I cant top that!( 我胜不了)
I cant top that 这句口语跟I cant beat that的用法是一样的。top是在最上面的意思。I cant top that.照字面意思理解是我不能达到最上面,也就是某件事已经是最好的了,你不可能做得更好了。
对话一:
A:What did you do over Spring Break?
(你春假都干吗啦?)
B:I went to Las Vegas and won $10,000.
(我去了拉斯维加斯,还赢了一万美元。)
A:Wow,I cant top that.
(哇,我可没那么好的运气!)
B:What did you do?
(那你又干了些什么?)
A:I stayed home and worked.
(我呆在家工作。)
B:Well,at least you made money too.
(至少你也赚了钱呀。)
对话二:
A:Okay,its your turn to tell a story.
(好了,轮到你讲一个故事了。)
B:I cant top your story ,though.
(但是我的节目绝对没你的精彩。)
A:Thats okay.Just make one up.
(没有关系,就编一个吧。)
B:Ill try ,but it wont be easy.
(好吧,我试试看,这可不是件容易的事。)
每日一句:
Its your turn to tell a story.
(今天轮到你讲一个故事了。)
平常对话中,我们常会提到轮到你去做某事了,这句话的句型就是Its you turn在加
该去做的事。
For example:
Its your turn to pay.
(轮到你付钱了。)
Its your turn to drive.
(轮到你开车了。)
词汇大总结:
make up 编造(故事)
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