第925期:English Pod对话讲解——排队插队Cut in line
日期:2022-03-02 11:03

(单词翻译:单击)

Conversation:

A: I can't believe it took us two hours to get here. The traffic in New York is unbelievable.

我不敢相信,我们花了两个小时来到这里。纽约的交通真是难以置信。


B: Yeah, but just relax honey, we're here and we're going on vacation. In a few hours we'll be in Hawaii and you'll be on the golf course.

是的,我们是来放松的。我们到这儿度假,几个小时后,我们将到达夏威夷。当然,你也将去打高尔夫球。


A: Oh no! Look at that line, it must be a mile long. There's no way I'm waiting for another two hours.

啊,不是吧,你看看这队伍,这一定有一英里长。我没办法再等两个小时了。


B: Honey...don't...

亲爱的,别...


C: Hey man, the end of the line is over there.

先生,排队队伍的镜头在那儿。


A: Yeah.

是的。


C: No seriously. I was here first and you can't cut in line like this.

讲真,我先来的,你不能就这样插队。


A: Says who?

谁说的?


C: I do.

我说的。


A: So sue me!

那起诉我啊!


C: Alright...that's it...

好...那就这样...


Notes:


It takes sb+一段时间+to do sth表示“某人做某事花了多长时间”。例句:It takes us three dyas to finish this project.完成这个项目花了我们三天时间。It takes her a long time to arrive at the station.到达车站花了她很长时间。

unbelievable“惊人的”,可以做表语,也可以做定语。She eats an unbelievable amount of food.(定语)她的食量惊人。This is totally unbelievable.这简直令人难以置信。

go on vacation“去度假”Where will you go on vacation?你要去哪里度假?

There's no way.表示“无法”,“不可能”。例句:There's no way I can have those reports finished today.我今天不可能完成那些报告。The stadium is so crowded that there's no way we'll find a seat.体育场太拥挤了,我们不可能找到位子。

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