和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:From Shakespeare’s Pen to Our Mouths

2016-05-01来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. And I am not talking about sayings like “to be or not to be” or “wherefore art thou Romeo.”

talk about 讨论,谈论
例句:He went on to talk about his accident.
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。

2. In fact, Shakespeare wrote that advice for Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing.

in fact 事实上; 实际上
例句:In fact, that is the reason why I'm here to see you.
事实上 这是我来见你的原因。

3. I thought it came from the fact that feeling bitter kind of makes you feel sick.

come from 源自; 来自某处; 出生于; 由…造成
例句:Ambient noise may come from any direction.
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。

4. Seriously, it is fun to find out that so many of his words and expressions are still used today.

find out 发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚
例句:I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。

5. The play is about to start and I don’t want to miss a word.

be about to 即将; 就要; 将要
例句:He be about to turn on the light .
他就要把灯打开。