新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 2:Language Point 36
日期:2012-04-20 14:23

(单词翻译:单击)

... but hearing those tuneless, offensive lyrics repeatedly makes my blood boil. (Para. 3)
Meaning: ... but hearing those tuneless, offensive songs over and over makes me angry.
lyrics: n. words of a song, especially a modern popular song 歌词,尤指流行歌曲的词
tuneless: without tune; not musical; not tuneful
The song is tuneful, but her voice is tuneless. 那首歌很动听,可她的嗓音却很难听。
make one's blood boil: make one angry
Seeing the driver beating his horse made the kind old man's blood boil. 善良的老人看见车夫鞭打那匹马,心里很生气。

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重点单词
  • offensiveadj. 令人不快的,侮辱的,攻击用的 n. 进攻
  • tunen. 曲调,调子,和谐,协调,调整 vt. 调整,为 .
  • popularadj. 流行的,大众的,通俗的,受欢迎的