点滴英语天天学第354期:雅思词汇(214)
日期:2020-07-09 07:13

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1. Expression:Lazy Susan

Explanation: 旋转餐盘

Example:A: Oh, this Lazy Susan is really beautiful. I would like to buy one myself.

这个旋转餐盘真漂亮,我想自己买一个。

B:You cannot buy it anywhere. I know the manager of this restaurant. He once told me that the Lazy Susan here are all designed by experts invited from Paris and each has it’s unique style.

你买不到的,我认识这个餐厅的经理。他有一次告诉我说这里的旋转餐盘都是从巴黎邀请来的专家设计的,每个转盘都有它的风格。

A: Really? Then I often come here to eat there.

真的吗?那我经常来这儿吃饭。

2. Expression:go bananas

Explanation:.To become irrational or crazy. (发怒,发疯

Example:I'll end up going bananas if I have to work in this cubicle for one more day!

如果让我在这个小隔间里再工作一天,我会发疯的!

The audience went bananas — anything for a bit of excitement.

观众们都疯了——为了一点刺激什么都愿意。

I predicted John Erlichman would probably go bananas when he testified the next day.

我预测John Erlichman第二天作证时可能会发疯。

I was on the highway yesterday in a terrible traffic jam. Suddenly, the man in the next car to me went bananas. He was screaming and yelling and then he crashed his car into mine! Totally out of control.

昨天,他在告诉公路上碰到塞车。突然,紧接在他后面的那辆车上的人发疯了——他不耐烦地大喊大叫,又把他的车撞上了我的车,情绪完全失控。

3. Expression:lemon

Explanation:次品,垃圾货

Example:A: Our TV is really a lemon. It has broken down five times since we bought it last year.

我们的电视机真是个垃圾货。自从去年买了它,就坏了5次。

B: I will never chose this brand.

我再也不会选这个品牌的。

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