为什么我们都是哑巴英语?看看真正地道的英文表达
原标题:为什么我们都是哑巴英语?看看真正地道的英文表达
为什么我们都是哑巴英语?看看真正地道的英文表达吧
文/安颖/北京西城中学英语教师
同学们,今天安颖老师给大家分享一些地地道道的歪果仁生活中常用的表达,他们有助于我们对英语这门语言有更加深刻的认识,我们在学习英语的同时,也应该多关注英文原文的电影,书籍,歌曲等等,这样既可以了解国外文化,风土人情,也利于我们培养英文语感,不至于死记硬背,学了很多年仍然是哑巴英语,每天积累一点点,相信必定有助于我们提高考试成绩。废话不多说,详见下文:
feel obliged to investigate感到有必要进行调查
a private collector一位私人收藏家
go on for several weeks持续好几周
a dangerous wild animal一头危险的野兽
at large in the quiet countryside逍遥在宁静的乡村
raise money for one course or another为这事或那事募捐
have the church clock repaired 请人把教堂的大钟修好
strike the hours报时
wake up with a start惊醒
in the torchlight在手电筒光下
that’s the trouble问题就在这儿
here’s nothing I can do about it我对此无能为力
it’s better than nothing有总比没有好
catch sight of发现,看到 a figure
armed with(喻)带着,拿着 a torch
enjoy a high level of civilization享有高度文明
be built of stone由石头建成
be equipped with a drainage system铺设下水道系统
in Classical times在古典时代/p>
stand three feet high身高三英尺
wear a full-length skirt which sweeps the ground身穿长裙
People who do manual work
people who work in offices坐办公室的职员
white collar workers白领工人
human nature人的本性,人性
work as a dustman当清洁工人
keep his secret保守秘密
give rise to引起,造成
president’s palace总统府
lead to the high wall通往高墙
the height of the wall围墙的高度
set out to obtain these important facts着手搜集这些重要数据
go to extremes走极端
admire a new window display欣赏新的厨窗陈列品
gaze at the display for several minutes仔细看一会儿阵列
go flying into the arcade抛到拱廊街
at move off at a fantastic speed以飞快的速度
Come to a stop停止,停住
help himself to自用,自己拿
Smash and grab砸了就走
move off开走,逃走
whiter than white 雪白
be used as watch dogs被用作看家狗
wander outside their enclosure 在栅栏外溜达
love the peace of the mountains热爱山区的宁静
receive a warm welcome 受到热烈欢迎
Sail for New York驶往纽约
by modern standards按现代标准
heavy loss of life罹难者众多
to one’s horror 恐惧地
go through the Customs过海关,办理入关手续
feel guilty感到有罪,感到内疚
go through the case with great care十分仔细地检查箱子
as I expected不出我所料
unscrew the cap of the bottle拧开盖子
in a mess乱七八糟的
his face lights up神采奕奕
life on a desert island荒岛生活
imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise把荒岛想象成一种乐园
the other side of the picture另一种想法
quite the opposite完全相反;迥然不同
starve to death饿死
have the opportunity to find out有机会验证一下
go to a fancy dress party参加一个化装舞会
dress up as a ghost装扮成鬼
the Electricity Board电力公司
come to read the meter来查表,来抄(电)表
let out a cry发出叫声
jump back several paces倒退几步
in return for protection换取保护
make a remarkable discovery作出惊人的发现
in times of peace在和平时期
march into a city state 开进某个城邦
make large sums of money in this way挣到一大笔钱
regard him as a sort of hero把他当英雄看待
give him a state funeral给他举行国葬
make a name for himself出名
in spite of this尽管如此
a regular supply of pocket money定期的零用钱
pay for a big nice bar of chocolate买一块称心的巧克力
roll up his sleeves卷起袖子
reward him with a large box of chocolates给他一大盒巧克力作为补偿
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