(单词翻译:单击)
特别声明:
该节目中的迷你对话选自口语书籍,译文以及讲解均为可可签约编辑翻译和编写 。
第一、迷你对话:
A: What a mess, Jack!
杰克,你怎么把这儿弄得这么乱
。B: I’m playing with my toys, Dad.
爸爸,我在玩玩具
。A: You’d better tidy up the room now, or you’ll get your mum’s back up.
你最好现在把房间收拾干净,要不你妈妈要发火的
。第二、地道表达:
get one’s back up
(1)解词释义:
改习语源于猫恼怒的情形
。猫生气的时候会把背拱起来,后来引申为“热某人生气”或“是某人发怒” 。(2)支持范例:
He will be get up his back up if you mention of the affair.
你只要一提起这件事,他就要发火
。If you pressed him for a reply, you would get his back up.
如果你逼他答复,他会被惹火的
。第三、联想记忆
get one’s back up
支持范例:
His offhand manner put my back up.
他那随随便便的样子我看着很生气
。He is well-intentioned, but his tactless manner tends to put people's back up.
他是善意的,但是他的方式太笨拙,易惹恼别人
。第四、词海拾贝
1. play with
(1)玩(某样东西)
支持范例:If you play with fire, you'll get burnt in the event.
你如果玩火,到头来总会被灼伤
。Don't play with the knives, You know it gives me a turn.
不要拿着那些刀子玩,你知道那是叫我头昏的
。(2)与.....逗乐(褒义词)
支持范例:She could lie on the cool rocks and play with the golden carp.
她会趴在凉爽的石板上,逗弄金鱼
。I haven't time to play with the children; I have other fish to fry.
我没空和孩子们玩,我还有要事要做
。(3)(男人)玩弄(女人的感情)(贬义词)
支持范例:It is wrong for a man to play with a woman's affections.
男人玩弄女人的情感是不对的
。2. tidy up:整理, 收拾
支持范例:
He began to tidy up his desk and finish off the week's work.
他开始整理书桌,结束一周的工作
。Dolly, all your things are in a muddle, tidy up your room.
多丽,你的东西乱七八糟,收拾收拾房间
。第五、口语句型
(1)使用情景
形容一个地方乱七八糟,可以使用这个感叹句:
What a mess(something is)!
(2)支持范例:
What a mess! Look at the pajamas strewing on the bed.
真是乱七八糟!看看睡衣乱放在床上
。Oh, what a mess life was!
啊,人生多么荒唐!
(3)句型拓展:
What a mess (that)+从句 。
支持范例:
What a mess you've landed us all in!
你看你为我们大家惹来多少麻烦!