit rusty. I haven’t used it since high school.
B: Yeah. Mine is too. It needs a bit of oiling up.
A: 我的英语有点儿荒废了,高中以后就没怎么用过。
B: 我也是。需要补补了。
【迷你小对话2】
A: That Jane is such a dolt. She left her cellphone in a taxi.
B: What a ninny! That’s the third time this year!
A: 那个Jane可真笨,把手机落在出租车里了。
B: 真是个笨蛋!这已经是今年第三次发生了!
【语言点精讲】
rusty: (因缺乏实践)质量或标准下降;荒疏。
need oiling up: 形容某人技艺不精,需要多加练习。
dolt: 呆子,傻瓜。
ninny: 傻子,笨人。
UN's Ban pushes Annan Syria plan
奥斯卡提名演员将加入《纸牌屋》第五季
China-New Zealand relationship 'best ever'
Obama's incumbency vs Romney's hurdles
Coca-Cola opens biggest bottling plant in China
搞笑的动物摄影
Blood-lead level testing resumed amid outcry
First US Marines arrive in Australia
Speech 'boosts confidence'
Fake monks busted by Buddhist students
Fishing bans imposed on Pearl, Yangtze to help declining stock
A more travel-friendly globe awaits Chinese
Pandas show interest, but fail to mate at zoo
Panic over tsunami alert
More travelers from mainland going overseas
US urged to stop meddling over Tibet
Satellite fueled up for launch
Authorities continue crackdown on rumors
Shanghai job fair offers expats a foot in the door
Netizens go to court over 1 yuan trips
Plan to buy islands 'unacceptable'
看《生活大爆炸》学英语(1)
Baby declared dead found alive in coffin
Central bank gives yuan more latitude
部分节日的英语说法
Book deal opens new chapter in nation's cultural exchange
ROK: DPRK's rocket launch seems to have failed
Romney in control after Santorum bows out
Pulitzers for AFP, news websites
Japan deploys interceptors for launch