和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: All About Names

2013-03-31来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. One day, an average Joe was walking down the street.

walk down v.通过散步消化
例句:The children walk down the street hand in hand.
孩子们手拉手地在街上走。

2. This is also an expression used to show a feeling like surprise or disappointment.

be used to 习惯于,适用于
例句:Already started to be used to it here life!
已经开始习惯了这里的生活!

3. The banker produced some papers and told average Joe to sign his John Hancock at the bottom.

at the bottom 在底部
例句:The apples at the bottom of the basket are smaller.
篮子底部的苹果较小。

4. When he arrived, he walked to the desk of the chief bank employee.

walk to 走到
例句:It takes him two hours to walk to school.
他花了两个小时步行到学校。