生活场景口语实战人际篇 第262期:唱歌(3)
9. I can't sing for nuts!
我一点也不会唱歌!
还能这样说:
I have no ear for music.
I'm tone-deaf.
应用解析:
not care a (rotten) nut 毫不在乎;
a hard nut to crack 棘手;难对付;
off one's nut 疯狂的,失去理智的
10. When he sings to his wife, he has fire in his eyes.
他给妻子唱歌的时候眼睛里很有神采。
还能这样说:
He gets stars in his eyes when he sings to his wife.
He is full of passions when he sings to his wife.
谚语:
Where there is smoke, there is fire.
无风不起浪。
11. It is a waste of money to sing in KTV when you are not happy.
当心情不好的时候去KTV唱歌是一件浪费钱的事情。
还能这样说:
You are squandering your money to sing in KTV when you are not in a good mood.
If you are unhappy, you had better not go to KTV, or you will waste your money.
谚语:
Money talks.
有钱就灵。
12. He was touched by these sweet songs.
这些甜美的歌曲触动了他的心扉。
还能这样说:
These sweet songs affected him.
He was moved by these sweet songs.
应用解析:
sweet on 爱上,钟情于……
sweet nothings 情话;
short and sweet 简短而愉快的;
keep sb. sweet 讨好某人;
sweet with 有……的甜(香)味;
be sweet on sb. 喜欢或爱上某人