像美国人一样说英语第6期:Susan stays home and bakes cookies
日期:2009-07-21 09:56

(单词翻译:单击)

对话文本
Susan: Bob, I baked cookies for you.
Bob: that was so nice of you, dear. You’ve got a heart of gold!
Susan: go ahead and pig out!
Bob: these are delicious!
Susan: I thought they might cheer you up. You’ve been on a bad mood lately.
Bob: I guess I have been a little on edge. But these cookies are just what the doctor ordered!
Nicole: do I smell cookies?
Susan: yes, Nicole. Help yourself.
Nicole: yum-yum. These are out of this world. You can go into business selling these!
Bob: you can call them Susan’s Scrumptious Cookies. You’d make a bundle.
Susan: good thinking!
Nicole: don’t forget to give me credit for the idea after you are rich and famous!
Susan: you know I always give credit where credit is due!
实战美国俚语
To cheer someone up: to make someone happy使高兴
The news cheered him up.
这消息使他高兴起来。

To give someone credit: to acknowledge someone’s contribution 受到表扬,赞扬,归功于

To give credit where credit is due: to give thanks or acknowledgement to the person who deserves it谁值得表扬就表扬谁,表扬(或赞扬)该表扬(或赞扬)的人

To go into business: to start a business 从事商业

Good thinking: good idea, smart planning 好见解

To have a heart of gold: to be very kind and giving有一颗金子般的心; 心地善良

Help yourself: serve yourself 请自便

To be in bad mood: unhappy, depressed; 心情不好

just what the doctor ordered: exactly what was needed正是大夫说的(对症下药)

to make a bundle: to make a lot of money 大捞一笔

to be on edge: nervous: irritable紧张不安;心烦意乱;恼怒

out of this world: delicious十全十美的,极优秀的;非凡的,妙到极点的;好得难以形容,好得不可思议

to pig out: to eat greedily; to stuff oneself贪婪地大吃;暴饮;贪吃,狼吞虎咽地吃,吃得多:
I only have a meal of bread, bananas and ice cream; do I pig out?
我一顿只吃面包、香蕉和冰淇淋;难道我还算吃得多么?

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重点单词
  • creditn. 信用,荣誉,贷款,学分,赞扬,赊欠,贷方 (复)c
  • smartadj. 聪明的,时髦的,漂亮的,敏捷的,轻快的,整洁的
  • unhappyadj. 不快乐的,不高兴的
  • acknowledgevt. 承认,公认,告知收到,表示感谢,注意到
  • contributionn. 贡献,捐款(赠)
  • depressedadj. 沮丧的,降低的,不景气的,萧条的,凹陷的,扁平
  • irritableadj. 易怒的,急躁的 adj. 【医】过敏的,易感受