第992期:谈论书籍Books
日期:2023-08-03 11:52

(单词翻译:单击)

Steven likes reading books, and now he's talking about them with his friend Dora.

史蒂文喜欢读书,他正在和朋友多拉讨论书籍。


A: Hey Dora, what kind of books do you like to read?

嘿,多拉,你喜欢读什么类型的书?


B: I read everything I can get my hands on, but I like love stories best. What do you think about the love stories?

我拿到什么书就看什么书,但最喜欢看的是言情小说。你觉得言情小说怎么样?


A: I hate to tell you this, but they're nothing but sob stories.

我不想说的,但是它们对我来说就是赚人眼泪的故事而已。


B: I don't think so. I like them. Then, what's your favorite book?

我不这么认为,我喜欢言情小说。那你最喜欢读什么书?


A: I'm fond of history books.

我喜欢看历史书。


B: Oh, the history books are dull to me.

噢,历史书对我来说太枯燥了。


What do you think about...?

你觉得...怎么样?


例句:

What do you think about this plan?

你觉得这个计划怎么样?


What do you think about his comments?

你觉得他的评论如何?


sob story

(目的在于引起同情或怜悯的)伤感故事


例句:

I'm not going to fall for your sob story again.

我不会再相信你的伤感故事了。


I hate to tell you this, but...

我不想说的,不过...


例句:

I hate to tell you this, but tomorrow is the last day.

我不想说的,但是明天是最后一天。


I hate to tell you this, but I am afraid that I can't find them.

我不想告诉你,但是我恐怕我找不到它们。


What's your favourite...?

你最喜欢的...是什么?


例句:

What's your favourite color?

你最喜欢的颜色是什么?


What's your favourite band?

你最喜欢哪个乐队?


What's your favourite food?

你最喜欢的食物是什么?


be fond of

喜爱...


例句:

I'm fond of planting flowers.

我喜欢种花。


I'm very fond of sweet things.

我非常喜欢吃甜的东西。


dull

枯燥无味的;无聊的


例句:

I slept through her dull speech.

她的演说单调乏味,我一直在睡觉。


It's very dull going for a walk alone.

一个人散步很没意思。


迟钝的;愚笨的


He couldn't teach such dull children.

他没法教这么笨的学生。


(疼痛)隐约的

a dull pain/ache


I feel a dull pain in my stomach.

我的胃有隐约的疼痛。


He felt a constant dull pain in her back.

她感觉到背部一直隐隐作痛。

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