迷你对话学地道口语第1966期:言之成理
日期:2020-04-19 21:31

(单词翻译:单击)

第一, 情景对话

A: Why did you play truant today? I've told you several times that studying is the most important thing in your life now.

今天你为什么逃学?我已经跟你说过多少次了,现在在你的生活中学习是最重要的事。

B: You made your point in this matter, but I have my reason, too.

在这件事上你说得固然有理,但是我也有我的理由。

A: Tell me, please.

那说说看。

B: I think helping others is also a virtue. I took Tom to the hospital when he was hurt in an accident this morning.

我想帮助别人也是一种美德,今天早上汤姆在车祸中受伤,我送他去了医院。

A: You don't say. Well, this time I made a mistake.

真的呀!真对不起,这次是我搞错了。

第二, 词汇拾贝

make one’s point

exp. To effectively communicate or explain one's opinion, idea, or point of view. (有效地交流或解释某人的观念、想法或观点,言之成理

e.g. A: The early flight might be cheaper, but we won't enjoy our first day there because we'll be so tired!

早一些的航班会便宜些,但是我们到那儿第一天不旅游,因为我们会很累的。

B: OK, you made your point. Let's book the later one instead.

好吧,你说到点子上了。我们订晚一点的吧。

e.g. Look, I think you’ve made your point, Mr Davies. Perhaps we should hear somebody else’s opinion.

戴维斯先生,听我说,我觉得你已经表达了你的观点了。也许我们也应该听听别人的意见吧。

e.g. They were all talking so loudly I didn’t get a chance to make my point.

他们都在大声说话,我没有机会表达我的观点。

第三, 语汇积累

1. play truant:逃学,旷课

e.g. Our institute is clamping down on those who often play truant.

我们学院正在严加惩处那些经常逃学的学生。

e.g. Those boys promised not to play truant again .

那些男孩答应不再逃学。

2. in one’s life:在某人的生活中,在某人的一生中

e.g. It was the most preposterous position in which I never found myself in my life.

这是我有生以来从未碰到的最荒谬绝伦的场面。

e.g. For the first time in his life his talentshad a fair field.

他有生以来第一次有公平的机会发挥他的才能。

3. in the matter:在这件事情上

e.g. I want to speak to her in the matter of my salary.

我想跟她谈谈我的薪水问题.

e.g. He has no say in the matter.

他在这个问题上没有发言权。

4. make a mistake:犯错误

e.g. If you want to fasten the blame of the affair at Los Muertos on any one person, you will make a mistake.

如果你想把那桩摩埃托斯农庄事件怪在哪个人头上,那就错了。

e.g. Read the questions carefully so that you may not make a mistake in the test.

考试时要仔细看清楚题目,以免犯错。

5. in an accident:在事故中

e.g. He was killed in an accident in the first flush of manhood.

他正当盛年时在一次事故中丧生。

e.g. The plane I previously want to catch up with to take has crashed, and all passengers all die in an accident.

我原想赶乘的飞机坠毁了,所有乘客都遇难身亡。

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