艾伦秀第178期:懂得待客之道

1、crack up

(因精神压力大而)垮掉，崩溃

She would have cracked up if she hadn't allowed herself some fun.

她若是没给自己找点乐趣的话，早就崩溃了。

(使)大笑

She told stories that cracked me up and I swore to write them down so you could enjoy them too.

她讲了几个令我捧腹大笑的故事，我一定要写下来，好让你也乐乐。

We all just cracked up laughing.

我们都不禁哈哈大笑起来。

2、explain

解释;说明

Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms.

然而，不是每个法官都能用简单的语言来解释法律。

Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you.

在律师向你解释清楚合同之前，不要签署任何东西。

解释;辩解;说明…的理由

'Let me explain, sir.' — 'Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'.

“您听我解释，先生。”——“别跟我说，我不想知道。”

Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions.

逃跑前，她留下一张便条解释原委。

3、figure

数字;(尤指)统计数字

It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job.

如果我们能得到该国失业人口的真实数字就好了。

It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall.

过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。

人影;身影

Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.

阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。

She waited, standing on the bridge, until his figure vanished against the grey backdrop of the Palace.

她站在桥上，一直等到他的身影消失在宫殿灰色的阴影中。